low cloud and mist and that some low cloud and mist and that easily drifts away and through the day, lots of sunshine coming through. a little more cloud into western scotland and hear perhaps a little more subdued but we are likely to see temperatures around 2a celsius, similar values to what we had today in the south—east and hotter still for sunday. sunday, lots of blue sky and sunshine, there is the front bringing some patchy rain into the western and northern isles but eastern scotland will be dry and sunny, along with northern ireland, temperatures into the mid 20s here and we are likely to see 27 or 28 somewhere in the south—east, 82 fahrenheit. and it will turn increasingly humid with it as well. how long will it last? not very long, in the far north, much cooler by monday with some rain around but, in the south—east, we could see temperatures peaking at 30 degrees and if we get it on monday, it will be the hottest day of the year so far but as the week progresses, it

will get fresher. that is all from the bbc news at six so it is goodbye from me, we knowjoin the bbc news teams wherever you are.

hello, i'm john watson at wembley, with the european championship about to get under way in less than an hour and a half from now. a year later than planned, euro 2020 kicks off in rome in the next hour. we'll assess what the tournament could hold for the three nations involved. as scotland announce they will take a knee with england when the two meet here at wembley. and i'm hugh ferris at the bbc sports centre in salford with the rest of today's sport. including new zealand on top at edgbaston is even the english skipper drives a rare chance on day two. and the first greek to reach a grand slam final is through to face one of the big two and a role on garros.

good evening, and welcome to wembley. the opening day of the european championship, we'll be live to the wales, scotland and england bases in a moment. whales open their tournament tomorrow. but first, all eyes on rome where the tournament begins in over an hour's time — italy against turkey at the olympic stadium. kicking off at eight p:m.. mark lowen is there, a year later than planned mark. good evening to you. i imagine the atmosphere building there and worth pointing out that in many ways this is still the tournament that the organisers had planned to stage a year ago. organisers had planned to stage a ear auo. . ._ organisers had planned to stage a earauo. . _ ., year ago. indeed, and delayed by a ear and year ago. indeed, and delayed by a year and a — year ago. indeed, and delayed by a year and a tournament _ year ago. indeed, and delayed by a year and a tournament like -

year ago. indeed, and delayed by a year and a tournament like no - year ago. indeed, and delayed by a| year and a tournament like no other because the olympic stadium home he will havejust because the olympic stadium home he will have just 25% capacity of spectators coming inside. that is still 16,000 people who can go inside but they have to wear masks when they are inside and have to show proof of either covid—19 vaccination or a negative test before they are allowed in so there are still strict measures in place of the fact that italy, the first country in europe to be crossed with a pandemic 15 months ago is that the first company to a euro 2020 game is showing up for the country has come since the dark days of last year. indeed it does. mark, many thanks for that as the atmosphere builds in rome ahead of kick—off. italy opening a tournament against turkey and it is astonishing to think, you have to go all the way back to 1958, the last time the england, scotland and wales were all represented at a major tournament.

it's wales who begin their campaign first, against switzerland in baku tomorrow. hywel griffith is there. a very good evening to you. wales hoping to emulate that brilliant run to the semifinals at euro 2016. absolutely. when he speak to the players, if you of them still talk about 2016 as the best summer of their careers, the best summer of their careers, the best summer of their lives with his landing here in baku on monday, the city with the flame towers behind me, they have started to focus on tomorrow's task. like switzerland and group a where if they get three points they face a very good chance of going on to the knockout stages. but if they don't, then it's a very tough mountain to climb against turkey and italy later on in rome. some of the senior

