phil mercer, bbc news, at the sydney opera house. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. we have had a stunning sunset across the north—east of england over the last hour or so, this particular one was from gateshead but we have had scenes like those reported in parts of yorkshire and even the east midlands. it is across eastern england and to a degree is in scotland where we still have cold air stagnated by dental weekend it is set to get a lot milder for these areas with temperatures climbing into double figures. we have seen those temperatures across the west today. that won't change much of night. we will keep extensive cloud around, drizzle particularly in scotland and around some western coasts and hills. temperatures overnight around 8—11. this weekend we get a weather front that gets

stuck across the north—west of scotland and this will bring some huge rainfall totals into the highlands where we could be looking at 200 millimetres of rain over high ground which could cause flooding concerns and even some landslips of the met office have an amber warning in force over the weekend. away from the train that starts on saturday there will be a lot of cloud around, some drizzle across rest areas but the cloud itself is quite thin. with a bit more wind blowing in the pennines and wales you might find a few more breaks to the east of the pennines and perhaps across the midlands. although for most of the uk i suspect it will i could eat the could be some areas where the weather cheers up to get some sunshine coming for a time. the rain never clears from scotland and on sunday it becomes more extensive and will probably affect northern ireland. at the same time across the south of southern rest we might start to see if you cloud breaks coming up from the south so you might see a bit more in a way of such site. temperatures ii—iii.

another mile day on monday but the trend next week is for the weather to start to turn a bit colder and some showers may start to turn wintry. some showers may start to turn wint . . ~ some showers may start to turn wint . ., ~ ,, thanks, chris. 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, goodbye. hello, and welcome to sportsday this friday night, i'm chetan pathak. coming up on the programme... a big game — with potentially big consequences — manchester united take their troubles to liverpool — we'll build up to the match at anfield. this season's first major piece of silverware in scottish football will be decided this weekend — can aberdeen upset rangers to lift the league cup? england's struggles with spin continue — a batting collapse sees india women take total control of their one—off test

match, in mumbai. also coming up on sportsday before 7pm... 96 players, six former winners and the reigning champion are all in london — we look ahead to the start of the of the pdc world championship in london. and daley�*s diving return — the olympic champion tells us why he's back after a two year break from the sport: i from the sport: so robbie and he said, i want to see i so robbie and he said, i want to see daddy in the olympics and that was it, how do you say no to your kids when he says something like that. welcome along. thank you forjoining us as we look ahead to what could be a defining weekend for liverpool and manchester united. not for the first time, the two greats of english football find themselves with contrasting fortunes. liverpool a top the premier league — united in dissaray, out of the title race for now,

out of europe and possibly with a manager running out of time. patrick geary reports. two clubs from two cities in two very different places. this is not how manchester united wanted to arrive at liverpool. eric ten hag site had wandered into a pocket of gloom and are out of europe and have lost half of the games they have played in the season. once questions about the manager questions in quiet are now being openly asked. i am not concerned about _ are now being openly asked. i am not concerned about it. _ are now being openly asked. i am not concerned about it. i— are now being openly asked. i am not concerned about it. i want _ are now being openly asked. i am not concerned about it. i want to - are now being openly asked. i am not concerned about it. i want to win. - are now being openly asked. i am not concerned about it. i want to win. i i concerned about it. i want to win. i want to win for my team and to progress the team in the right direction. last season we were absolutely in the right direction and now we have

