there are some really soggy scenes out there now, a number of flood warnings in force including in and around york, you can see there is plenty of water around. the rain today has not helped, heavy and thundery downpours following behind, some big thunderstorms moving along the south—east corner and this is driven by low pressure. showers are longer spells of rain and we have this weather front here, becoming slow—moving and across parts of eastern and southern scotland and north—east england the rainbow keep on coming not only through this afternoon but into tonight and that could bring some further flooding issues. furthersouth, could bring some further flooding issues. further south, showers and thunderstorms, bright and sunny spells towards the end of the afternoon. temperatures 11 degrees in belfast, 12 in london, feeling colder in scotland. throughout this

evening and tonight the rain keeps on falling across south—east scotland and north—east england. some patchy rain in northern ireland, showers for wales, generally cloud for eastern england with bits and pieces of rain but as sky is clear across the north of scotland it will be cold on for tomorrow is this area of low pressure swings away eastwards, a change in wind direction to north—easterly will bring a colder feel for many. a little sunshine to enjoy across parts of scotland and northern ireland, the rain petering out in scotland. central and eastern england stay cloudy with bits and pieces of rain, some brightness in the west but a colder day for many, for — 9 degrees possibly ten in the past south—west of england. under this slice of clear sky on wednesday there will be a touch of frost and rain pushes in, is known for a time over northern england and scotland and then the band of rain clears

east on thursday, the winds go back to the west bringing a milder feel again so temperatures creeping up a little. there state a drier day but actually we have quite a lot of dry weather to come towards the end of the week with a big and strong area of high pressure building to the south of the uk. some frontal systems towards the north—west, windy and with that wind coming from the south—west, also going to be mild so look at the temperatures as we head through friday and into the weekend, in double digits for the vast majority but what that do not expect too much sunshine because there is cloud in the mix and some rain in the north. thanks, ben. and that's bbc news at one. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website.

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. a night of shame for turkish football — all leagues are suspended, after a referee is punched to the ground in a top—flight game last night. crunch time for eric ten hag's manchester united in the champions league, they have to beat bayern munich and even that might not be enough. and we hearfrom the munich and even that might not be enough. and we hear from the first female vice—president of the saudi arabian football federation, who says women'sfootball in the country is being transformed. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. all league football in turkey has been suspended indefinitely, after extraordinary scenes in the turkish super lig. a referee was punched to the ground

by a club president, following a top—flight game last night. the referee, halil umut meler, was hit by ankaragucu president faruk koca, who ran onto the pitch after his team conceded a 97th—minute equaliser in their 1—1 draw with caykur rizespor. meler received several blows from others as he lay on the ground, with further scuffles following. the president has been arrested and two others for injuring a public official. translation: ., ., , , translation: unfortunately, this attack is very _ translation: unfortunately, this attack is very unfortunate - translation: unfortunately, this attack is very unfortunate and - attack is very unfortunate and shameful for turkish football. we believe turkish football doesn't deserve this and we say, enough is enough. all due criminal proceedings against the instigators and those responsible for this inhumane attack has been implemented in coordination with our government. football's world governing body — fifa — have made a statement. "there is absolutely no place

for violence in football on or off the field. events following the turkish super lig match between ankaragucu and caykur rizespor are totally unacceptable and have no place in our sport or society. without match officials, there is no football." these are pictures of the turkish interior minister, ali yerlikaya, holding a phone for meler, while he recuperated in a hospital bed. he spoke to turkish president recep tayyip erdogan. earlier, i spoke to bbc turkey's emre temel, who told me the scenes are something that have really shocked fans in the country. people are furious and they are asking how a such an incident can happen. in turkey, both the football federation and the referees have sharply been criticised in the past but this is an extraordinary event. personally, i don't remember such an attack at a turkish super lig game

