may be across east anglia and that may be across east anglia and the south—east of england. there weak weather fronts bringing that the cloud, bringing light rain or drizzle. it should tend to move away by the time we get into the weekend and we will have a west to north westerly breeze and that's going to bring cooler, fresher air back in again. that means some sunshine. some showers and most of those are going to be in scotland. longer spells of rain in the far north of the country. quite windy here and it's going to be a breezy day. nationwide. pleasant enough in the sunshine in the south, 23—24. only 16 in glasgow with those frequent showers. a similar sort of story really on sunday. some brisk winds, better weather in scotland, the odd shower for northern ireland and northern england once again, and it's cool in the north with the wind stronger. a bit warm in the sunshine. sophie. thanks, darren. and that's bbc news at six. time

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the sunshine and short stuff comes out as australia take crucial wickets late on day two of the second ashes test. justin rose leads a british masters field that's been accused of lacking enough masters of british golf. and the grand tour with the grand depart. we'll preview the biggest bicycle race of them all also coming up on sportsday... the girl on the dancing horse juggling success and motherhood. we spend the day with charlotte dujardin.

hello again. it was a day at the ashes that began with australia hoping for something decisive. at ended with england battling back at lloyd's. ——at ended with england battling back at lords. it was an australian batter who made the morning's most telling contribution, steve smith with yet another ashes century. but his was one of the five wickets england needed to wrap up the aussie innings, and they did so before lunch. a16 their first innings score. for england, some momentum, and an opening stand to reflect that. ben duckett played his part and got to within two of a century, but fell, as have two others late on as the sunshine and the short stuff came out. australia's tactics changed, and so did the picture as day two near its end. let's head to lords and speak to our correspondentjoe wilson. joe if things had gone badly for england it could have been pivotal. but getting those australian wickets pretty quickly meant it was a good start to the day.

the way england bulled this morning stop them from thinking that. yeah. stop them from thinking that. yeah, now, stop them from thinking that. yeah, now. thinking _ stop them from thinking that. yeah, now, thinking back _ stop them from thinking that. yeah, now, thinking back to _ stop them from thinking that. yeah, now, thinking back to this _ stop them from thinking that. jf�*ii now, thinking back to this morning, it was kind of a gray morning, drizzly. surprised we started just a couple of minutes late. when you think about the position that australia were in at the start of the day, especially steve smith not out, they would've had ambitions of maybe as you suggest battling england out of the test match, may be betting them out of the ashes. smith was in such a zone today and such an inferior rating that are balto, because as we know he is idiosyncratic. he has his own style. i spoke to them in sussex a few weeks ago and asked him about the grief he would get from the england fans. he said, look, ijust don't even hear it. i don't even think of it. ithink even hear it. i don't even think of it. i think all sports people would say that kind of thing, but i think with smith, it's actually really true. many england fans love to mock him, the australians love to love him. so the fact that england got him. so the fact that england got him out for 110 and were quite

pleased with the fact that when he was out from 110, smith was actually gutted. that's almost fragmentary trach and it quite pleased with the fact that when he was out from 110, smith was actually gutted. that's almost fragmentary trade commission to? no surprise that it was steve smith. he's been the best bowler in this test match finishing with figures of three for 98 in the innings, top batsman and i think england have got to reflect already on the makeup of their bowlers here are look for it through most of australia's innings. at 416, absolutely. that was a bit of decent work from england.— work from england. again, a big if. if the response _ work from england. again, a big if. if the response from _ work from england. again, a big if. if the response from england - work from england. again, a big if. | if the response from england hadn't gone well, again, australia would have had their foot very much on england's next. as it was, a settling start.— england's next. as it was, a settling start. yeah. and when encland settling start. yeah. and when england came _ settling start. yeah. and when england came back— settling start. yeah. and when england came back to - settling start. yeah. and when england came back to back, i settling start. yeah. and when england came back to back, a| england came back to back, a reference again to the weather, the sun was shining. good conditions for bowling, sorry, batting. etc, etc. so they had a good opportunity and both batted fluently. remember, this

is his second crack, really, after making an england career. he's got a technique all of his own, a classic england test match technique, but that's part of the reason he's on the team. he plays attacking shots can he can play controlled attacking shots, but he got to 98 and then perhaps we'll have the opportunity to show you the way he got out because this reflects the change in australian tactics that you referred to right at the start. they kind of tempted england to take on that type of bowling with the field set and ben duckett found a fielder right on the boundary. as did ollie pope earlier, as did joe root, in fact. this is the kind of stuff that sometimes makes you call out, hang on, remember, it is a test match. calm down, but that's a bit like telling a tell her not to sprint towards the swings. it's their instinct to back that way. you talked about _ instinct to back that way. you talked about the _ instinct to back that way. you talked about the bowling attack licking seney. they are having the similar problem because they are spinner, a key spinner, such an important part of their side, nathan

