and finally, a retired military dog has received the highest honour for animal bravery after saving soliders' lives in afghanistan. kuno was shot while tackling a gunman on operations last year. the belgian shepherd dog ran through gunfire to intercept an al-qaeda insurgent. his injuries led to him having part of his paw amputated, but kuno is now making the most of his retirement thanks to a pair of prosthetic back legs. today, he joined a select group of 72 animals to receive the pdsa dickin medal — the animal equivalent of a victoria cross. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. thank you, george, and more good news for western scotland and northern ireland, out of the wind but not as soggy in the next few days and something brighter on the horizon are not the only change. today we saw temperatures around the 12 degrees mark across the country,

pretty mild for this end of november and by the end of the week some of us and by the end of the week some of us will be struggling to get to five as overnight frost and frost returns. at the moment, the coldest conditions are pushing into the north and west as the rain gradually plays from scotland and northern ireland and there will be showers later. turning letter to the north of england and wales, staying dry in the southeast with clear skies and across england and wales we start another fairly across england and wales we start anotherfairly mild across england and wales we start another fairly mild day, across england and wales we start anotherfairly mild day, but across england and wales we start another fairly mild day, but that mild airwill another fairly mild day, but that mild air will squeeze away as the cauldron pushes east slowly and the cold at brighter conditions moving into the north and west throughout, so into the north and west throughout, so scotland and northern ireland with a brighter day, sunshine and scattered showers. brightening up in the north and west of england, but staying cloudy in the midlands, channel islands, saddam england on the south—east as well as east anglia and here we could see rain and drizzle going —— southern england. still in trouble figures, but dropping to single digits, and what will follow will be the return of overnight frost widely with a cold night through wednesday into thursday, with temperatures close if

not freezing and we will see dense fog patches in northern ireland, south—west scotland and northern england where they linger through valleys, and temperatures struggle to three or 4 degrees but the most, thursday is a lovely, crisp, sunny, autumn day with a bit patchy cloud in the english channel, more clout in the english channel, more clout in the hebrides later but temperatures more widely into single figures, and it will be a case of deploying the big coats, the ice scraper deploying the big coats, the ice scraper and the fog lights as we see the week out. fog becoming more of an issue and the overnight frost will stay there and it stays chilly into the weekend but for many it is looking dry. 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. i'm jane dougall.

solskjaer said it was un—forgivable last time around. can manchester united redeem themselves against istanbul bashak—sha—heer after an embarassing first leg loss? victory after a penalty shoot out saw glasgow city progress to the last 32 of the women's champions league — they now know who they'll face next. also coming up in the programme... an historic moment in the nfl — not because of the players — but because of the officials. and, all i want for christmas is we speak to the charity collecting old football kits to send to children this christmas. hello and welcome to sportsday, welcome to the programme.

we start with the champions league because chelsea are in action right now against rennes. later manchester united host istanbul bashak—sha—heer and ole gunnar solskjaer will be expecting a far better performance against the turkish champions, than, what some have called, a shambolic defensive display last time around. united become the first english club to lose in this season's champions league when it finished 2—1 to bashak—sha—heer. ian dennis is at old trafford for us. i asked him if there would be no margin for error this time around? they cannot afford to be as sloppy and forgiving as they were in defence in istanbul for the and forgiving as they were in defence in istanbulfor the first game against the turkish champions.

inexplicable in terms of for defending the way that they dictate that first goal so they have got to tighten up tonight defensively. they have to try and make the most of how the advantage was because they lost a lot of ground and that because they defeat when they last played. what did he needed to ensure they get to progress to the knockout stages? we had a got to ten -- get the ten points. how costly it was last time that would have taken them to the brink of what —— qualification with nine points that i have to get a win tonight to get them back to nine and then hope that they can get a point or in one of they can get a point or in one of the two remaining games against paris st. germain at home here next week because they don't want to be coming away from home in their final game meeting to get a result. so they have got to try and make the most of this game tonight and maximum three points is the only results realistically that united require. the women's champions league draw for the last 32 was made earlier today. 3 british teams in it,

including glasgow city, who're through to the last 32 for the tenth season in a row will play sparta praha. earlier i spoke to city forward hayley lauder and asked her what she was expecting from the czech champions. i think it would be a really tough game andi i think it would be a really tough game and i paid the mastering the competition and in the domestic league so it would be a really tough gamei league so it would be a really tough game i think and never came against them that was not a qualifying game. it was not what we face before but i think going forward that was not really easy games at any stage of this competition. for your previous match against them it claims to penalty so really tense moments. how difficult was that for you? do you not have any fingernails left? no. i

hate penalties but i think it's showing that as it goes the penalties than we can do it and i think when you have got a goalkeeper that alexander she gives a good chance and she saved one for us and kept us in it. what were the celebrations like? they were good. but at the same time we were absolutely frozen so it's a case of getting in and getting back to the hotel for a shower. it was absolutely worth it. everyone says that scottish people are finally at the called and we should be used in it. it's not true. last season you got to the quarterfinals and i'm sure they already talk about ambition for that farther this time around. yes. obviously it's one game ata time around. yes. obviously it's one game at a time in the competition and it can go against the biggest themes in the world and right now we've got spiked up right in front of us and that will be a tough game for us so we will prepare as well as he can