for a long time. and fans said all the necessary decisions need to be taken, but all the clubs fans, it seems that they support the turkish football federation's decision to suspend all league games until further notice at this stage. manchester united's champions league fate will be decided tonight. they have to beat the winners of their group, bayern munich, and hope that the other game, between fc copenhagen and galatasaray ends in a draw. erik ten hag's side go into this evening's game off the back of a humbling 3—0 defeat to bournmouth in the premier league on saturday. on the plus side, bayern and harry kane lost 5—1 at the weekend in germany. united are bottom of their champions league group after three defeats in five matches, but are the top scorers, and their manager says they can beat anyone, if they're in the "right spirit". i never think in scenarios, a negative scenario. we think

positive. so we know what to do, we have to win to stay in europe, so it is all about that. so we will prepare a team with that feeling. with that belief. we are able to do it. and i think we have shown in the last weeks when we are on our best that we can do it. well, on top of their shaky form, united have harry kane to contend with. he's back for his first club match in this country since his move from tottenham to bayern munich. he's scored four goals for them in the champions league this season and 22 overall, in 19 games. his manager now is the former chelsea boss thomas tuchel. i think every fan would think that, they wish for harry kane in theirteam, that is why we are very proud that we managed to seduce him and we managed to steal him from the premier league and from english football.

he is the skipper of your national team and he is a big personality. the pressure is off for arsenal, who are already assured of top spot in their group. but after a strong start to the season, they've looked a little more vulnerable of late. they're away to psv eindhoven, who are guaranteed second place, so we could see some changes, and they've taken three academy players with them to the netherlands. steve simon will give up his role of chief executive of the wta tour, but will still become executive chairman once a successor has been appointed. he has been both the chief executive and chairman since 2015, but the roles will be split to give greater focus on the goals of the wta. his position has been under scrutiny since the wta finals in mexico where aryna sabalenka the world number two said she felt disrespected by the way the event was being organised. now, last week, we brought you a special report, inside the saudi arabia sports revolution, and whether the huge sums they're spending on football,

golf and boxing are used to detract from the country's human rights record. the bbc were accompanied by saudi ministry of sport officials while filming at venues and events. our sports editor dan roan interviewed lamia bahaian, the first female vice president of the saudi arabia football federation. she believes women's football, both professionally and at youth level, is being transformed, with participation increasing. we are now celebrating a milestone, a historic one, where i am the first female vice—president of the saudi arabian football federation. but it is just not only me. we have also six sporting federations that led by female presidents. we have 104 board members who are female. so you can see how the empowerment is very important for women through football, through sports. in terms of football, _ football, through sports. in terms of football, where _ football, through sports. in terms of football, where is _ football, through sports. in terms of football, where is there - football, through sports. in terms of football, where is there still. of football, where is there still room for improvement, where is there still progress to be made? you have spoken about access. when it comes to pay, when it comes to standards of coaching and facilities, where are the principal areas where you think there is still room for

improvement?— think there is still room for imrovement? ~ , ,., , , think there is still room for imrovement? ~ , , , improvement? absolutely, there is so much room for — improvement? absolutely, there is so much room for improvement. - improvement? absolutely, there is so much room for improvement. we - improvement? absolutely, there is so much room for improvement. we are| much room for improvement. we are just taking ourfirst much room for improvement. we are just taking our first steps when it comes to women's football. yes, we are developing really fast and doing really well. however, we have a long road to go to and we still have vast potential for further growth. we still have to work really hard to develop women's football and the ecosystem as a whole. our ambition is limitless in the sky is the limit. but ourfeet is limitless in the sky is the limit. but our feet are still on the ground. so we understand that we are in a development phase and we understand we have to take gradual steps towards getting somewhere. and the most important thing right now is to focus on the region. we want to excel in our region and become better and then go around bigger and go to asia and excel at age. and then we can think about the world cup and the whole world. but despite the progress — cup and the whole world. but despite the progress that _ cup and the whole world. but despite the progress that has _ cup and the whole world. but despite the progress that has clearly - cup and the whole world. but despite the progress that has clearly been - the progress that has clearly been made here, you will have seen some of the debates that surround saudi arabia's hosting of other women'ssports events. what you think

