to feast on insects. it had been considered lost since the last recorded sighting in the 19705, but it was recently found alive and well on a scientific expedition in djibouti. time for a look at the weather. here's phil avery. thanks. the sun came out and for some it was a glorious day and every thing you could wish from a summers day, and then along came this sort of thing and certainly for some parts across england and wales, torrential downpours and opening the floodgates over there. the curl of cloud produce something a little more persistent and i'm already looking out into the atlantic and in fa ct, looking out into the atlantic and in fact, this area of cloud and rain which will be with you in the south—west before the end of the night. much of the activity we've seen today will gradually fade away into the wee, small hours and so too into the wee, small hours and so too into the wee, small hours and so too into the borders where it has been fairly unpleasant and also in northern ireland so it will be essentially a mild night and then

down into the south—west quarter, that lump of cloud comes much closer and is there before the dawn across the south—west and gradually drives its way ever further north across the greater part of england and wales and eventually into northern ireland, robbing us of what would have been a good start to the day. the one place that does hang on to the sunshine as the heart of scotla nd the sunshine as the heart of scotland with one of the murkier spots around there. you will get the raina wee spots around there. you will get the rain a wee bit later, i assure you and with the low pressure close by, it will stay pretty unsettled over the next few days and fourth thursday up through the irish sea, you will see the gust and a second, but it's not a write off as one area of cloud and rain moves away and then we see the return of summer and sunshine across central and eastern parts of the british isles and there are the gusts, in excess of 50 miles an hour through the irish sea in some locations are more cloud and wind and rain to finish off the day across the western areas. as i say, across the western areas. as i say, a taste of some in the east where we

keep the sunshine and the highest of the week at 26. that's all from the bbc news at six. so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.

hello and welcome to sportsday. will it be for psg — the french champions on the brink of the champions league final. looking ahead to the semi final. the positive tests at marseille threatening the start of the french league. also coming up in the programme. we meet the world cup winner who's joined manchester city

and we hearfrom and we hear from the nfl‘s first black team president taking over at washington. hello and welcome to sportsday. football clu bs football clubs will be able to admit fa ns football clubs will be able to admit fans with the new season gets under way. the first time that has happened since the coronavirus pandemic began. it follows a written letter by a group of mps to the sports minister urging the government to allow fans inside grounds providing smaller clubs with much needed match day revenues. most it will help the many, clubs the fifth and sixth years will remain playing behind closed doors for the time being. as the government draws

a distinction between recreational sport and elite sport. marc white is the chairman of national south side dorking wanderers who play in the sixth tier of english football. frustrated then that this ruling rules throughout effectively? i'm over the moon, actually. there's clarification of what already existed, but that does not matter, because what matters is there's hundreds of non—league cups now and their local communities can now go back and watch their team, so they will survive financially and get back to business. we come from that level ourselves, and its power to the people, really. because without the people, really. because without the push from the supporters and the clu bs the push from the supporters and the clubs it would not have happened. so really good of this coming together.

we know about the finances on offer at the top of the game, this sponsorship deals and tv revenue, but give us a sense of how important it matched a revenue is for lower league football. it's run by volunteers, and you're forever trying to raise income through any meansjust to trying to raise income through any means just to basically be able to operate. in the clubs are deeper into the local communities. up until the news has just come through, into the local communities. up until the news hasjust come through, they we re the news hasjust come through, they were playing in the fa cup, their life there lifeblood behind closed doors and had to shut their doors. this is just doors and had to shut their doors. this isjust going doors and had to shut their doors. this is just going to come doors and had to shut their doors. this isjust going to come is unbelievably welcome news. the support for the premier league clubs is gigantic. we spoke of the four sports minister who coordinated the letter signed by over 30 mps urging

the government did this change to allow fa ns the government did this change to allow fans and before that 0ctober the ist date which had been provisionally put in place where we could see fans being permitted back into stadiums, and he help with this clarification that has come today that you think we could see clubs playing the sixth and fifth tears of english football? do you think we could see fans being allowed back in with the season gets under way?” think so. i think basically what the government have actually done was a com plete government have actually done was a complete mishmash. i don't think they could understand the interpretations, because it's multifaceted at every level. i don't think that the failing, the fanta pointed that out and that's why. i think this is very much the beginning. i hope they find that position quickly. we believe fans

can get back and that political applies to the clubs. then this will follow very quickly. because the revenue is needed at every single level and clubs need supporters to pay the bills. this is fantastic news, a start where it is needed. that's what i would say. then the rest of these tears will follow i'm sure. many thanks indeed for your time tonight. could this be paris saint germain‘s year. backed by the billions of their qatari owners they're chasing that elusive champions league title. neymar, mbappe and co nowjust one win away from reaching club football's european showpiece. joe lynskey is with me this evening. and joe they facing the rising stars of european football rb leipzing. but on paper start the stronger.

