that? that is the gherkin with the cloud hugging the top of it. pretty misty and drizzly too. on the satellite picture, this cloud is a warm front moving across england. i know, it hasn't felt warm, but the effect has been to increase the amount of humidity in the atmosphere, which is why we have seen more extensive drizzle will stop it will stay damp across england and whilst overnight tonight. mist will be extensive, hill fog patches around as well. a few patches of frost possible in scotland, but for most, even in scotland, but for most, even in scotland, frost free, with temperatures around 4—6. not really changing from what we have outside at the moment. next couple of days, at the moment. next couple of days, a cold front pushes south westwards, and that will give us some brighter weather eventually, but before that, another murky day on friday with extensive low cloud, mist, pretty extensive low cloud, mist, pretty extensive drizzle around too. this is our cold front moving into the north—west of the uk, which will bring some rain to north west scotland with freshening here. you might see a bit of brightness and to

the hebrides later. temperatures similar to today. into saturday, that cold front sweeps southwards, bringing a few patches of rain. then we get to see some sunshine at last. it won't last long, because we see cloud return back to parts of western scotland with some damp weather heading back in here through the afternoon. temperatures not particularly high in the afternoon, 4-7, but particularly high in the afternoon, 4—7, but that will be the last of the cold days. the second half of the cold days. the second half of the weekend, the wind stern to a south—westerly direction and start to blow in this much milderfeed of air, so i think there will probably be a lot of cloud ran through sunday and into next week, but you will see temperatures climbing above average, 13, for example, in cardiff towards mid week. that is the latest. thanks, chris. and that's bbc news at six. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. a rivalry renewed for rangers — they're up against former

celtic boss ange postecoglou's tottenham at ibrox in the europa league. chelsea come away from the long trip to kazakhstan with a win over astana as their conference league campaign shows no signs of slowing. and attendances on the up for live sport, and women's football has a lot to do with it. we'll be hearing how later on the programme. also coming up on sportsday... ..the gap in pay between the top men's and women's players in cricket's the hundred competition will widen next year. we'll have the latest. and it's known as the toughest motor race on earth, but can britain's sam sunderland conquer the dunes again after ditching the bike for something bigger? as they say, with age comes a cage, and i definitely feel a bit safe with a seat belt in a cage of a car around me. hello there and welcome

along to the programme. another busy evening of european action continues today, with the europa league and the conference league. we'll bring you up to speed with manchester united's match against czech side viktoria plzen, which is under way. but first to ibrox, where we have a real cracker potentially in store as rangers host tottenham — the spurs manager all too familiar to the home fans in glasgow. ange postecoglou had plenty of success at celtic, at the expense of rangers, so potentially a chance for some revenge. dan ogunshakin takes a look at what we can expect ahead of kick—off later. isa is a rematch more than six decades in the making. 62 years and one day since that last encounter, tottenham returned to glasgow and ibrox to face rangers in europe once more. in 1962, spurs were on route to becoming the first british team to taste european success. now those glory glory days seem as far away as

they have ever been. it is glory glory days seem as far away as they have ever been.— they have ever been. it is another tottenham _ they have ever been. it is another tottenham hotspur _ they have ever been. it is another tottenham hotspur defeat. - he departed celtic for spurs way down with winners' medals. i he departed celtic for spurs way down with winners' medals. i think i know the reception _ down with winners' medals. i think i know the reception i'll _ down with winners' medals. i think i know the reception i'll get. - down with winners' medals. i think i know the reception i'll get. i- know the reception i'll get. i enjoy the atmosphere. it's going to be something that you want to be a part of and hopefully overcome. commentator:_ of and hopefully overcome. commentator: ., ., ., ., commentator: what a sensational from palomar greater! — commentator: what a sensational from palomar greater! -- _ commentator: what a sensational from palomar greater! -- callum _ commentator: what a sensational from palomar greater! -- callum mcgregor. i after a first successful season, the belgian finds himself well adrift of celtic. he too is under some pressure. i celtic. he too is under some pressure-— celtic. he too is under some ressure. . , ,, ., �* pressure. iwant pressure, i don't want no pressure. _