for that and see how far we get but we do have high standards at the clu b we do have high standards at the club and we want to push on so we'll be looking to do that. there are a couple of other british teams still left in the competition but they are the only semi pro british teams did on the competition. do you find that adds pressure or do you feel advantage? i don't think it adds pressure at all. i think we have done it every year and we just have to keep going with the same mentality and these themes we face a lwa ys mentality and these themes we face always are backed by the main themes and we don't have that but that's something we are very proud of and making not a disadvantage or an advantage but we address claim with the same mindset. the best of luck. thank you you for speaking to us. let's take a look at some of the other fixtures and manchester city will play

goteborg; wsl champions chelsea are away to benfica. the holders lyon take onjuventus. the chairman of the english football league rick parry says the return of fans could be a lifeline for many clubs. it was confirmed by the government yesterday that up to 4000 spectators will be allowed to attend matches from next wednesday when the lockdown in england is lifted. there are 21 fixtures scheduled for tuesday, but those could be moved to get fans into those games as well. it has taken everybody a little bit by surprise. we were not expecting anything before christmas. there is anything before christmas. there is a lot of work to do quickly and it's important we get this right and clearly we have a number of games taking place on the ist of december in theory we will be as flexible as he can if they can be moved to the second but we do not know which clu bs a re second but we do not know which clubs are going to be enriched here yet, we will not know that until thursday. we need to know this is done properly so i think it is one

step at a time. the 5th of december will see the first premier league games with spectators. if brighton is deemed to be in the lowest risk tier then up to 4000 fans could return to the amex. paul barber, the ceo told the bbc that — financially it may not make sense for some clubs — but that it was a positive move for the eventual return of fans to football. it would still see us operating at a match being lost but i think it is more important than that. i think it isa more important than that. i think it is a psychological step towards really wa nt is a psychological step towards really want to be and it's an opportunity for us to prove to a government that we can bring fans back safely and it's also good for us back safely and it's also good for us to be able to re—engage with our support and give them something for the loyalty of a us while we have been playing behind closed doors. so for me it is my symbolic than financial at this stage because the clu bs financial at this stage because the clubs lower down the pyramid, the financial situation will be improved by bringing back the fans if they can because they don't the benefit

that we deal. for us it is more of that we deal. for us it is more of that psychological step towards normal which is really important right now and particularly after we are coming out of the second lockdown. boxing promoter eddie hearn has written to the sports minister 0liver dowden to ask him to review his decision not to bailout boxing as part of the sport relief package following the pandemic. hearn says the government has failed to recognise the impact that grassroots and amateur boxing has on children and society. 0ur appeal to the government has nothing to do with it. we have been soldiering on with no crowds that we will be ok. the clubs in the community will not be but what i try to stress in my letter is you cannot ignore the box is at this point is taking. think about the role that boxing plays within the community. you only have to walk into an

amateur boxing club to see the kids in there and know what they would be doing laid out the sport and when you speak to the great weather it's anthonyjoshua or tyson you speak to the great weather it's anthony joshua or tyson fury you speak to the great weather it's anthonyjoshua or tyson fury or mike tyson. every fight they will tell you exactly the same thing. boxing either saved or changed my life. and i want to bring the attention to the sport in a way where the minister of sport in a way where the minister of sport and the british government can actually understand the vital role that the sport plays within the community. in response, a government spokesperson said: "we recognise how let's take a look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines:

kyren wilson hit a 147 maximum break on the second day of the uk snooker championship in milton keynes. wilson, who's the world number five, leads by six frames to four in his first round match against ashley hugill. it's wilson's third career maximum and the 17th in the tournament's history. it should win him the £15,000 prize fund for the highest break. the london stadium will host one 01:14 diamond league meetings next season, just 10 days before the start of the rescheduled tokyo 0lympics. the meeting has been planned for the 13th ofjuly to avoid a clash with the european football championships, plus the wimbledon singles final and fi's british grand prix. wales have been dealt an injury blow ahead of their rugby union autumn nations cup match against england. ross moriarty has been released from the squad because of an ankle injury. jonathan davies also looks likely to miss saturday's game in llanelli. british tennis number one johanna konta is back with herformer coach dimitri zavia—loff. when they last worked together,

konta reached the the semi—finals of the french open, as well as the wimbledon and the us 0pen quarter—finals last year. they parted company this summer due to a change in the french coach's personal circumstances. some sad news to bring you now, one of the greats of french rugby christophe dominici has died suddenly at the age of 48. dominici was part of the french side that reached the 1999 world cup final. he scored a try in their famous semifinal victory over the all blacks. he was capped 67 times in a nine year international career, he won four six nations titles, two of them grandslams. there are no suspicious circumstances. there was an historic moment in the nfl last night in the match between the tampa bay buccaneers and the los angeles rams, but not for any of the

reasons you might think. for the first time, the league assembled an all—black officiating crew. the former nfl playerjason bell spoke to me earlier and started by explaining just how significant a moment this was. it is amazing. and it is long overdue. it is great especially the player. if i was on the fields to look up and feedback, something that's never before and i think the nfl has made a push for diversity and inclusion especially this year with everything going on in the world. so it is good to see that play out on the field with the officiating crew making history. play out on the field with the officiating crew making historym has been such a turbulent year. following the death of george floyd. sports men and women across the world taking amy. what you personally what does that mean to you? it means everything because as an athlete and especially in the us, especially being a man of colour we use a platform