jane dougall was watching.army of pipers led the way, carrying the hopes of more than 20,000 scotland fans who walked en masse to the stadium in cologne. inside, a wall of noise, as the players sang their anthem, the passion echoing around the stands. the tartan army willed scotland to turn their tournament around. for a moment it worked — a fumble in the box, but callum mcgregor recovered to set up scott mctominay. mctominay! it is deflected in! scotland lead! it didn't last long. a bad pass and switzerland pounced. the ball was a loose one. shaqiri! what a goal! that is an unbelievable finish. commitment is everything but kieran tierney pushed too hard, clutching at his hamstring and had to be stretchered off. this game is about fine margins. a perfect delivery from captain andy robertson. it was a teasing one, but the header ricocheted off the post. grant hanley pleading with the heavens and the fans begging for more. time for a nervy last minute winner? robertson sent a header dangerously across the face of

jane dougall there in munich for us.urnament doesn't get going until sunday — when they face serbia for their opener. gareth southgate�*s side will be favourites to progress, but won't be taking things lightly against a team with several players from the top leagues across europe. alex howell is with the england squad, as they build up to that match. so yesterday when we watched training, john stones wasn't there because he had a sickness bug. so all eyes were on the training pitch when the players came out to see if he was part of the squad that were going to take part in the session. and he was there, which is a big boost to gareth southgate because that is one of the talking points coming into this england squad. who is going to partner john stones at centre back. as well as the debate around the centre back position there is, in midfield, there's a space there and who is going to play alongsidejude bellingham and declan rice and one of the players who could play there we spoke to today and that's chelsea midfielder c

and we can head to scotland's base now, and get the latest from jane dougall who is there for us. or andy robertson in the training session earlier, is there anything to read into that? hi. session earlier, is there anything to read into that?— session earlier, is there anything to read into that? hi, when you're catchinr to read into that? hi, when you're catching limbs _ to read into that? hi, when you're catching limbs off _ to read into that? hi, when you're catching limbs off the _ to read into that? hi, when you're catching limbs off the pitch - to read into that? hi, when you're catching limbs off the pitch on - to read into that? hi, when you're catching limbs off the pitch on the first day of training just days before the start of a major tournament, there are bound to be hearts in mouth, and there was a scramble from the media to get some picture of andy robertson by the side of the pitch, but earlier today we spoke to the assistant scotland manager, john carver, who assured us that andy robertson is fine, and as i speak you can hear the bavarian band piping up behind me,

thank you, jane dougal in stuttgart.ans watching in scotland were on tenterhooks as they watched their side's performance against hungary. catriona renton is in a fanzone in glasgow. do you know, sometimes it is so hard to be a scotland fan and none more so than tonight. you can feel the disappointment here. this place was packed to the rafters, full of hope and expectation but that goal from hungary meant that the dream was over. most have gone home feeling a bit despondent but incredibly proud of the team that made it to germany. crowd sings. in central glasgow, scotland fans raised the roof, singing along with flower of scotland. in the minutes before kick—off, so much hope and a few nerves. scotland can bring it home tonight. we need a positive result. we need it to get through now. feeling any nerves? i'm so nervous, mate. 12 tournaments over 70 years, we've never qualified, we've never played a knockout match. it's going to happen tonight. i'm hoping that we win, - i'm hoping that we get the win. that's what matter

jane dougal there.other stories, and britain's adam yates has won the tour de suisse. he began the 8th and final stage, a mostly uphill time trial, 31 seconds ahead of fellow team emirates riderjoao almeida, and did enough to keep him at bay to clinch the title. st helens have soared back to the top of rugby league's superleague with a 52 points to 6 thumping of london broncos at the stoop. daryl clark scored a hat—trick, as the saints ran in 9 tries against rock—bottom broncos. ferrari overcame bad weather to claim back—to—back editions of the le mans 24 hours race. nicklas nielsen took the chequered flag after a vintage and gruelling contest — the dane sharing driving duties with italian antonio fuoco and spain's miguel molina. toyota's no 7 car took second with ferrari's no 51 car completing the podium. the final round of the us open golf is under way in pinehurst, north carolina. bryson dechambeau is the man to catch. the american has a two—shot lead on 7 under par. rory mcilroy has just teed off. h

i'm jane dougall.ry courts, now the french open has lost its defending champion — novak djokovic withdraws through injury. the lionesses get their revenge on france — after losing last week, england win in saint etienne. and we take a look at how climate change might impact rugby union in the future around the world. well, there is a list of problems facing this year's french open — and it has just got longer.

