patchy rain in the morning. eastern scotland and england and wales stay dry and sunny. temperatures a bit warmer than today, particularly on the east coast. highs of 1a or 15, but that weather front in the north west continues its progress towards the south—east as we look towards the south—east as we look towards the middle part of the week and that will bring rain on wednesday, initially in scotland and northern ireland, pushing eastwards into england and wales. the far south could stay dry and clear for much of the day. temperatures 213 or 1a degrees. something clearer moving into the north—west later on. it looks like we will have that unsettled weather, so reina lasted through into wednesday and thursday. at the moment it is fairly optimistic for good friday and into the easter weekend. it is looking largely and settled. thanks, sarah. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. from the six team it's goodbye. the news continues here

on bbc one as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. coming up on bbc london... good evening and welcome to sportsday this monday night with me chetan pathak, coming up on tonight's programme: the premier league sackings continue — potter and rodgers are out — what next for chelsea and leicester? tottenham need a new boss too — life after conte begins at everton this evening — on a big night at both ends of the table and could wearing bodycams be the answer — as hundreds of amateur referees tell us they fear for their safety on the pitch also coming up on the programme before 7: why england netball wants to get more girls and women talking about female health in sport:

there's a range of research sent to us and we need to support gross with their bodies at every stage. with two months of the premier league season to go, over half the clubs no longer have the manager they started the season with. a record 13 have now lost theirjobs — graham potter the latest with chelsea 11th in the table. this was supposed to be a new era at stamford bridge after the departure of roman abramovic, but chaotic of roman abramovich, but chaotic and brutal is how the current owners are being described — after months of telling us they'd be standing by their man. patrick geary reports: the american owners say they won't be chopping and changing managers

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spoke of the abuse his family had suffered. this was a level of pressure he had not experienced at any previous job. pressure he had not experienced at any previousjob. the pressure he had not experienced at any previous job. the defeat to aston villa at the week and was his 11th and 31 games. patients had run out. ., , 11th and 31 games. patients had run out. . , ., u , ., out. certain things were accepted at briahton out. certain things were accepted at brighton but — out. certain things were accepted at brighton but at _ out. certain things were accepted at brighton but at josie _ out. certain things were accepted at brighton but at josie it's _ out. certain things were accepted at brighton but at josie it's a _ out. certain things were accepted at brighton but at josie it's a big - brighton but atjosie it's a big shift — brighton but atjosie it's a big shift. people have to understand that and — shift. people have to understand that and that's why i feel like they were _ that and that's why i feel like they were biting time, results have no time at _ were biting time, results have no time atjosie. the were biting time, results have no time at josie-— time at josie. the owners will to win had been — time at josie. the owners will to win had been backed _ time at josie. the owners will to win had been backed by - time at josie. the owners will to win had been backed by lots - time at josie. the owners will to win had been backed by lots of i win had been backed by lots of cash. josie spent more than £300 million injanuary on eight new players. pulitzer had always worked with tight knit groups in his career had to manage and train i of more than 37 senior professionals. extracting quality from quantity weekly proved tricky. it

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about the timing of the decision: i don't think they've left it too late because a win in their game in hand over other teams will allow them to move out of the relegation zone, so it's them to move out of the relegation zone, so its is them to move out of the relegation zone, so it's isjust about, just, in their hands still. i think it's undaunted when you look at the nine teams in the many leak at the bottom of the premier league that lester do have the quality to stay in the premier league. i don't think they've left it too late in order to stay in the premier league but it's whether they can get a manager in the in time that combines that. film; the in time that combines that. any sense on who _ the in time that combines that. any sense on who that manager might be? so many names bandied about. is there a front runner? i don't think there a front runner? i don't think there is at the moment. my understanding is that lester are a big admirers of graham potter and of thomas frank, they probably are not the only clothes admirers of those two but for me thomas frank isn't going to leave brentford at this

