my my name is hedvig lindahl. my name is hedvig lindahllj my name is hedvig lindahl.worth it. that is one of five nominees for this year's bbc female sports player of the year. if you like to cast your vote, go to our website, bbc.com/sport. the women's section that has all the details. but that is all for now. from me, john watson, and the team, that is all from sport today. hello there. well on tuesday we saw a big contrast in weather conditions across the country. the further west you were, the better the sunshine as you were sheltered from the easterly breeze. in fact, western scotland fared best with wall—to—wall sunshine and a top temperature of 21 degrees. it was cloudier further east, especially in the south—east. so it led to a bit of a disappointing afternoon, but it was still fairly warm. through the night, we will hold onto this contrast. breeze in the south—east. in fact, patchy light rain moving in from the near continent because of a weather system there. further north and west, lengthy clear skies in the west. so a recipe for a chilly start on wednesda

hedvig lindahl made a name for herself at last year's olympics in rio.l win over the united states and the semi—final victory against brazil earned her recognition outside of the women's football world. she's a nominee for this year's bbc women's footballer of the year award. here's her story. i feel honoured to be chosen as one of five in the world. just let that sink in. five in the world. today, i would say she is the best. she cares a lot and she is working really hard for a lot of social important things in society. she asks so many questions. some of them i don't like, as stupid, but some of them are brilliant. that makes her really interesting. that was my dream from when i was very little and somewhere along the line i realised i am a girl, a woman, so my perception of being a professional footballer is not what i thought it would be. it hit me at some point. i don't know, i was actually part of the 2003 world cup squad that came second and after that i thought everyone knew who i was now i was in the world cup final in the squad. everyone knows