public understanding of the scandal is forcing the government to actually do something about it. also tonight — more than 100,000 operations and appointments were postponed as a result of the longest doctors strike in nhs history. the children sending sexually explicit photos of themselves — not realising they could end up in trouble with the law. and the technology of tomorrow unveiled in las vegas today. tonight on bbc london. forced to divert sewage into a field after a pumping station fails. more on the aftermath of flooding in the home counties. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister says the government will bring in a new law to clear the names

of all the subpostmasters in england and wales who were wrongfully convicted because of a faulty computer system. rishi sunak has now announced plans to ensure the process is speeded up meaning that all victims will be exonerate and given compensation by the end of the year. downing street says it will work with scotland and northern ireland to ensure sub postmasters there can also be cleared. 0ur political editor chris mason is in westminster. evening sophie, what we are seeing here is politics in fast lane, this place taking a near unprecedented decision to intervene, in the actions of the independent courts and why? well, as one cabinet minister put it to me today, when members of your own family and millions of others watch that itv drama about the scandal and demand action, as a government you feel four night 0ft drama on the telly

after two decades of injustice. and, just one week later... we after two decades of in'ustice. and, just one week later. . ._ just one week later... we come to auestions just one week later... we come to questions for _ just one week later... we come to questions for the _ just one week later... we come to questions for the prime _ just one week later... we come to questions for the prime minister. l questions for the prime minister. the most high profile moment of the week at westminster. the start of prime minister's question time. and rishi sunak said... mr prime minister's question time. and rishi sunak said. . ._ rishi sunak said... mr speaker this is one of the _ rishi sunak said... mr speaker this is one of the greatest _ rishi sunak said... mr speaker this is one of the greatest miscarriages| is one of the greatest miscarriages ofjustice in our nation's history. today i can announce that we will introduce new primary legislation, to make sure that those convicted as a as a result of the horizon scannedle are swiftly exonerated and compensated. this scannedle are swiftly exonerated and compensated-— compensated. this is the story of westminster _ compensated. this is the story of westminster transfixed _ compensated. this is the story of westminster transfixed like - compensated. this is the story of| westminster transfixed like never before, about a scandal over 20 years in the making. it is before, about a scandal over 20 years in the making.— before, about a scandal over 20 years in the making. it is a huge in'ustice, years in the making. it is a huge injustice, people _ years in the making. it is a huge injustice, people lost _ years in the making. it is a huge injustice, people lost their - years in the making. it is a huge| injustice, people lost their lives, their liberty, and their livelihood, and they have been waiting far too long for the truth forjustice and for compensation. long for the truth for “ustice and for compensation._ long for the truth for “ustice and for com ensation. , _, , ., for compensation. yes, compensation. yes, for compensation. yes, compensation. yes. justice- —

for compensation. yes, compensation. yes. justice- itv's _ for compensation. yes, compensation. yes, justice. itv's drama _ for compensation. yes, compensation. yes, justice. itv's drama last - for compensation. yes, compensation. yes, justice. itv's drama last week - yes, “ustice. itv's drama last week is yes, justice. itv's drama last week is what has — yes, justice. itv's drama last week is what has preevoked _ yes, justice. itv's drama last week is what has preevoked what - yes, justice. itv's drama last week is what has preevoked what you - yes, justice. itv's drama last week i is what has preevoked what you have seenin is what has preevoked what you have seen in the commons. have you been in there before? watching westminster�*s drama today the director of the series. tell me about this last week, look at what you have done. it is about this last week, look at what you have done-— about this last week, look at what you have done. it is astonishing we thou~ht you have done. it is astonishing we thought we — you have done. it is astonishing we thought we would _ you have done. it is astonishing we thought we would hopefully - you have done. it is astonishing we thought we would hopefully raise i thought we would hopefully raise awareness and get the story out there and the story of the victims to a wired audience but no—one ever thought we would get this sort of reaction and response and to be here today to see them announce, the overturning of the criminal convictions is mind—blowing. back overturning of the criminal convictions is mind-blowing. back in side parliament, _ convictions is mind-blowing. back in side parliament, the _ convictions is mind-blowing. back in side parliament, the beginnings- convictions is mind-blowing. back in side parliament, the beginnings of. side parliament, the beginnings of the detail and scrutiny for the government.— the detail and scrutiny for the government. . , ., government. too many victims want nothin: to government. too many victims want nothing to do _ government. too many victims want nothing to do with _ government. too many victims want nothing to do with the _ government. too many victims want nothing to do with the british - nothing to do with the british justice system, nothing do with the post office, nothing do with government. they have had enough. we need to keep on the momentum the itv