players have been through that experience five years ago. they then did not carry much weight of expectation on their shoulders but having gone all the way in to the semis in 2016, can they do it again? it was the obvious question to ask their captain, this time around gareth bale. he has been in thought in this season but wales seems to be his main focus was question for gareth bale then this can whales do it again with mac i think to me on the back of 2016... it again with mac i think to me on the back of 2016. . ._ it again with mac i think to me on the back of 2016. .. people argue we should be doing _ the back of 2016. .. people argue we should be doing things _ the back of 2016. .. people argue we should be doing things but - the back of 2016. .. people argue we should be doing things but we - the back of 2016. .. people argue we should be doing things but we have | the back of 2016. .. people argue we | should be doing things but we have a different_ should be doing things but we have a different team and we have everything different with the tournament, sol everything different with the tournament, so i think us and ourselves_ tournament, so i think us and ourselves can we just believe that to take _ ourselves can we just believe that to take it— ourselves can we just believe that to take it one game at a time and have _ to take it one game at a time and have a _ to take it one game at a time and have a very— to take it one game at a time and have a very difficult group to get out of _ have a very difficult group to get out of like — have a very difficult group to get out of like we did last time. we will be — out of like we did last time. we will be going with the same mentality of taking one game at a time and — mentality of taking one game at a time and just trying to get out of the group — time and just trying to get out of the group. that's the main thing for us. the group. that's the main thing for us we _ the group. that's the main thing for us we have — the group. that's the main thing for us. we have to work really hard against — us. we have to work really hard against these three difficult teams and we _ against these three difficult teams and we will take it from there.

worth— and we will take it from there. worth pointing out that that brilliant run was held usually by the welsh support that was in abundance at the last euros. bob not the case this time. they would not have that famous red wall to fall back on this time.— have that famous red wall to fall back on this time. times in 26 and it felt like the — back on this time. times in 26 and it felt like the entire _ back on this time. times in 26 and it felt like the entire welsh - back on this time. times in 26 and it felt like the entire welsh nation | it felt like the entire welsh nation had somehow found a way to france. the travel advice this time is not to come to azerbaijan which is an amber list country because of the welsh government and football association of wales made that their official line. that said, a few hundred fans have still travelled. we have spoken to a few early arrivals in baku and they said they know the risks they face and a lot of them have had their second jabs and give that as justification for they know they go back to wales, they know they go back to wales, they could face ten days in self isolation but for them they say it isolation but for them they say it is worth it. having lived the dream in 2016, of course they want to do it all over again but as i said earlier, so much depends on that

first game tomorrow against switzerland. three points and maybe they can at least start to dare to dream. , , dream. indeed. they will be desnerate — dream. indeed. they will be desperate to _ dream. indeed. they will be desperate to make - dream. indeed. they will be desperate to make a - dream. indeed. they will be | desperate to make a winning dream. indeed. they will be - desperate to make a winning start, won't they? as will england. england will be hoping to build on their brilliant run to the semifinals of the last world cup. 0lly foster is with the england camp, where mason mount, champions league winner with chelsea this season, was facing the media today. and, 0lly, mount fast becoming one of southgate's go—to players, one of this exciting group of players on whom so much expectation hangs? interesting hearing mason mount the champions league winter this season with chelsea, one of the growing number of young and talented english players that gareth southgate is relying on at the moment. you thou~ht relying on at the moment. you thought he _ relying on at the moment. you thought he will— relying on at the moment. you thought he will be _ relying on at the moment. hm. thought he will be relying on him at some point with selection a huge issue here. for the past three or four days at st george's, it is felt

like the first 20 minutes of a summer blockbuster at the cinema. all the characters are being laid out and they are being sort of set “p out and they are being sort of set up and we are just waiting for the plot to get going and what we think will be an action—packed thriller. in that plot gets going of course on sunday against croatia at wembley. mason mount one of the players who will be hoping to come straight into the starting line—up for gareth southgate. what a fortnight he has had winning the champions league with chelsea. when he spoke to us today, he was really setting out his stall. talking about his own versatility and this was a nudge towards a manager certainly, saying he can play in the midfield three and play further up the paycheque and play further up the paycheque and can play in the forward line and also talked about the squad as a whole. easily 22, he watched england get knocked out three years ago and he said you were never too young to cry. this squad is so young, an average age ofjust 25, one of the youngest in the whole tournament.

