temperatures more evenly spaced at around 11 or 12 degrees. as we head towards the end of the week, that area of high pressure will start to shrink away and we will start to see a weather front arriving into the north—west, with some stronger winds as well. the rain in the north—west eventually by the latter part of the day. england and wales, head further southin day. england and wales, head further south in the wind will be light and there could be morning mist and fog again and hopefully a bit of sunshine but again the highest temperatures with the stronger atlantic winds will be for scotland and northern ireland. that weather front will push rain southwards over the weekend and then we see a new area of low pressure and rain develop on sunday to across northern areas. once that arrives and pushes through, so we will draw down and northerly wind down by the end of the weekend and monday there could be snow in scotland. thanks darren. and that's bbc news at six. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. goodbye.

you hello and welcome to sportsday. must win games with a much changed squad, we'll have the latest on england's nations league push for promotion facing notjust hammarby, but also their fanatical followers, manchester city's women are looking to stay top of their champions league group and experienced fast bowler for hire, and we'll hear from jimmy anderson on his white ball ambitions also coming up on sportsday. trying to get more women behind the wheel in formula e, a british driver is top of the timesheets in spain and from the premier league to the seventh tier, can the former brazilian international sandro be the harborough town hero. they said do you want to play for us and he said yeah.

evening, we'll start with international football, and those really important final round of games coming up in the nations league, scotland they are are up against it as they look to stay in with the elite teams, northern ireland are on course for the second tier, league b, which is where wales and england are battling for promotion. and england's chances of doing that automatically have been hit by a long list of withdrawals in the last 2a hours. 8 players pulling out of the squad, with matches coming up against greece and the republic of ireland that they really must win. joe lynskey reports. 26 names recall it up on thursday and now, almost a third have left the england squad. eight players

from five clubs have been ruled out by injury. but three of them have displayed 90 minutes for their clubs. it's england's last set of games before the himself withdraws. lee makes way for thomas too cool and he is filled the gap with five players including morgan rogers. thursday's match of greece may bring him in england debut. in thursday's match of greece may bring him in england debut.— him in england debut. in front of the travelling _ him in england debut. in front of the travelling support. _ him in england debut. in front of the travelling support. they - him in england debut. in front of the travelling support. they are l the travelling support. they are here for the first time. the club since bottom of the premier league but this is his chance to challenge. it will be a big motivation for the lads coming in and wanting to keep your spot and for this camp will be a tough asked to stay calm it's been difficult because of the quality of the experience, it is massive and it will be difficult but it is something that we have to focus on and week out at something that we have to focus on and week ou—

and week out at the top of the premier league, _ and week out at the top of the premier league, is _ and week out at the top of the l premier league, is curtis jones. premier league, is curtisjones. this is his third call up to the senior squad but he is yet to win a first cap. sigh and make people are saying that i am on form and i think it's a perfect time and i have a chance to go and play games and stuff like that and try to prove to everybody that i'm the player that i say i am. everybody that i'm the player that i sa i am. �* �* everybody that i'm the player that i sa iam. �* �* ., everybody that i'm the player that i sa iam. �* ., ., everybody that i'm the player that i sa iam. �* ., everybody that i'm the player that i saiam. �* ., ., say i am. and i'm not a young lad named one _ say i am. and i'm not a young lad named one of _ say i am. and i'm not a young lad named one of the _ say i am. and i'm not a young lad| named one of the experience now say i am. and i'm not a young lad - named one of the experience now and ithink— named one of the experience now and i think this _ named one of the experience now and i think this call up his huge. the ca tain is i think this call up his huge. the captain is still— i think this call up his huge. the captain is still in _ i think this call up his huge. tie: captain is still in the squad, harry kane, the leaguesjoint captain is still in the squad, harry kane, the leagues joint top scorer. england now faces the site who wanted when we last month and they have to be decreased to win this nations league group. 23 players remained in the camp before england's new era, new faces step forward. for more on this, i spoke to alex howell, our senior football news reporter

who was at todays training and news conferences at st george's park. there is a lot less experience in the group in these players who have been key players featuring the interim ten year and there's a lot of experience now missing from this group that means that those called up group that means that those called up on the 21 from the pathway have called up even more and there's actually eight players in the squad who won the european championship with them last summer in georgia when he was manager and so, it's going to be a test to these players, especially when they go into a hostile atmosphere increase. fix, bit hostile atmosphere increase. a bit of a ra - id hostile atmosphere increase. a bit of a rapid promotion _ hostile atmosphere increase. a bit of a rapid promotion for— hostile atmosphere increase. a bit of a rapid promotion for some of those players into the senior squad and on the flip side, you can look at it as a great opportunity for them to play and put their hands up. it really is no better time with the new manager thomas starting in the new manager thomas starting in the new year and we got to speak to a

