time for a look at the weather here's darren bett. have you seen them before? i haven't. i have tried many times. we probably won't see them tonight in scotland, because the activity has died down. we have clearer skies and we have got some clearer skies down the eastern side of the uk with colder air. to the west there is more cloud advancing in. we have a battle between that colder air and this milder cloudier air trying to push in. the boundary between the two is a front that is producing thicker cloud and rain setting in in northern ireland, pushing into wales, the south west of england and the west country into the midlands and over the irish sea. there will be some cloud ahead of it. but it is mostly high cloud, so not preventing a frost in northern ireland and scotland. in the morning we have the

risk of freezing rain and ice in western scotland and north—west england. our cloud and rain pushing slowly into scotland and northern england. turning drier in the south—west and wales and some rain in northern ireland. maybe starting to see some snow in the scottish hills. a cold day in scotland, northern and eastern england. milder further west. we have this front moving in, but it is not moving in at speed and once it arrives it will hang around. so into thursday we will find some sleet and snow, mainly over the hills of scotland and northern england. more likely to be rain elsewhere. that rain does clear from northern ireland be rain elsewhere. that rain does clearfrom northern ireland and it should turn drier in wales and the south—west. but windy here. temperatures in double figures, but chilly in scotland and northern

england. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s

hello, welcome along to sportsday. coming up on the programme... after a series of coronavirus rule breaches, football clubs around the country have been reminded of their responsibilities as cases continue to rise, but elite sport continues. after the cup at the weekend, the premier league is back, and manchester united have the chance to go top at turf moor. and formula i reveals its revamped calendar for the new season, with the news that the usual season opener in australia has been postponed. also coming up in the programme: sport continues to sever its ties with donald trump, as the coach of the new england patriots, bill belichick, says he won't accept the presidential medal of freedom. and we hear from the olympic shooter with chronic asthma who is having to put her dreams on hold.

without that vaccine, there is no question of me going and competing anywhere, really. hello, and you're very welcome along to the programme. lovely to have you with us this evening. as cases of coronavirus rise around the country and we've all been adopting stricter rules to live by, certain elements of elite sport have there has been greater attention on athletes‘ behaviour, been called into question. there has been greater attention on athletes‘ behaviour, with football in particular being singled out after several rule breaches and player celebrations. the premier league and english football league have reminded clubs again about their rules and responsibilities in recent days. patrick gearey has this report.

that searing pace, it is two! these are the moments that make football what it is, the explosion of uncontrolled toy that comes with scoring a goal breaks among sport's great highs, and experience to be shared, but this is not an age of hogging. affable has been told to tighten up and spaced out, to isolate and celebrate at the same time. —— now football has been. that might mean this is the final chorus for non—league chorley even if they get another unlikely win in the cup. and... i don't even celebrate goals, because of the var, i adapt, with certain direction of controlling emotions, that i believe players can also can do a little bit of the same. premier league players are tested far more regularly than those at the levels below, and if you play football, by keeping two metres

apart from everyone else, you're probably not doing it right. so is there much point in relegating celebrating? to control the emotions when you're going to hundred miles an houragain, it when you're going to hundred miles an hour again, it is... when you're going to hundred miles an houragain, it is... we when you're going to hundred miles an hour again, it is... we ask our players in corners to be men marking people, to be pushing people around, and then we cannot say hello to anybody. it gets a little bit controversial. the answer may be found by zooming out. this is due by, a recent destination for celtic, trips that did not necessarily break the law but for some defined the spirit of the times, and the resulting cases... this sprinter has ward football is not to ruin it for other athletes. if our elite sport assumption is taken away for

athletes like myself, trying to train and prepare for an olympics without track access and jim access is just so without track access and jim access isjust so difficult, without track access and jim access is just so difficult, and without track access and jim access isjust so difficult, and ijust sort of wanted everyone who has been given that elite sport exemption to just not take that for granted. symbolism and the power of an example are important right now, so before tonight's game between chef united and newcastle united, the referee reminded players to say divide were possible —— chef you connected. the stands will be empty, but many will be watching closely. patrick gearey, bbc news. ican i can tell you that game is a scoreless, 36 minutes gone there. well, no doubt there'll be a lot of focus on this topic at the three premier league games this evening. we can go live to turf moor now to speak to the bbc‘s football correspondentjohn murray ahead of burnley against manchester united. john, there is going to be a

heightened and increased focus on this over football over the coming days and weeks. yes, from this midweek on it has been made very clear elite sportsmen, footballers, are going to be watched very carefully, how they conduct themselves. already, the authorities have said that they will, and indeed have, remind clubs of the responsibilities to adhere to the strict particles in place. now, they will be quite a close scrutiny on players who celebrate, what the example is post—and pre—match between the two sets of players, shirt swapping, that kind of thing, so shirt swapping, that kind of thing, soi shirt swapping, that kind of thing, so i think there has -- it —— it has been made very clear to them they must watch their step and adhere to the protocols. john, you are at turf moor for burnley against manchester united, manchester united ina good manchester united, manchester united in a good run of form, particularly away from home. a chance to go on