series. _ need to keep on the momentum the itv series, absolutely engenders, in press, _ series, absolutely engenders, in press, here, everywhere, ithink we also still_ press, here, everywhere, ithink we also still need to listen to the victims — also still need to listen to the victims. in also still need to listen to the victims. , ., .,, ., ., victims. in terms of those who had their convictions _ victims. in terms of those who had their convictions overturned, - victims. in terms of those who had their convictions overturned, who l their convictions overturned, who have _ their convictions overturned, who have died~ — their convictions overturned, who have died. wm— their convictions overturned, who have died. will they— their convictions overturned, who have died. will they eggs - their convictions overturned, who have died. will they eggs states. their convictions overturned, who i have died. will they eggs states be able to— have died. will they eggs states be able to access _ have died. will they eggs states be able to access compensation. - have died. will they eggs states be able to access compensation. is . have died. will they eggs states bel able to access compensation. is yes the able to access compensation. is the government says their family also get the money. ministers acknowledge it has big consequence, including the prospect some people who are actually guilty are no paid more than £500,000. but they believe it is the right call. we more than £500,000. but they believe it is the right call.— it is the right call. we will be face with _ it is the right call. we will be face with the _ it is the right call. we will be face with the demme - it is the right call. we will be face with the demme will. it is the right call. we will be - face with the demme will imagine, accept the problem of people carrying conviction an or accept an unknown number of people who have stolen will be exonerated or perhaps even compensated.— even compensated. constitutionally, oliticall , even compensated. constitutionally, politically, practically, _ politically, practically, financially, this is a big moment. for the victim, the prospect after

so, so long, justice, repayment, clarity. chris mason, bbc news. westminster. 983 subpostmasters were found guilty of false accounting, theft and fraud over a period of 15 years. only 95 of those convictions have so far been overturned by the courts. 0ur correspondent coletta smith has spent the day with some of the former subpostmasters as they waited for the prime minister's announcement. thrust together again, nine subpostmasters whose lives echo each other, but have all lived a very personal trauma, sharing their real life stories with the nation. it wrecked my life, my family's life. i was totally a recluse. the barrister said to me, - "if you plead not guilty, you're probably going to go to prison. i first met janet nearly three years ago, in her garden in hull. do you know, i haven't cried about this for years. she'd served time in prison and still had a criminal conviction hanging over her.

so nervous. because i know my life is in the hands of three judges. her conviction was quashed in 2021, and as she's waited longer forjustice, her voice has grown stronger, directly challenging the minister this morning. you are the post office minister. is the government going to take back control over the post office? well, janet, i was talking about your case yesterday with david davis, sir david davis, who i think has been working on your behalf. you weren't holding back when it comes... all they keep saying is that, you know, "now that we're aware of what been going on..." they've known for years and years and they've done nothing. you've not had a government ear like that before, have you? no, no. i think we're finally getting listened to, but it's a long way to go. with pressure mounting, we watched as the prime minister took the floor

in parliament this lunchtime. it was broadly positive. we wait to hear details on it. but introducing legislation, especially, is what we've been calling for to exonerate people. you can potentially get an interim payment of £75,000. how does that feel? well, we borrowed money over many years. it would give us pension security. we're old and decrepit enough. you know, i lost my pension at 55 because we had to put it into the post office. hopefully the wave of support that we all have behind us now, and the public understanding of the scandal, is forcing the government to actually do something about it. heading home, but reuniting online tomorrow as the public inquiry kicks off again. but for tim and his partner, they've a different excitement on the way. with a new baby due this summer, there's fresh hope for the future. coletta smith, bbc news, in salford.

