after being charged for breaching financial rules. live pictures of the volcano in iceland after it erupted for the second time in a month, setting houses in a nearby village on fire. and the desperate owners who've lost pets being preyed on by fraudsters who claim to have found them. and coming up on bbc news — andy murray has hinted once again that this could be his last year on the tour, after a first—round defeat from the australian open. he was beaten in straight sets by tomas etcheverry. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a cargo ship has been hit by a missile in the sea off yemen today. it comes days after strikes launched by the us in the uk in attempt to defend international shipping from attacks by israeli led

houthis rebels. on friday at the us and uk hit back targeting military sites in land in yemen and on the red sea. today rishi sunakfaced mps for the first time since air strikes launched on friday. here is our political editor chris mason. the red sea, a crucial artery of the world economy, but ships here are still being fired at. i world economy, but ships here are still being fired at.— still being fired at. i called the prime minister! _ still being fired at. i called the prime minister! in _ still being fired at. i called the prime minister! in the - still being fired at. i called the l prime minister! in the commons still being fired at. i called the - prime minister! in the commons this afternoon, rishi _ prime minister! in the commons this afternoon, rishi sunak _ prime minister! in the commons this afternoon, rishi sunak said - prime minister! in the commons this afternoon, rishi sunak said the - prime minister! in the commons this afternoon, rishi sunak said the uk i afternoon, rishi sunak said the uk was acting in self—defence after commercial ships and the royal navy were attacked. i commercial ships and the royal navy were attacked-— were attacked. i want to be clear that these _ were attacked. i want to be clear that these were _ were attacked. i want to be clear that these were limited - were attacked. i want to be clear that these were limited strikes. l that these were limited strikes. they were carefully targeted at launch sites for drones and ballistic missiles to degrade the houthis�* capacity to make further attacks on international shipping. i can tell the house today that our initial assessment is that all 13 planned targets were destroyed. keir

starmer said parliament should be consulted where possible when a military campaign is likely to be lengthy, but he supported the government's decision last week. labour backs this targeted action to reinforce _ labour backs this targeted action to reinforce maritime security in the red sea — reinforce maritime security in the red sea. we strongly condemn the houthi _ red sea. we strongly condemn the houthi attacks targeting commercial ships of— houthi attacks targeting commercial ships of all nationalities, putting civilians — ships of all nationalities, putting civilians and military personnel in serious _ civilians and military personnel in serious danger, including british forces _ serious danger, including british forces. thank you, mr speaker. scottish— forces. thank you, mr speaker. scottish national party wanted to know how the uk will respond to today's attack. the liberal democrats are worried about the escalation of violence.— escalation of violence. while not havin: a escalation of violence. while not having a vote — escalation of violence. while not having a vote in _ escalation of violence. while not having a vote in this _ escalation of violence. while not having a vote in this house - escalation of violence. while not having a vote in this house is - having a vote in this house is regrettable, _ having a vote in this house is regrettable, liberal- having a vote in this house is i regrettable, liberal democrats sopport — regrettable, liberal democrats support strikes _ regrettable, liberal democrats support strikes against - regrettable, liberal democrats support strikes against the - regrettable, liberal democrats - support strikes against the houthis to open— support strikes against the houthis to open international— support strikes against the houthis to open international shipping - to open international shipping lanes — to open international shipping lanes but _ to open international shipping lanes but we _ to open international shipping lanes. but we cannot - to open international shipping lanes. but we cannot lose - to open international shipping i lanes. but we cannot lose sight to open international shipping - lanes. but we cannot lose sight of the fact— lanes. but we cannot lose sight of the fact that — lanes. but we cannot lose sight of the fact that this _ lanes. but we cannot lose sight of the fact that this region _ lanes. but we cannot lose sight of the fact that this region is - lanes. but we cannot lose sight of the fact that this region is a - the fact that this region is a tinderhox _ the fact that this region is a tinderbox. if— the fact that this region is a tinderbox.—