chemist currently not contributing. absolutely. we saw travis had bowled just before the close and steve smith for the last over as the day's they finished on 278 for four. in his 100 consecutive test match, a first time a bowler has ever done that, that is remarkable. at a routine but to fielding a couple of hours ago, he pulled up, clearly injured his calf. had to be led away off the pitch and into the dressing room, head down, look really upset, he is such a big figure for australia, notjust because of his off spin bowling, but really because of his whole personality, or be a leader on the team. i don't think they are quite in the territory of stepping on the ball in 2005, but this could be a significant moment in the whole of the series. we will get an update on the morning, but remember, next test match falls straight after this one. going to be hard to see nathan playing in this test match and i would say maybe evenin test match and i would say maybe even in the next one to stop by thank you very much indeed as

england and dated for 278 for four in theirfirst innings. the women's ashes is about to enter its second format of the three, and the first of three t20s is on saturday. australia take a four point lead into the opening match at edgbaston. nick clitheroe reports and all—female ground steam will be in charge of the pitch for the first time. two years ago she thought she would take about a job in bristol, and on saturday she will be the first one in solving and scrounging for a major international match in this country. in front of a record crowd of close to 20,000, which includes many young fans watching their first ashes game. it’s many young fans watching their first ashes game-— ashes game. it's really exciting. i'd love for— ashes game. it's really exciting. i'd love for them _ ashes game. it's really exciting. i'd love for them to _ ashes game. it's really exciting. i'd love for them to see - ashes game. it's really exciting. i'd love for them to see this - ashes game. it's really exciting. i'd love for them to see this as i ashes game. it's really exciting. | i'd love for them to see this as a career. i think that's the only barrier to entering the sports industry is that young women don't

see it. so hopefully they can see it, be it. it's also for young boys. it's shining a spotlight on this industry which is often neglected and ignored. industry which is often neglected and ignored-— industry which is often neglected and innored. , ., _, ., and ignored. others have come from da “obs, and ignored. others have come from day jobs. after _ and ignored. others have come from day jobs. after a _ and ignored. others have come from day jobs, after a bit _ and ignored. others have come from day jobs, after a bit of _ and ignored. others have come from day jobs, after a bit of guidance, - dayjobs, after a bit of guidance, by edgbaston's significant works, they run the show for the t20 international. it feels like a major boost in the week that a report into the state of the english game said women cricketers face serious discrimination. that report described embarrassingly small the amount of investment in the women's game in this country compared to the man. england's female players receive only a fraction of the match fees that the men get. in response, the ecb has now promised that england's women will play a test match at lloyd's by 2026. that would be great news for the players like the workshare fastball or who is in the workshare fastball or who is in the squad to play at her home ground on saturday. the squad to play at her home ground on saturday-— on saturday. they clearly highlighted _ on saturday. they clearly highlighted that - on saturday. they clearly highlighted that there - on saturday. they clearly highlighted that there is| on saturday. they clearly|

highlighted that there is a on saturday. they clearly - highlighted that there is a lot of work to do. i think we probably knew that already that there is a lot of work to do to get the women's game where it needs to be, and it is up to players like us to continue fighting like the people before us dead. �* , . ., , fighting like the people before us dead. �*, . ., , ., fighting like the people before us dead. ., ., ., ., ~ dead. there's clearly a lot of work to do before _ dead. there's clearly a lot of work to do before women's _ dead. there's clearly a lot of work to do before women's cricket - dead. there's clearly a lot of work to do before women's cricket is i to do before women's cricket is placed on equal footing to do before women's cricket is placed on equalfooting in england, but saturday's thank you is a good start in the right direction. the first round of the british masters golf has a familiar home name at the top of the leaderboard, but not many elsewhere in the field. justin rose is on seven under par after a 65 today. so let's go to the belfry and speak to our correspondent iain carter. iain a good day for rose, but he's a rare high profile player in a high profile event. yes, i think it is fair to say that, actually, the days of this being in high profile events have gone. the access of golf has shifted so far to the united states, and that has been accelerated by what has been going