it's been nearly 30 years since the computer problems started with the horizon it system. designed by the japanese company fujitsu, it was rolled out in post offices across the uk. our business editor simonjack looks at the company's role in this scandal and the questions that still need to be answered. the private company at the centre of this scandal is fujitsu — a £20 billionjapanese company whose uk arm won in 1996 a multi—million pound contract to computerise nearly 20,000 post offices. the horizon it system rolls out three years later in 1999 — but within weeks, some sub—postmasters report problems. post office denies any systemic issues. over the next decade, hundreds of branch managers are prosecuted, dozens convicted with many sent to prison, declaring bankruptcy, losing their homes and in some cases taking their own lives.

campaigners then began an officialfightback — getting support from local mps. in 2013, pressure grows and an independent firm is appointed and paid by the post office to review the software. it finds defects, but insists the system is largely robust. again, the post office states "there are no wide scale problems with our computer system". in 2019, a landmark ruling finds there were defects in the fujitsu system and the post office agreed to pay £58 million to 555 sub—postmaster and sub—mistresses — opening the way to criminal convictions being overturned. but what of fujitsu today? well, horizon is still installed, the post office has just paid fujitsu £36 million to extend that contract till the end of 2025. because say the post office, these systems are incredibly complicated, take years to design and build and can't be easily replaced. if you switched off horizon, you would bring the post office network to a standstill. the post office and fujitsu are locked in an embrace

that is hard to break. so far fujitsu has not paid anything in compensation, and in their most recent accounts barely mention horizon as a risk to their business and have set no money aside. despite this nearly 30 year fiasco, in the last ten years the government has awarded fujitsu 191 contracts, worth more than £6.5 billion, including projects for hmrc, the ministry of defence and the home office. in 2022, the government removed fujitsu from its list of preferred suppliers, but the firm is still able to win government contracts through the normal procurement process. fujitsu executives are due before the inquiry early next week. simon for thank you. the impact on patients of the latest round ofjunior doctors' strikes in england has become clearer. junior doctors took part in a six—day walk—out onjanuary 3rd, the longest in the history of the nhs. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes is outside royal 0ldham hospital

for us this evening. what was that impact? so good evenina. what was that impact? so good evening. here _ what was that impact? so good evening. here at _ what was that impact? so good evening. here at the _ what was that impact? so good evening. here at the royal- what was that impact? so good i evening. here at the royal 0ldham what was that impact? so good - evening. here at the royal 0ldham in the lead up to this six day strike byjunior doctors, hundreds of by junior doctors, hundreds of patient byjunior doctors, hundreds of patient also have been informed by staff their operations or appointments had been cancelled. that is things like planned surgery, visit to outpatients, things like hip replacement, knee replacements, cataract operations and we know across england now, the latest data from nhs england tell its over 113,000 appointment in total were can #1e8ed and that is in acute truss, it doesn't include mental health trusts so while that sounds significant and italy have been for many patients who will have been inconvenienced, it is not as big as some of the strikes we saw earlier in this long running dispute, in the spring, more than 200,000 appointments were cancelledled postponed as a result of strike, one strike, now i think that probably

reflects the fact that managers have better planning for the strike, they have had more than 30 days to get their plans in place and the strike rolled over weekends that might account for the slightly lower fig ukraine now the focus is on whether the government and the british medical association can get round the table and reach resolution on this long running dispute over pay. there has been a rise in the number of sexual offences commited by children in england and wales — partly because under 18s are taking and sending nude photographs. that's according to data from the police. officers say the growing number of offences include behaviour that young people may not realise is illegal. it also includes rape. police blame a combination of mobile phones and easy access to hardcore pornography. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. it started two years achilics school—children putting story of

