briefly over the hills briefly ever the hills of snow briefly over the hills of northern ireland and wales. temperatures down to —12 in eastern parts of scotland. temperatures will rise through the night but it is still cold enough for scotland and northern england to have some heavy snow early tomorrow morning. over in the east, the pennines and scotland blizzards drifting. a lot more snow over the hills. there maybe further amber warnings issued but at the moment we have this one across this part of scotland and here they could be as much as a0 centimetres of snow, very treacherous. what we find through the day is it is rain for most areas and where it is snowing the snow will turn to rain. this note lifting on to the mountains. some of the rain will be heavy. not much rain towards the south—east and east anglia and it will clear away i think in the afternoon for northern ireland but it will be very windy. widespread gales, the strongest winds around the coastal areas in the west and the irish sea. gusts of 60 or 70 miles an hour. instead of a

northerly wind it is as south to south—westerly wind lifting the temperatures, turning noticeably milder especially across the western side of the uk. temperatures rising further. there is the storm and it will sit to the north—west of the uk. we have this weather front bring in more rain across southern and eastern parts of england. it could be wetter here on sunday than saturday. windier too through the english channel. through the centre of the storm lots of squally showers, winds gusting 60 to 70 miles an hour. windy everywhere, still mild with highest temperatures in the south—east of around 15 celsius. sophie. thanks, darren. and that's bbc news at six. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where hello and welcome to sportsday with me olly foster, our headlines this friday evening —

have manchester united finally found "the right guy"? ruben amorim says he'll need time to make his mark. committed to the cause — a contract extension for pep guardiola and he says he'll stick to it even if they are relegated over alleged financial breaches. i financial breaches. don't want next season in september, i don't want next season in september, 12, last year a path, again, again. and put everything on red bull — can max verstappen hit the jackpot in vegas? he'll have to go quicker. also coming up on sportsday: can wales lift the gloom and end the year with a solitary win, that's going to be a big ask against the world champions south africa. and on the eve of snooker�*s uk championship, who's going to stop the eight time champion ronnie o sullivan, we'll speak to man who'll by trying to do just that.

evening, among the managers at manchester united since sir alex ferguson stepped down 11 years ago, we've had a chosen one and a special one, full time boss number six, ruben amorim, says he's "simply the right guy" to turn the club around. that work starts at ipswich on sunday and amorim, who won two league titles with sporting, faced the media for the first time today in his official capacity as manchester united's head coach. call me naive, but i actually believe i am the right guy in the right moment. i could be wrong. but the earth so will turn, the sun will rise again. i'm not worried about that. i truly believe that i am the

right guy for this job. one way or another i choose always 100% our way. since first day i believe so much in our way of playing, they will believe to. there is no second doubts for the there is one—way and we're going to do it for that this is a football club that will be here for a long time with them coaches know that. we have to work everybody together them for them for that we have to improve the process of recruitment. the profile of the place that we want but i have to have a strong position on that because i am the coach. if you look to the other clubs that are winning this league they are doing this process for a long time. but they are winning, that's why they had time to do this project. so i understand that we will need more

than two and half years. we have to win something. somewhere. but in two years you can understand if you want to continue in this path or you have to continue in this path or you have to change for that so we will see how long it will take. really covered a lot of ground today, amorim. fulfilling his first media commitment for manchester united. ur sports editor dan roan was there he speaks very good english, doesn't he? as you've heard. that helps of course. this was a packed first media conference for him to navigate and he came through it with flying colors. communication is going to be the problem here for the bucolic cross, his confidence both in himself, he said he is the right guy at the right moment. i think that's one of the quotes that that conference will be remembered for.

and his belief in his players. i think he was also keen to get across his acknowledgment, his admission that will take time, the scale of the challenge that faces him here at old trafford given the very good coaches that have come and gone in recent years. since for alex fergusons rain ended. and the fact that the team does need to improve, he said that himself. he didn't give many clues away in terms of tactics or formation. many clues away in terms of tactics orformation. he did try many clues away in terms of tactics or formation. he did try and many clues away in terms of tactics orformation. he did try and get across those emotions for the confidence and belief in himself and the players that gotten out but also the players that gotten out but also the reality check to the fans into the reality check to the fans into the media that it does need time to put plans into place. and bring about the improvement that is required. about the improvement that is reuuired. ., ., ., ., required. you can hear more from dan and the size — required. you can hear more from dan and the size of— required. you can hear more from dan and the size of the _ required. you can hear more from dan and the size of the task _ required. you can hear more from dan and the size of the task for _ required. you can hear more from dan and the size of the task for amorim. i in the latest football news show that you can find on the iplayer. compare the last ten years

of instability at old trafford, and what's going on across manchester, it's been over a decade of domination for manchester city, with their most successful manager commiting to at least another two seasons at the club this week. i don't want next season, september or october, end of season, again, again, again. that was the main reason, i don't want to be in that position. the end the contractors there, i would like to stay two more but i also know there is not two more years. we have an incredible, incredible, legendary players here in the team, but you have to perform. if you don't perform, the chairman, the fans, will say, what is going on? and you have to change. we've also heard from the manchester city club captain, kyle walker today, obviously pleased that guardiola has signed a contract extenstion tyhrough to the summer of 2027. obviously, think to do the ten years was would've been the key choice in