jane dougall was watching.opes of more than 20,000 scotland fans who walked en masse to the stadium in cologne.

i'm jane dougall. a day of upsets and the women's quarter finals at the french open as two big names crash out. india ruthlessly dispatched ireland in new york as they begin their t20 world cup with a convincing victory and delight for the dunlop�*s, as michael surpasses the record shared with his unclejoey to become the most successful rider in the history of the isle of man. hello and welcome to the programme. well, there were a few shocks at roland garros with two top seeds going out in the women's singles. the 2022 wimbledon champion elena rybakina lost her quarterfinal against italy's jasmine paolini. it means that 28—year—old paolini makes it through to a grand slam semifinal for the first time in her career. rybakina, who is the fourth seed and who was yet to drop a set in the tournament, had recovered from a set in a break down to take this to a decider. however, 12th seed paolini took the match. 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. this was the perfect day, i think. singles and doubles. and the singles was a really

jane dougal, bbc news, bavaria. now on bbc news — newscast.r has written to us. "hi, newscasters. another workington man here. just wanted to say i hated this label in the 2019 election". workington man, of course, was the label to put on a cliched group of voters who were supposedly those what won it for boris johnson based on the fine town of cumbria in the north of england. conor has a side bar. "could you explain how this general election will affect scotland? "some polls have labour ahead of the snp. "if labour wins a majority of scottish westminster seats, could we see a labour first minister or would that be decided in a scottish election? ps," and i love this bit. "i avoided using tartan wall purely for laura's benefits". so handy, we got you here this week. yes. good morning to you, laura. tartan wool. i'm not a fan. i'm not a fan of tartan wool either. and we will answer that question, connor. we will answer it, but you have to keep listening. and a few other things to go through today. sure. yeah. we have the various commitments mad

i'm jane dougall.he women's quarter finals at the french open as two big names crash out. india ruthlessly dispatched ireland in new york as they begin their t20 world cup with a convincing victory. and delight for the dunlop�*s, as michael surpasses the record shared with his unclejoey to become the most successful rider in the history of the isle of man. hello and welcome to the programme. well, there were a few shocks at roland garros with two top seeds going out in the women's singles. the 2022 wimbledon champion elena rybakina lost her quarterfinal against italy's jasmine paolini. it means that 28—year—old paolini makes it through to a grand slam semifinal for the first time in her career. rybakina, who is the fourth seed and who was yet to drop a set in the tournament, had recovered from a set in a break down to take this to a decider. however, i2th seed paolini took the match.

let's speak to jane dougall who is in munich for us. nt building then before scotland get things under way for this summers euros, what is the mood like in the camp? we've just finished cheering from the scottish captain and the scotland manager in their match day media conference. breaking news, steve clark was smiling. i know, unusual. we don't often see that. andy robertson said one more sleep to go. both of them are really excited. it's a must as though it's a day away from christmas, isn't it? and while they should be excited because this is going to be a huge match year tomorrow, they both very interestingly said there was an edge to their last training session this morning because they knew that it was going to be the last one. afterwards, they travelled up here to munich. they started to settle in and preparation for tomorrow. thousands of fans, you might have seen them, have been waiting for them here in munich. they pretty much taken over the central square in the city centre. i asked andy robertson how he felt about that. we w

jane dougall, at the allianz arena. louise carey is at a fans own in dundee.shoulder, and as the weather is... many people have started to turn off. there's some 4,000 tickets been sold. i'm decked out, and that seems to be the order. somebody got a bit carried away! dark blue... i can tell you there'll be no rivalry as everyone comes together for the scotland team. you might�*ve heard the captain, although we are claiming him as our own. thanks to a great spell, he moved on, and then of course, off to liverpool. as you can see, people are very excited. if you're not in deutschland, get yourself here! the enthusiasm of the scotland fans is pretty clear, but some of those supporting germany appear to be less engaged than you might expect. the hosts recent form has been underwhelming, and there aren't too many predicting that'll change for the tournament, as our europe correspondent nick beake reports. the german national anthem, scotland style. the visiting fans bring energy to a host nation that until now hasn't seemed hugely excited about laying on this footb