couple of those england players in st. georges park. one of four of the uncapped players in this england squad alongside curtisjones, louis hall and morgan rogers who are in the site, they have been capped and we watch them train earlier for a little bit on the pitch but he was inside around the squad and the under 21 international as well. a lot of new faces around the squad and no better time for them to, as you say, put their hand up and get their names in the mind of thomas tuchel. , . ~ ., ., , tuchel. getting back to the top tier ofthe tuchel. getting back to the top tier of the nations _ tuchel. getting back to the top tier of the nations league _ tuchel. getting back to the top tier of the nations league and - tuchel. getting back to the top tier of the nations league and they - of the nations league and they should at least get into the playoffs but remind us of this real importance of these two games because it's about what thomas tuchel is going to inherit in the new year when he starts the jab. in international football because you don't have those regular games as

you do at club level it's about momentum and building results and if england do not win the next two games and get promoted immediately at the top level of the nations league, tom his first game in charge could be in the nations league playoffs and in the press conference, making the point to coming injanuary conference, making the point to coming in january with the conference, making the point to coming injanuary with the idea of having world cup qualifiers in march to focus on. that may be a little bit of a deviation from the plan but the plan for england is very clear when these two games are going out on a high. the when these two games are going out on a hiuh. ., scotland are staring at relegation as it stands, bottom of their group in league a. they've found it really tough in the top division, with one point from their four matches so far, and three points adrift of third place. they've got games against croatia and poland, with not that much disruption to the squad, midfielder stuart armstrong has been called up, after che adams and lewis morgan pulled out. scotland will probably have to win both of those matches to stay up

and they know the importance of that. we should be sitting here with more points. we haven't gotten that and thatis points. we haven't gotten that and that is a fact. but we should be sitting here with more points and i think there's a confidence within the group and we have two games to go and it's all to play for. what we have done is over the years, we have worked hard to give ourselves this position which is fantastic and we do not want to disappoint by coming out of the top group because you only benefit and i keep saying that, you benefit by playing against the best team in the best players in our young players would develop if quite a few young players who come through from the under 20 ones and they're getting a massive experience for the future. wales play away in turkey on friday — win that and they would move to the top of their group with automatic promotion to the top tier in their own hands, before their final game

against iceland at home next week. but they're already thinking beyond the nations league, to the next world cup in 2026. the players, the group of responded really well to craig and his staff and they've had an instant impact on how we play and the players of grassroots and the core belief and it's been a great start and one that not only are we looking to build on but we also having improvements that can be made between now and the start of the qualifying campaign. we also have women's champions league matches this week, chelsea are at celtic tomorrow, but two british sides are playing this evening, arsenal and manchester city. jo currie is keeping across both of those, and the first of them is underway, arsenal are in italy facing juventus, it's halftime. and coming up later manchester city are looking to maintain their 100 percent record they're at home, but it might not feel like that

against hammarby barcelona are the early kick—off in that group against st polten. 1-0 1—0 up at the break and a great bit of teamwork and some lovely passing completely opened up thejuventus defence and arsenal have dominated the first half in particular, couple of chances but not managing to convert anything. a little bit disappointed that they are not more i had an arsenal really need a victory if they want to get out of the group. they were lost one of their opening games in the champions league because the poor start of the season across the board, the title is probably beyond them and so, the champions league is their main focus injust a reminder they've been without a permanent manager for a month now and renate tonight if they win or draw, they'll be unbeaten in five and you might think she is throwing her name to the hat. the? throwing her name to the hat. they are unbeaten _ throwing her name to the hat. they are unbeaten in _ throwing her name to the hat. they are unbeaten in their _ throwing her name to the hat. they are unbeaten in their group and hammer be were hammered, if i can say that, excuse the pun. but it's

going to feel like they're at home when they come to the stadium later. the tickets are in for a bit of a treat because hammer be, they do not pull much of a punch in europe on the field at the moment and they're beaten 9—0 by barcelona earlier in the group but their fans or ultras as they describe themselves from one of the liveliest groups and they travel in numbers and they make an awful lot of noise and they create quite a special atmosphere in the take quite a lot of money notjust to get their drum to manchester but they convinced manchester city into they convinced manchester city into the stadium and the way fans are entitled to 10% of the tickets but because that sort out so quickly, manchester city have had to give them a few more and manchester city have had to give them a