coming up on sports daily during the hour on bbc news, who can stop england's red roses? they name their team for the weekend as they prepared to start the defence of their six nations grand slam title. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. millions of women born in the 1950s who weren't properly informed about the rising pension age should be given compensation by the government. that's the recommendation from the parliamentary ombudsman which has been looking at the impact of bringing women's retirement age in line with men's. the campaign group women against state pension inequality — or waspi — say many have suffered

financially because of the changes. the government doesn't have to act on the findings and so far has not committed to paying compensation. here's our political editor, chris mason. it was so hard i ended up on my brother's driveway and a caravan stop i didn't know about it and it doesn't give you much chance to put together extra pension. i doesn't give you much chance to put together extra pension.— together extra pension. i went on to the website — together extra pension. i went on to the website and _ together extra pension. i went on to the website and was _ together extra pension. i went on to the website and was told _ together extra pension. i went on to the website and was told you've - together extra pension. i went on to the website and was told you've got | the website and was told you've got to wait _ the website and was told you've got to wait until you're 66. i said, what?! — to wait until you're 66. i said, what?! , ., to wait until you're 66. i said, what?! , . , ., , to wait untilyou're 66. i said, what?! , to wait untilyou're 66. i said, what?! h, _, , , ., what?! the state stands accused of failure, what?! the state stands accused of failure. from _ what?! the state stands accused of failure, from one _ what?! the state stands accused of failure, from one government - what?! the state stands accused of failure, from one government to i what?! the state stands accused of| failure, from one government to the next, over the best part of a generation. angela had expected her state pension in 2014. until, that is, this moment. i state pension in 2014. until, that is, this moment.— state pension in 2014. until, that is, this moment. i got a letter from the department _ is, this moment. i got a letter from the department for _ is, this moment. i got a letter from the department for work _ is, this moment. i got a letter from the department for work and - is, this moment. i got a letter from i the department for work and pensions in march 2012 telling me i would receive my state pension in march 2020, almost six years later than

expected. i was absolutely floored. what do you say to perhaps our younger viewers who say perhaps you could have found out more about what was happening here? i could have found out more about what was happening here?— was happening here? i would say no. in order to find _ was happening here? i would say no. in order to find out _ was happening here? i would say no. in order to find out that _ was happening here? i would say no. in order to find out that something i in order to find out that something has changed you have to have some idea of what you're looking for. they could have given me 15, 16 years' notice of a change to my state pension age but they chose not to and i don't know why they made that choice. there is one waspi woman now dying every 13 minutes. that's why we have always asked for fair and fast compensation. i am talkin: to fair and fast compensation. i am talking to you — fair and fast compensation. i am talking to you today... _ fair and fast compensation. i am talking to you today... the - fair and fast compensation. i am - talking to you today... the post-war labour government _ talking to you today... the post-war labour government led _ talking to you today... the post-war labour government led by _ talking to you today... the post-war labour government led by clement i labour government led by clement attlee brought in pensions for all at 65 for men and 60 for women. but fast forwarding to colour in the 19905, fast forwarding to colour in the

1990s, and...— fast forwarding to colour in the 1990s, and... ., ., ., ., . 1990s, and... today i have announced that b the 1990s, and... today i have announced that by the year _ 1990s, and... today i have announced that by the year 2020 _ 1990s, and... today i have announced that by the year 2020 the _ 1990s, and... today i have announced that by the year 2020 the state - that by the year 2020 the state pension age for women will be raised to 65, the same as for men. but thousands _ to 65, the same as for men. but thousands of _ to 65, the same as for men. but thousands of women say this was never properly explained. and today a report concludes that from 2005 onwards the communication from the department for work and pensions, the dwp, was hopeless. what department for work and pensions, the dwp, was hopeless.— department for work and pensions, the dwp, was hopeless. what we are sa in: is, the dwp, was hopeless. what we are saying is. when _ the dwp, was hopeless. what we are saying is. when you _ the dwp, was hopeless. what we are saying is, when you are _ the dwp, was hopeless. what we are saying is, when you are providing - the dwp, was hopeless. what we are saying is, when you are providing a l saying is, when you are providing a public— saying is, when you are providing a public service, you have got to do it right, _ public service, you have got to do it right, you've got to understand your audience and the members of the public— your audience and the members of the public you _ your audience and the members of the public you are dealing with. we want the wp _ public you are dealing with. we want the wp to— public you are dealing with. we want the dwp to be able to say to women and we _ the dwp to be able to say to women and we understand, we have heard, we have reflected and we are sorry this has happened to you. find have reflected and we are sorry this has happened to you.— has happened to you. and none of those things _ has happened to you. and none of those things have _ has happened to you. and none of those things have happened? - has happened to you. and none of those things have happened? no. | has happened to you. and none of- those things have happened? no. here is what happened, they sent us a statement hinting compensation would cost a fortune.