and to live to jane dougall — in garmisch—partenkirchen for us at the scotland training base.been across the england session for us. andy, do we know anything more about the likely starting 11 this weekend? gavin, first of all, on what happened today, is not often england has an open training session, but thatis has an open training session, but that is what they did this afternoon at a state of injena, about 30 minutes from their team hotel. they were watched by a crowd of enthusiastic schoolchildren, nuts of positivity. what could we tell from the training session is a big question, is to say. encouraging news is that all 26 members of england's squad took part in that training session, that includesjohn stones. stones had to be replaced at half—time during england's defeat at iceland last week after he picked up a knock so the fact she was back with roche any obvious ill effects is clearly encouraging and bodes well for his chances of being fit to play. it was also good to see luke shaw back in training as he continues his recovery from long—term injury, though he did not s

jane dougall, bbc news, munich.ee just behind me, the scotland squad have just emerged onto the pitch in the last few moments. they will start as underdogs, 23 places separate them and germany in the world rankings. the hosts will be desperate to try and summon the spirit of the world cup which they stage in 2006. they are not the footballing force they once were, but scotland were very impressive in qualifying and they have some players will travel the hosts and all the pressure will be on germany. if scotland could pull this off, it will go down as perhaps one of the greatest wins in their history. lorna gordon is at the broadwood stadium in cumbernauld with fans getting ready to watch the match. what is the atmosphere like there? well, this is a huge day for scotland fans and they are gathering here in cumbernauld. what are your hopes for tonight? we here in cumbernauld. what are your hopes for tonight?— hopes for tonight? we are buzzing, we are going _ hopes for tonight? we are buzzing, we are going to _ hopes f

i'm jane dougall.omen's quarter finals at the french open as two big names crash out. india ruthlessly dispatched ireland in new york as they begin their t20 world cup with a convincing victory and delight for the dunlop's, as michael surpasses the record shared with his unclejoey to become the most successful rider in the history of the isle of man. hello and welcome to the programme. well, there were a few shocks at roland garros with two top seeds going out in the women's singles. the 2022 wimbledon champion elena rybakina lost her quarterfinal against italy's

i'm jane dougall. scheduling problems, slippery courts, now the french open has lost its defending champion — novak djokovic withdraws through injury. the lionesses get their revenge on france — after losing last week, england win in saint etienne. and we take a look at how climate change might impact rugby union in the future around the world. well, there is a list of problems facing this year's french open — and it has just got longer. novak djokovic has withdrawn from the touranment with a knee injury, ending his own defence of the title at roland garros. the world number one had been involved in the latest finish in french open history, before returning on monday to deal — not only with another marathon match but also a slippery court. djokovic then claimed that had contributed to the injury which has now forced him to pull out. here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller. it has been described as a torn medial meniscus, right knee problem. we don't know the severity of this injury, but it is a

jane dougall�*s with the team. it was a very honest steve clarke that we heard from earlier.of himself, saying that he got it wrong against germany. he also said that he knew what he had got wrong. he said that it was his job as manager to turn up to front up to the media and to answer all of our questions, which he did do. he said that there were no excuses after that very heavy defeat to germany and that he was still tidying up loose ends after a very bad night. when you lose a game 5—1, you have to take all the criticism that comes. you have to respond. the good thing for me is, been in this position before, it's a roller—coaster of emotions. they understand they've let everybody down. they're disappointed. but they know they have to be ready and up for the next game because that's the nature of being involved in football. clark said that he had listened to a few of the players whose opinions that he valued about what they could change for the rest of the tournament. he also said that he was dealing with the players in very different ways, and that he had spoken to them al

jane dougall was watching. masse to the stadium in cologne. inside, a wall of noise, as the players sang their