not met the standards.— the right direction and now we have not met the standards. games against liverool not met the standards. games against liverpool are — not met the standards. games against liverpool are often _ not met the standards. games against liverpool are often defining _ not met the standards. games against liverpool are often defining for - liverpool are often defining for united managers and a defeat at enfield precipitated the end ofjose moreno. not long after losing to their rivals, the manager of manchester united sacked in the last season, a score line that started. that definitely hurt and i think that is— that definitely hurt and i think that is something united how to use as fuel_ that is something united how to use as fuel to— that is something united how to use as fuel to go to enfield as bare minimum _ as fuel to go to enfield as bare minimum and rolltheir as fuel to go to enfield as bare minimum and roll their sleeves up and have _ minimum and roll their sleeves up and have a — minimum and roll their sleeves up and have a fight. united have not scored _ and have a fight. united have not scored therefore a number of years not even _ scored therefore a number of years not even registered a goal there and it has— not even registered a goal there and it has been_ not even registered a goal there and it has been a real dark place and at some _ it has been a real dark place and at some point— it has been a real dark place and at some point you need to roll your sleeves — some point you need to roll your sleeves there and change your fortuna — sleeves there and change your fortune. ,., ., ., ., ., , fortune. liverpool a formidable o - onent fortune. liverpool a formidable opponent only _ fortune. liverpool a formidable opponent only losing _ fortune. liverpool a formidable opponent only losing once - fortune. liverpool a formidable opponent only losing once in i fortune. liverpool a formidable l opponent only losing once in the season stating top at the table. another victory would fuel talk of a title challenge and add to their enemy's issues. not everyone there is he enjoying united's works. ianthem

is he en'oying united's works. when the is he enjoying united's works. when the headlines _ is he enjoying united's works. when the headlines about _ is he enjoying united's works. tween the headlines about united before we play because obviously you go, ok, this is a game or you can put it right and i saw that the team informer was out so they got it all wrong. if informer was out so they got it all wronu. ., , informer was out so they got it all wronu. , ., ., ~ .,, informer was out so they got it all wronu. ., ., ~ , wrong. if most of the talk has been about united. _ wrong. if most of the talk has been about united, most _ wrong. if most of the talk has been about united, most of— wrong. if most of the talk has been about united, most of the - wrong. if most of the talk has been about united, most of the noise . wrong. if most of the talk has been | about united, most of the noise will come from liverpool. they are opening up more of their new stand which should mean they have their highest attendance since the 19705. their vi5itors could well feel a very long way from home. the only side to beat liverpool in the premier league this season are tottenham — and they could close the gap at the top to four points tonight, with a win at the city ground. nottingham forest may have their work cut out to stop them, having takenjust one point from their past five games, leading to speculation around manager steve cooper's future — not that he's worried though. i don't need any reassurances. for

me, stay to true your i only focus on myjob and that is the relationship with the people that i work with every single day. player5 work with every single day. players and staff. and commit to what we believe is the way of working which is, like i said we have done that for a few years. well spurs ended a run of five games without a victory last weekend when they beat newcastle 4—1. that's why tottenham manager ange postocoglou isn't reading too much into fore5t�*5 poor run of form ahead of tonight's game. it is fairto it is fair to say any team that is going to play forest, they know it is going to be a difficult game irrespective of where they are at on their own trajectory will stop so you can think, it it is not going well or they are under pressure, it will be a lesson, you can't assume that, you have to assume that they will be at their best and will be hard to beat. kick—off at the city

ground is at 8pm. our reporter charlie slater is there for us. good evening. still plenty of talk over the future of steve cooper. if you were to stop a fan here over the last couple of years they would have you believe that he can walk on water but at the moment he is out on thin ice. the reason for that is because they have won just one of their last 12 games and prior to the point against wolve5 last week and they had lost four games in a row. here comes tottenham who themselves who had a blip of late winning not five in a row with a three alljar at manchester city but with an injury at newcastle side with a 4—1 and mayju5t be finding form again as they arrive here at city ground with the former forest star brennan johnson. oh how with the former forest star brennan john5on. oh how he could come back to haunt his foreigner club and manager. —— former club and manager. it's nearly a decade since aberden