sexual abuse and bullying on line he: blackmailed me into sending nude picture. police say it was a turning point he kept sending photoses of it and asking me to have sex. i said yes because i didn't want to lose him. , ., , ,.,, , him. these have been posted in 'ust the last few — him. these have been posted in 'ust the last few weeks. i him. these have been posted in 'ust the last few weeks. this * him. these have been posted in 'ust the last few weeks. this girl i him. these have been posted injust the last few weeks. this girl and - the last few weeks. this girl and her friend set up their own site, they gathered stories of boys trying to exert sexual power over girls with phones and photos. bays to exert sexual power over girls with phones and photos. boys would be sharin: with phones and photos. boys would be sharing pictures _ with phones and photos. boys would be sharing pictures they _ with phones and photos. boys would be sharing pictures they had - be sharing pictures they had received from girls to other boys and that form of abuse, collecting various images into a bank or something they could share between themselves. we something they could share between themselves. ~ ., , , something they could share between themselves. ~ . , , , ., themselves. we assume there is a line that we _ themselves. we assume there is a line that we would _ themselves. we assume there is a line that we would do _ themselves. we assume there is a line that we would do something, | themselves. we assume there is a | line that we would do something, if they get— line that we would do something, if they get to — line that we would do something, if they get to that point and it gets to that _ they get to that point and it gets to that point, the line gets pushed further— to that point, the line gets pushed further and further and further back and that— further and further and further back and that is— further and further and further back and that isjust further and further and further back and that is just unfortunately that isjust— and that is just unfortunately that isjust the — and that is just unfortunately that isjust the way and that is just unfortunately that is just the way it goes. and that isjust unfortunately that isjust the way it goes.—

is 'ust the way it goes. police say a isjust the way it goes. police say a key factor _ isjust the way it goes. police say a key factor in — isjust the way it goes. police say a key factor in creating _ isjust the way it goes. police say a key factor in creating this - a key factor in creating this unhealthy culture is important, children they say are just three clicks away from seeing sex videos which certainly appear abusive and violent. they come rep on commercial websites, withjust violent. they come rep on commercial websites, with just a simple web search. i am websites, with just a simple web search. iam not websites, with just a simple web search. i am not clicking any further. child abuse by children is being supercharged by their access to powerful smartphones and and understandable lack of knowledge of the law. it is understandable lack of knowledge of the law. , ., . ., understandable lack of knowledge of thelaw. ., ., the law. it is a crime, for anybody to take, to _ the law. it is a crime, for anybody to take, to make, _ the law. it is a crime, for anybody to take, to make, to _ the law. it is a crime, for anybody to take, to make, to share, - the law. it is a crime, for anybody to take, to make, to share, or. to take, to make, to share, or distribute an indecent image of a child, that is under 18. whether thatis child, that is under 18. whether that is in a consensual relationship, or not. it is really important that young people understand that. the important that young people understand that.— important that young people understand that. . ,, ., understand that. the police know the can't understand that. the police know they can't prosecute _ understand that. the police know they can't prosecute children - understand that. the police know they can't prosecute children forl they can't prosecute children for sexual experimentation but those decisions have consequences. child abuse is rising in scotland, angie told the police her ten—year—old daughter had been touched by a boy in the playground. daughter had been touched by a boy in the playground-— in the playground. when i went to ick u- u-