on with the live golf to her as well. so tournaments such as this to the open championship is not going to attract the players that once dead, hence the likes of matt fitzpatrick, tommy fleetwood not being part of the field here, but as you say, justin rose is justifying as the highest ranked player come on the eight of the worlds top hundred taking part, butjustifying his billing, lovingly finished his round with a long—range, that gave him the 60 57 under par. leading by one from someone with whom he played in the 2014 ryder cup, jamie donaldson who rolled back the years today, rolled in a lovely cup as well from around about 30 feet on the famous 18th green for a 66, and his big objective is to get one of the three places that are available for the open championship if he can get a high enough finish air. some of showed up really well today was the amateur and really promising player,

an englishman, for under par, so he's got an awful lot to pay for when he resumes tomorrow as well. thank you very much indeed. it's the final day of wimbledon qualifying but it hasn't been a successful one for the remaining british players. first up in roehampton was billy harris but he was unable to take a set off the big serving serbian hamad medjedovic losing in straight sets. harris was ranked nearly 200 places below his opponent so it was always going to be a tall orderfor him. anna brogan also lost in straight sets to china's zhuoxuan bai it means there will be eight britons in the men's singles and six in the women's, when play begins at swi9 on monday. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today.. the all england club says it's "uplifting" security for wimbledon which begins next week. the move follows interruptions byjust stop oil activists at several sporting events, most recently the first day of the 2nd ashes test between england and australia at lord's yesterday caroline wozniacki is making a suprise return to tennis.

the former grand slam champion retired three years ago and has had two children in that time. the dane said "i want to show my kids you can pursue your dreams no matter your age or role." jockey frankie dettori has lost his appeal against a 9 day suspension for careless riding at a race during royal ascot. it's means dettori will miss out on riding the odds—on favourite for the prestigious coral eclipse a week on saturday now it's happened only 24 times in major league baseball history, and if that actually sounds quite a lot, consider there have been more than 230,000 games played over the years. so domingo herman genuinely achieved the rarest of the sport's feats, throwing a perfect game for the new york yankees. the dominican pitcher recorded all 27 outs in their ii—nothing win over the oakland athletics without giving up a single hit or walk.

it's the first perfect game in more than a decade and only the fourth in yankees history. herman dedicated his achievement to his uncle, who passed away this week. now they'll be trading blows in the ring on saturday night for the undisputed super middleweight world championship, but savannah marshall and franchon crews—dezurn traded insults in their pre—fight press conference in manchester this afternoon. marshall lost her title to claressa shields in october and accused her opponent of laziness whilst crews—dezurn accused marshall of talking too much in interviews and suggested the briton was guilty of "complacency". afterwards the hartlepool fighter spoke to kal sajad. i'm just sick of it, i'm sick of these godly americans, that's what it is. i'm laid back and i don't let things get to me, but who does she think she is? like i've had things given to me, the differences she is lazy and she doesn't go out and look

for opportunities. what lazy and she doesn't go out and look for opportunities.— for opportunities. what did she say that rile you _ for opportunities. what did she say that rile you no _ for opportunities. what did she say that rile you up the _ for opportunities. what did she say that rile you up the most? - for opportunities. what did she say that rile you up the most? she's i that rile you up the most? she's been saying _ that rile you up the most? she's been saying it — that rile you up the most? she's been saying it for _ that rile you up the most? she's been saying it for weeks, i that rile you up the most? she's been saying it for weeks, to i that rile you up the most? she's been saying it for weeks, to be l been saying it for weeks, to be fair, but the way you come over here and say this to me, you don't know me, you don't know anything about me. i work hard, work extremely hard. female sport is hard. you don't know what i've been through. as this a must win fight for you? can even conceive a loss here and what that might do to your career? if i lose here, what business have i got? if i lose again, like i said, the pool is shallow, there is nowhere left for me to go then. the undercard of that fight features one of british boxing's brightest prospects, and he'll no doubt agree. brashest personalities. ben whittaker won a silver medal at the tokyo olympics, making headlines for some entertaining post fight interviews along the way, before then turning professional. he's preparing for a fourth fight of his pro career against vladimir belujsky having won the first three, with a lot of attention paid to how he behaved during his most recent victory last month.