lifted a major trophy, and five years since they last appeared in a domestic final. on sunday, they face rangers at hampden with the chance to win the scottish league cup — the first piece of silverware of the campaign. aberdeen have had their struggles this season, whil5t rangers are on a run of nine wins from 12 under their new manager. chris maclaughlan reports. in the late 19805 the league cup final wa5 in the late 19805 the league cup final was always a rangers aberdeen affair. �* ., final was always a rangers aberdeen affair-_ some - final was always a rangers aberdeen affair._ some of- affair. brilliant goal! . some of the competitions _ affair. brilliant goal! . some of the competitions greatest's . affair. brilliant goal! . some of. the competitions greatest's goals. the competitions greatest's goal5. two minutes remaining in the period of extra _ two minutes remaining in the period of extra time as robson launches his into the _ of extra time as robson launches his into the box — of extra time as robson launches his into the box. and of extra time as robson launches his into the box— into the box. and some of its most memorable — into the box. and some of its most memorable matches. _ into the box. and some of its most memorable matches. it's - into the box. and some of its most memorable matches. it's back- memorable matches. it's back to mason! itut _ memorable matches. it's back to mason! but rangers _ memorable matches. it's back to mason! but rangers and - memorable matches. it's back to i mason! but rangers and aberdeen memorable matches. it's back to - mason! but rangers and aberdeen have not contested — mason! but rangers and aberdeen have not contested this _ mason! but rangers and aberdeen have not contested this trophy _ mason! but rangers and aberdeen have not contested this trophy since - not contested this trophy since 1992. changed in days, but the rivalry remains as strong as ever. now with the opportunity and what an

opportunity! this now with the opportunity and what an o- ortuni ! , .,, now with the opportunity and what an ouortuni ! , , ., opportunity! this was when they had thou . ht opportunity! this was when they had thought they — opportunity! this was when they had thought they had — opportunity! this was when they had thought they had done _ opportunity! this was when they had thought they had done enough - opportunity! this was when they had thought they had done enough in - thought they had done enough in november. but late in the game the visitors levelled. so could it be vi5itors levelled. so could it be this tight come sunday? you visitors levelled. so could it be this tight come sunday? you should alwa s this tight come sunday? you should always respect _ this tight come sunday? you should always respect and _ this tight come sunday? you should always respect and we _ this tight come sunday? you should always respect and we will- this tight come sunday? you should | always respect and we will massively always respect and we will ma55ively re5pect always respect and we will ma55ively respect that they are a huge football club, rangers with good players and to be have lots of respect for them but we don't fear anything or anyone. we will go into that game and bring the best levels of our schools.— of our schools. everyone feels in the dressing _ of our schools. everyone feels in the dressing room _ of our schools. everyone feels in the dressing room we _ of our schools. everyone feels in the dressing room we need - of our schools. everyone feels in the dressing room we need to i of our schools. everyone feels in i the dressing room we need to stick together and work hard that it gets the reward and it stays in the game of football — the reward and it stays in the game of football so people go really hard to win _ of football so people go really hard to win this— of football so people go really hard to win this trophy. this of football so people go really hard to win this trophy.— to win this trophy. this place will be rocking _ to win this trophy. this place will be rocking on — to win this trophy. this place will be rocking on sunday. _ to win this trophy. this place will be rocking on sunday. the - to win this trophy. this place willl be rocking on sunday. the league to win this trophy. this place will- be rocking on sunday. the league cup itself is usually number three on the domestic trophy wish list, but for france, this one is huge. i think we have beaten them already this season and a great result at

ibrox at home and we probably should have won that an overall we should feel positive but we have a good side. i feel positive but we have a good side. , ., , , , side. i personally believe is the final piece _ side. i personally believe is the final piece of _ side. i personally believe is the final piece of our _ side. i personally believe is the final piece of ourjigsaw - side. i personally believe is the final piece of ourjigsaw that i side. i personally believe is the | final piece of ourjigsaw that the club need — final piece of ourjigsaw that the club need to put together since we woke _ club need to put together since we woke up— club need to put together since we woke up i— club need to put together since we woke up i feel like it is the trophy we have _ woke up i feel like it is the trophy we have not won yet. two woke up i feel like it is the trophy we have not won yet.— woke up i feel like it is the trophy we have not won yet. two sides are deserate we have not won yet. two sides are desperate for _ we have not won yet. two sides are desperate for success. _ we have not won yet. two sides are desperate for success. a _ we have not won yet. two sides are desperate for success. a first - desperate for success. a first trophy of the season await5. it's a big weekend in the women's super league, too, with five games on sunday — including leaders chelsea away at bristol city, and a big match tomorrow with 5purs and a big match tomorrow with spurs taking on arsenal at the tottenham hot5pur stadium. meanwhile, it's been found that the demands of professional football are making female players more vulnerable to serious injuries. the world players�* union say increased workloads, travel, and lack of rest were shown to be factors in the injuries sustained. of the 139 elite players fifpro analysed, 58 were injured over two seasons. knee injuries were the most common, with 12 suffering acl problems. so, as you'll have gathered by now, it's another big