we will play a game and see if we will win_ we will play a game and see if we will win or— we will play a game and see if we will win or not. _ we will play a game and see if we will win or not. i— we will play a game and see if we will win or not. i want— we will play a game and see if we will win or not. i want this - will win or not. i want this mentality. _ will win or not. i want this mentality, the _ will win or not. i want this mentality, the fight - will win or not. i want this mentality, the fight from i will win or not. i want this i mentality, the fight from the will win or not. i want this - mentality, the fight from the first second _ mentality, the fight from the first second untii— mentality, the fight from the first second until the _ mentality, the fight from the first second until the last— mentality, the fight from the first second until the last second, - mentality, the fight from the first second until the last second, to. mentality, the fight from the first l second until the last second, to get a result. ., �* , second until the last second, to get a result. ., �*, . , ., a result. tonight's reception will be asked frosty _ a result. tonight's reception will be asked frosty at _ a result. tonight's reception will be asked frosty at the _ a result. tonight's reception will be asked frosty at the glasgow i be asked frosty at the glasgow weather as rangers hope to turn up the heat on their old foe. dan ogunshakin, bbc news. so, plenty of history for ange postecoglou in glasgow then, and the two sides are level in points in the europa league table. let's get some more now with jane dougall, who is there for us ahead of the game. pressure on managers. only one win in the last seven competitions, and rangers as well, third in the table and not doing so great themselves. under pressure and neither manager particular the popular here at the moment. postecoglou for the obvious reasons. he guided rangers' bitter rivals, but he goes into this match

11th in the premier league with just one in seven for his side. many fans will also be focusing on the 2—0 lead they threw away against chelsea, eventually losing 11—3 and injuries are a major concern for postecoglou. he said in 25 years of management, this injury situation was the worst that he had ever experienced. following..., he's now also christian romero and mickey vander van. the ibrox crowd has been increasingly impatient with philippe clements. that is crucial, but as you mentioned, their third in the league in 11 behind celtic. rangers have picked up form with four wins consecutively, one of them being

there last europa league outing against nice, and they won 4—1. obviously feeling very positive about this fixture. earlier, i spoke to teeth stephen thompson about their chances tonight. clearly, spurs play at a hiuher tonight. clearly, spurs play at a higher level. — tonight. clearly, spurs play at a higher level, but _ tonight. clearly, spurs play at a higher level, but they _ tonight. clearly, spurs play at a higher level, but they aren't - tonight. clearly, spurs play at a - higher level, but they aren't having a good _ higher level, but they aren't having a good moment. we are coming into the week_ a good moment. we are coming into the week especially with the game being _ the week especially with the game being here, we are generally on european — being here, we are generally on european knights. both managers under pressure. _ european knights. both managers under pressure. who _ european knights. both managers under pressure. who will - european knights. both managers under pressure. who will crack? | european knights. both managers- under pressure. who will crack? good ruestion! under pressure. who will crack? good question! you — under pressure. who will crack? good question! you don't _ under pressure. who will crack? good question! you don't get _ under pressure. who will crack? good question! you don't get the scents one cracked very easily and a lot has been — one cracked very easily and a lot has been made about him going back to geico _ has been made about him going back to geico. he's the celtic manager

and i_ to geico. he's the celtic manager and i think— to geico. he's the celtic manager and i think he'll be thinking about trying _ and i think he'll be thinking about trying to— and i think he'll be thinking about trying to get a win —— back to glasgow _ what are we expecting that atmosphere to be like with that rivalry with ange postecoglou? will it fuelled the home fans?— postecoglou? will it fuelled the homefans? ., ~ ., , home fans? ange postecoglou knows ve well at home fans? ange postecoglou knows very well at the _ home fans? ange postecoglou knows very well at the head _ home fans? ange postecoglou knows very well at the head of _ home fans? ange postecoglou knows very well at the head of him - very well at the head of him tonight. he won six of the last derby �*s in charge of celtic. he knows what the atmosphere is light and he knows there'll be no love lost between him and the hard crowd —— home crowd, but he said he welcomed the passion and hopefully it won't tip into something else. given a choice between getting some revenge over their old manager or lifting some silverware on sunday against celtic, many rangers fans would opt for the latter option. possibly a state of execution will be given to philippe clement. later

on, it is expected that ibrox will be rocking when kick—off takes place. they do have their own injury worries as well. tom lawrence and oscar cortes both out to start. above all of this, spurs starting xi probably cost around £300 million more than the rangers team put together. both clubs are well in contention for finishing top eight. the first meeting between these two and 16 decades will kick off at 8pm behind me, gavin. looking forward to it, jane. plenty of british interest in europe today — we'll hear how chelsea got on in kazakhstan injust a moment. manchester united are in czechia right now.