you are supposed to win these fights, but it is how you win them, and that is the mentality i go into at this point, make sure i clipped no corners, treat each fight like a world championship outcome and when you do that, you can't go wrong. i can't help it sometimes, i might have a little buggy or a shimmy in there, but it's all for the laughs stop by tell us about the buggy and the shimmy, because there was a little bit of criticism after the showboating during the last fight. do you think about it before hand? do you think about it before hand? do you think about it before hand? do you worry about what people might say afterwards? market ally, it's depends on what ben whitaker breaks up. i had a mood that i was gonna go through this, sometimes ijust want to be michaeljackson for the day, that i woke up wanted to be michael jackson for the day, butjokes aside can i do it for the people that pay the hard—earned money, you know? they're working hard to come and see me, if they are not coming to see me, if they are not coming to see me, they are coming to see someone else on the card. i think why not try to put on a show for them while

i can? this game, the sports, it's an entertainment sports, so love it or hate it, you've got to bring your own style, sadly mine is my annoying face. if own style, sadly mine is my annoying face. . , ~ own style, sadly mine is my annoying face. ., , ~ ., ., ~ face. if that is kind of the talking the talk, the _ face. if that is kind of the talking the talk, the locking _ face. if that is kind of the talking the talk, the locking of - face. if that is kind of the talking the talk, the locking of the i face. if that is kind of the talking the talk, the locking of the walk| face. if that is kind of the talking l the talk, the locking of the walk is just as important, isn't it? you have got to win these fights can you've got to match both your promoter and trainer as this huge talent that you have.— promoter and trainer as this huge talent that you have. 10096. luckily enou:h talent that you have. 10096. luckily enou . h to talent that you have. 10096. luckily enough to make — talent that you have. 10096. luckily enough to make and _ talent that you have. 10096. luckily enough to make and walk- talent that you have. 10096. luckily enough to make and walk the i talent that you have. 10096. luckily enough to make and walk the walk| enough to make and walk the walk right now, and i continue to, but it is all about keeping level—headed, working hard, cutting no corners and i'm doing all right right now. what i'm doing all right right now. what ou make i'm doing all right right now. what you make of _ i'm doing all right right now. what you make of those _ i'm doing all right right now. what you make of those comments? i appreciate he is your promoter, so he was a nice things, and sugar hysterectomy or trainer and i wanted to do well as well, talking about one set in a generation talent, a guy who can go back to the very top. is that stuff that you like to hear at this stage of your career? it is all flattering. — at this stage of your career? it is all flattering, but _ at this stage of your career? it is all flattering, but it _ at this stage of your career? it 3 all flattering, but it can easily go down if i don't work hard. that's

why i work hard and why i've got myself out of my comfort zone and training in america. by making sure all their statements in the statements i say come true. what about the guy — statements i say come true. what about the guy you — statements i say come true. what about the guy you are _ statements i say come true. what about the guy you are fighting? it's your first one eighth rounds. about the guy you are fighting? it's yourfirst one eighth rounds. is this a stepping stone, not to ignore who you are going to be fighting, but an important one. then; who you are going to be fighting, but an important one.— who you are going to be fighting, but an important one. they are all ste -|n~ but an important one. they are all stepping stones- _ but an important one. they are all stepping stones. just _ but an important one. they are all stepping stones. just a _ but an important one. they are all stepping stones. just a couple i but an important one. they are all. stepping stones. just a couple more rows to dance, a couple more rounds to break it down, that's how i see it. tough guy, i can't overlook him. the work i have been doing to me if i perform it in the ring, we are all dead. the biggest bicycle race in the world gets under way this weekend. the 110th tour de france will start in bilbao, that's spain of course, on saturday. but the traditional grand depart always begins on the thursday night. the riders are being introduced to the crowd outside the guggenheim museum right now. and two of them are overwhelming favourites for the yellow jersey. easy to understand why, because tadej pogacar of slovenia

won it in 2020 and �*21. but last year danish rider jonas vingergo beat pogacar to win his first tour de france. there'll be 176 riders starting the tour, but if you believe the bookies, it's a two horse race. this is what they'll be facing over the next three weeks. after bilbao there's another stage in spain's basque country, before heading into south west france and the mountains of the pyrenees then the race crosses central france. and will climb the extinct volcano, the puy de dome, for the first time since 1988. then it's a punishing few days in the alps. and the 21 stages over 2115 miles end with the ceremonial stage in paris. it'll be a farewell tour for an icon of both the race and british cycling. mark cavendish is the greatest sprinter the tour has ever seen. holding the record of 34 stage wins jointly with eddy merckx.