weekend of football — and it will inevitably throw up more incidents and more talk about the use of var. our reporter simon stone has been speaking to the chief refereeing officer for the pgmol, howard webb who believes it would be "foolish" to get rid of var, and says they're looking for ways to improve it. there are going to be talking points, of course there will. there will be situations that split opinion on not necessarily errors. situations that are correct but a small minority who disagree with the outcome who make noise and some that are errors and once we can specifically learn from. i think it would be foolish to take away a facility, a tool, that can remove clear errors from the game. and i have seen almost a0 the season and usually we have around 100 situations rectified through the use

of var. therefore, why would you want to take that away? why would you want to leave those errors in the game in? under the officials would rather have it there to protect them from making plate errors. we are always looking for ways we can improve use of it. through consistent application in the subjective broke that football is and also through the use of technology that will ensure the efficiency that we are always striving for. i understand delays can cause frustrations and sometimes they are unavoidable when you are doing yourjob diligently but always looking forward to being as efficient as we can be. time now for some of the day's other sport stories and... the new fifa women's world rankings are out and england stay fourth. world cup winners spain, who beat england in the final, are now top. scotland slip two places to 25th, wales drop to 32nd

sauber have reverted to their original name for the next formula one season. they've been racing as alfa romeo since 2019, but sauber�*s naming rights with the italian car brand ends this year. it's part of their transition to audi for 2026. and pakistan are making something of a fight of it in their first test against australia in perth. aamerjamal finished with six wickets to help dismiss australia for a87. pakistan ended day two on 132—2. now staying with cricket — they won the t20 series in india, but england women are facing defeat in their one—off test match in mumbai. a batting collapse today has handed total control to the hosts, with 19 wickets falling on an eventful second day — asjoe lynskey reports. this was a day at test match, turned. india in front and

in complete control. their leaders close to 500 runs. england's tenure wait to win a test match looks set to go on. india's first innings saw them score a28. england's fight get there saw their batterers lose patience. the direct hit took out tammy beaumont, nat sciver—brunt tried to make amends. she went past 50, but no one stayed with her. amyjones set on 12 but then fell to misfortune. she was caught with the help of a short field of a helmet and straight up in the air. sciver—brunt fell to deviation, butjust from the pitch and england collapsed to 136 all out. with that ball, sharma had her fifth wicket, she let slip just seven runs.

india came back to bat and took aim on around the ground. they took six wickets but by the close and mumbai they were a78 runs ahead. india in charge with a lead that is almost out of sight. former formula 1 championjenson button is making a full—time return to top class motorsport in the 202a world endurance championship, which includes the famous le mans. he's dipped his toe into pretty much every form of racing since he retired from f1 in 2016 with several guest appearances, but neverfor a full—time high—profile programme until now. i have been racing, japan, and in 2018 and some other things and the 2a hours in daytona. it's great, but

you feel you don't maximise what you can achieve. and you do not get the best out of yourself. if you are doing one—off races, it is a bit more difficult. so i wanted to do a full season because of that. next tonight — after the dressage divas did their stuff last night, the showjumpers take centre stage at the london international horse show today. the show goes on all weekend and tonight it's the puissance. lizzie greenwood hughes is here to explain more. 0k ok imagine the highjump, but with horses and you have puissance and you need plenty of it, meaning power. it's a giant bar that gets bigger with every round to meet a brave writer and a brave horse and i have got one of the lucky souls to talk to me now from the london international core shell. gemma stevens. thank you forjoining us. before we go on to talk about what