the fact that this region is a tinderbox. ., , ., , , , , tinderbox. if as has been suggested throu~h tinderbox. if as has been suggested through their _ tinderbox. if as has been suggested through their actions _ tinderbox. if as has been suggested through their actions over— tinderbox. if as has been suggested through their actions over the - through their actions over the course of the last 12 hours or so, the message which we sought to send has not been received, then what do we intend to do? what is the plan? what is the prime minister's strategy? what is the prime minister's strate: ? ~ , strategy? the prime minister said he wouldn't speculate _ strategy? the prime minister said he wouldn't speculate on _ strategy? the prime minister said he wouldn't speculate on further- strategy? the prime minister said he wouldn't speculate on further uk - wouldn't speculate on further uk action. did this look like support for israel, given the houthis say they back the palestinians? no, said rishi sunak, this is about shipping lanes. mps had plenty of questions and plenty of points of view. past mistakes in _ and plenty of points of view. past mistakes in the _ and plenty of points of view. past mistakes in the middle east should have taught this house that military intervention starting out as limited can quickly— intervention starting out as limited can quickly escalate, risking a sequence _ can quickly escalate, risking a sequence of events and far larger and more — sequence of events and far larger and more terrible and risk even dragging — and more terrible and risk even dragging us into war.— and more terrible and risk even dragging us into war. while it is im ortant dragging us into war. while it is important how— dragging us into war. while it is important how we _ dragging us into war. while it is important how we spend - dragging us into war. while it is l important how we spend defence money, — important how we spend defence money, it— important how we spend defence money, it is— important how we spend defence money, it is vital— important how we spend defence money, it is vital and _ important how we spend defence money, it is vital and without - important how we spend defence . money, it is vital and without doubt that defence — money, it is vital and without doubt that defence needs _ money, it is vital and without doubt that defence needs a _ money, it is vital and without doubt that defence needs a lot _ money, it is vital and without doubt that defence needs a lot more - money, it is vital and without doubt i that defence needs a lot more money. can he _ that defence needs a lot more money. can he explain— that defence needs a lot more money.

can he explain to— that defence needs a lot more money. can he explain to seafarers how - can he explain to seafarers how dropping bombs will lead to a de—escalation of a situation which is already endangering their safety? prime minister. mr is already endangering their safety? prime minister.— prime minister. mr speaker, it is uuite prime minister. mr speaker, it is quite extraordinary. _ prime minister. mr speaker, it is quite extraordinary. it _ prime minister. mr speaker, it is quite extraordinary. it is - prime minister. mr speaker, it is quite extraordinary. it is houthi i quite extraordinary. it is houthi rockets endangering the lives of seafarers in the region. the questions — seafarers in the region. the questions kept _ seafarers in the region. the questions kept coming, and for the prime minister, the decisions will too. the prime ministerfaced questions forjust under two hours this afternoon. some of the theme is explored, the stability of yemen or the lack of it, that big question that was kicked around over the weekend about parliamentary scrutiny and whether it should have come before this action rather than afterwards, and then some, including afterwards, and then some, including a number on the labour left, talking about the israel gaza conflict, and their desire for a ceasefire. overall, there was a sense from some of pride, from others, nervousness, and some articulated both of those sentiments at once. and there is

still a big unanswerable question. what happens next, and then how does the uk respond? chris mason, our political editor in westminster. and our defence correspondent jonathan beale is here. tell us what more we know about the attack. ., , , , attack. there were two missiles fired, attack. there were two missiles fired. one _ attack. there were two missiles fired. one of— attack. there were two missiles fired, one of those _ attack. there were two missiles fired, one of those fired - attack. there were two missiles fired, one of those fired into . attack. there were two missiles| fired, one of those fired into the red sea didn't manage to get as far as the sea, malfunctioned and fell onto land, but the second one, that was fired not into the red sea but into the gulf of aden, territory that the houthis don't control, and that the houthis don't control, and that did hit a ship, a us owned cargo ship called the gibraltar eagle, we were told there was limited damage to the ship and no casualties. the military action was meant to stop this, so in one sense it hasn't succeeded, but they have destroyed the us and the uk in those air strikes some of the capabilities of the houthis. will they do it

again because of these attacks? talking to uk military advisers, i do not get the sense that more strikes are imminent, although we clearly heard from rishi sunak that they will do them if necessary, they are not going to rule that out. the danger at the moment i think it's essentially what is tit—for—tat, but with this going on, there is also a danger of escalation.— danger of escalation. jonathan beale, thank _ danger of escalation. jonathan beale, thank you. _ a review has found that vulnerable young girls were "left at the mercy" of grooming gangs in greater manchester for years because police and council officials ignored the warnings. the report, which covers almost a decade from 2004, sets out a series of botched investigations by greater manchester police. it also hightlights an apparent indifference to the plight of hundreds of mainly white girls from poor backgrounds identified as potential victims of abuse in rochdale by asian men. the police and council officials have apologised. danny savage reports.