and listen to this cabinet minister. is he offering compensation? no. that report has just come out. 0bviously that report has just come out. obviously the government will look at the findings and the recommendations of that report. i'm not in a position where i can comment on the details of it. words but no commitment _ comment on the details of it. words but no commitment from _ comment on the details of it. words but no commitment from the - but no commitment from the conservatives. words but no commitment from labour too. i haven't seen the report yet but i think_ haven't seen the report yet but i think it's — haven't seen the report yet but i think it's a — haven't seen the report yet but i think it's a really important issue because — think it's a really important issue because many women across the country— because many women across the countryjust feel like they had the -oal countryjust feel like they had the goal posts moved from them at the time when — goal posts moved from them at the time when they didn't know what was changing _ time when they didn't know what was chan . in . . time when they didn't know what was chanauin. . , . , changing. failure with consequences over decades — changing. failure with consequences over decades described _ changing. failure with consequences over decades described today, - changing. failure with consequences over decades described today, not i over decades described today, not yet resolved. so widespread then has been the failure that the breadth of blame so broad, that accountability is nigh on impossible. and any government tempted to try to sort this out is

confronted by a big blunt truth, it will cost a vast amount. now back in 2019, labour offered compensation, they said if they won the general election that is what they would do. they were crushed in the general election. they are now much more cautious, and so too are the conservatives. and here is the context, a catalogue of failures. so think, the post office scandal, think, the post office scandal, think the infected blood scandal, and now this. that is a context which means that campaigners have to show real stamina, if, which means that campaigners have to show realstamina, if, and it which means that campaigners have to show real stamina, if, and it is a big if, they are ever to be compensated. studio: chris mason, political editor, thank you. the governor of the bank of england says we're on the way to a future interest cut, but for now they're being held at 5.25%. it's the fifth time in a row that interest rates have been held at what is a 16—year high.

andrew bailey says the economy is "not yet at the point" where rates can be lowered, but things are "moving in the right direction". we do need to see further progress, but i do want to give this message very strongly — we've had very encouraging and good news, so i think, you know, we can say we're on the way. but not quite yet in terms... not quite yet, because, as i say, we've got to see evidence that this is sustained. and in particular sustained across the whole sort of in a sense mix of things that form the inflation basket. but it is good news. our economics editor faisal islam is here. interest rates could be cut sooner than expected. it is interest rates could be cut sooner than exoected-— than expected. it is important to reiterate that _ than expected. it is important to reiterate that today's _ than expected. it is important to reiterate that today's decision i than expected. it is important to i reiterate that today's decision was to keep the rates on hold, as you said at this 16 year high. but during the decision on that, the vote, it seems like the tanker was slowly turning towards rate cuts, bit by bit. but elsewhere in the interview, a clip of which we have

just shown, it seems the bank of england governor was going further in suggesting that there would be an active discussion about rate cuts in may. he said inflation did not have to fall below the 2% target in order to fall below the 2% target in order to start rate cuts, which can only be really referring to may. he also suggested expectations in the financial markets, that there would be two or three rate cuts this year were not unreasonable but they were not necessarily his prediction. so you start to see the case that had previously been anticipated, may be starting in the summer, in august, that will be discussed in may now. and we have seen a reaction in financial markets with stock markets going up quite sharply here in uk. other central banks are having the same sort of conversation. when the prime minister told me yesterday about his sunny optimism for a bounce back in the economy, he didn't know about these words, but this will add to that general picture. this will add to that general icture. . ,.,

this will add to that general icture. ., , ., ., ~' the uk has had its sharpest increase in poverty for 30 years as a result of the energy price crisis, according to new figures. 600,000 more people fell into what's known as absolute poverty in the year after russia's invasion of ukraine. the government says the figure would have been far higher without unprecendented state support. the figures have been greeted with dismay by groups campaigning on behalf of the poor. there are different ways of measuring poverty. but we're looking here absolute poverty. that figure changes based on the household, but it's roughly 60% the average income from 2011 adjusted for rising prices. it's the definition the prime minister has often used in parliament. and the figures today show this. 12 million people were living in absolute poverty in the year up to april 2023. that is a big jump. you can see here ? it's up 600,000 in 12 months. that reflects what a lot of people will have seen in their everyday lives.