time because it's going well in the premier league and has made himself a home there. graham potter, is he going to be in a position where he wants tojump straight going to be in a position where he wants to jump straight back into management? it's not something we've seen often with sacked managers jumping back in the sub i think will be difficult and i don't think there's a clearfront be difficult and i don't think there's a clear front runner because it's in previous years a lot of time it's in previous years a lot of time it's happened, they sounded out the man they have wanted before making the decision, it doesn't seem to be in the case this time.— the decision, it doesn't seem to be in the case this time. where do you think this went _ in the case this time. where do you think this went wrong _ in the case this time. where do you think this went wrong for _ in the case this time. where do you think this went wrong for brendan l think this went wrong for brendan rogers? it was not long ago he was celebrating the fa cup win at wembley and there's great affection for the owners at wembley lester because of the 2016 title win. some fans have criticised the lack of investment in players, they still have a spent a sick squad but there's so much being talked about here. why have the lost 18 months been so poor? i

here. why have the lost 18 months been so poor?— been so poor? i think if i was personally going _ been so poor? i think if i was personally going to _ been so poor? i think if i was personally going to take - been so poor? i think if i was personally going to take us i been so poor? i think if i was i personally going to take us back been so poor? i think if i was - personally going to take us back to where the key moments it starts to go wrong for brendan rodgers it would bejust go wrong for brendan rodgers it would be just before the fa cups defeat and their defence of the fa cup of dutton them first where he spoke of a refresh in coming in the summer. he knew there were a group of players that had been together for three or four years and the cycle was coming to end and he needs to be refreshed. he and the club told a number of players that they weren't going to be at the club when the new season started. and that there was going to be a big overhaul of the plane staff in the summer and that never occurred and therefore, on the first day of preseason, when brendan rogers came back into the training ground, the same players he told would be leaving in the summer were still there and that for me it was a huge problem for brendan and where this probably did go wrong because not he's trying to motivate players that thought they were going to have their futures away from the football club. when you look at

history, that has never gone well. leicester and chelsea both sacked their managers — knowing big premier league games were around the corner. leicester play aston villa tomorrow, whilst chelsea play a liverpool side struggling for form and eight points off the top four. jurgen klopp was asked about the managerial sackings and his own future earlier today: i think the elephant is in the room is probably, from your point of view, why am still sitting here in this crazy world. —— michael sitting here. that's been standing. think both clubs are not in a spot where they expect to win. i cannot really say a lot more about it. yes, i know them well and respect them a lot. to be honest, i like both when i met them. they are really good people and fantastic managers, both of them. still, things can go wrong the

way and the decision—makers in the club think that the change in the change. we all accept that part of the business. i'm aware of the fact that i'm sitting here because of the past and not because of the season. if this were to be my first season, things will be slightly different, so that's it. tottenham can move ten points ahead of liverpool tonight, in fact they'd be third if they beat everton at goodison park. not that most spurs fans are feeling upbeat, with yet another permanent manager being looked for after antonio conte was dismissed. everton know a win moves them out of the relegation zone and three points clear of danger. conor macnamara is covering the game for bbc radio 5 live: it's been 2a hours of managerial upheaval in the premier league and we have two clubs here facing each other at goodison tonight who have let go managers the season and for tottenham they have a good record in

recent meetings against a knights of they have only lost once the everton in the league in the last decade but looking at their recent form, tottenham haven't been up to standard for a team looking to get into the top four in the last next season. just one win in the last four matches. on the outside there looks to be panic but from the inside, their interim coach is urging calm. inside, their interim coach is urging calm-— inside, their interim coach is urging calm. it's not a club in crisis. absolutely _ urging calm. it's not a club in crisis. absolutely not. - urging calm. it's not a club in i crisis. absolutely not. everyone takes _ crisis. absolutely not. everyone takes the — crisis. absolutely not. everyone takes the decision for the best and when _ takes the decision for the best and when you — takes the decision for the best and when you take a decision you for the process— when you take a decision you for the process and — when you take a decision you for the process and you are not in crisis. thats— process and you are not in crisis. that's the — process and you are not in crisis. that's the interim manager and his first official game in charge tonight since the departure of antonio conte. earlier on the season he filled in for disciplinary reasons and in house for six games and tottenham won four those six matches so is this a good time are back turned to facing spurs? here's the everton boss, sean dayton. that