rochdale. a town with the wrong sort of reputation. hurry up, zoe. tv dramas were made about the sexual exploitation of children here, by men police were told were of pakistani and afghan heritage. who's that? tarik. amber's boyfriend. then, a 2017 bbc documentary triggered today's report. there was absolutely no getting away from the facts that the victims were young white children, and that the offenders were older pakistani men. and this was today's conclusion. we have found compelling evidence there was widespread organised sexual exploitation of children, within rochdale, from at least 2004 onwards. very little disruptive or investigative action was taken to tackle these very dangerous individuals, and children were left to be abused by them, and subsequently by their associated.

andrea — not her real name — was exploited in the area from the age of 11. she was in care at the time. nobody had ever been prosecuted for the abuse she suffered. i want to know who's accountable for the neglect and the abuse that i suffered. i was a looked after child. parental rights were taken away from my mum and dad, so somebody has parental rights for me. somebody must be held accountable for what happened to me as a child. victims are being failed. the police complaints system is unfit for purpose. maggie oliver raised the alarm in rochdale more than a decade ago. she quit as a police officer to publicly reveal the extent of police failings. failings, she says, continue today. the system doesn't want to hear the message that things are no better. and i want police forces around the country to shout

that from the rooftops. we need more resources, we need better training, we need people who want to engage with these children. and that is the sobering thought of other people we have also spoken to today. child sexual exploitation may now be more of a priority for the authorities, but it would be naive to think that it isn't happening any more. but police say such a failure on such a scale could never happen again here. i know in the past 18 months since i managed this team, that when we have had reports, of victims or potential victims of exploitation, we have moved rapidly to arrest perpetrators. a weary health worker who helped victims had this response. i can't applaud the fact that services are better now, because so they should be. many of those responsible for abuse in rochdale were never charged. police say that could change.

there is still hurt and a huge feeling of injustice for too many people in this pennine town. now, today was part three of a four part into child sexual exploitation in greater manchester. so far they have all been backward looking, but part four will look to the future. it will try and outline just safe children are from these sorts of risks in the greater manchester area, and what can be done to reassure people about it. one of the important point is that the whistle—blowers, the canaries in the mine, if you like, maggie oliver and sarah rowe botham, cleared, vindicated first speaking truth to power all those years ago getting a lot of criticism when they did so. they have been vindicated for doing the right thing. danny, thank you. top—flight clubs everton and nottingham forest have both been charged by the premier league with breaking its financial rules. if the charges are upheld,

everton and nottingham forest could face fines or even points deductions, meaning they would be moved down the premier league or even relegated. both clubs have 1a days to formally respond. here's our sports editor dan rowan. when everton were docked ten points for breaching premier league financial rules less than two months ago, the fans fury towards what they saw as an unfair punishment was clear. the club appealed. but now could it get even worse? everton today charged again for exceeding the £105 million losses permitted in another, more recent three—year period. in a statement, everton said the club must now defend another premier league complaint, which includes the very same financial periods for which it has already been sanctioned, before that appeal has even been heard. the club takes the view that this results from a clear deficiency in the premier league's rules. everton claim the cost of their new stadium was among mitigating factors, and the fact

that the rules are being changed later this year shows they are flawed. but they are not the only club that the premier league have confirmed to them are in breach of the regulations. nottingham forest who have spent around a quarter of a billion on new signings are also being referred to the commission. the club said it would cooperate and was confident of a speedy and fair resolution. . , was confident of a speedy and fair resolution-— was confident of a speedy and fair resolution. ., , ., ., ,., resolution. really worried about it, to be honest- _ resolution. really worried about it, to be honest. it— resolution. really worried about it, to be honest. it is— resolution. really worried about it, to be honest. it is poor for- resolution. really worried about it, to be honest. it is poor for the - to be honest. it is poorfor the club. to be honest. it is poor for the club. ., ., ., club. not too worried about relegation. _ club. not too worried about relegation, i— club. not too worried about relegation, i think- club. not too worried about relegation, i think even - club. not too worried about relegation, i think even if i club. not too worried about i relegation, i think even if they knock— relegation, i think even if they knock us — relegation, i think even if they knock us ten points off, we will survive — knock us ten points off, we will survive. ~ , ., knock us ten points off, we will survive. ~ ,., ., , knock us ten points off, we will survive. ~ ., , . , survive. with both teams currently 'ust above survive. with both teams currently just above the _ survive. with both teams currently just above the relegation - survive. with both teams currently just above the relegation zone, . just above the relegation zone, neither can afford points deductions. the fear that any appeals are only concluded after the end of the season, leading to unprecedented uncertainty. meanwhile the dominant force in needless game, champions manchester city, big continue to fight more than 100 financial charges brought by the premier league almost a year ago. they deny wrongdoing, but there is still no resolution in sight. now