the half—time whistle hasn't long blown as they take on viktoria plzen. no goals at the break with both sides mustering just three shots on target during the opening 45 minutes. manchester united have dominated possession, but it's the hosts who have had the most shots. chelsea have had an epicjourney for their conference league match this afternoon. they've taken an eight—hour flight to kazakhstan to play astana. they couldn't go direct as they had to avoid airspace over ukraine, russia and syria. and because their stadium is being renovated, astana are playing in almaty, not far from china. it's a total of 6,000 kilometres, which is further away than new york, and the temperature there at the moment is around —11. joe lynskey can tell us how they got on. in subzero temperatures, there are ways to keep warm. the keeper of astana played this match hat. 18—year—old mark had come in from the cold. translation: hora 18-year-old mark had come in from the cold. translation:— the cold. translation: how about that -- commentator: _ the cold. translation: how about that -- commentator:. _ the cold. translation: how about that -- commentator:. inside - the cold. translation: how about that -- commentator:. inside 20 | that -- commentator:. inside 20 minutes, he _ that -- commentator: . inside 20 minutes, he had _ that -- commentator: . inside 20 minutes, he had claimed _ that -- commentator: . inside 20 minutes, he had claimed for -

that -- commentator:. inside 20 minutes, he had claimed for two i minutes, he had claimed for two goals. the second he was there, he went it off the defender. that was not the last time chelsea were made to feel at home. it’s not the last time chelsea were made to feel at home.— to feel at home. it's a free header. the kazak — to feel at home. it's a free header. the kazak league _ to feel at home. it's a free header. the kazak league finished - to feel at home. it's a free header. the kazak league finished last - the kazak league finished last season, but astana found some inspiration. the home fans would come a long wait to be here. their usual ground lies 700 miles north. astana have their moments, but chelsea eased towards the win. in the conference league, it's chelsea eased towards the win. in the conference league, its five out of five. their place in the knockouts is safely wrapped up. joe lynskey, bbc news. makes you appreciate the british weather a bit. hearts are playing fc copenhagen in the danish capital. it kicked off at a quarter to six. three points for hearts would confirm their place in the conference league play—off round. copenhagen have had more chances, but it's goalless at half—time. also tonight, a huge game for tns, who play in the welsh premier. the shropshire—based side take

on 20—time greek league champions panathanaikos at shrewsbury�*s new meadow. that game kicking off at 8 o'clock, and chris wathan is there for us. while champions have already made history simply by reaching this stage. —— while champions. but there is still a chance they can break even more new records —— welsh. a draw would keep alive hopes of progressing in the competition. a win would mean they only need a point against bottom seat slovenian team in the final fixture next week. to do that they would have to pull off one of the great results in european competition. panathanaikos, european competition. pa natha naikos, one european competition. panathanaikos, one of the iconic names of european football. to put it in context, panathanaikos were playing ajax in the 70s at wembley. craig harrison

says that people would have laughed at him if he had said his side could go into the final two games of the group stage still with a chance of making history. there will be 6,000 here at shrewsberry hoping his side can dojust that. confirmation of that chelsea win. northern ireland's larne are facing minsk — that game being played in azerbaijan. copenhagen—hearts latest there. and later than tns match, in shrewsbury against panathaniaikos. kicking off at eight o'clock. arsenal and manchester city know they are into the knockouts of the women's champions league. arsenal are under way in this evening's penultimate group game, against valerenga in norway. it's 2—0 in arsenal there, alessia russo with the goal. it's all about who can claim

top spot in group c. renee slegers�* side are a point behind bayern munich, who will be confirmed as group winners if they beatjuventus and arsenal lose. and in that bayern—juventus match — 1—0 to bayern. later on, the same scenario awaits for man city — they're vying with barcelona to win their group. city face st polten at home later. a win and barcelona failing to do the same against hammarby will see them win the group before city face barca next week. the women's champions league — part of a growing trend in women's football which has seen a huge boost in attendances across the board. new research says more than 2 million will have watched women's pro football live this year in the uk, and according to a new survey, it's now the fifth most popular sport. the group behind the research say the atmosphere at games has much to do with it. what we're seeing across women's football is this new wave of fans coming into the sport. these are often fans who haven't been interested in men's football before and perhaps like to major tournaments who fell in love with