he doesn't talk about breaking that record — he says he just wants to win another stage, but if he does that, then of course the record comes with it, and that'd be a memory to retire with. this race gives me the most incredible emotions. you can't really analyse them and appreciate them until afterwards. it's the same every year. i know this is my last one, but it is still the same, i have a job to do. devoid two of those little bits of sentiment at the time where you can definitely paste appreciate them later. the treat paste appreciate them later. the great hopes _ paste appreciate them later. the great hopes of the future british cycling was just seven years old when cavendish won his first tour stage in 2008. tom has won the world cycle championship, olympic gold on his mountain bike and last year when a stage in his first tour on the

famous... winning the willowjersey could be a few years away, but he could be a few years away, but he could wear it see, the opening stage features lots of short, sharp and she climbs, the sort of terrain in which he excels. i she climbs, the sort of terrain in which he excels.— which he excels. i want to try to win from the — which he excels. i want to try to win from the lead _ which he excels. i want to try to win from the lead group - which he excels. i want to try to win from the lead group or i which he excels. i want to try to win from the lead group or the l win from the lead group or the favourites group but not from the breakaway. i think the first two stages are going to be an opportunity where a lot of writers are going to be looking, including myself, to try to win straight off the vat, and i don't particularly want to look past these prissy days in the basque country.— in the basque country. that's the tour de france _ in the basque country. that's the tour de france that _ in the basque country. that's the tour de france that starts - in the basque country. that's the tour de france that starts on i tour de france that starts on saturday. now for the day at�*s apostrophes. manchester united have agreed a deal to buy england international mason mount from chelsea, bbc sport understands. talks to try and resolve the impasse over a fee for the midfielder appear to have been successful... with an initial 55 million pounds agreed that could rise to 60. mount will sign a five year deal at old trafford. hearts and hibernian have been fined following a brawl at the end of the premiership

derby at tynecastle. players and staff clashed after the draw on the final day of the season that left hearts in fourth place, two points above their edinburgh rivals. hearts have been ordered to pay six thousand pounds after a scottish fa hearing, with hibs fined 6,400. france midfielder n'golo kante has purchased belgian third—tier club royal excelsior virton. the 32—year—old will take over as chairman of the club onjuly the first , the same day he joins saudi arabia pro league side al—ittihad from chelsea. she was one of the golden girls of london 2012, charlotte dujardin won double gold and became the world's number one dressage rider. since then, she's continued to break records, win global titles and dominate the sport. after a short time off to have her first baby she's remarkably already back to her best. lizzie greenwood—hughes spent the day with her. it all starts here. she's not the

first new sporting _ it all starts here. she's not the first new sporting mum - it all starts here. she's not the first new sporting mum to i it all starts here. she's not the first new sporting mum to get| first new sporting mum to get straight back to competing, but she took it to a whole new level at her first show, beating the bestjust nine weeks after having a c—section. i was really worried about my feeling to know whether i was still going to have all that feeling. i was just absolutely relieved, i was remembering saying to myself, i can still do it, i can still do it. she certainly _ still do it, i can still do it. she certainly can _ still do it, i can still do it. she certainly can commit - still do it, i can still do it. she certainly can commit in our charlotte along with fiance dean and baby isabella are back at another top show, hoping for more success. this is really important show for me to qualify for the europeans. normally i would have a really good sleep pattern. i have a really routine as to what i'm doing, and that has all changed. dean has taken time off work to help me so i can still pursue my career. i think it's

made her be so content. did still pursue my career. i think it's made her be so content.- still pursue my career. i think it's made her be so content. did you put off havin: made her be so content. did you put off having babies _ made her be so content. did you put off having babies because _ made her be so content. did you put off having babies because you're i made her be so content. did you put off having babies because you're thej off having babies because you're the best in the world because i never felt like the time was right. and for me, and you i needed to feel right. i think being a top athlete, you have to be selfish. i knew after tokyo, ifelt ready, mentally, physically, ifelt tokyo, ifelt ready, mentally, physically, i felt ready. tokyo, ifelt ready, mentally, physically, ifelt ready. when tokyo, ifelt ready, mentally, physically, i felt ready. when any working woman has a baby it always makes things more competent in terms of career success, but of course, in the case of an equestrian is in, there are already two, the writer and the horse, and in the case of charlotte, you can multiply that by ten. so combine all of that with the long hours, the highs and lows, the physicality, these guys have to be super fit. physicality, these guys have to be superfit. take physicality, these guys have to be super fit. take all of that into account and have a young baby that she's onlyjust account and have a young baby that she's only just stopped breast—feeding and still at the top of her game, that is what makes charlotte so remarkable. she of her game, that is what makes charlotte so remarkable. she has all the thin . s charlotte so remarkable. she has all the things around _ charlotte so remarkable. she has all the things around here _ charlotte so remarkable. she has all the things around here that - charlotte so remarkable. she has all the things around here that helps i the things around here that helps her win, as well as having a huge talent as well as having an amazing feel with most of the horses she rides, which is unique, because she can ride anyways, literally,