rising prices, particularly energy costs, squeezing household spending power. but i want to show you this. this is what has happened in the last 30 years. most of the time it goes down ? see here in blue. it's quite uncommon for it to go up ? see here in red. the figures for 2023 are the biggestjump in absolute poverty in 30 years. this here shows you the breakdown by nation. now, some things have changed since these figures a year ago. benefits and pensions have gone up to reflect inflation. the government also points out this could have been a lot worse. they argue 1.3 million more people would have ended up in poverty had they not offered cost of living support. but listen to this campaigner on what they think part of the problem is. the basic rate of universal credit today is at a historic low and is not providing enough for people to afford the barest essentials. and then if you add onto that

a number of further harder edges, whether that's the two child limit or whether it's deductions, you get an overall picture of a social security system which is simply not doing the job that it was set up to do. remember, these figures refer to this time last year. prices now are not going up as quickly, but this is another reminder of the significant pressure some households have been under. w' . , pressure some households have been under. ., , ., ~ pressure some households have been under. . , . ~' more than 500 people crossed the channel in small boats yesterday — the highest number in one day so far this year. it brings the total so far this year to more than 4,000 according to provisionalfigures from the home office — well above the numbers arriving last year at the same time. it has emerged that the man who designed the faulty horizon it system rephrased parts of his proposed testimony before a trial that resulted in a pregnant subpostmistress being wrongly sent to jail. garethjenkinsm, who was an engineer at fujitsu, made the changes after comments

from a barrister representing the post office. the bbc has obtained documents from the ongoing public inquiry which show the various drafts. our business correspondent marc ashdown has the story. the horizon it system was central to the post office scandal. testimony supporting its credibility was used time and again to prosecute sub—postmasters accused of theft or fraud. one was seema misra, wrongly accused of stealing £75,000 tried and sent to jail while she was pregnant. it was horrible. i lost my faith in the system when i was in prison. if i could go to prison for this crime i could go to prison for this crime i haven't committed, anything is possible in this world will stop if i hadn't been pregnant i would have killed myself because of the shame i brought to my family. shame i brought to my family. at her trial in 2010, garethjenkins, the architect of horizon, was called as an independent witness.

but evidence submitted to the public inquiry raises questions aboutjust how well he carried out that role. garethjenkins sent his draft witness statement to warwick tatford, the post office's barrister. in it he said he could not 10% — he meant 100% — rule out problems with horizon screens as a possible cause for some cash shortfalls. warwick tatford responded, saying, "please rephrase, as this will be taken as a damaging concession." in the final testimony, mrjenkins said, "no scenario had been presented that could explain losses because of poorly calibrated touch screens." in another exchange... mrjenkins agreed with an expert defence witness that there could have been issues with training on the horizon system. he wrote, "i support his finding regarding discrepancies in cash in almost every period." again warwick tatford wrote back, "your agreement might be interpreted as a concession that the crown," ie the post office's case, "is entirely flawed." again, mrjenkins changed his statement and instead wrote,

"cash discrepancies indicated at least poor management within the branch and probably something more serious." by law, the draft documents should have been disclosed with seema misra's defence team, but all they saw was the final version after all the changes had been made. its really sad to see that, it's like putting words in somebody�*s else's mouth, what to say and all that. it's quite a sad feeling, all this that happen, which was not right. this that happen, which was not riuht. , . ., , , . right. giving evidence to the public inuui , right. giving evidence to the public inquiry. warwick— right. giving evidence to the public inquiry, warwick tattered - right. giving evidence to the public i inquiry, warwick tattered apologised unreservedly and made this admission. i unreservedly and made this admission.— unreservedly and made this admission. ~ , ., ., admission. i think it is unfair and i am admission. i think it is unfair and i am sorry _ admission. i think it is unfair and i am sorry for— admission. i think it is unfair and i am sorry for that. _ admission. i think it is unfair and i am sorry for that. i _ admission. i think it is unfair and i am sorry for that. i think - admission. i think it is unfair and i am sorry for that. i think what i j i am sorry for that. i think what i was _ i am sorry for that. i think what i was doing — i am sorry for that. i think what i was doing wasjust i am sorry for that. i think what i was doing was just trying to clarify matters _ was doing was just trying to clarify matters and make things clear. but i do agree _ matters and make things clear. but i do agree that i overstepped the mark there _ do agree that i overstepped the mark there. , , ., , , do agree that i overstepped the mark there. , , , _ there. expert testimony was used by there. expert testimony was used by the ost there. expert testimony was used by the post office _ there. expert testimony was used by the post office to _ there. expert testimony was used by the post office to help _ there. expert testimony was used by the post office to help secure - there. expert testimony was used by the post office to help secure many i the post office to help secure many more convictions. garethjenkins is one ofjust two individuals being