the decision— was would've been the key choice in the decision that is made. to have a manager— the decision that is made. to have a manager like that at the club for this amount of time is only going to be good _ this amount of time is only going to be good news. obviously, now we can -et be good news. obviously, now we can get back— be good news. obviously, now we can get back to _ be good news. obviously, now we can get back to winning ways and go and make _ get back to winning ways and go and make sure _ get back to winning ways and go and make sure we could put stuff in this premier_ make sure we could put stuff in this premier league again. kyle walker speaking on own podcast that you can find on bbc sounds. the premier league has managed to change its rules around the clubs' commercial deals with companies linked to their owners, that's despite opposition from manchester city and three other clubs it took under half an hour to approve the changes to its associated party transaction regulations with the other 16 clubs voting in favour at a meeting in london. the league has always maintained that they are important for maintaining competitive balance and fairness. here's our senior sports news correspondent laura scott. this was a swift and significant victory for the premier league,

taking just under 25 minutes for the vote to go through with 16 of the 20 clubs voting in favor of the proposed rule changes. which relate to sport ship deals and also shareholder loans it was only the defending champions manchester city, nottingham forest, aston villa and newcastle united who vetoed the changes. that will be a huge relief to the premier league. one of the changes as a tweak of the wording, which will mean that clubs only need to prove that a proposed deal could be a fair market value as opposed to would be a fair market value, which was a change they made earlier this year. another is that low interest shareholder loans will no longer be excluded from the associated party transaction rules. the push for change came from an independent panel ruling that a few of these associated party transaction rules were unlawful. thank him as part of a legal challenge instigated by manchester city. after the meeting

here at that luxury london hotel the premier league had verbal backing from both chelsea and measures to united, the latter being a particular interest as it came from the clubs chief executive who was previously chief operating officer at manchester city. at today's meeting the premier league chief executive appealed to clubs to collaborate rather then be adversaries he will be relieved by today's verdict but he knows that these rules could come under further legal challenge and he knows that the league remains in legal loggerheads with manchester city and that division continues. a woman who accused mixed martial arts fighter conor mcgregor of raping her in a dublin hotel has won her claim against him for damages in a high court civil case. after over 6 hours of deliberations the jury delivered their verdict that he had assaulted her, with the judge awarding nikita hand just under 250 thousand euros.

the irishman previously told the court in dublin that they had consensual sex in a penthouse at the hotel in december 2018. hand, lost her lawsuit against another man, a friend of mcagregor, who she also accused of raping her. we'll have more football later in the programme, and hear from arne slot and ange postecoglou, time for a quick look at some of the day's other stories. seventeen wickets fell on the opening day of the first test between australia and india in perth — the most on the first day of a test in australia since 1952. after bowling india out for 150, the hosts collapsed to 67 for seven by the close. uefa has opened an investigation after manchester city striker khadija shaw was hit by an object during the women's champions league win against hammarby. shaw scored either side of half—time as city won 2—1 in stockholm — she was booked for her celebrations in front of the swedish fans. the cleveland browns overcame a blizzard

and the pittsburgh steelers to come from behind in ohio and win 2a—19 the match began in dry conditions before a snow storm swept in and got even worse as the contest went on. if practice is anything to go by then max verstappen might struggle to wrap up the formula one drivers title in las vegas this weekend. he was way down in 17th in his red bull with his only title rival lando norris second quickest behind lewis hamilton who was fastest in both sessions. verstappen�*s still in a really strong position. after winning the sao paulo grand prix last time out he now has a 62 point lead in the standings over norris. there are only 86 points available across the final three race weekends. that's a maximum of 26 points in each of the grands prix and there's also one more sprint race to go which is worth 8 points to the winner. that's coming up in qatar at the end of the month,

before the season comes to a close in abu dhabi, what chance it goes down to the final race, unlikely, verstappen can clinch his fourth world title in a row in vegas if he stays at least 60 points ahead of norris in the standings. to do that the dutchman needs to stays ahead of norris in the race or at least make sure that the mclaren driver doesn't win more than two points than him to keep the title race alive. we've heard from the red bull team principal christian horner today, who says that verstappen is underappreciated as a driver. he's one of the most committed drivers of the most committed driver i've ever seen. you know, all the greats, whether it was schumacher or sarah, all got criticized for similar traits. and you've got to have that desire in hunger and drive to achieve the kind of things that max verstappen has done over the

years. yes, ithink max verstappen has done over the years. yes, i think we're onlyjust starting to recognize the fans in the industry are just starting to recognize the level of ability that he actually has. he still won more races than any of the team so far this year. we're on the cusp of hopefully defending drivers world champion, were still in the constructors, it's a longer shot but it's been a tough year on and off track this year. but we've never lost sight of what our target is. let's cross live to las vegas and speak to rosanna tennant who is with the five live team over there. in position for race weekend. good evening to you from us. we've heard from christian horner. tough on and off the track, that's an understatement alluding to the investigation into his conduct at

the team, cleared of that. it has been tough, which i suppose makes it even more remarkable that they are on the cusp as he says of possibly a fourth drivers title in a row. you are riaht fourth drivers title in a row. you are right for _ fourth drivers title in a row. you are right for them _ fourth drivers title in a row. 7m. are right for them even before we've had a racing map there 1420 00:15:16,206 -->