a growing list of premier league clubs whose fates could be determined not by events on the pitch but by the results of legal cases. , ., , ., cases. there is an existential -roblem cases. there is an existential problem with _ cases. there is an existential problem with the _ cases. there is an existential problem with the finances, i cases. there is an existential i problem with the finances, the cases. there is an existential - problem with the finances, the gaps between the rich and the middle classes is too big, and the gaps between the middle classes in the premier league and those clubs who are in the championship are too big, and nobody has managed to come up with a solution to that. the and nobody has managed to come up with a solution to that.— with a solution to that. the premier leaaue with a solution to that. the premier league would _ with a solution to that. the premier league would argue _ with a solution to that. the premier league would argue they _ with a solution to that. the premier league would argue they are - with a solution to that. the premier| league would argue they are simply upholding regulations designed to prevent overspending, but the fear is that clubs and their fans no longer know where they stand. dan roan, bbc news. train drivers will go out on strike again at the end ofjanuary in a new series of walk—outs over pay. members of the train drivers�* union, aslef, will take part in rolling strikes that begin onjanuary 30th. our transport correspondent katy austin is at one of britain's busiest stations, london waterloo. that's right, more strikes announced

by drivers at 16 train companies, and they will be between tuesday the 30th of january and monday the 5th of february, although not on the thursday or on the sunday. importantly, the strikes will affect different operators on each day, so do check, and there will be an overtime ban that we can till the 6th of february. other unions include the rmt have struck deals, but there has been very little progress, no proper talks, but there has been very little progress, no propertalks, in but there has been very little progress, no proper talks, in the aslef dispute for quite some time now. it is about pay, it is also about the train companies and the government saying ways of working need to change, and they argued that the latest offer, which was rejected, would see train driver pay go rejected, would see train driver pay 9° up rejected, would see train driver pay go up on average to £65,000 a year. there is one interesting question with these upcoming strikes. will any of the train companies involved require some stuff to work on strike days as part of a new minimum service level rules? i don't think that would be necessarily straightforward to implement if they did, and unions have been opposed to

the idea from the off, really. we don't know yet if they will choose to go down that path. if they do, it would be the first real test of minimum service levels. katy austin, our transport correspondent, thank you. a volcano in iceland that has erupted for the second time in a month — spewing lava into a nearby fishing port and setting several homes on fire. most of grindavik�*s 4,000 people had already been evacuated. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. the unstoppable power of a volcano, as houses are lost to the lava. the rapidly built defences couldn't hold back the moving wall of fire. this is a country that is used to living under the threat of eruptions. why is iceland so volcanically active? it sits on the mid—atlantic ridge, the boundary between and the north american tectonic plate. they are slowly pulling apart from each other, but iceland is also

above a geological hotspot, deep inside the earth, where plumes of hot material can well upwards. the last eruptions were in the 1200s, lasting for decades, but then nothing for 800 years, until five eruptions that started in march 2021. so why was there such a big gap? over geological time, the tectonic plates are pulling it apart at about the speed your finger nails grow, so a few centimetres every year, but they don't seem to smoothly pull apart, they go through pulses of higher activity, and this is likely what we are seeing right now. in 2010, in the south of the country, another eruption generated a giant ash cloud. it exploded through an ice sheet which pulverised the ash into an even finer material, disrupting air travel across europe. it is unlikely the same thing will happen now. there is no glacier here.

instead, the lava is erupting through fissures, cracks in the ground. the 2010 eruption was over in a matter of months, but scientists think this could see lots of smaller eruptions, over a much longer period. the probability is once it has begun it will keep going for some time, and so that isn't great news for the people who are living in the peninsula, where this is occurring, because the most likely scenario is that there will be continued volcanism for the next multiple years. the current activity seems to be slowing, but there is likely to be more to come. iceland's president has said the country is battling tremendous forces of nature. rebecca morelle, bbc news. our top story this evening. the prime minister says the government will back words with action. and a surge in damage to bikes and cars from potholes but scientists think they may have an answer.