happens in the puissance it's fascinating that you are doing this because you are actually an event to writer. you went to the olympics with britain in 2016 and you are used to writing in the biggest competitions as an offence writer and here you are at the london international taking on puissance, how did you find yourself into the position? i how did you find yourself into the osition? ., .,, how did you find yourself into the osition? ., ., , ., ., position? i had the most amazing worst right _ position? i had the most amazing worst right and _ position? i had the most amazing worst right and i _ position? i had the most amazing worst right and i racing _ position? i had the most amazing worst right and i racing this - position? i had the most amazing worst right and i racing this year. worst right and i racing this year and the hixon derby and i have been lucky enough to secure the ride with me. so this is how the opportunity had come about. i'm so grateful and excited but also very nervous. haste excited but also very nervous. have ou been excited but also very nervous. have you been practising? _ excited but also very nervous. have you been practising? not— excited but also very nervous. have you been practising? not everyone has one of these at home. how often have you prepared for this? so has one of these at home. how often have you prepared for this?— have you prepared for this? so one ofthe have you prepared for this? so one of the owners _ have you prepared for this? so one of the owners he _ have you prepared for this? so one of the owners he is _ have you prepared for this? so one of the owners he is amazing - of the owners he is amazing at building stuff and very resourceful and he is actually made a wall at home. so we practised. wejumps up to about 1.95 metres so the horse is

really good and felt really good. so i am still very nervous. {lister i am still very nervous. over your shoulder is _ i am still very nervous. over your shoulder is guy _ i am still very nervous. over your shoulder is guy williams - i am still very nervous. over your shoulder is guy williamsjumping| shoulder is guy williams jumping puissance the previous year, a specialist, have you had any tips on how to get over and do well? i actually have not. no tips from any of the top writers. i have watch them for many, many years and ijust wanted to try and do my own thing. i actually know the horse for the well and we have trained very hard and certainly i have support for my husband so i feel fairly confident in my process and system and i will try to stick to that.— try to stick to that. what does it feel like to _ try to stick to that. what does it feel like to jump _ try to stick to that. what does it feel like to jump to _ try to stick to that. what does it feel like to jump to metres? - try to stick to that. what does it i feel like to jump to metres? when feel like to “ump to metres? when ou are feel like to jump to metres? when you are coming — feel like to jump to metres? when you are coming op _ feel like to jump to metres? when you are coming up to _ feel like to jump to metres? when you are coming up to it _ feel like to jump to metres? when you are coming up to it feels - you are coming up to it feels impossible. it is above your head and it feels impossible and then thatis and it feels impossible and then that is why you have to have such a brave and courageous horse. and he

seems to take it on and give it a really good go, wejust seems to take it on and give it a really good go, we just need to try and get it right and i will be absolutely over the moon if i make it through the first round and have a go at the second round. beyond that i don't have any expectations, at this point i'm just so glad to be here. at this point i'm 'ust so glad to be here. ., �* .,, at this point i'm 'ust so glad to be here. j , , ., , here. you've the most prestigious show to start. _ here. you've the most prestigious show to start, puissance, - here. you've the most prestigious show to start, puissance, best - here. you've the most prestigious show to start, puissance, best of| show to start, puissance, best of luck and you can follow all the action on the bbc sport website and 3pp over the next two and a bit weeks a combined 90,000 spectators will descend on alexandra palace for what is always one of the loudest and most colourful events on the sporting calendar. the world darts championship gets under way tonight, and this year, the best players on the planet will also be raising money for a worthy cause. among those competing for the sport's greatest prize is former champion gary anderson. chris slegg has been to meet him.

gary anderson, the champion of the world! . ., , ~ world! once a winner, gary anderson and the rest — world! once a winner, gary anderson and the rest of _ world! once a winner, gary anderson and the rest of the _ world! once a winner, gary anderson and the rest of the world's _ world! once a winner, gary anderson and the rest of the world's top - and the rest of the world's top players back in the capital as the pdc world championships begin. i saw the godfather — pdc world championships begin. i saw the godfather of _ pdc world championships begin. i saw the godfather of thoughts saying it was a _ the godfather of thoughts saying it was a decent bet to win it this year and your— was a decent bet to win it this year and your fourth favourite of the bookmakers, how do you rate your chances? — bookmakers, how do you rate your chances? i�*m bookmakers, how do you rate your chances? �* , ., bookmakers, how do you rate your chances? �* , ~ ., , chances? i'm playing milk the last few ears chances? i'm playing milk the last few years have — chances? i'm playing milk the last few years have been _ chances? i'm playing milk the last few years have been terrible - chances? i'm playing milk the last few years have been terrible but l chances? i'm playing milk the last i few years have been terrible but my heart has not been in it and i didn't want to travel, but over the last 6—8 months i have started to enjoy it. last 6-8 months i have started to en'o it. , ., , last 6-8 months i have started to en'o it. , .,, , last 6-8 months i have started to en'o it. , , enjoy it. the board has 'ust been hunt in enjoy it. the board has 'ust been hung in place i enjoy it. the board has 'ust been hung in place and _ enjoy it. the board has 'ust been hung in place and they _ enjoy it. the board hasjust been hung in place and they are - enjoy it. the board hasjust been - hung in place and they are measuring up hung in place and they are measuring up in applying the finishing touches. this year, there is going touches. this year, there is going to be something extra special. every time you hear that magic cry of... for every 180 throw this year the tournament sponsors will donate