here's jane dougall.nce league last season. scott mctominay scored to put manchester united in the fa cup final, which they went on to win. he also scored seven for scotland and their qualification campaign. he's done that so many times this season. goals are also likely to come from hearts loren shankland, scottish premiership player of the year scoring 30. there are some players missing from this squad through injury, so there are a few new—ish faces here. it wasn't the easiest camp. i suspect one or two, we ended up with three maybe four. come on, that's not fair. we are over it. we are here. i've got other bodies that i want and this is what we want within the tournament. bristol city's tommy conway has been called up from the under 21s, and lewis morgan who last played for scotland six years ago has been recalled. he's travelled from the mls in america. it looked a little bit light up top, so there is no surprise that we brought in somebody who can maybe be a little bit wide, more of a creative type

jane dougall, bbc news, cologne.our football reporter alex howell. first, our sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin is with scotland fans in cologne. chris, what's the mood among the tartan army? yes, you can see here, the main fan zone filling up nicely behind me. it does feel it is a defining game for scotland. when an hour right back in the group and draw and they still have to beat hungary in step out on sunday. if they lose that game, then they are all but out. the players have been cocooned in their camp south of munich since the bruising defeat to germany on friday. they arrived in the past hour determined to make amends for what really was a dismal display. as for the fans, the authorities here in cologne expect 60,000 to be in the city come kick—off tonight by many thousands more across germany, of course. they believe it is up to the players themselves. as for england, no problems. the opening when, they face denmark tomorrow. alex howell is in the camp. the face denmark tomorrow. alex howell is in the

jane dougall, bbc news, stuttgart.on in the week, all change. it will feel fresher. temperatures dip in closer to the seasonal average with some sunshine and some showers. but today for northern ireland and scotland, it's likely to be the warmest day of the week. some of the best of the sunshine, the highest of the temperatures will be for eastern scotland and also for the south east of england. a bit of a sea breeze setting up towards coastal areas. but for southern and western coasts, it's been a misty, murky start to the day. a lot of that cloud lifting some cloud infilling elsewhere. but sunny spells and temperatures widely in the mid 20s in celsius, maybe 28 celsius in the far south east of england. now overnight tonight, then our weatherfront out towards the west starts to move further southwards and eastwards throwing more clouds and showers into north west scotland and also across northern ireland, too. it's going to feel quite muggy tonight. there will be some more low cloud and mist developing towards coasts

here's jane dougall. the tartan army on the roads again.ese euros... ..much to the confusion of those who watched them lose heavily to germany just a few days ago. but among the party atmosphere, there's a whiff of cynicism here in cologne. many hoping they've left the baggage of that first defeat behind them. sorry. it's a speed bump. don't you worry. i think, you know, with scotland, you never quite know what you're going to get. that's not what and i don't know what they're going to. _ win, easy. the fans are arriving here in their numbers as expected. but because of that result against germany and possibly the weather, the mood is a touch more subdued than previously. however, they and the squads are still optimistic. they need to be. this was the first of five goals germany put past them. scotland need to change a lot ahead of their match against switzerland. the manager gives me the opportunity to play on wednesday and it's got to play on wednesday night it's got to be a completely new version of myself and the team as a whole. now i'

jane dougall.rr would leave — but there's the new contract. kerr will be looking for more success after winning five consecutive wsl titles with chelsea. she's scored 99 goals in that time and won three fa cups and two league cups as well. staying with football, the players' union in england, the pfa, hasjoined a legal action against fifa over what it calls the overloaded and unworkable football calendar. they're co—claimants with the french players' union in the claim filed in a court in brussels, which says next year's expanded club world cup in america is the tipping point. fifa recently rejected claims that fifpro and the world leagues association were not consulted over plans for the competition and it had no intention of altering the tournament, despite the threat of legal action. we have been discussing the topic of the calendar for a while now and we feel we _ the calendar for a while now and we feel we have exhausted all diplomatic avenues to try to bring the authorities to the table and h