moving from one financial side of football to a very different stratosphere now. john there are many interesting aspects to this first champions league semi final inside the lisbon bubble. psg may be the favourites but it's 25 years since they've got this far in the competition, while leipzig are playing in their first semi final, but both these clubs have come a long way in a short space of time. just ten seasons ago leipzig were playing in the fifth tier of german football, a regional competiton at the same level as the national league here in england. that was the same year the club were effectively founded as a sporting arm of the drinks company red bull. and just as leipzig were starting their rise, paris saint—germain were languishing in 13th in ligue un — they spent a good decade or so in the lower reaches of the french top flight before they were bought by those qatari investors in 2011. since then they've been a superpower, but they're

still waiting to win a first european cup in their history. both these sides came through late drama in the last eight, psg had a dramatic turnaround to beat atalanta in their quarter final, while leipzig also scored late on to beat atletico madrid, a real statement result for them and their manager julian nar—gelsman, who tonight becomes the youngest coach to lead a team to the last four of europe's biggest competition. he's been in charge for what's only leipzig's second season playing champions league football, and he's not been scared to ask his opponents for tips. there are many idols like diego, and others. it's always interesting to be face to face on the sideline and to get in touch with them the first time. to recognise how they work and how they act on the sideline. always

interesting for a young guy like me. i have to learn to become a better coachin i have to learn to become a better coach in the future, so it's always important to get in touch with personalities like them. because they win titles and my only title is they win titles and my only title is the under 19 german champion. that's not enough for my career, i want to win more so i have to learn. well leipzig are without their key striker timo werner who's left the club for chelsea, but nargelsman says his side will attack to counter psg's threat tonight. that threat may well include kylian mbappe, the french superstar, who is fit to start this match having come on as a sub in the quarterfinals. but trying to stop him in goal for leipzig is another man who's come up from the very bottom to reach this occasion. peter gulacsi's a hungarian goalkeeper who spent a season on loan in league one with hereford united in 2009. his career‘s been a late bloomer but since he joined leipzig five

years ago he's been one of the bundesliga's stand out keepers. there may be a few fans from edgar street watching him carefully tonight in what is going to be an intriguing champions league semi final. plenty of surprise results so far we wonder if you will have another tonight. thanks indeed for that. the french league is due to begin this weekend. but doubt was cast on teh opening round of fixtures after four marseille players tested positive for cornavirus. their match, with st etienne on friday, was due to be the first of the season, but has been postponed. the french footballjournalist julien laurensjoins us tonight. julien. with the previous season ended back in march, six months on this is not what the league will have wanted? it will be frustrated this was put in so close to the start of the new season.

in so close to the start of the new season. yes, frustrated, disappointed, whatever word you want to use and certain that the weather wa nted to use and certain that the weather wanted things to happen. there was a reason why they did not restock back injuly like other top reason why they did not restock back in july like other top leagues. reason why they did not restock back injuly like other top leagues. they did not feel like it was safe enough and they are hoping will be safe enough to buy football again in august and start before everybody else. but clearly it was not to be. we had the last few weeks if you cases, now five cases. the playing squad stopped and there is too many of those marseille players too close to the game so we had to postpone it until the end of september and move forward to the other games that was supposed to be played on saturday, but will now be played on friday night. any suggestions of what further the impactor could have on the opening round of fixtures and beyond? we are waiting to see and hear back from clubs the last batch of tests. the particle has been

really strict and tight from the french league. and i think everybody in france had theirfingers french league. and i think everybody in france had their fingers crossed, would not afford to have a season like this, to be postponed and this one is really the only ones, it's a great game but the canet have any more games postponed. you take more risk and the more cases could appear so they are really walking on a tight rope right now and hoping for the best. just hearing from that match tonight, is this going to be paris's year because i cannot hide the fact that i am a psg fan, but

they have to progress to the final and whoever they face there is a challenge, but they are the favourite. with so i turned the last couple of minutes in a heartbreaking end of the game or a leg. this time it was their term, and they are really hoping to carry that momentum into the semi final tonight and hopefully into the final. we had to ask you while we had you hear, many thanks indeed forjoining us on sports day this evening. next tonight, world cup winner rose lavelle says she's relishing the chance of playing in the women's super league for manchester city as another of the biggest names in women's football makes the move to england. 0ur reporterjo currie says manchester city can expect big things from her. this signing by manchester city really speaks volumes of their ambition for this season. she's only 25, so relatively still young and

her career but