£1000 to prostate cancer uk. the charity hopes the publicity will encourage men to check. irate charity hopes the publicity will encourage men to check. we want the dart players — encourage men to check. we want the dart players to — encourage men to check. we want the dart players to hit _ encourage men to check. we want the dart players to hit as _ encourage men to check. we want the dart players to hit as many _ encourage men to check. we want the dart players to hit as many one - encourage men to check. we want the dart players to hit as many one 80s i dart players to hit as many one 805 as possible but people watching over the next few weeks to donate to the website and click on the risk checker and to get some personalised information on testing and what that can do for them.— can do for them. 18-year-old darts fanned lucas _ can do for them. 18-year-old darts fanned lucas from _ can do for them. 18-year-old darts fanned lucas from scotland - can do for them. 18-year-old darts fanned lucas from scotland has i can do for them. 18-year-old darts i fanned lucas from scotland has been invited to be a guest of honour here. the cause close to his heart. prostate cancer is important to me because _ prostate cancer is important to me because i— prostate cancer is important to me because i lost my dad back in 2010. i because i lost my dad back in 2010. i was _ because i lost my dad back in 2010. i was onty— because i lost my dad back in 2010. i was only five years of age and i've i was only five years of age and i've always _ i was only five years of age and i've always grown up with it and so it has— i've always grown up with it and so it has taken— i've always grown up with it and so it has taken a toll on myself. you're — it has taken a toll on myself. you're here for the first time with this huge sporting occasion what atmosphere are you expecting. it will be great. alexandra palace is the home — will be great. alexandra palace is the home of darts because you can feel the _ the home of darts because you can feel the atmosphere even before thousands of people are here. and

with how— thousands of people are here. and with how many people that actually come _ with how many people that actually come it _ with how many people that actually come it willjust be amazing. every come it will 'ust be amazing. every time he come it willjust be amazing. every time he had _ come it willjust be amazing. every time he had a _ come it willjust be amazing. every time he had a 180 _ come it willjust be amazing. every time he had a 180 it's _ come it willjust be amazing. every time he had a 180 it's great - come it willjust be amazing. every time he had a 180 it's great but i time he had a 180 its great but this year it will be extra special what you make of this initiative? so if what you make of this initiative? 5r if we can match my previous record or backer that would be fantastic. money raised here can help a lot of people so that will be something else. ~ ., , ., ., people so that will be something else. ~ ., ., , , ., else. whatever you have seen before aet read else. whatever you have seen before get ready for — else. whatever you have seen before get ready for the _ else. whatever you have seen before get ready for the most _ else. whatever you have seen before get ready for the most valuable - else. whatever you have seen before get ready for the most valuable one | get ready for the most valuable one 805 of all time. we spoke about one come back earlier. and finally tonight after a two year breakfrom diving — tom daley is back. the 29—year—old four—time olympic medallist stepped away after winning gold at the tokyo games. but last night, at the british national diving cup, he combined with noah williams to take gold in the ten metre synchro. all this with an eye on competing at paris 202a next summer, and keping his husband and two sons happy.

