and you can listen to the full interview on the rugby union weekly podcast on bbc sounds. time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. if you think the weather is bad at the moment then it's going to get worse. bear in mind if you have pre—christmas plans or travelling through the weekend especially on saturday, damaging gusts of wind will be the biggest impact of storm darragh, the biggest risk of flooding in the north—west and the biggest risk of snow over scottish hills and may be to lower levels across scotland as well. the storm outed the atlantic, huge cloud barrelling towards us. there is some cloud around at the moment, that's producing the heavy rain. for the rest of the evening, strong and gusty winds but that will clear away over the next couple of hours, turning dry and clearer. a more chilly start to the day tomorrow but it should stay frost free mostly because it is still really rather breezy. tomorrow the calm before the storm, a fairly quiet day particularly to the eastern half of the uk where we keep the sunshine longest. high cloud spreading eastwards and it will turn very wet

and windy across northern ireland and windy across northern ireland and towards the western coasts by the end of the day and feeling more chilly too. here comes the storm. the tight squeeze on the isobars towards irish sea coast through the small hours of saturday with the strongest wind transferring to north sea facing coast by the afternoon. these are the areas we're most concerned about where we have an amber weather warning, the second highest level of alert. some places could see gusts of wind especially towards exposed coastal areas of 70 or 80 mph, towards exposed coastal areas of 70 or80 mph, enough to towards exposed coastal areas of 70 or 80 mph, enough to bring down some trees and the branches of trees, travel disruption to be expected. all accompanied by some some very heavy rain falling on already saturated ground especially in the north and west. the strongest gusts of wind towards north sea facing coasts over the second half of the day but even inland across england and wales expect to see gusts of 50-60 and wales expect to see gusts of 50—60 mph. feeling cold, you will not notice it too much, it'lljust be highly unpleasant outside and there are loads of weather warnings. all the details of those are on the

bbc weather website so keep up to date. thanks, elizabeth. 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. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. george russell sees red as he calls max verstappen a bully. the mercedes driver also alleges the champion threatened to crash into him intentionally. now he's made it personal, and someone needs to stand up to a bully like this, and so far people have let them get away with murder. "one of the darkest and most difficult periods of my life." charlotte dujardin is banned for a year following footage of her excessively whipping a horse. and a defiant gary 0'neil says he's hardworking and professional as wolves fall deeper into the relegation zone after their heavy loss to everton.

also coming up on sportsday: she's the most famous sportswoman you've never heard of. bristol bears sign usa's ilona maher, who has almost eight million followers on social media. all these men are alike, she is not the biggest star in rugby, this poses the biggest and i think that they are getting it wrong. welcome to the programme. they are explosive allegations and british racing driver george russell has not held back. he's called the formula one champion max verstappen a bully and then — to some selected media — claimed the red bull driver threatened to crash into him on purpose — saying verstappen told him he would "put him on his head in the wall."

this was during the last grand prix in qatar when the red bull driver was penalised for slowing down too much in qualifying — blocking russell. let's listen to what he's said today. i haven't got him disqualified. it almost feels like he expects a double standard, you know, and if it's not going his way then there's no way — and that's not how the sport works. so, i was...as i said, i've known max for 12 years, i've respected him all of this time, but now i've lost respect for him, because we are all fighting on track, and it's never personal. now he's made it personal, and someone needs to stand up to a bully like this, and so far people have let him get away with murder. from my side to max, was not personal. it's part of racing. but the words he said is totally unnecessary. he's crossed a line, and i'm not going to accept it. so, you know, somebody has to stand up to someone who thinks he's above the law.

very strong words from george russell, and verstappen responded quickly, saying russell was trying to exaggerate it again. he's accused russell of being "a backstabber" and "a loser" before adding: "he lies and pastes all kinds of things together that aren't true." well amongst all this drama — there is the finalformula one race of the season still to take place. 0ur correspondentjenny gow is in abu dhabi for it. i spoke to her earlier and began by asking if verstappen could be penalised for this. do you know what? i don't think this is really about penalties, when it comes to it, it's about george russell and max verstappen both having a lot of beef and wanting to get off their chest, the eventing. it was very much like a handbags at dawn feeling. it feels like the whole paddock is gossiping about it,

and talking about it, and even toto wolff and christian horne, the bosses, have been dragged into this. it feels a lot more personal, no doubt that it's going to go to the fia or any penalties are going to be issued. now, of course, they could, but i think it's much more about people venting at this end of the season, and where this goes from this point onwards, who knows? you've said that there has been a lot of gossip around the paddock, but has there been a surprise as well, or is itjust that its rivalry, this is what happens? we do see this from _ rivalry, this is what happens? we do see this from time _ rivalry, this is what happens? we do see this from time to _ rivalry, this is what happens? we do see this from time to time, - rivalry, this is what happens? we do see this from time to time, if- rivalry, this is what happens? we do see this from time to time, if you i see this from time to time, if you think back to 2021, it was almost all—out war between mercedes and red ball when it was max verstappen and lewis hamilton for the title. this time it is not george russell going for the title, i think would be more explosive and more powerful, but it slides up and gives us a taste of what might come in the future, and