the sport itself. those are course crucial to why people come into women's football. we're seeing more families, more kids coming into the games, so making sure prices are accessible at that end. we are seeing other factors like that connection where fans feel like they belong and it's a really different experience. i belong and it's a really different exoerience-_ belong and it's a really different exerience. ,, i. .., belong and it's a really different exerience. ,, experience. i guess you could say as art of the experience. i guess you could say as part of the culture _ experience. i guess you could say as part of the culture within _ experience. i guess you could say as part of the culture within the - experience. i guess you could say as part of the culture within the game | part of the culture within the game and the sport, that welcomes people in, may be. and the sport, that welcomes people in, may toe-— in, may be. yeah, completely. i think anyone — in, may be. yeah, completely. i think anyone who's _ in, may be. yeah, completely. i think anyone who's attended - in, may be. yeah, completely. i think anyone who's attended a l in, may be. yeah, completely. i- think anyone who's attended a men's football match really feels that unique nature. it's a different fan base. it's more kids, there's more female audiences, perhaps may be felt like they didn't belong in men's football, and that's creating different experiences. it's great

but it feels like there's this magic of women's football which is really powerful. of women's football which is really owerful. ., . ., ., ., ., powerful. how much do traditional sorts powerful. how much do traditional sports have _ powerful. how much do traditional sports have to _ powerful. how much do traditional sports have to worry _ powerful. how much do traditional sports have to worry about - powerful. how much do traditional i sports have to worry about changing tastes and changing trends and changing attitudes with what people want to watch and be entertained by? i think what's really positive that we were seeing is there's still demand for those more traditional events and the likes of wimbledon or the british grand prix some of the horse racing events. they're still generating big attendances. if you think about how sport is saturated, sports can really innovate their products to build up the knowledge around the sport. these exports will be ahead and i think we're seeing nice examples coming out of the

cricket world. perhaps haven't felt involved in the sport before... it feels like they understand who is their current fan base and how can we create products. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other sports stories. andy sullivan made an 8 under par round of 64 to go a shot clear of fellow englishman alex fitzpatrick and home player caseyjarvis after the opening round of the alfred dunhill championship in south africa. legendary american football coach bill belichick has returned to the game after a year out but not as a coach in the nfl. the 72—year—old, who won a record six super bowls with the new england patriots, has become head coach of the university of north carolina. the former world champion luca brecel is into the quarter—finals of the scottish open after a lt—3 win over china's ding junhui in edinburgh. the belgian, who won the world title last year, came from 3—1 down to win the decider, but not before this

outrageous escape from a snooker. and england fly—half marcus smith has signed a new contract with harlequins, keeping him at the club until at least 2028. smith, who has 41 international caps, has also made 166 appearances for quins. the gap in pay between the top men's and women's players in cricket's hundred competition will widen from next year. top level men's players will see their pay increase by 60% to £200,000 a year, while leading women's salaries are rising 30% to £65,000. the increases are part of an overall 25% rise across all salary bands. earlier, i spoke to our cricket reporter henry moeran and started by asking him how the organisers of the hundred explained the pay increases. well, they look at increasing the pot available for players coming into the tournament up to £200,000

into the tournament up to £200,000 in the women's competition, up to £65,000. huge sums of money given the length of the tournament. it is not without controversy because there's a number of bodies and players that saying it's all well and good for the very top. but it's not actually benefiting the vast majority of players, those perhaps underneath the... the domestic players that had to buy into the competition and make it the success that has been in the year so far. it's a crucial year for the that has been in the year so far. it's a crucial yearfor the hundred in 2025. the hundred are to build the pot to get the top names over into the competition in an increasingly congested and busy world of franchising cricket. it is world of franchising cricket. it is very competitive. _ world of franchising cricket. it is very competitive. what have the

cricketing association settlement? i cricketing association settlement? i think it's fair to say the relationship has become rather frosty. there's all sorts of debate and discussion about what are called in ocs, —— nocs, and i think the professional cricketers association rather field that it's great for the overseas players, but what about the majority of the members who continue to support the hundred and continue to support the hundred and continue to see its growth. largely carried a major competition, after—tax, at essentially getting no salary improvement after four years. essentially getting no salary improvement afterfouryears. sam improvement after four years. sam billings, improvement afterfouryears. sam billings, england international, he says, "remarkable how one gets a 60% increase and yet others get under