the everton boss, sean dayton. at the everton boss, sean dayton. at the end of the date the whistle blows — the end of the date the whistle blows and _ the end of the date the whistle blows and your— the end of the date the whistle blows and your plane - the end of the date the whistle blows and your plane a - the end of the date the whistle blows and your plane a good i the end of the date the whistle - blows and your plane a good group of players _ blows and your plane a good group of players without — blows and your plane a good group of players without the _ blows and your plane a good group of players without the shadow of - blows and your plane a good group of players without the shadow of the - players without the shadow of the doubt _ players without the shadow of the doubt there _ players without the shadow of the doubt. there still— players without the shadow of the doubt. there still good _ players without the shadow of the doubt. there still good in - players without the shadow of the doubt. there still good in the - doubt. there still good in the league — doubt. there still good in the league. anything _ doubt. there still good in the league. anything that - doubt. there still good in the league. anything that is- doubt. there still good in the . league. anything that is helpful will take — league. anything that is helpful will take it _ league. anything that is helpful will take it but _ league. anything that is helpful will take it but it— league. anything that is helpful will take it but it starts- league. anything that is helpful will take it but it starts with - league. anything that is helpful will take it but it starts with us. j will take it but it starts with us. every _ will take it but it starts with us. every game _ will take it but it starts with us. every game starts _ will take it but it starts with us. every game starts with - will take it but it starts with us. every game starts with us, - will take it but it starts with us. every game starts with us, how will take it but it starts with us. - every game starts with us, how are we prepared — every game starts with us, how are we prepared our— every game starts with us, how are we prepared our we _ every game starts with us, how are we prepared our we organise - every game starts with us, how are we prepared our we organise and l every game starts with us, how are - we prepared our we organise and know everything we — we prepared our we organise and know everything we have _ we prepared our we organise and know everything we have to _ we prepared our we organise and know everything we have to do _ we prepared our we organise and know everything we have to do to _ we prepared our we organise and know everything we have to do to win the . everything we have to do to win the game? _ everything we have to do to win the game? that's— everything we have to do to win the game? that's will— everything we have to do to win the game? that's will be _ everything we have to do to win the game? that's will be my _ everything we have to do to win the game? that's will be my key - everything we have to do to win the game? that's will be my key focus. | game? that's will be my key focus. there's— game? that's will be my key focus. there's a _ game? that's will be my key focus. there's a bit— game? that's will be my key focus. there's a bit of— game? that's will be my key focus. there's a bit of pressure _ game? that's will be my key focus. there's a bit of pressure on- game? that's will be my key focus. there's a bit of pressure on every. there's a bit of pressure on every sunday evening. the win for west time over southampton yesterday has pushed everton into the relegation zone for now and similarly for spurs, newcastle united to win over manchester united yesterday me and tottenham have dropped out of the top four in the short—term snake they can both achieve those short term aims with a draw. one point would move everton out of the bottom three and put tottenham back into the top four but they will want to go and when and each will be hoping to be in a more comfortable position by the end of tonight.—

by the end of tonight. connor mcnamara — by the end of tonight. connor mcnamara at _ by the end of tonight. connor mcnamara at goodison - by the end of tonight. connor mcnamara at goodison parkl by the end of tonight. connor- mcnamara at goodison park with updates on radio bbc life five tonight. time now for some of the day's other sport stories and former australian cricketer michael slater has been charged with assaulting police during a confrontation in queensland. the alleged incident left one officer with a cut to their hand according to a police spokesperson. slater is also charged with two counts of obstructing police and will be in court on the 2nd of may. ben stokes' experience in this season's indian premier league hasn't gone much better in the second match. he was bowled out after six balls in his first on friday for chennai super kings — and there was an unfortunate similarity today as he was bowled out again on his sixth ball against the lucknow super giants, scoring just eight runs. and a0 years on from winning the european cup winners' cup as manager of aberdeen, sir alex ferguson will finally get a medal for his efforts. only the starting players and five substitutes received winners' medals in 1983 — but ferguson is now set to be one of six people who are acknowledged. after hundreds of grassroots football referees in england told