charlotte, so that gift that she has combined with being able to concentrate on a performance is really what keeps her up in gold medals all the time. did really what keeps her up in gold medals all the time.— really what keeps her up in gold medals all the time. did she fella state? yeah. _ medals all the time. did she fella state? yeah. so _ medals all the time. did she fella state? yeah. so what _ medals all the time. did she fella state? yeah. so what now, i medals all the time. did she fella i state? yeah. so what now, charlotte? is it a lona state? yeah. so what now, charlotte? is it a long nervous _ state? yeah. so what now, charlotte? is it a long nervous wait _ state? yeah. so what now, charlotte? is it a long nervous wait please but left out of horses to ride and compete today. i've got people to coach, sojust compete today. i've got people to coach, so just keep watching and see who can beat my score. no one did beat her square. she won by more than 6%, a huge margin, even for charlotte. i than 696, a huge margin, even for charlotte. ~' , ., ., .. , , charlotte. i think everyone accepts that second _ charlotte. i think everyone accepts that second to _ charlotte. i think everyone accepts that second to charlotte _ charlotte. i think everyone accepts that second to charlotte is - charlotte. i think everyone accepts that second to charlotte is a i charlotte. i think everyone accepts that second to charlotte is a win. l that second to charlotte is a win. that is how we all take it. but, you know, what we have to do is we have to get closer. connecting all these shows, it's fantastic. it's great feeling. shows, it's fantastic. it's great feelina. ., , shows, it's fantastic. it's great feelina. ., , ., ., ., just before we go, reminder of our top story, they too have the second

ashes test. just a few minutes ago, england closed it on 278 for four the difference between a study in england after two days, 138 runs with harry brook 45 not out, ben stokes the captain on 17, and just like we will say no doubt countless times in this series on the resume on day three, it will be fascinating to watch. if you would like to review data that the test @ bbc two in just four minutes' time. thank you for your company in sportsday. and great to have it. that is all. goodbye. hello there. it wasn't the most promising start to the day on thursday. a lot of cloud around for central and eastern areas with some rain, too. but that all cleared out of the way,

and the air turned fresher through the day with these sunnier skies working in for most of us, so didn't end up being too bad. there's the weather front then that brought the early morning rain, and that was significant rain for some. for example, in parts of essex, in andrewsfield, we had 12 millimetres of rain, half an inch recorded in the space of six hours. this was actually more rain than we'd seen for the whole of the month ofjune. before this, there'd only been seven millimetres falling. it has been very dry for parts of eastern england. overnight tonight, well, initially we've got clear spells and a fresh feel to the weather, so not a bad start to the night, but it will be turning progressively damper and more humid from the west as we go through the second part of the night. so eventually, it'll start to turn out to be quite muggy. along with that more humid air that will be pushing in as we go through friday, we will have some low cloud, some mist and fog patches around some of our western coasts and hills, and spots of drizzle falling pretty much anywhere, but particularly so in the west. a bit of heavy rain for a time into western areas of scotland. so completely different day today, sunshine certainly in short supply and a muggy feel to the weather.

temperatures for the most part between 18—21 celsius. the weekend weather prospects — we start to lose that muggy air as a cold front works its way in through the night. and then, saturday and sunday, we're in this basically west—northwesterly airflow. so a fresher feel to the weather returns as we go through saturday morning. there will be quite a brisk wind with us throughout the whole of the weekend, and close to an area of low pressure to the north of scotland. here, we'll see showers or some longer spells of rain across the northwest. a few showers getting into the north west of england and northern ireland, but moving through with time, there'll be some sunshine — the driest and brightest weather through the afternoon across more southern parts of england and wales. it'll still feel quite warm where the sunshine pops out. and it's a similar story, really, on sunday — again, there'll be some longer spells of rain across the north west of scotland, else a few showers across the northern half of the uk. the driest, sunniest weather further south. still quite windy, temperatures for the most part between 17—23 celsius, but turning a bit cooler in the northwest of scotland. into next week, low pressure stays close to the north of the uk. so it's a case of quite unsettled weather with showers,

or some longer spells of rain in the north.

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