you can label them as being inexperienced but he says that that can be an advantage. we inexperienced but he says that that can be an advantage.— inexperienced but he says that that can be an advantage. we have played a lot of football _ can be an advantage. we have played a lot of football some _ can be an advantage. we have played a lot of football some of _ can be an advantage. we have played a lot of football some of us, - can be an advantage. we have played a lot of football some of us, but - can be an advantage. we have played a lot of football some of us, but i - a lot of football some of us, but i thihk_ a lot of football some of us, but i think wheh— a lot of football some of us, but i think when you are coming into a major— think when you are coming into a major tournament and playing for your country, all that goes of the window. — your country, all that goes of the window, that tiredness in the legs in the _ window, that tiredness in the legs in the long — window, that tiredness in the legs in the long season, you don't really worry— in the long season, you don't really worry about — in the long season, you don't really worry about that. all you worry about — worry about that. all you worry about is — worry about that. all you worry about is doing well and going far in the tournament. and performing to the tournament. and performing to the best— the tournament. and performing to the best of— the tournament. and performing to the best of your ability, and as i said before making the nation proud, watching _ said before making the nation proud, watching at— said before making the nation proud, watching at home and everyone getting — watching at home and everyone getting together and supporting us, that's— getting together and supporting us, that's the _ getting together and supporting us, that's the most important thing. obviously— that's the most important thing. obviously knowing in the history we've _ obviously knowing in the history we've ever won at euros before, so for us _ we've ever won at euros before, so for us we _ we've ever won at euros before, so for us we are — we've ever won at euros before, so for us we are a team that is very hungry— for us we are a team that is very hungry to — for us we are a team that is very hungry to want to do that. we want to create _ hungry to want to do that. we want to create history that no one is ever— to create history that no one is ever done _ to create history that no one is ever done before and i feel like with this — ever done before and i feel like with this group, with this young group, — with this group, with this young group, we — with this group, with this young group, we can definitely do that and we know— group, we can definitely do that and we know what we can do. we know the level of— we know what we can do. we know the level of players we have in this

group — level of players we have in this group and _ level of players we have in this group and how together we are and how hungry we are to create history. so, how hungry we are to create history. so. we _ how hungry we are to create history. so. we just _ how hungry we are to create history. so, we just got to go and perform on the pitch— so, we just got to go and perform on the pitch now. so, we just got to go and perform on the pitch now— the pitch now. mason mount fast becomin: the pitch now. mason mount fast becoming such _ the pitch now. mason mount fast becoming such an _ the pitch now. mason mount fast becoming such an influential- the pitch now. mason mount fast l becoming such an influential figure for england at such a young age and worth pointing out as well that he comes up against another influential figure in the shape of a look at moderates for correction. yes, the ca tain moderates for correction. yes, the captain and — moderates for correction. yes, the captain and mason _ moderates for correction. yes, the captain and mason mount - moderates for correction. yes, the captain and mason mount is - moderates for correction. yes, the captain and mason mount is a - moderates for correction. yes, the | captain and mason mount is a huge fan of, says that when he was a boy he used to watch luka modric play for spurs and try to model his own game on him and picked up loads and really learn from just watching him and river in the champions league semifinals, chelsea knocked out luka modric�*s rial madrid and he said coming up against and they swapped shirts and just gives him perhaps the upper hand going into this match on sunday but a bit of a mutual love and after that semifinal between the two. so croatia is setting

themselves up as the underdogs in this one. they not singled out three years ago and many of the players that featured in russia in the world cup semifinal we will see again on sunday, but croatia are saying that this time around, england are certainly the favourites and it will be such a tight one to call and such a tough game for both to start their campaigns and talking of course, gareth southgate will have some huge selection calls for this match we find out on sunday lunchtime. he will indeed. we note gareth southgate said he felt he knew ten of 11 starting players and all the foster think you for the moment. plenty more to come from him at st george's park at the training base over the coming days. scotland, of course, play england in their second group game. they open against czech republic at hampden park on monday, their first appearance at a major tournament in 23 years. how they would like to make a strong