the bbc they feared for the safety on the pitch, a world first trial was launched, allowing amateur referees to wear bodycams. around 100 people have used the equipment in the first three months of the scheme and if it proves successful, the trial will be expanded. our sports reporterjane dougall has been to see how it's working. afternoon, lads. so obviously, i've got the body camera on today. so what will happen if i need to switch this camera on, i will announce i'm activating the camera. in the first of its kind in the world, sophie wood is one of 100 grassroots referees taking part in a body cam technology trial. the aim is to see if they can improve the behaviour of players and coaches. it means that i've got that safety net there. if anything was to cross that line for me, i'm able to switch the camera on, it captures, starts recording from that moment, it also captures the 30 seconds beforehand, so then context can really be gained around the situation that you've switched it on.

many worry that when incidents like this one are broadcast on television, the behaviour can be copied at a grassroots level. the professional game of course are very aware of the fact that they are often seen as the example and that people can aspire to the behaviours seen and, you know, they are working collaboratively with the football association to ensure that actually they are also addressing poor behaviour from the coaches, the players. so hopefully, you know, if we do this united we'll get some really positive results. in february, a bbc questionnaire found that out of almost 1,000 referees who responded, just under 300 said they'd been physically abused by spectators, players or managers. the fact that somebody sees the device means there will think twice about their behaviour and these are to explore whether it improves the level of participant behaviour in

the grassroot game. and also give the grassroot game. and also give the added safety and security for the added safety and security for the referee. one of the four leagues in the country where the trial is being ruled out is middlesborough, where19—year—old referee, has already use the equipment and matches. i'm a player... yeah. i come up to talk to you and your worried that i might start abusing you. if i feel threatened in any way i press that button and they can actually see the player with their face on the screen. do you think if the player sees themselves on that screen that will stop them from shouting or pushing you were anything like that? 100%. i think if they see themselves probably realise they are in the wrong straight away and a step back from it. have you actually notice a difference? a little bit, yeah. it's fair enough for them to say, "come on ref, it shouldn't be a foul against me". that's about it really. that's all they'll say, and they won't go further with it and i think that's partly because of the camera. we can't show body cam footage from this match because there weren't

any abusive incidents. a positive impact on players attitudes in the games and they understand there is a need for referees to wear this now so they are thinking about their behaviour before they step on the field of play and they can see it as a major deterrent. the fa will track the impact of body cams across participants in leagues which also includes liverpool, worchester, and essex. if they see positive results then it may become the norm for grassroots referees to wear one and easier to name and shame those who might want to abuse them. jane dougall, bbc news, middlesborough a new nationwide policy introduced in german amateur football allows transgender and nonbinary players to choose for themselves if they play in men's or women's teams. the bbc understands the new rule's attracted interest from england, wales and scotland's football

associations as well as fifa, who are currently reviewing their regulations. the german fa says the move puts inclusion at the heart of the sport without jeopardising safety or fairness. but critics say it sets a "dangerous" precedent. from berlin, sarah dawkins reports: my name is charlie and i love to play football. i used to play for a male team. after i took hormones, my body started to change really fast. the berlin officials announced a new rule that is quite progressive. it means that me, as a trans person, i can choose the team i would like to play in. there is a debate raging in sport about what is fair but also what is safe when it comes to transgender athletes. at this woman's match in berlin, they are putting inclusion at the heart of football, and allowing transgender players the right to choose whether they play with men or women.