investigated by the police. what investigated by the police. what this evidence _ investigated by the police. what this evidence shows _ investigated by the police. what this evidence shows is _ investigated by the police. what this evidence shows is that the net should _ this evidence shows is that the net shouid probably— this evidence shows is that the net should probably be _ this evidence shows is that the net should probably be widening - this evidence shows is that the net should probably be widening to - this evidence shows is that the net. should probably be widening to take on a much _ should probably be widening to take on a much bigger— should probably be widening to take on a much bigger group _ should probably be widening to take on a much bigger group of— should probably be widening to take on a much bigger group of people, i on a much bigger group of people, including _ on a much bigger group of people, including lawyers— on a much bigger group of people, including lawyers working - on a much bigger group of people, including lawyers working within i on a much bigger group of people, i including lawyers working within the post office _ including lawyers working within the post office and _ including lawyers working within the post office and outside _ including lawyers working within the post office and outside the - including lawyers working within the post office and outside the post i post office and outside the post office — post office and outside the post office. ~ , ~ , post office and outside the post office. ~ . ~ , ., post office and outside the post office. ~ , ~' , ., ~ office. neither mrjenkins nor mr tat had wanted _ office. neither mrjenkins nor mr tat had wanted to _ office. neither mrjenkins nor mr tat had wanted to comment i office. neither mrjenkins nor mr i tat had wanted to comment further at this stage. the post office said it was focused on righting the wrongs of the past. mark ashdown, bbc news. the price of easter eggs is on the rise — some cost 50% more than they did a year ago, while others have shrunk in size, according to the consumer group which?. and the reason? most chocolate is made from cocoa grown in west africa, but there has been a spike in global cocoa prices with the overall price of chocolate increased by more than 12% in a year after a humid heatwave affected crops. the queen has told well—wishers that king charles is "doing very well" on a trip to northern ireland. one smart young man stole the show at the bakery in belfast, as camilla was given a tour of shops selling traditional food.

the queen was also given an envelope of get—well cards made for the king by the children of fane street primary school. the us government is launching legal action against apple, accusing the tech giant of illegally monopolising the smartphone market in the united states. apple dominates in america where it has more than 65% of the market share. it says it intends to defend itself vigrously. our new york business correspondent michelle fleuryjoins me. explain what apple is accused of. more than a billion people around the world like it because of its simplicity that is compatible with features like the apple smartwatch but the us department ofjustice in 16 states have filed a lawsuit against the company saying it is blocking rivals from accessing hardware and software. announcing the lawsuit, the attorney general

had this to say... apple has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market not simply by staying ahead of the competition on the merits but by violating federal anti—trust law. consumers should not have to pay higher prices because companies break the law. well, apple plans to defend itself and denies the allegations. this is and denies the allegations. this is an accidental threat, saying it undermined who we are representatives of the company say, while we may be strong in america, globally, the only control 20% of the smartphone market. still, the department ofjustice hasn't ruled out the possibility that, if they succeed, they might ask for the tech giant to be broken up. our top story this evening. the government is told to act swiftly and compensate millions of

women born in the 50s who lost out in changes to their pensions. and wales face finland in cardiff tonight — can they secure a place in the euro 2024 play—off final? am coming up on sports day in the next 15 minutes on bbc news has the former rugby union * done enough to convince the nfl clubs that he's got what it takes to succeed in american football? artificial intelligence has been used by the nhs to diagnose breast cancer in women whose tumours would otherwise have been missed. the trial looked at the scans of more than 10,000 women. most of the women were cancer—free but the ai tool identified all those who had cancer as well as an extra 11 women who had tiny cancerous tumours that would not have been otherwise spotted by doctors. our technology editor, zoe kleinmann, has more details. so this is one of the extra cancers

