to creating more diverse films. but three years on, industry reports have found they're still failing to do so. that was one of skepta's motivations behind this film. the task here was to try and tell a story, but to try and get as much as the real emotion into it told through cinema. skepta! as he looks towards hollywood, skepta will be hoping his film franchise can reach the same heights as his music career. yasmin rufo, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. the weather this week has dominated with those storms but something overshadowed a bit is the feel of the weather. last week it was bitterly cold with a lot of lying

snow and temperatures sitting at —14 degrees first thing. fast forward ten days it was windy but there is temperatures at 5 degrees, quite a substantial shift. and if you have not noticed it will continue to be mild in the next few days. storm jocelyn has moved away and behind that we have a south—west flow so this warm front is driving in mild and gradually pushing north and east as we speak. you should really notice that if you are out this afternoon and through the night as well. but a summer continuing in scotland, where it is still windy. as they go through the afternoon they should start to ease a little along with the wind. so some hazy sunshine but the clouds thickening in the south—west all the time as the warm front shows its hand. the wind will still be quite noticeable, we could have gusts of 50 miles an

hour for we could have gusts of 50 miles an hourfor some time but we could have gusts of 50 miles an hour for some time but slowly easing down and temperatures around eight, 12 degrees. over night tonight we continue to see that cloud spilling in from the south—west. moving steadily north. a spell of wet weather in northern ireland for a time which will push into scotland. single figures in parts of scotland but i'll start to tomorrow morning. so tomorrow some rain around, this is called a broad warm sector so this time of year a lot of cloud and poor visibility with drizzly conditions along the western sea coast. a spell of rain into scotland going through the day. but look at those temperatures, peaking between ten, 13 degrees. and in the south—east this time of year it should be seven or eight so

incredibly mild. on friday high pressure takes over with a greater chance of some sunshine. still some sharp showers in the far north—west, still 12 degrees likely and that milder theme is set to continue as we head into the weekend and into next week. mild for the time of year, if you see any rain it will be on the far north and west. thanks, louise. and that's bbc news at one. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are — goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. other top stories this lunchtime in... england hand a debut to tom hartley, one of three spenders picked for the opening test with india.

a man she said destroyed him, but daniil medvedev still makes the semifinals of the australian open, while the battle is on to face him. and it win will do it— chow see�*s improving champions league campaign will head to the quarterfinals if they beat madrid tonight. hello again. the england test team continue to do things very much their way. beating india in india was once described as cricket's final frontier and it appears england are going to try and play the home side at their own game, picking three specialist spinners for the first test tomorrow in hyderabad. our reporterjoe lynskey is with me to talk about it. joe, that means a debut for tom hartley and only one fast bowler. the england baz ball project is

often based on unpredictability in these bold decisions, this is another example of that. england is starting a test series with one seam bowler in the shape of mark wood and a three spenders, jack leach returning to the side for the first time sincejune, 19—year—old rhian ahmed playing just his second test match and lancashire�*s tom hartley, his test debut. what a venue for these young players because india have not lost a series at home since 2012. they will also be pressure on those england bowlers because of the lack of variation to them. mark wood is known for his extreme pace, but he does so in quite short spells because of his chequered injury history. ben stokes had knee surgery last year so he said he will not be bawling in the series. hyderabad is a dry and dusty page that they think will turn early in this test. this

is a move not out of the england cricketing manual. iseem is a move not out of the england cricketing manual. i seem a statistic that said england have played one seam since 1962. it is a measure of — played one seam since 1962. it is a measure of the _ played one seam since 1962. it is a measure of the methodology. - played one seam since1962. it is a measure of the methodology. there is a four spinners named in the squad to go out to india for this test serious. shoaib bahsir is currently at home because he hasn't been given at home because he hasn't been given a visa to go to india because he is of pakistani heritage. find a visa to go to india because he is of pakistani heritage.— of pakistani heritage. and at the last half hour _ of pakistani heritage. and at the last half hour that _ of pakistani heritage. and at the last half hour that has _ of pakistani heritage. and at the last half hour that has been - of pakistani heritage. and at the last half hour that has been a i last half hour that has been a resolution hopefully to the story, shoaib bahsir has been granted a visit to go to india. he should be in contention for next week's second test. that hopefully should bring to a close very difficult situation for a close very difficult situation for a 20—year—old cricketer who was getting ready for the opportunity of a lifetime. he was training in abu dhabi with england, but then he went back to london to try to sort all of this out. bashir was born in surrey,

his connection to pakistan is through his parents. england say weeks of notice was given to india and many cricket commentators were saying that perhaps ben stokes and his side should take a stand on this. i think this will leave a sour taste for some england players if they start a series without a young man who should have been making his debut. daniil medvedev sez he was left destroyed by the match that left him on course for a second grand slam title. the third seed reached the semifinals of the australian open, but it took him five sets and four hours to beat hubert hurkaxz. with the ninth seed playing only his second grand slam quarterfinal. hurkacz came back twice, but couldn't prevent medvedev winning the decider 6—4 to make the last four of a tournament in which he's finished runner up twice. i felt like every game i ifelt like every game i had i felt like every game i had a small chance. i managed to take it. so,