that new rule was totally necessary, because it was like a big grey box. nobody knew where to put us, and now we know we can decide. how do you feel when you walk into the pitch? in the first minute it is always awkward because then the opponent see you. sometimes you get funny looks, and i know there are critics, but i don't think that i have a physical advantage. i'm not the fastest player, i am not the strongest player on my team. how are you feeling about the match? i feel so comfortable, so welcomed and so seen. i feel so appreciated. i have to go. my name is anna, i am the founder of a feminist group based in germany. we think that the inclusion of transgender players in female sports is very dangerous. there is a clear difference between the female body and a male body, and of course we are not

going to say, no you cannot feel this way or that way, but in the reality we are playing with our bodies and not with how we feel. this prevents women from working hard to be athletes, women and little girls, they will feel they never have a chance. i think it is the beginning of the end of the female athlete. we have to make sure that everyone who wants to play football is allowed to play football. my name is thomas hitzlsperger, and a former premier league player. i know work as an ambassador for diversity for the german fa. the trans community, amateur teams, all said they are happy with the solution. could you ever see this being rolled out in the professional game? not sure, but on a professional level i would hope that uefa and fifa participate. i hope that they think about it, because we are leading by example at the moment. other fa's have approached the german fa, and hopefully

they are convinced that this is a good regulation and they will take it on. the bb understands that england scotland and was were among the faa's to contact germany fa to learn more. attitudes outside of germany can be different but the concern is that transgender males who have achieved purity with always present advantage or security risk to female players. what about player safety? whether any concerns when you are in fomenting this policy? at the beginning of the season when it was implemented, ever since it has been positive. we'll have to see if there will be any safety issues, but up until now there hasn't. you notice clubs like ours who include everyone and make space for everyone do really well, and there is a lot of player satisfaction. you would never have concerns? no, iwould never.

it is just football, we love to play, and it doesn't matter who you are. i want to bring you one more line on this topic. one line to bring you tonight — swim england has banned transgender women from competing in the female category in its competitions. it comes after fina, swimming's world governing body, announced a ban and the creation of an �*open' category at international level. swim england says it also aims to establish an �*open' category for athletes whose gender identity is different than their birth sex, and the policy will come into effect from september. it's a big week coming up for england's lionesses — they're playing brazil at a sold out wembley on thursday, and will be showcasing their new kit ahead of this summer's world cup. following consultations with the team, the players will wear blue shorts instead of white after some of the squad including beth mead and georgia stanway, expressed concerns over when they're

on their period. other countries have also had their kits redesigned for the tournament that begins in australia and new zealand in july. well women's football is not alone in highlighting challenges around female health. england netball is launching a campaign called netball her. it's aim is to educate women and girls of all levels about female health and normalise topics of conversation around the menstrual cycle for example, the menopause and wearing the correct sports bra. kelly gordon is behind it and she's been telling my why it's so important: we wa nt we want to be able to have a sport to support women and girls from the age of five all the way up to 95. we really try to understand what that meant, we looked at the insight and research and there were stark facts that he just hired. a lot of those were around female health and impacted female lifestages. for

example, teenage girls, a1% of teenage girls drop out or pause plane that bawled due to periods, body self—consciousness so we relented think about what we can do about that. another one is, 20% of people who leave due to pregnancy and never returned to the sport and we have to think about how we support those women. there is a range of research since was that we need to support women and girls at every late stage. born out of that was the first initiative. can every late stage. born out of that was the first initiative.— was the first initiative. can you talk about _ was the first initiative. can you talk about the _ was the first initiative. can you talk about the big _ was the first initiative. can you talk about the big number - was the first initiative. can you talk about the big number of i was the first initiative. can you - talk about the big number of teenage girls dropping out of the sport and not coming back. what sort of stories have you heard? what have they been telling you in terms of their experiences? the they been telling you in terms of their experiences?— they been telling you in terms of their exeriences? ., . ~ their experiences? the mean feedback we are getting — their experiences? the mean feedback we are getting which _ their experiences? the mean feedback we are getting which is _ their experiences? the mean feedback we are getting which is common - we are getting which is common across other sports as well, is girls go through a lot of change through their teenage years and whether that's understanding their periods have started and how they engage with sports and what support they need to play support when they