that was picked up by the ai. that is so tiny. yes, it is, indeed. and you can see why two human readers would have just looked through, compared it, it looks very much the same, and would have said that that's normal. here in aberdeen, dr gerald lip has just led the first nhs evaluation of an artificial intelligence tool called mia, designed to help improve breast cancer diagnosis. the initial results are encouraging. it's almost like another colleague, a sort of second opinion looking over your shoulder and helping you. so, one human reader and ai doing the next read, we could move our turnaround time from 14 days down to three days. any test in the hospital, i've had tests, you're kind of waiting on that result and you want to know it as soon as you can. barbara's cancer was so tiny, dr lip and his team didn't spot it, but mia did. i'm just incredibly grateful. if i hadn't had that, then i don't know when i would have found it. the early diagnosis meant that barbara needed shorter and less invasive treatments. she told me, without ai,

her tumour might not have been spotted for another three years at her next routine scan, by which point it would have been a lot bigger and might have spread. you say cancer and they say, "oh, i'm so sorry." and i felt a fraud because it was so small. it'sjust so easy. there's no extra appointment or anything. and then, when you have the operation, it's at a very early stage. so it's minimal compared to what it could be. ai is good at this when it's properly trained to spot early, tiny symptoms of a specific disease. but this isn't perfect yet. it has a tendency to over—diagnose. and also, because of current health guidelines, it's not allowed to learn on the job and evolve as it's used. right now, this tech is still being researched. mia was built by the medicalfirm kheiron and runs on computing power from microsoft. it was fed millions of images of scans from women around the world to enable it to recognise specific signs of potential breast cancer. currently, human specialists analyse up to 10,000 scans per year.

the hope is that al tech like mia might one day reduce that workload and the strain that goes with it. zoe kleinman, bbc news. tens of thousands of children are at risk of being groomed and coerced into crime by organised gangs, according to a leading child protection expert. professor alexis jay, who revealed the extent of sexual exploitation in rotherham, is warning of an urgent but preventable crisis. she says there's currently no national strategy for dealing with this type of crime. here's our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. if they knew you were talking to me right now, what would they do to you? i don't think i'd be alive. seriously. i genuinely think i would end up six feet under. that's why we're not revealing joe's identity, or the area where, as a child, he worked for a criminal gang in scotland. if they wanted me to go and sell something for them, i had to go and do it. if i had to go and hit someone for them, i had to go and do it.

or it was me that was paying the price. why are children being exploited and coerced into crime? professor alexis jay took evidence from 70 people and organisations in an inquiry commissioned by the charity action for children. a big factor in it appeared to be loneliness, isolation, the desire, and how good it felt, to be part of something, even though it was criminal activity. they controlled my life without me realising they were controlling my life. what i found most shocking generally was the casual violence that was involved. knife crime, of course. but we also heard about the use of machetes, bats, and hammers and axes. it's driving a rise in violent youth crime. and she says the government — all parties — need to act. it needs a national focus and a national strategy. and equally importantly, it needs the introduction of a new offence of child criminal exploitation.

you're saying there's no strategy at the moment? none. no. it's uncoordinated, fragmented, piecemeal. the home office is focused on fighting crime gangs who use dedicated phone lines to sell drugs. £5 million has been earmarked over three years to help exploited children and their families. butjoe's mum said she asked for help and, for years, no—one listened. i tried everything. i tried phoning the police. i tried going to school. i tried social services. what happened ? they told me it was all in my head, like i was a bad parent. _ there was nothing wrong. she was left alone in a battle for the loyalty of her son against the gang. you want to kill i them, but you can't. you can't do anything. can't say nothing. but she clung on tojoe. and with the help of youth workers, he's now free of the gang.

tom symonds, bbc news, glasgow. a woman has been found guilty of murdering her three—year—old son and of four seperate charges of child cruelty. dwelaniyah robinson was killed by a fatal head injury caused by forceful shaking in november 2022. 30—year—old christina robinson denied murder and child cruelty. fiona trott is in newcastle for us now. it's hard to imagine how a mother who is also pregnant could inflict such injuries on her little boy. it was described as a campaign of sadistic cruelty in court. christina robinson burned him with boiling water as a punishment for soiling himself, and she shook him so violently it caused a fatal brain injury for the she tried to explain most of it away and said that the