in the playground. when i went to pick up up from — in the playground. when i went to pick up up from school _ in the playground. when i went to pick up up from school i _ in the playground. when i went to pick up up from school i didn't - pick up up from school i didn't recognise her. she came home a completely different child, unable to eat, unable to sleep, change her clothes or shower. but because it was children, and it wasn't deemed on to a crime, therefore it was decided it had no impact. but on to a crime, therefore it was decided it had no impact. but it did for both her— decided it had no impact. but it did for both her and _ decided it had no impact. but it did for both her and her— decided it had no impact. but it did for both her and her daughter. - decided it had no impact. but it did for both her and her daughter. the | for both her and her daughter. the stakes are high but there are no easy answers when children abuse children. for police, teachers and parents. tom simons bbc news. the largest attack yet by yemen's houthi rebels on international shipping in the red sea has been repelled by british and us military. the iran—backed group launched at least 21 drones and missiles overnight, according to the us military. the houthis said they would continue their attacks until israel allowed full supplies of humanitarian aid into gaza. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale is here. they are having a significant impact, aren't they? you

they are having a significant impact, aren't they? you have to remember. _ impact, aren't they? you have to remember, this _ impact, aren't they? you have to remember, this is _ impact, aren't they? you have to remember, this is the _ impact, aren't they? you have to remember, this is the 26th - impact, aren't they? you have to remember, this is the 26th of. impact, aren't they? you have to i remember, this is the 26th of these attacks by iranian—backed houthi rebels. it was, as you say, the biggest so far. us warships, aircraft and one british destroyer shot down 18 drones, three ballistic missiles, seven of those drones were shot down by the royal navy's hms diamond, using what are essentially missiles that cost more than £1 million. of course, the drones they are destroying are being made and produced for a fraction of that cost. but you remember, this comes after an ultimatum, essentially, issued earlier this month by a dozen nations, including the us and the uk, that if the houthis did not stop this, there would be consequences. what are those consequences? the hint is that it would be military strikes against houthi targets in yemen. today, grant shapps, the defence secretary, asked about the likelihood of those strikes are said to simply watch this space.

ultimately, it will be the us that decides that. they have the military hardware in the red sea, the aircraft carrier. they are worried, of course, about escalation. what would the reaction of the houthis be, what would the reaction of iran be? but you get a sense this is more likely. the bones of our ancestors are helping scientists to better understand certain diseases like multiple sclerosis. they've been analysing the dna of ancient teeth and bones from thousands of years ago. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is here to tell us what they've found. this intriguing research in the journal nature gives a new level of understanding of the genetic origins of multiple sclerosis and other auto—immune diseases. scientists found that genes which increase the risk of ms were originally advantageous — protecting ancient herdsmen from diseases of cattle and sheep. livestock herders — called the yamnaya — carrying the genes came from the pontic steppe, which now includes parts of ukraine,

western russia and kazakhstan, and headed west around 5,000 years ago. the researchers say it helps explain why there are around twice as many cases of ms in northwestern europe, including the uk and scandinavia, compared to southern europe. researchers in cambridge, copenhagen and oxford extracted dna from the bones of 5,000 ancient humans and compared it with those of people alive today. these results really astounded us. to be able to tie the evolution of ms back to one specific, population 5,000 years ago, was a huge surprise. theoretically, we can use these approaches and use this data to investigate the origins of any disease with a genetic background. for example, schizophrenia, adhd. we look at where the diseases came from in the past and we hope to unlock some of their secrets. researchers also found that genes which may increase the risk of alzheimer's disease and type two

diabetes could be traced back to hunter—gatherer tribes. it won't necessarily lead to new treatments but that would be the long—term goal. the time is 18.20. our top story this evening... the prime minister promises justice and compensation for all victims of the post office scandal by the end of the year. coming up: the 103—year—old former naval officer who's planning her first visit to normandy on the anniversary of the d—day landings and on bbc london, victims of the post office scandal — the acton family still fighting for compensation after years of trauma and life in the slow lane — how london has once again topped a poll of slowest cities to drive in. a week after widespread flooding across large parts of england and wales, the clean up continues for many.

