very unusual to see a site like that. it is indeed, and just 2 degrees this afternoon as a high in athens compared to what we saw, 13 degrees in liverpool and our weather has certainly changed, and through this week the above—average temperatures shown by the oranges remain largely in place and just watch what happens in place and just watch what happens in the weekend. they deepen, and things could be warmer and we could see five or 10 degrees above where we could be for the time of year. a chilly night, and that's the case in aberdeenshire and north—east scotland with snow on the ground, clear skies and may be a touch of frost, heavy showers over eastern england and once they have departed a cooler night than last night but in the west, more wind and rain arrives and temperatures not much lower than six or 9 degrees. into wednesday we go, and early risers might get some brightness in the east but overall the spell of an hour or two of heavy rain working across many areas during the morning

and followed by sunshine and showers. gusty winds in western scotland again but the weather front never really clears the southern counties of england and south wales and it will stay cloudy for much of the day with further outbreaks of rain, 12 or 13 is the height, a bit cooler further rain, 12 or 13 is the height, a bit coolerfurther north, but rain, 12 or 13 is the height, a bit cooler further north, but the milder air will work back north as we go into wednesday night and with it some heavy rain across some western areas but while we start thursday on areas but while we start thursday on a mild note and you can see the southerly winds bringing the warmth, something cooler will push on in the day so it will be a day where temperatures drop through the day and this time it is england and wales that seek a spell of heavy rain before sunshine and a few showers by one but longer lasting rain across northern and western scotland and some snow on the hills and temperatures by the end of the day closer to average at around seven or 9 degrees but if you are in the west, get ready for more heavy rain as we see the week out as it could cause minor flooding rain as we see the week out as it could cause minorflooding but it does draw in a warm wind, so by sunday, 17 could be the high.

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 with me, john watson. coming up tonight... he says he's not taking a break. could the champions league offer jurgen klopp some respite? 0utplayed in every department, so what now for england as india level the series? relief for djokovic as the defending champion reaches the semifinals in melbourne. good evening. liverpool face rb leipzig in the first leg of their champions league last 16 tie tonight. after conceding the premier league

title and denying he needed a breakfrom hisjob, could a return to european action reignite liverpool and jurgen klopp�*s season? here's joe lynskey. we will discuss this in a moment. the last champions league match was in mid—december. tonight it was in budapest, where teams from england and germany play a first leg in hungary. football, like the world, has to adapt. no one can travel to germany from nations where there are covid variants, the hungarian fa has stepped into host. for liverpool and leipzig, that means anotherjourney through a bubble. the arena can hold 70000 and only open last year. as it stands, the second leg is still at anfield, but some of questions how it makes it fair. liverpool will take any breaks.—

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title a couple weeks. his personal life as well. forced to deny rumours he might be about to leave or take a break, so i guess does this european fixture come at a good time for him? i think it does. just that break from that from your lead, but the team as well —— the premier league. what they need to identify, when you think of the premier league and put that to the back of your mind, this is competition at liverpool. they've done exceptionally well in the last couple years, so the want to go far. looking at the last couple weeks, how much you think it has taken out ofjurgen klopp? we know he's an energetic figure, but he carries the weight of the club and the lead on the shoulders. how much do you think it's taken out of him? i the shoulders. how much do you think it's taken out of him?— it's taken out of him? i think a little, it's taken out of him? i think a little. but _ it's taken out of him? i think a little, but it's _ it's taken out of him? i think a little, but it's hard _ it's taken out of him? i think a little, but it's hard when - it's taken out of him? i think a little, but it's hard when you l it's taken out of him? i think a . little, but it's hard when you can't go and see, you can't take a rest if

you like. but it's up to the players to take up to the plate. he's an inspirational guy, he talks very well, we know that. but this is a group of individuals that have to perform, and they haven't. they haven't performed for different reasons, whether that's the injuries, the lack of crowds. but the players have been.- injuries, the lack of crowds. but the players have been. when it comes to silverware. — the players have been. when it comes to silverware, if— the players have been. when it comes to silverware, if he's _ the players have been. when it comes to silverware, if he's ruled _ the players have been. when it comes to silverware, if he's ruled out - the players have been. when it comes to silverware, if he's ruled out the - to silverware, if he's ruled out the champions league offers, but he comes against a leipzig side. james milner is older than he is. he's a manager with a huge reputation and has his team set up very well. find has his team set up very well. and likewise, has his team set up very well. and likewise. they _ has his team set up very well. fific likewise, they are both has his team set up very well. eic likewise, they are both admirers has his team set up very well. elic likewise, they are both admirers of each other. hugely impressive the way he comes across in his interviews, very similar to the way klopp plays. they perhaps change to a more possession based team, so they perhaps don't press as high.

they are a dangerous outfit. but we did see with leipzig is there one that can buckle. but then as the team that can dig deep, that would be manchester united. figs team that can dig deep, that would be manchester united.— team that can dig deep, that would be manchester united. as we heard in joe's report. — be manchester united. as we heard in joe's report. this _ be manchester united. as we heard in joe's report, this first _ be manchester united. as we heard in joe's report, this first leg _ be manchester united. as we heard in joe's report, this first leg is _ joe's report, this first leg is being played in budapest, which goes against leipzig a little bit. how hopeful will liverpool be that the second one is played at anfield? they'll definitely want that, but this could be a season where a team gets knocked out without actually playing away from home or at home. is a strange situation, but in all fairness, i think they should both be on mutual grounds. i think obviously, the liverpool players and fans will probably disagree, but that's what i think about the fairness. ., �* ., ., ., “