when you hear these debates about whether this is a suitable country to be staging international women'ssport?_ to be staging international women'ssport? to be staging international women'ssort? , . ., women'ssport? yes, i hear that. i believe that _ women'ssport? yes, i hear that. i believe that saudi _ women'ssport? yes, i hear that. i believe that saudi open _ women'ssport? yes, i hear that. i believe that saudi open stores - women'ssport? yes, i hear that. i believe that saudi open stores forj believe that saudi open stores for people to come and see what is going on in saudi arabia and everyone is welcome. and when it comes to football and hosting football events, the most important thing is to realise that football unites. in one of the things that i always say and i will keep on repeating it is that the football field is the purest place on earth. it is the only place where everyone leaves everything at the door. we take of our hats whatever it is and we leave it at the door. so we leave differences behind. social status left behind, identity is left behind, and we come to the field and we shake hands and we speak the same language. and i believe football is a powerful tool to build tolerance, to respect each other, to work with each other and to just have a positive impact towards each other. and inspire each other. so when it

comes to football, i would love to keep as pure as possible and develop football, keep it as a pop —— positive place, happy place always. lamia bahaian. the nominees for bbc sports personality of the year out with six contenders in alphabetical order, stuart broad, frankie dettori, mary earps, alfie hewett and katarina johnson—thompson and rory mcilroy. the public vote will take place during the live show on bbc one a week today. stellar names and where the winners, only one can triumph on the night. that is about it, you can get the latest sports news at the usual place, the bbc sports news app or our website. from me in the team, thanks for watching, we will see you later. you're watching bbc news, i'm catherine byaruhanga. back now to our top story.

mps are debating the rwanda bill, ahead of a key vote tonight. rishi sunak has urged conservative mps to back the migration policy. we can see live pictures from the house. the former immigration minister robertjenrick is now speaking in the house of commons. in a post on x, formerly known as twitter, the prime minister said the legislation was the only way to "stop the boats". live now to central lobby inside parliament and our political correspondent, hannah miller, who has been watching the debate and talking to mp5. bring us up to speed on the debate so far. so far, we've heard primarily from the home secretary james cleverly making the case for this bill. he described it as an innovative and humane solution to illegal migration. he said that the government has previously been frustrated by what he described as a

seemingly endless cycle of legal challenges and rulings from domestic and foreign courts. we then heard from the shadow home secretary, labour's yvette cooper. she is incredibly critical of this bill and the labour party have said if they were in government, they would scrap the idea of sending asylum seekers to rwanda. and now we are moving onto more and more mp5, the former immigration minister robertjenrick on his feet at the moment. he has been very critical and he resigned over this bill. so it will be interesting to see exactly what he is saying. and indeed which way he decides to vote, he may or may not announce that in the commons as he speaks, we may have to wait until seven o'clock to find out whether he chooses to vote against it, abstain or perhaps hope to amend it, although i suspect that is unlikely. and as this debate is happening, there are still meetings ongoing.

the prime minister we understand this afternoon is going to meet the one nation group of conservative mps still trying to get support for this legislation. still trying to get support for this le . islation. , still trying to get support for this leaislation. , ., ., ., legislation. yes, the one nation . rou - , legislation. yes, the one nation groua. there — legislation. yes, the one nation groua. there is— legislation. yes, the one nation group, there is roughly - legislation. yes, the one nation group, there is roughly 100, . legislation. yes, the one nation i group, there is roughly 100, they are centrist mps and they have suggested they are minded to vote for the bill tonight. but they don't want to see it go any further. they are seeking certainty that the prime minister amend this legislation to frustrate the courts any further. that is obviously a challenge for the prime minister because he has other groups of his own mps saying they want it to go further and we understand he told the new conservative group, a right—wing group he met this morning for he suggested to them he would be open to tweaking it. no—one is calling us at the moment in terms of which way it is going to go and how the prime