storm henk brought torrential rain and left widespread disruption in its wake. now that the waters are receding, our midlands correspondent phil mackie has been back to see some of the people caught up in the floods. remember this — nick lupton's house surrounded by floods and defended by the wall he built? the film we took last week has been viewed more than 30 million times. today, the house is attached to the mainland again. welcome. glad to see it so dry, at last. yes, dry is good. after being stranded inside for a week, the waters receded and we got to see the defenses close up. you can see previously we had a little bit of damp coming up the wall. oh, it's always a relief when the river goes down. we're into the recovery now. there's a fewjobs to do, even though the wall is keeping it away from the house. during storm henk, a torrent of water began pouring in. but the walls kept it out. nick built his flood wall 30 centimetres higher

than the record level, but it may not be enough in the future. in the old days, we used to put these temporary barriers up here, which used to take hours and hours to put uu — dave throup spent 20 years working for the environment agency and now lectures on climate change and flood prevention. the floods we're getting at the moment are getting more and more extreme. we've been within a half a metre to a metre of the top of all of the flood defences now. so it's only going to take that one big event and then we're going to see significant overtopping of all these flood defences. would you believe that the river has fallen by more than two and a half metres since its peak on friday? luckily, there's no cricket scheduled for a few months yet. the problem is, this is the second big flood this winter and if there's another storm, all this will happen again. worcester has always flooded. these pictures from 1963 to show how little has changed. but the floods are coming more often. we have nearly a0 years of detailed data. between 1986 and 2000, the height of the severn never rose by more than five metres.

since then, it's happened more and more often. not everyone has flood defences. theyjust have to do what they can. this was ian last week... now, of course, - we can open the door. ..and this is him now. we survive. it'sjust getting more and more.. ..effort. worcester�*s that way. and back at nick's, after all the money he spent building the wall, was it worth it? yeah, absolutely. it was the right thing to do. it's proven to be the right thing to do. phil mackie, bbc news, worcestershire. it's the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings in france this year — a turning point in the second world war. one woman who is hoping to visit the beaches of normandy for the first time injune to pay her respects is 103—year—old christian lamb. she was an officer in the women's royal naval service — and herjob in london was to secretly map parts of the french coastline in advance of the attack — so allied troops would know exactly

where they were landing. she's been sharing her memories withjohn maguire. all who could get their hands on newspapers... as the news of the d—day landings was greeted with relief and great excitement by the british public, those who'd worked tirelessly to make them happen shared that sense of historic achievement. among them was christian lamb. at six in the morning, i heard the news that they had landed. i was very, very thrilled. she's being brought back to whitehall by the taxi charity for military veterans to visit the area where she worked 80 years ago. in honour of her service, a suite has been named after her in the old war office buildings, now a raffles hotel called the 0w0. we felt we should give a bit of credit to these incredible women that have helped the nation and helped the entire world, when you think of it. especially me, as a frenchman,

i owe so much to mrs lamb. i should say welcome to your suite! as a 23—year—old wren in the royal navy, she helped to create maps for the landing craft. my office was down the stairs. i mean, we used to occasionally see winston churchill going up the stairs, but not the basement stairs. he didn't lower himself to that, no. i personally never talked about it, but i was very, very thankful to be doing something as a wren which was useful, because there was so manyjobs that you could have had which were completely useless, really. and i really felt it was useful. we're looking at modern day maps of the normandy coastline, areas once so familiar to her, but never seen since. i haven't actually ever looked at a map since then. oh, really? no. despite playing a role in the success of the allied invasion, she's never visited the areas she charted in such vital detail, but would love to see them.