neither man is backing down. they are both adamant that each man or cider is out of line, and when you see that and see the aggression and fierceness inside their voice, you think, 0k, fierceness inside their voice, you think, ok, this is a bit spicy. does this mean — think, ok, this is a bit spicy. does this mean that _ think, ok, this is a bit spicy. does this mean that if _ think, ok, this is a bit spicy. does this mean that if there _ think, ok, this is a bit spicy. does this mean that if there is - think, ok, this is a bit spicy. does this mean that if there is any - this mean that if there is any coming together on the track, accidental or otherwise, it's going to be examined very closely? it’s to be examined very closely? it's auoin to to be examined very closely? it�*s going to be examined by us, the media, it's going to be examined by the fans, it's going to be examined by f1 and the stewards in the fia. i think everyone will be on the lookout to see if anything does happen. we say both of these guys might be angry with each other, we have to say, when it comes to racing, i think both of them are quite clean racers, and that being said, we know the background of max verstappen, we know how far he will push the rules, but they do stick within the rules, so, yeah, they're going to be under the spotlight, as you can see, in all senses of the

word this weekend, and we will see what plays out. word this weekend, and we will see what plays out-— what plays out. guaranteed box office for the _ what plays out. guaranteed box office for the final _ what plays out. guaranteed box office for the final race - what plays out. guaranteed box office for the final race in - what plays out. guaranteed box office for the final race in abu i office for the final race in abu dhabi. now, it was a video that shocked many animal lovers, footage of dressage's golden girl charlotte dujardin excessively whipping a horse whilst coaching. it emerged just before the summer's olympics in paris, causing dujardin to pull out. today the three time gold medallist has been handed a one year ban and fined almost £9000. she's said it's been one of the darkest periods of her life. earlier i spoke to our sports news correspondent laura scott and began by asking her what this will mean for dujardin. well, in a very real, immediate terms, it means she cannot compete either nationally or internationally untiljuly 2025, and also means she can't do any formal coaching or anything linked to gaining an income from equestrian sport. she can still train her horses at home, but there is a very limited work she can do. the very

earliest you can compete again would be nextjuly, but this has done more thanjust curtail her be nextjuly, but this has done more than just curtail her career for a year, this is done huge damage to her reputation. we know she's lost sponsorships, she lost some of her top horses since the scandal, she is also lost her funding from uk sport, and it will be quite difficult for her to come back for this, and rebuild notjust her string of horses but her reputation as well, because this has been one of the most high—profile scandals involving horse abuse for quite some time, and involves one of the darlings of british dressage. she was hoping to become britain's most decorated female 0lympian at the paris 0lympics, she withdrewjust a few weeks ago and has been suspended since. this has been hugely damaging efforts to load for charlotte dujardin. efforts to load for charlotte du'ardin. �* ,., , efforts to load for charlotte du'ardin. �* , ., efforts to load for charlotte du'ardin. �* , . . dujardin. and so highly regarded and resected dujardin. and so highly regarded and respected amongst _ dujardin. and so highly regarded and respected amongst the _ respected amongst the equestrian world. what has been a reaction to this band from them? the

world. what has been a reaction to this band from them?— world. what has been a reaction to this band from them? the fbi have said that the _ this band from them? the fbi have said that the sanctions _ this band from them? the fbi have said that the sanctions show - said that the sanctions show how seriously they take animal welfare. they did make the point, and it is important to note, in the course of the investigation they did not find any evidence, and no one came to them with any further complaints about dujardin�*s conduct. i spoke to the chief executive of a horse welfare organisation. i reaction to the video was _ welfare organisation. i reaction to the video was to _ welfare organisation. i reaction to the video was to be _ welfare organisation. i reaction to the video was to be shocked - welfare organisation. i reaction to the video was to be shocked by i welfare organisation. i reaction to j the video was to be shocked by it. we see _ the video was to be shocked by it. we see in— the video was to be shocked by it. we see in the video is unethical training, — we see in the video is unethical training, and it's unacceptable, and it is really— training, and it's unacceptable, and it is really important, and a wake-up— it is really important, and a wake—up call once again, for the industry— wake—up call once again, for the industry and for the sector to realise — industry and for the sector to realise that training has to be ethical, — realise that training has to be ethical, and to be ethical they have to he _ ethical, and to be ethical they have to be rewarding our horses, getting our horses— to be rewarding our horses, getting our horses to understand what we are asking _ our horses to understand what we are asking of— our horses to understand what we are asking of them, i never causing fear or distress — asking of them, i never causing fear or distress. we asking of them, i never causing fear or distress-— or distress. we heard there that the charity isn't —

or distress. we heard there that the charity isn't keen _ or distress. we heard there that the charity isn't keen on _ or distress. we heard there that the charity isn't keen on people - or distress. we heard there that the charity isn't keen on people being . charity isn't keen on people being cancelled through things like this, evenif cancelled through things like this, even if it is repeated they believe people can come back and show their training methods are ethical, so the ramifications of this case go far beyond dujardin's career, because they have led to intense scrutiny of training methods, and there are concerns about the damage this is done to public trust in equestrian sport. to the premier league where gary 0'neil insists he won't change his mentality — despite being under severe pressure — after watching his wolves side lose 4—0 at everton last night. wolves are 19th in the table with just two wins all season, and yesterday's result led to the club's fans singing �*you're getting sacked in the morning' to their own manager. joe lynskey reports. premier league coaches know the mood can turn quickly. gary 0'neil is one of three nominees for manager of the month, but that was november, and now he faces the sack. everton were

also a team under pressure, but wolves went to goodison and were 4-0. wolves went to goodison and were 4—0. those were the away fans leading the chance against the coach. in august, 0'neillsigned leading the chance against the coach. in august, 0'neill signed a new four—year contract with wolves second bottom comrie didn't quite come out fighting. we second bottom comrie didn't quite come out fighting.— come out fighting. we all know managers _ come out fighting. we all know managers get _ come out fighting. we all know managers get fact, _ come out fighting. we all know managers get fact, it's - come out fighting. we all know managers get fact, it's part - come out fighting. we all know| managers get fact, it's part and parcel of thejob, managers get fact, it's part and parcel of thej