fairness. you've got coverage on bbc five live. fairness. you've got coverage on bbc five live- yes- — fairness. you've got coverage on bbc five live. yes. many _ fairness. you've got coverage on bbc five live. yes. many thanks _ fairness. you've got coverage on bbc five live. yes. many thanks indeed. l staying with football, the draw for the last 16 of the women's champions league has been made. super league champions chelsea will face atletico madrid, while manchester city have been drawn against fiorentina. the defending champion novak djokovic is into the semifinals of the australian open, not before he'd smashed his racket as frustrations spilt over for the world number one against alex zverev. he follows naomi osaka and serena williams in the women's draw into the last four, along with a new name in the men's game, as patrick gearey reports. as lynn, the lion no one saw common —— aslan. his first grand slam and he said very nervous. his butterflies were scattering in the

first set. the world number £21 early the second. —— number 21 would pounce. now the pressure fell on demetrios off because my aching back. these buffering from —— demetrios's aching back. playing on through the pain and dwindling hope. the first man in the modern era to reach a semifinal in his first slam and comprehensively outperforming his new year's resolution. mi; outperforming his new year's resolution-— outperforming his new year's resolution. y , outperforming his new year's resolution. g , ., resolution. my first day, i tried to no to the resolution. my first day, i tried to go to the end _ resolution. my first day, i tried to go to the end of _ resolution. my first day, i tried to go to the end of the _ resolution. my first day, i tried to go to the end of the year - resolution. my first day, i tried to go to the end of the year 2020 i resolution. my first day, i tried to l go to the end of the year 2020 and it didn't happen. so, i said ok, from the beginning, my first step was to beat hungary.— from the beginning, my first step was to beat hungary. novak d'okovic will have watched * was to beat hungary. novak d'okovic will have watched his * was to beat hungary. novak d'okovic will have watched his demise _ was to beat hungary. novak djokovic| will have watched his demise knowing the pressure his trouble hit would

come under against alexander zverev. the germans took the first in a tie—break. djokovic seems to draw strength from urgency. he careered after the second then the third. he hasn't lost a match here in three years, and though he probably isn't unbeatable on these courts, he can very much appear that way. correct seven will be next to try and stop them. naomi 0saka has already been to melbourne, but she defended two points in the last round and now faces a chase away. of socko made this expressively straightforward. —— 0saka quickly drew a line through her all the way to the semis. she will play serena williams for the first time since beating her in a tumultuous us open in 2018. williams hasn't won a slim sense, but there were powerful signs i get some mono that may be

british interests in the singles might be over, but gordon reid and alfie hewett have retained their wheelchair doubles title at the australian open — that's the british pair's tenth grand slam victory. hewitt is also in tomorrow's singles final. they beat the french pair stephane houdet and nicolas peifer. it was amazing. we got our first win together last year, and to get it back to back it is an awesome feeling. especially with the situation at the moment and not knowing how many opportunities we have to compete this year. feels good to be going on with the trophy. it's an absolute honour and to get to a final— it's an absolute honour and to get to a final and bring home the trophy for the _ to a final and bring home the trophy for the second time is something to

be proud _ for the second time is something to be proud of. for the second time is something to be proud of-— be proud of. congratulations to them. plenty for england to ponder after their 317 run defeat in the second test to india in chennai. that levels the series at one—all. joe root said his side were outplayed in every department as india served up a reality check following the highs of the first test, what was a sixth straight away test win. ben croucherjoins me this evening. a resounding win for india, and i guess people watching will be wondering how england can fall so far in the second testjust days apart and played on the same pitch. slightly different wicket and that seems to be what england came on. it was a lot drier and dusty are in the spinners of india really came in. a few selections of disabilities but a resounding victory for india. they went into the spinal, ended up being the final. —— went into the final.

it was dan lawrence, the first wicket of the day. a fine piece of wicket of the day. a fine piece of wicket keeping, the ball actually not begs lawrence as he goes to play that shot. ben stokes, normally asked resolute player. look how high it hit. how on earth do you play that? just an indicator of how difficult this pitch is. we were treated for some fireworks. the end was not too far away. england bowled out for 164. england having to lick their wounds one all the series. i think they found out just how difficult it is to play on spending wickets in the subcontinent and a reality check for them. find wickets in the subcontinent and a reality check for them.— reality check for them. and billy those conditions _ reality check for them. and billy

those conditions better- reality check for them. and billy those conditions better than - reality check for them. and billy - those conditions better than england —— india handling those conditions. big news especially concerning allie. he was one of the better performers for england, despite defeat. but news today that he won't be playing in the two tests. he re - laced be playing in the two tests. he: replaced dawn best, but moeen ali... but moeen ali only playing his first test match since august. the former england captain had his say. just to give you a sense, really, of why moeen ali is going home, this is what the england players have had to contend with in terms of being in that bubble. it shows just how many

days away... the sri lanka tour was 20 days, the india tour was two months long. then there's the potential for moeen ali to be involved in the indian premier league, and that's another eight weeks worth of cricket. he's only going to get a week at home, but it is going to be enough hopefully for him to see his family and then get a little bit of a rest. joe wrote, the england captain, did say he was asked whether moeen ali was staying on and he said it was his choice. it's obviously been a very tricky tour_ it's obviously been a very tricky tour for— it's obviously been a very tricky tour for him. it's obviously been a very tricky tourfor him. as it's obviously been a very tricky tour for him. as mentioned at the start, _ tour for him. as mentioned at the start, they— tour for him. as mentioned at the start, they need to get out of the bubble _ you do forget he played the... there was a huge amount of time he had to spend in quarantine. where does this leave

england now?