it would mean a lot, really. i would like to see the exact places where they stayed, but i mean, it's such a long time ago. there won't be many people who are alive still, that were alive then. but you'd love to go? mm, it would be interesting. last summer, she recreated a flight she first took in 1943. even at 103 years old, her adventurous spirit remains undimmed. john maguire, bbc news, whitehall. amazing woman! the technology of tomorrow is being unveiled today in las vegas. artificial intelligence dominates this year's consumer electronics show. our technology reporter james clayton has been to see what the future could look like. there's a lot of weird tech at ces. take this hyundai prototype carthat, crab—like, moves sideways into parking spaces. 0r drone soccer, where

the goal is to fly a drone through a doughnut—shaped goal, which is harder than it looks. now start using the left stick, and start moving. 0oh! engines whirr. as you can tell, it takes a little bit of practice to fly. ok, so how would you how would you rate that out of ten? that was about a two. but the big theme of ces this year is al. it's everywhere. this is samsung's section, and probably more than any other company i've seen, they have gone fully on board with al. they have ai fridges, ai vacuum cleaners, even an ai washing machine. now, when you turn it on, you're going to see the ai... oh, so there's like an ai function? exactly. right. and so here, once you go into a different type of flooring, give itjust a second and you'll see that it's going to change. so it's definitely got some more power. ah, right.

so you've not pressed anything now? i've not pressed anything. samsung's ai fridge, can detect what food you have and suggest recipes. elsewhere at the show, an ai mirror made by baracoda can analyse your face and tell you what skincare regime you need. this could be brutal. i'm quitejet—lagged. 0h, "eye bags noticeable." i've just got off a ten—hour flight. you don't need to explain to me. i think it's quite good. so imagine it's your personal mirror, all right? so how do i close that? close. and this, you're going to see every day, just to make sure that you have all the steps. oh, so, wow... so it's literally giving me an eye bag routine. exactly. i need cleanser, peptides in my eye cream, a serum and retinol cream? yes. pretty harsh, but maybe ai is telling me what no—one else would dare to. there is one word of caution about all of these new ai products.

two years ago, everyone here was talking about the metaverse. that is definitely not the case this year. it's notoriously difficult to know what's a fad and what's the next new tech trend. james clayton, bbc news, las vegas. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. it's amazing how the same area of high pressure can give vastly different weather conditions from place to place. across eastern scotland and northern england we have had grey sky and drizzle falling from the cloud as it works its way in. notice further southwards, east anglia, across a chunk of the midlands, central areas of england and, at times, western scotland, we have seen lovely sunshine. this was cornwall earlier on today without much in the way of cloud around at all. it continues to feel quite cold, and overnight at night we will continue with a north—easterly wind. expect a bit more damp weather times for east scotland and north—east england. where the sky is clear, particularly

for southern england, east anglia and parts of western scotland, it is here where we will see patches of frost, but the temperature is not falling very far, 0—5 celsius. the cloud coming from the north sea tomorrow will be a tiny bit less thick. and so we will probably not see as much in the way of drizzle, certainly by the time we get to the afternoon. the cloud sheet is on the move, so it will turn cloudy through the day across east anglia and the south midlands, probably some sunshine across parts of southern england, may be northern ireland in western scotland having the best of the bright conditions. 0n western scotland having the best of the bright conditions. on to friday, probably more on the way of breaks coming to the west of the uk, the same time it will turn cloudy in the south. some of the day we are chasing lumps of cloud around. the weather is looking dry for the vast majority temperatures give or take the six celsius mark. it will continue to be a little bit cold for the time of year. into the weekend, we will see further frost around, largely dry we ahead. temperature is a bit below par, cloud varying and a bit of sunshine. into next week,

there is potential for bit of sunshine. into next week, there is potentialfor some snow bit of sunshine. into next week, there is potential for some snow to come down with northerly wind. that will certainly be affecting scotland and there is the risk of more widespread snow elsewhere. stay tuned. thanks, chris. and that's bbc news at six. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. can fulham survive a night under the anfield lights in their first ever efl cup semi final? fran kirby tells us that body shape doesn't determine fitness and how she can help others learn to overcome the online abuse that's plauged her chelsea and england career. younger player may be coming through that gets a comment like that could end up not eating. 0n familiar territory — cameron norrie continues his austrlian 0pen build up close to an old home. also coming up on sportsday...

there's a well trodden path from northern ireland