coming up on bbc news — the holders of the africa cup of nations, senegal, have got their tournament off to a great start. they beat neighbours, the gambia, 3—0 in a convincing victory, after they'd gone down to ten men. police in cumbria are warning that more and more people who have lost pets are being conned out of money by fraudsters who claim to have found them. an investigation by bbc north west has found that scammers are going through social media posts from owners who are desperate to find their missing dog or cat. they then get in touch claiming to know where the animal is and demanding large sums of money for its return. dan o'donaghue reports. i'll tie the dog up. i want £300 bank transfer. once you've got the dog, i want another £200. a menacing voice at

the end of the phone. in this recording which the bbc has obtained, a blackmailer is demanding payment for a lost pet. it's one of hundreds of calls made to innocent pet owners in the last two years, leaving many people distraught and scared. we found evidence of organised criminal gangs using lost pet social media posts to extort cash from owners. it's something linda tong from tilsley had first hand experience of. i got a phone call from this guy, who said that he had lulu. linda's dog lulu went missing last year, and after searching to no avail, linda posted a plea on social media. it's then that the phone calls started. and he started talking about money, how much money i should pay. i think he mentioned 2,000, then he came down to 1,000. i said, "i'm going to ring the police." he said, "if you ring the police you'll never see lulu again." detective inspector amanda sykes is leading a cumbria police

investigation into social media pet scams. we have identified over 200 victims, and that is countrywide. whether we have identified absolutely everyone that's been offended against by this group of people, i'm not at all sure. emma taylor from wigan has been left so scared that she doesn't want to show her face on camera. after her cat ziggy went missing, she received a threatening call. he said "listen, listen," and his voice was getting more and more aggressive. he said "this is the way it will be. if you don't pay me 500 your cat's gone." the things he was saying, my partner then realised he was reading off the posters. emma gave a statement to cumbria police, and this led to the rest of brandon woolveridge, who was convicted of nine counts of blackmail and one count of theft, and jailed for 44 months. but that hasn't put an end to emma's torment. she still receives calls to this day. i he said, "i want £1,000 or else i'll come back and burn your house cumbria police are continuing

to look into cases, and advice pet owners to be wary of any caller who demands cash in return for information about their animals. dan o'donoghue, bbc news. junior doctors in wales have begun a three—day walk—out over pay. they are on strike until 7am on thursday. the welsh government has offered a 5% pay rise but the bma union rejected it and accused politicians of undervaluing doctors. health authorities in wales said the strike would coincide with one of the most pressurised weeks of the year. hywel griffith reports. across wales, the impact of this strike is being felt at every single hospital. junior doctors make up some 40% of the medical workforce. so the impact here, for example, at wales's biggest hospital in cardiff, is cancelling three quarters of the appointments and 80% of the planned operations. urgent and emergency care

is continuing, but otherwise patients have been told to think twice before coming to the hospital over these three days. the doctors here say they have to strike because they simply can't accept the 5% pay rise given to them by the welsh labour government, saying it's the worst on offer in any part of the uk. it certainly is lower than the combined almost 12% pay rise on offer tojunior doctors in england. in scotland, junior doctors have accepted a pay rise of almost 12.5%. for its part, the welsh government says it simply doesn't have enough money to offer any further pay rise. it would have to come by cutting another part of the welsh nhs budget. so for the moment there's no sign of a resolution, and this disruption looks set to continue. the price of potholes is soaring with hundreds of thousands of motorists and cyclists feeling the frustration across the country. in 2023, the aa said it dealt with more than 600,000 pothole—related incidents.

and it's thought repairs may have cost people as much as £500m. but the local government association says it will take £14 billion to fix our faulty roads. so how can we avoid another costly year? harriet bradshaw reports. my head hit the kerb, and my hand went over and hit the kerb as well, and broke both the bones in this arm. caroline ashton ended up with a titanium plate in her wrist, after hitting a pothole while cycling. roads are deteriorating fast. i've been a cyclist for 25 years, and you can see certainly in the last ten years just how poor the surface is, and how dangerous it can be. the road where she fell has since been repaired, but looking into the issue of potholes, there is a problem which scientists say will only get