hot water was an accident she said there reason he stopped breathing was because he was choking on a sandwich. but the prosecution said she was a lawyer and they called all this remorseless arrogance. what she didn't lie about was the use of the cane, she said she hit him with it because she was following her religious teachings at that time. hearing details of how she murdered him is hard enough. i think was also upsetting about this case is the fact she didn't think medical treatment for the wounds she has inflicted on him, and there were over 60 of them. take a look at this cctv. it shows her going to a medical appointment for herself and then also going to the shop, this was while dwelaniyah was left injured and unattended at home for two hours. today she showed no emotion when the verdicts were returned. three of the jury wept in

court here today the that's how distressing this trial has been. the 30—year—old will be sentenced at a later date. wales are preparing to take on finland in cardiff, as they try to secure a place in the men's football euros this summer. the winner of tonight's game will go through to a play—off final next week. here's our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. they made themselves heard at the euros in 2016. a few braved baku five years later. and then came the world cup in doha. now, wwelsh fans are dreaming of a fourth major tournament in eight years. haley has already booked accommodation in germany. we just got to hope for the best, really. we are doing well in terms of the squad. we haven't gotten any injuries. we are strong, we're good to go, i'm quite nervous. if the players needed

any extra motivation, they got it this week in a team talk from actor rhys ifans. there have been poets and actors and politicians and rock and rollers. but no one and nothing unifies us in the way that you do. of course, they have to keep their feet on the ground. tonight's game is just the first step. they have to beat finland to face either poland or estonia in the final next week. yeah, we've been in the situation- before where we're in must win games and we are on the brink, yet. since losing the biggest star gareth bale, others in this team have had to step up and now is the chance to show how far they can go. the teams have just arrived here. thousands of fans to, their flags and bucket hats bringing with perhaps more hope than expectation, but wales have been through the play—offs before, that's how they made it to the world cup. their opponents, finland, are ranked 31

places beneath wales. they may be more visible than formidable but tough to break down! more physical than formidable and they have a world—class goalkeeper. nobody expects flowing football and fancy footwork. it's all about the result. the first step perhaps towards another major tournament, that's what everybody hoping. now, he was an hour late for an organised dig, with a metal detector that was barely working, but 67—year—old richard brock in shropshire has found what's thought be the largest gold nugget ever discovered in england. the nugget, which weighs almost 65 grams, is expected sell at auction for between £20,000 and £30,000. we spoke to the auctioneer. we've had nothing like it before. so we've sold some weird and wonderful things in the past, but... and, yeah, gold. we've handled gold before, but usually in the form of a ring orjewellery or coins,

which are far more common. but this is certainly a one—off for us and very excited to have it with us. it's thursday, so it's fiona with question time later this evening. we're in middlesbrough, where the government, labour and the lib dems are also joined by one of our finest historical novelists, philippa gregory, and columnist rod liddle, who's always got something to say. we're live on iplayer from 8:00pm and on bbc one after the 10:00pm news. time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. some golden nuggets of sunshine spotted above the hawthorn blossom in west sussex by our weather watcher. there will be a lot more sunshine to come over the next few days but a big change coming in our weather. it's going to be feeling a lot colder. why? there is a cold front. it's sinking south and east across the uk and behind it we got

that chilly peeling air digging in. that's still pushing south and east tonight. clearskies, cold appealing ayr, scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers. across included wales, patchy rain, cloud and mild temperatures in double figures as we start off tomorrow morning. tomorrow, that cloud and outbreaks of rain could continue to push south and east, clear kent by the afternoon behind that, a lot of sunshine around. wintry showers perhaps over higher ground, especially in the north and west, and temperatures are now about the seasonal average, between eight and 12 for most. it is going to be getting colder. we are going to be seen that cold appealing air, marked in blue, so gardeners beware. there could be a touch of frost for saturday morning. a day of sunshine and showers, the coldest day of the week, seth dated some of the showers are likely to be wintry again over

the tops of the hills and there will be a brisk north—westerly wind. gusts of 40 mph for many. really taking the edge of the temperatures to drop its going to feel colder than this, temperatures below seasonal average, than this, temperatures below seasonalaverage, but than this, temperatures below seasonal average, but there will be some sunny spells and a bit more sunshine and drier weather on sunday. it will help to lift temperatures a bit and, if you find a sunny spot, the air is cold but, in the sunshine away from the wind, it won't feel too bad. thanks, elizabeth. and that's bbc news at six. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. euro dreamers... nothing less than a win in cardiff tonight will do for wales. who can stop the red roses? their bid for a sixth straight title in the women's six nations,

starts this weekend. and rees lightning — will the gamble to leave rugby union