top of the premier league on offer. after this game, manchester united go to anfield to play the champions liverpool, who are currently top of the table, and if tonight and just united are able to get a point, that means manchester united will go to anfield on sunday ahead of liverpool on the table and they would be at the top of the premier league table at this stage of the season for the first time since sir alex ferguson was manager back in 2013, and what was manager back in 2013, and what was his final season, when manchester united did finish champions for the most recent time. mentioning that, does this feel significant? i suppose in the tenure of ole gunnar solskjaer, there has been a lot of ups and downs. are we find more consistency? is this essentially on for a title contention from them? they are where they want to be, they are currently challenging liverpool at the top of

the table, so that is the position they intend to be, but ole gunnar solskjaer is actually right, and any seasoned observer will tell you, the only time you want to be top is the end of the season. that is the target. they have got an enormous job on their hands if they are going to finish above liverpool, manchester city, but so far, so good, but as ever with manchester united, that is always subject to change. it certainly is. just finally, before we let you go, what about burnley and their hopes this evening? burnley drive more points they have games played, and a key pa rt they have games played, and a key part of that, with the return from injury for the two central defenders, ben mee and james tarkowski. nick pope has kept more clea n tarkowski. nick pope has kept more clean sheets in golden david de gea has come and that is why they have moved up the table and away from the legation spot. —— from relegation

spots. john murray, the bbc's football correspondent. john will have full commentary of that match alongside leon osman at turf moor. there will also be regular updates from the other game, wolves and everton at molineux. kick—off there at a15 p.m. a 15 pm. —— eight 15 p:m., and we did notice the rogue locator, we we re did notice the rogue locator, we were at turf moor, not old trafford. the fulham manager scott parker says it's scandalous his side are being made to play their rearranged fixture with tottenham tomorrow having only been given two days' notice. fulham and spurs were due to meet back in december, but was postponed at short notice after covid hit the fulham squad. villa, unable to fulfil their fixture with tottenham tomorrow, saw the premier league fill it with fulham instead. the spurs managerjose mourinho says

the postponements due to covid are giving the premier league little choice but to play the fixtures when they can. the biggest impact is to have matches postponed. that is the biggest impact. the changing of the order of the matches, the impact is i would say minimal. in the end, you have to play 19 matches at home and 19 matches away, you have - if two matches against every team. if it is to help the premier league to go into handle properly, i think is a solution we all have to accept. let's ta ke let's take a quick round up of some of the day's other sports storeys. liverpool women's manager vickyjepson has left the club afterjust over two years in charge. liverpool were relegated from the women's super league last season and are eight points adrift of the leaders in the championship this season. jepson has been at the club

in various roles for 12 years. organisers of the tokyo olympics say they will make a decision on whether to admit fans to events in february or march. the games have been delayed for a year because of the pandemic and are scheduled to take place at the end ofjuly. a state of emergncy has been called in tokyo amid recent rising infection rates. organisers of golf‘s masters plan to welcome back a limited number of spectators at augusta in april. not since these scenes in 2019, when tiger woods memorably won the greenjacket, have galleries been present. the event was postponed until november last year and played without spectators for the first time. on day three of the masters snooker, taking place behind closed doors, the 20—year—old came back from 5—3 down to beat the former world champion neil robertson, 6—3, in the first round. he will now play in the

last eight. the new formula 1 season will start later than planned after the first race. the australian grand prix was postponed because of covid restrictions in the country. it means the season will be delayed by a week, with bahrain hosting the opening race on march 26th. despite the disruption to this year's calendar, organisers are still planning on running a record number of races, six more than last season, as our formula 1 reporter jennie gow explains. 23 race season is what they came out with provisionally, even with this revised calendar, they are sticking to it. the season as you said will start a week later, pseudo— australian open there, it will be a bahrain opener, and that a little break before we head to italy and imola, a race we were not expecting on the calendar, and then china does not look like it is what happened at the moment because of covid

restrictions, and australia shuffled back eight months. it will be a november race, 21st of november for some will the big races get away? they managed 70 last year, and two great plaudits, so fingers crossed. they are expecting to welcome fans back, so will be fascinating to see what the reality of this f1 season actually is —— they managed 17 last season. england's chris woakes says it's unlikely he'll be able to play a part in his side's first test in sri lanka on thursday. woakes is out of self—isolation after being deemed a possible close contact to moeen ali, who tested positive for covid—19. moeen is still displaying mild symptoms and is definitely out of the match. iam i am certainly up against it in terms of time. i only had my first full yesterday, when the ice have been bowling for nearly a week more than i have, which puts me back a

little bit. the chances