really happy and proud about that because with him you don't get many chances. i could have played a little bit better on my serve. i don't know why, but my server doesn't bother to talk free as much as other players. he returns almost every of my serve and flat this. tough matchup, but that makes me even happier to win and be in the semis. it looks like alex very with — and be in the semis. it looks like alex very with was _ and be in the semis. it looks like alex very with was set _ and be in the semis. it looks like alex very with was set to - and be in the semis. it looks like alex very with was set to face . alex very with was set to face daniil medvedev. he raced to a 2—0 set lead over carlos alcaraz. carlos al cras has just won set lead over carlos alcaraz. carlos al cras hasjust won it set lead over carlos alcaraz. carlos al cras has just won it on a tie—break, although he has... could be a very late night in melbourne. a young ukrainian is making

waves in melbourne. dayana yastremska is the first qualifier to reach the semifinals there since the late 70s. in 30 degree heat the 23—year—old beat linda noskova in straight sets. yastremska is ranked 93rd in the world and has already beaten two grand slam champions on during her historic run, and she's nowjust win away from a place in the final. it is nice to make history. it is something new for me and for my generation, because at the last time it happened it was a long time ago. i wasn't born yet, and is nice. i'm really happy to be in my first semifinals. yastremksa will now play 12th seed, zhang qinwen, in the semifinals after the chinese player came from a set down to beat anna kalinskaya. it'll be zhang's first appearance in the last four of a grand slam.

the british player and american partner have won twice at wimbledon before, they also won their semifinal in straight sets earlier. britain's alfie hewett and gordon reid are on course to meet in the wheelchair singles final at the australian open after reaching the last four. they both came through their quarterfinal matches in straight sets. but andy lapthorne is out of the quad singles. chelsea will now have all eyes on craven cottage tonight as they will find out whether they'll face liverpool or fulham in the efl cup final. if it's liverpool, that'll be a repeat of the match from just two years ago. and it is they who have the advantage heading into tonight's second leg — leading 2—1 — and their assistant manager says success in this tournament can only lead to more later in the season. playing finals is one of the most important things for a team to develop. winning them. playing a semifinal injanuary is great in the season. being able to reach wembley, one of the most iconic stadiums in the world is unbelievable.

liverpool are always a threat in the attack _ liverpool are always a threat in the attack tine. — liverpool are always a threat in the attack line, they can punish any team _ attack line, they can punish any team in— attack line, they can punish any team in the world. you have to have the right _ team in the world. you have to have the right balance every time, but at the right balance every time, but at the same _ the right balance every time, but at the same time to play a vision, to score _ the same time to play a vision, to score we — the same time to play a vision, to score. we need to score goals to play the — score. we need to score goals to play the final. chelsea can secure a women's champions league quarterfinal place with a wind over real madrid tonight at stamford bridge. the spanish club can't qualify themselves but won their only point of the group stage controversially in the first game against chelsea when a late winner was ruled out incorrectly for emma hayes' side. we expect that for ourselves, and we're at home. i think everybody would expect us to be favourites going into the game. however, it's real madrid. they have a quality squad — they've got a lot of internationals and they did score against us and draw with us in the reverse fixture. so we know what we have to do.

and i always say to our players, "let's focus on that and put all our energy into making sure the performance is as good as it can be." former england striker michael owen says he would do anything to exchange places with his son, who has been losing his eyesight since being diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition. james started having problems when he was eight, he is now 17, having a banding dreams of following in his father's footsteps. i'm obviously desperate, desperate. if i could do a swap, i would do it tomorrow. you can mount all your life. i get tired of thinking about it and thinking what if and all the rest of it. he is just mentally very

strong and positive about things, he has got a great main set. —— great mindset. his condition won't stop him. in his mind, and in my mind, we have worked on the theory over time that, yes, you have been dealt a bad hand, yes there are things that you can do it that i would love you to do and you would love to do. however, what are we going to do because are we going to sit here and cry all our lives, or are we going to make the best of it? he hasjust taken the bull by the horns and he will make a positive out of his life. ., , will make a positive out of his life. . , ., , , will make a positive out of his life. . , ., , life. that is it from sports day, thanks ever — life. that is it from sports day, thanks ever so _ life. that is it from sports day, thanks ever so much _ life. that is it from sports day, thanks ever so much for - life. that is it from sports day, - thanks ever so much for watching. bye—bye for now. hello, you're watching bbc news. i'm catherine byaruhanga.

israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has again said his country will continue fighting in gaza until hamas is toppled and all israeli hostages are brought home. his speech to the israeli parliament comes as pressure mounts for a ceasefire deal. a us special enovy, brett mcgurk, is meeting qatari government representatives following his talks in egypt on tuesday. gaza's health ministry says more than 200 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours, amid some of the heaviest fighting yet seen in the campaign. israel's military has given fresh evacuation orders for part of khan younis, southern gaza's biggest city. the un says the demand will affect half a million people. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, is also on a trip to the region, where he'll be meeting palestinian and israeli leaders as well as travelling

to qatar and turkey. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, has more. we knew there were serious talks go on via qatari and egyptian mediators come up with us involvement as well, to try and bring about a new hostage release deal, a new ceasefire deal. we have heard from a palestinian source, knowing that as a palestinian delegation in cairo, is that they have had proposals for these five stages laid out there. the first one sounds quite like but we saw back in november when we had a renewable ceasefire in exchange for the release of many of the hostages that were being held by hamas in gaza and palestinian prisoners being released from israeli jails in batches. this would