worse with the effects of climate change. if we're expecting more extreme weather events, whether that is freeze—thaw cycles, more extreme wind event and rainfall events, these can have an impact on the rate at which our roads deteriorate. and while local councils are calling for more regular and consistent funding to deal with them, across several british universities, engineering solutions also promise some answers. our roads are either made out of concrete or asphalt. the majority of our roads are asphalt, although a lot the damage in both starts with cracks. those cracks turn into potholes through free—thaw cycles and wear and tear. the university of cambridge is working on a range of solutions, from sensors in the roads to investigating 3—d printed fixes and the materials that can adapt to temperature changes. we are trying to enhance these materials through, you know, their environmental impact or performance by adding things

like fibres, and also maybe trying to make themselves heal. to make them self heal. while it is all very well knowing what materials are best to use, you still need to know, quickly and specifically, where the cracks are to fix them. so i'm going to get immersed in some pothole data now. engineers are also developing a way of using anonymised car sensor data to create a detailed digital map of our roads, including the size of cracks. right now, modern cars have the ability to capture the data all around them with video, with accelerometers, with mini weather stations, with several other sensors. and eventually, the idea's to send robots to fix the issue, with universities testing the possibility of robotics for efficiency and safety purposes. but is it enough? the government says it's investing in an extra £8.3 billion into repairs, but with a vast road network, this is a problem not going away any time soon. harriet bradshaw, bbc news.

the one direction heart—throb zayn malik is used to setting hearts a—flutter, but his latest song is making fans swoon in an entirely new way. the singer has teamed up with pakistani band aur to record his first urdu—language single. bbc music correspondent mark savage has more. it's a story of unrequited love. tu hai kahan has already been a massive hit in pakistan and india, where it's been number one on spotify and gained more than 96 million views on youtube. # tu hai kahan... and now zayn malik has jumped on board, singing in urdu, to the delight of his fans. in the star's hometown of bradford, a whole new audience is being introduced to the song. it's quite catchy. a nice little beat going on.

i'm really happy for him, because it is nice for somebody so mainstream to hear a different side. of course, zayn is better known for pop songs like what makes you beautiful and pillow talk, but this isn't the first time he's sung in urdu. i would say it's the most fluent he's ever sounded. also, zayn collaborating with a relatively unknown pop band like aur gives the band huge exposure internationally as well, so it felt like a really pleasant surprise for zayn fans all around the world. this song from his debut album mind of mine was recorded as a tribute to his father, a pakistani immigrant to the uk. but releasing a single in urdu is a significant step. zayn says he is incredibly honoured to be featured on tu hai kahan, and fans are already calling for him to sing more songs in urdu. mark savage, bbc news.

there was snow in several parts of the uk today thanks to bitterly cold winds from the arctic. nearly 200 schools across northern scotland closed today due to snow, including many on the shetland islands here, and there were also flurries in northern ireland, like here in county antrim. the met office has warned that the weather could cause travel disruption or power cuts. and for more on the weather to come here's ben rich. yes, thank you sophie. there is the arctic air you were talking about. surging its way down from the north, we are all really stuck in the deepfreeze and in the northerly wind, today, we have seen some snow showers, they here on the radar picture affecting parts of northern scotland. some into northern ireland as we saw with sophie there and some running down the east coast but as the wind direction changes a bit, it becomes more westly, think these

shower also clear into the north sea, we will see a few more pushing into western areas and what will be a gold night, widely below freezing, minus ailing or lower in the highland. as we head into tomorrow morning this is the weather feature we have to keepen a eye on, particularly in the northern part of the uk because this could bring disruptive snow for some. he could start off with ice in northern and western parts and we are looking at this area of rain, sleet and snow, there will be frequent snow showers again in the north of scotland, this area of snow fall in central and southern scotland and over high ground we could see up to 20 centimetres of snow. here we will see snow to low levels in glasgow and edinburgh. in northern england and edinburgh. in northern england and northern ireland, there will be rain and sleet mixing in, the snow confined to the hill, we could see significant covering so that could cause travel disruption, further south dry with winter sunshine but a cold day for all of us, tomorrow

evening we will will see more snow in scotland, rain sleet and snow, and then we turn our eyes to the south. this weather system in the south. this weather system in the south has been giving headaches this week, it looks like it is only going to deal a glancing blow to southern counties so it may be along the immediate south coast on wend, we see a bit of sleet and snow. we are not expecting that to come to very much but rain, sleet and snow is possible for the channel island, later in the week it stays cold thursday and friday but into the weekend things become milder so this very cold spell may not last all that long. thank and that's bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane dougall. everton are hit with another charge

of breaching premier league financial rules and could face further points deducted.