it definitely was not on my 2023 bingo card to go back to diving if i am honest. we had moved to america and we were planning onjust being there and living out the rest of our lives there with our kids, but colorado springs is where the olympic training centre and paralympic museum is and i went there and saw these motivational and inspirational videos and i was just not ready to hang up the trunks just yet and i was remembering turning to bobby and i was crying and actually said robbie and he said i want to see you dive in the olympics and you don't say no to your kids when they say something like that. so i feel a lot more less pressure on my shoulders to win and on the big old metal because that had what i've been striving for for my whole diving career and i got that in tokyo's enough for me to be able to just go into this year and still some qualifying in qatar so we have a top seven there to qualify for

team gb and full steam ahead to paris. i team gb and full steam ahead to paris. . , . team gb and full steam ahead to paris. ., , ., ., paris. i was that we are seeing you in synchro — paris. i was that we are seeing you in synchro and _ paris. i was that we are seeing you in synchro and mac _ paris. i was that we are seeing you in synchro and mac vcu _ paris. i was that we are seeing you in synchro and mac vcu on an - in synchro and mac vcu on an individual?— in synchro and mac vcu on an individual? i'm too old to go to individual. _ individual? i'm too old to go to individual. synchro _ individual? i'm too old to go to individual. synchro is - individual? i'm too old to go to individual. synchro is the - individual? i'm too old to go to i individual. synchro is the perfect balance for me because it is 66% of the optional dives that i was doing so the reduce of training loads is what works for me, i will be 30 going into this next year if it all goes to plan so we will see. i'd be lying to you if i said i did i want to win another medal at the lipids because that is when you go in there wanting to do. it would be all the sweeter to be able to dive and in front of my kids, husband, mum, friends, paris is as close as he gets to a home olympic games in terms of distance of i'm excited. i do not know what this journey holds, so now this is for me to enjoy it. as every other on the big cycle a5 every other on the big cycle you want something so badly to get the

olympic medal and now i'm going to just enjoy it and see how it goes. that's just about it but before we go a reminder of a special programme which is available to watch now. our sports editor dan roan has been gettting a rare insight into saudi arabia's game—changing sporting investments, some of which you've been hearing about this week on sportsday. he's been in riyadh and jeddah speaking to some of the key figures involved and asking what lies behind the kingdom's strategy amid allegations of sportswashing. �*inside the saudi sporting machine' is on the bbc iplayer. that's all from sportsday. thank you for watching and good night. hello. we've seen some drier weather developing over the past 2a hours or so, and many of us will hold

on to the fairly quiet theme to the weather into the weekend, too. so mostly dry, breezy and mild, often fairly cloudy, but the exception will be across the northwest of the uk, particularly northwest scotland, where we've got some really wet and pretty windy weather on the cards. so high pressure holds on to the south, keeping things mostly dry, but these weather fronts moving in at times through the weekend across the far north of the uk will be quite persistent as they produce that heavy rainfall. now for friday evening, overnight into saturday, a lot of cloud across the board generally. some light rain and drizzle for the west of scotland. we'll see a few clear spells here in there further south, but i think enough of a breeze, enough cloud to keep things well and truly frost—free. so temperatures in the south between about a—8 celsius, but we're staying in double figures for parts of scotland and northern ireland, with the wind and the cloud — and the winds are coming in from a very mild south westerly direction. importing this mild air, you can see the orange colors across the map — blue colours, colder air to the north there and where those two air masses meet, that's where we've got this frontal

system, which will be a bit of a troublemaker in the far northwest. so saturday, that rain becomes quite persistent across the northwestern parts of highland, into parts of the western isles, the northern isles also seeing some rain. 1—2 splashes of rain for the likes of the cumbrian fells, perhaps northern ireland, but further south and east, we're going to be staying at dry. a bit milder than it was on friday — temperatures in double figures across the board. but then, as we move through saturday night into sunday, that rainfall continues to pile in. we could see up to about 175 millimetres of rain falling across parts of highland, towards argyll and bute. and the met office have issued an amber weather warning for that heavy rain, which is likely to cause some flooding problems across the region. so moving through sunday, then, it's looking drier further south, but a bit of rain for northern england, northern ireland. should be dry too for the east of scotland and mild — 1a there for aberdeen, around about 11 in london. into the new week and for monday, then, that weather front slips its way further south. it's quite a weak affair, so tending to fizzle out, but it will bring a fair amount of cloud once again,

a few showers around, as well. and then, further ahead, a pretty wet day for many of us, especially in the south on tuesday. stays reasonably mild and unsettled, though, through the course of next week. bye for now.

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