start. noting that scotland will take a knee along with angling when the two teams meet in their match. jane dougall is at their training base in darlington, and, jane, 0ne one of the key lines coming outside of the camp today was the decision sake the knee along with england when they play in the second match of the group. when they play in the second match of the group-— when they play in the second match of the group. good evening. slightly comlex of the group. good evening. slightly complex situation _ of the group. good evening. slightly complex situation from _ of the group. good evening. slightly complex situation from within - of the group. good evening. slightly complex situation from within the i complex situation from within the scotland camp. yesterday, the scottish campion andy robertson said in a statement that the squad had discussed the issue of taking a knee as a group back in march and they had decided that instead they would what they call take a stand against racism. now because of the coverage of that statement and because of how the estimate solid to be negative publicity surrounding it, a little earlier today, the manager also issued a statement saying that actually scotland would still be

taking a stand in all of their matches apart from the game against england at wembley stadium where they would kneel in solidarity with they would kneel in solidarity with the england team. well, the manager spoke to bbc a little earlier and explained his decision. the most im ortant explained his decision. the most important thing _ explained his decision. the most important thing for _ explained his decision. the most important thing for me _ explained his decision. the most important thing for me is - explained his decision. the most important thing for me is that i explained his decision. the most| important thing for me is that we are getting away from the message. it is are getting away from the message. it is not _ are getting away from the message. it is not about the symbolism of what _ it is not about the symbolism of what we — it is not about the symbolism of what we do, not about what we do over what — what we do, not about what we do over what it — what we do, not about what we do over what it would take a stand against — over what it would take a stand against her as of the take a knee against _ against her as of the take a knee against it. — against her as of the take a knee against it, but trying to send a nressage — against it, but trying to send a message out there to society that we have to _ message out there to society that we have to do _ message out there to society that we have to do better. discrimination in any way, _ have to do better. discrimination in any way, shape or form is unsuitable and that— any way, shape or form is unsuitable and that should be the case and key nressage _ and that should be the case and key message and not whether we stand against _ message and not whether we stand against us — message and not whether we stand against us is him or whether we take the knee _ against us is him or whether we take the knee. ~ ., , ., ~' against us is him or whether we take the knee. ~ ., , ., ~ ., the knee. where do you think that chrism comes _ the knee. where do you think that chrism comes from _ the knee. where do you think that chrism comes from against - the knee. where do you think that chrism comes from against the . the knee. where do you think that l chrism comes from against the knee or taking the name was that what drives that you think was back people who don't understand what we are trying to do. and the manager

and his own words said scotland are notjust here to make up the numbers. i guess the big hope for them and their big game is to make it out of the group.— it out of the group. absolutely, and that has been _ it out of the group. absolutely, and that has been the _ it out of the group. absolutely, and that has been the aim _ it out of the group. absolutely, and that has been the aim right - it out of the group. absolutely, and that has been the aim right from i it out of the group. absolutely, and | that has been the aim right from the word go— that has been the aim right from the word go right from when scotland qualified — word go right from when scotland qualified. that has been the message that has— qualified. that has been the message that has come out of the scottish camp— that has come out of the scottish canrp and — that has come out of the scottish camp and it's the manager has made it abundantly clear. earlier on today, — it abundantly clear. earlier on today, i — it abundantly clear. earlier on today, i spoke to scott mechanic front _ today, i spoke to scott mechanic from nottingham forest and scotland defender— from nottingham forest and scotland defender and he said when they arrived — defender and he said when they arrived here at the camp a few days ago. _ arrived here at the camp a few days ago. it— arrived here at the camp a few days ago. it was— arrived here at the camp a few days ago, it was the first thing the nranager— ago, it was the first thing the manager said to them as a group. he said we _ manager said to them as a group. he said we are _ manager said to them as a group. he said we are here to enjoy yourselves but also _ said we are here to enjoy yourselves but also the — said we are here to enjoy yourselves but also the aim is to get out of the group — but also the aim is to get out of the group stages of this competition. now if scotland were to do it, _ competition. now if scotland were to do it. that _ competition. now if scotland were to do it, that we the first time in their— do it, that we the first time in their history and both the men and wonren _ their history and both the men and women teams had ever done that. they have never— women teams had ever done that. they have never gotten out of the group stages _ have never gotten out of the group stages and after 23 years of not qualifying, it would be a double

monrent— qualifying, it would be a double moment in the thing is this is the