5%. who has come up with this? " not just in terms of the game, but some real big hitters, quite literally, in terms of the world of cricket. the welsh rugby union, the welsh rugby players�* association and world rugby have launched a new brain health service to support former elite players in wales. it follows services already available in ireland and australia and includes an awareness and education component, an online questionnaire and a cognitive assessment with a trained brain health practitioner. the service assesses players for any brain health warning signs, provides advice on managing risk factors and will signpost anyone in need of specialist care. i think having something like this will aid _ i think having something like this will aid players after they retire, but long—term post that as well. i think— but long—term post that as well. i think there's a massive initiative and great — think there's a massive initiative and great collaboration between world _ and great collaboration between world rugby, the wi you and welsh

roehiing _ world rugby, the wi you and welsh roebling players association. i think— roebling players association. i think player welfare is key part. three years ago, great britain's women's ice hockey team missed out on a place in the final qualifying competition for the winter olympics by a solitary goal. today, they began their quest to go one step further. they faced latvia in sheffield, the first of three games between now and sunday, and began with a 3—2 victory. katherine gale scored the decisive third goal in the second period on her 50th appearance for great britain. they face spain on saturday before concluding against the netherlands on sunday. now, she's been one of the most instrumentalfigures in women's sport over the last 20 years. baroness sue campbell, the former chair of uk sport and head of women's football for the fa, is taking her talents to netball. she's been announced as the new chair of england netball, and told me earlier that the aim of getting more women and girls playing is top of her agenda. i've been passionate for the last 50

years about using sport as a tool to really change and improve people's lives. netball is a sport i know really well. i feel girls and women's rates are still lagging behind men. ijust think that women's rates are still lagging behind men. i just think that doll —— netball is a game for girls, it's a safe space, it's somewhere they can come and feel safe and i hope looked after. ijust feel it's an opportunity to really make a difference in some people �*s lives. that's why i'm doing it. difference in some people 's lives. that's why i'm doing it.— that's why i'm doing it. baroness sue campbell- — finally, it's regarded as one of the toughest, most gruelling motorsport events in the world. the dakar rally, which now takes place across saudi arabia, is spread across nearly two weeks, across a distance of almost 5,000 miles, with bikes, quads, trucks, cars and more. britain's sam sunderland is a man who's won it twice. this time around, though, he's switching from the bike

to a rally car, and told me what he's having to get used to ahead of january's event. one rk main reason was obviously the safety, _ one rk main reason was obviously the safety, so _ one rk main reason was obviously the safety, so it— one rk main reason was obviously the safety, so it was nice to have this opportunity— safety, so it was nice to have this opportunity come up. as they say, with age _ opportunity come up. as they say, with age comes a cage, and i definitely feel safe with a seat belt in — definitely feel safe with a seat belt in the cage of a car. | definitely feel safe with a seat belt in the cage of a car. i think i'll use belt in the cage of a car. i think i'll use that _ belt in the cage of a car. i think i'll use that one! _ belt in the cage of a car. i think i'll use that one! from - belt in the cage of a car. i think i'll use that one! from that - belt in the cage of a car. i think. i'll use that one! from that idea, the access of the safety side, you competed for over 12 years. was that focal for you when it came to choosing where to go next. ? it wasn'tjust that, but it choosing where to go next. ? it wasn't just that, but it was a bigger— wasn't just that, but it was a bigger concern. i had a rough season with a _ bigger concern. i had a rough season with a lot _ bigger concern. i had a rough season with a lot of— bigger concern. i had a rough season with a lot of crashes. i've got kids at home _ with a lot of crashes. i've got kids at home and achieved a few goals i wanted _ at home and achieved a few goals i wanted to— at home and achieved a few goals i wanted to do. it was always clear i wanted to— wanted to do. it was always clear i wanted to win twice. it just kind wanted to do. it was always clear i wanted to win twice. itjust kind of