have extreme periods or extreme pain. and also their breasts as well, understanding whether to wear sports bras and the importance of wearing a sports bra and how it can impact their performance. those are the key to things that come through from a health perspective, but also young girls are more conscious of their body as well so just being comfortable in their body and talking about their body in the context of sports.— context of sports. these conversations _ context of sports. these conversations weren't i context of sports. these . conversations weren't being context of sports. these - conversations weren't being have, context of sports. these _ conversations weren't being have, it feels to me, as openly as even a few years ago. does it feel like there's a shift happening in terms of how women's health is being spoken about? ,, �* , women's health is being spoken about? ,, �*, ~ , ., �* about? sure. it's bonkers we haven't soken about? sure. it's bonkers we haven't spoken about — about? sure. it's bonkers we haven't spoken about the _ about? sure. it's bonkers we haven't spoken about the female _ about? sure. it's bonkers we haven't spoken about the female body - about? sure. it's bonkers we haven't spoken about the female body in - about? sure. it's bonkers we haven't. spoken about the female body in fema sport the sub last year, there's lots of talk and similarly today are on the fit bowling kits and changing from white shorts. there was public

talk about the impact of the menstrual cycle on performance, so there has been a rise on the performance and female house on sporting performance. what we have done as a sport is looked at the whole system. a lots of sports didn't approach it through sports are looking at the elite end. what we want to do is look at the whole system and so the resources i sub described before us are from the grassroots all the way to the elite athlete so we can change the narrative in the composition and support everyone in the game. that's all from sportsday. everton versus tottenham kicks off shortly. that's all for now good night. hello there.

good evening. glorious blue skies, plenty of spring sunshine across most of the uk today as illustrated by our weather watcher here in sunny doncaster. but cloudier skies across northern ireland with weather fronts out towards the west is spilling black cloud further eastwards. our weather fronts will all track further eastwards over the next few days. we're all likely to see more unsettled conditions as we head through the middle part of the week, but still lots of sunshine hanging on again tomorrow because our area of high pressure not too far away, it's out towards the east. it will slowly retreat as we head through the next few days or so, allowing these weather fronts to push further eastwards. but it's cloudy, it's breezy overnight tonight, there will be some outbreaks of rain across northern ireland and western scotland there. so here it will feel milder, clear skies across eastern scotland and down through much of england and eastern wales, too, where temperatures could possibly drop to slightly below freezing. so there'll be a touch of frost into tuesday morning. certainly it is another chilly start to the day. now a weather front slowly moves its way eastwards as we head throughout the day on tuesday,

introducing thickening cloud, i think for irish sea coast, outbreaks of rain for northern ireland and possibly for western scotland as well. that cloud spilling into eastern scotland by the end of the afternoon. so the rest of the sunshine, england and wales, top temperatures between 11 and 15 degrees celsius here. north sea facing coast, feeling a little milder than today. now, on wednesday, ourweatherfront has moved further eastwards. it's likely to give us some outbreaks of rain, particularly for western areas of the uk, but brightening up again towards the end of the afternoon across northern ireland. some sunny spells here our weather front will take its time to get towards south—east england. perhaps the rain arriving here by the end of the day. top temperatures again between 11 and 1a celsius at orjust slightly above the seasonal average for most. and then on thursday, the focus of the rain will be across eastern areas of the uk. this rain could pep up, it could be heavy and persistent for a time. but look, high pressure starts to build in from the southwest as we head through good friday. and that is set to keep us largely dry as we head

through the easter bank holiday weekend with possibly some rain approaching from the west as we head into bank holiday monday. but it will be rather cloudy, i think over the easter bank holiday weekend. it will also feel a little milder.

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