snuck up— wanted to win twice. itjust kind of snuck up on— wanted to win twice. itjust kind of snuck up on me, and that was one of the main _ snuck up on me, and that was one of the main reasons.— the main reasons. going to the car now, the main reasons. going to the car now. what — the main reasons. going to the car now. what are _ the main reasons. going to the car now, what are your— the main reasons. going to the car now, what are your hopes - the main reasons. going to the car now, what are your hopes and - now, what are your hopes and expectations? you're competing alongside toby price. it’s alongside toby price. it's definitely _ alongside toby price. it's definitely a _ alongside toby price. it's definitely a cool - alongside toby price. it's definitely a cool team that we've .ot definitely a cool team that we've got to _ definitely a cool team that we've got to get in the card. hopefully that can — got to get in the card. hopefully that can aid us along the way, but it would _ that can aid us along the way, but it would he — that can aid us along the way, but it would be pretty far—fetched to feel like — it would be pretty far—fetched to feel like i— it would be pretty far—fetched to feel like i can win during the first - i feel like i can win during the first - i need — feel like i can win during the first - i need to — feel like i can win during the first — i need to say we, not i. that we canwin— — i need to say we, not i. that we can win straight off the bat. on the flip side, _ can win straight off the bat. on the flip side, aim high, why not? let's io flip side, aim high, why not? let's go for— flip side, aim high, why not? let's go for it _ flip side, aim high, why not? let's no for it. ., �* ., ., ., ., go for it. you're in a team now, two of ou go for it. you're in a team now, two of you alongside — go for it. you're in a team now, two of you alongside each _ go for it. you're in a team now, two of you alongside each other- go for it. you're in a team now, two of you alongside each other and - of you alongside each other and hoping to win the race. is it your self driving or is it going to be toby, you co—piloting? self driving or is it going to be toby, you co-piloting? hopefully we're still friends _ toby, you co-piloting? hopefully we're still friends at _

toby, you co-piloting? hopefully we're still friends at the - toby, you co-piloting? hopefully we're still friends at the end. - we're still friends at the end. hopefully we can keep that friendly dynamic— hopefully we can keep that friendly dynamic in the car for the 12 days and i_ dynamic in the car for the 12 days and i can— dynamic in the car for the 12 days and i can call the right directions and i can call the right directions and we _ and i can call the right directions and we can— and i can call the right directions and we can have good results. wonderful pictures there. a reminder of our top story — a win for chelsea after their long trip to kazakhstan in the conference league after beating astana, and a huge match ahead for spurs, who are in glasgow to face rangers in the europa league. tottenham boss ange postecoglou taking on the rivals of his former club celtic — set to be a fiery atmosphere at ibrox ahead of the match. that's all from sportsday. we'll see you soon. hello there. if you're fed up of the grey, misty and murky conditions, well, there are some changes on the way for the weekend, which we'll get on to injust a moment. but throughout thursday, once again, for most of us, it was rather overcast with some drizzle. and as we go through into friday morning, well,

we keep a lot of that cloud around. friday morning, well, but with northeastern areas of scotland having the clearest skies, temperatures here will fall below freezing. here will fall below freezing — so a frost, but generally speaking, for some central areas of scotland, not as cold or as frosty as it's been on previous mornings. for most of us, though, temperatures staying up on friday morning at about 4—7 degrees. now, high pressure is moving away to the east during friday, but we still have light winds across the uk, so not a great deal of change except a weather front moving its way into the far north and the west. and that's going to bring some outbreaks of rain during friday to north west scotland, northeast scotland. a few breaks in the cloud here to give some sunshine, maybe one or two sunnier spells elsewhere, but on the whole, again, quite cloudy. some showers around the irish sea coast, the isle of man, in towards cumbria and maximum temperatures on friday afternoon at about 4—7 degrees. it's into the weekend that we see more significant changes, so on saturday, we've got high pressure that's going to move in from the southwest. the breeze picks up from the northwest and with it,

a weather front moving southward, bringing just a short spread of rain to the southeast. clears, and then a much brighter day for england and wales. finally, some sunshine, bit of sunshine to eastern scotland, but in the northwest, the cloud thickening into the afternoon with some outbreaks of rain and temperatures. pretty similar still, but it's by sunday that we'll notice a rise in those temperatures. so sunday sees a south—westerly wind bringing in the milderair from the mid—atlantic, and temperatures therefore will be in double figures. there'll be more cloud rolling in during sunday. with that, there could be a few showers around as well, especially towards western scotland where the breeze picks up. maybe some heavier rain into the afternoon, but maximum temperatures 10—12 celsius, so a much milderfeel. so, for friday and the weekend things gradually changing. we're going to see a bit more in the way of sunshine, especially on saturday. temperatures will rise and it stays unsettled as we go into next week. bye— bye.

it's 7pm in london. this is the world today with maryam moshiri. syria's new government says they'll suspend the constitution and parliament while g7 nations call on them to respect women's rights. rescued by the rebels —

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still surrounding syria's future, the g7 group of nations has called for women's rights