jane dougall has more.st game so far for scotland but in tournament football, ranking and form can go out of the window. scotland have been besieged with injuries. kieran tierney had to be stretchered off during their draw against switzerland. he has already gone home. he has a hamstring problem. that is a blow for scotland. if they do not win tomorrow against hungary, they are going home. and their dream of going through the knockouts be over. no pressure on the strikers. earlier we spoke to che adams who said he and the whole team are aware of what they have to do and what it will mean they do it. everyone knows what is at stake. easing expectations at the minute but everyone knows the job, what we have got to do. and we arejust looking forward to embracing every single minute of it. but standing in the way is hungary. although they are bottom of the group after losing their opening two greens. there are some recognisable names in their squad. stiles of sunderland was injured for the opening two games. bu

the bbc�*s jane dougall was at the match in stuttgart. devastation for scotland and the fans.urnament. the excitement that the tartan army brought, thejoy that was just embraced by the germans. but the squad just could not deliver whenever it mattered. scotland finished bottom of the group. we should tell you that the player who went off, barnabas varga, is stable, which is good news. 0n the other match, switzerland drew 1—1 with germany, who equalised in the history minutes, which reminds us we should never write off the germans and they have finished top of the group. for scotland, this was their best chance to get to the knockout stages of a major tournament and once again, heartbreak as they have not done that. the euros are well under way but could footballers face competition from technology? these robots have been sampling the beautiful game at the world intelligence expo taking place in china. they've also been making coffee and doing other human stuff. companies and engineers in the city of tianjin have been showing off creations to crowds of curious visitors. that's

jane dougal has been in germany to catch up with the fans ahead of the game.o matter the situation, the tartan army turned it into a party. rain has followed them around germany, making them feel at home. he making them feel at home. no scotland, _ making them feel at home. fir? scotland, no party! welcome to glasgow! scotland, no party! welcome to glas~ow! , ., ., ., , scotland, no party! welcome to glas~ow! , ., ., , ~ glasgow! they have adapted, seeking refu~e in glasgow! they have adapted, seeking refuge in the — glasgow! they have adapted, seeking refuge in the beer _ glasgow! they have adapted, seeking refuge in the beer halls _ glasgow! they have adapted, seeking refuge in the beer halls of _ refuge in the beer halls of stuttgart. refuge in the beer halls of stuttgart-— refuge in the beer halls of stuttuart. ,, . ., ., stuttgart. since i got here two weeks ago. — stuttgart. since i got here two weeks ago, everywhere - stuttgart. since i got here two weeks ago, everywhere we . stuttgart. since i got here two i weeks ago, everywhere we went, stuttgart. si

jane dougall, bbc news, stuttgart.s mcclaughlin in stuttgart. and chris — it's another disappointing tournament for scotland fans? yes, certainly disappointing in terms of the football, you cannot argue with that. two defeats and a draw, scotland played well at times last night but like the other two games, they lacked the cutting—edge. yes, they could have had a penalty perhaps, but were not clinical enoughin perhaps, but were not clinical enough in front of goal. the players apologised to the fans after the game, but for the fans, this is neverjust been about the game, but for the fans, this is never just been about the football, they have parted and sung, they have danced and made friends with the locals and their heading home in their thousands with memories that will last a lifetime.— will last a lifetime. chris, thank ou. england are preparing for their next crucial game, against slovenia, tomorrow night. after being criticised for a lacklustre performance in their last match, captain harry kane says it's a time

jane dougall reports from stuttgart devastation for scotland and the fans.. the excitement that the tartan army brought, thejoy that was just embraced by the germans. but the squad just could not deliver whenever it mattered. scotland finished bottom of the group. we should tell you that the player who went off, barnabas varga, is stable, which is good news. 0n the other match, switzerland drew 1—1 with germany, who equalised in the history minutes, which reminds us we should never write off the germans and they have finished top of the group. for scotland, this was their best chance to get to the knockout stages of a major tournament and once again, heartbreak as they have not done that. you may have heard of snake charming, but before we go, we want to share this with you. hundreds of competitors took part in this year's world worm charming championship in cheshire, england. using everything from forks to drums and trumpets, competitors did their best to coax as many worms out of the ground as posisble. this year's winner managed to convince 195 worms to s

the bbc�*s jane dougall was at the match in stuttgart. devastation for scotland and the fans. that was just embraced by the germans. but the squad just could not deliver whenever it mattered. scotland finished bottom of the group. we should tell you that the player he went off, barnabas margo, is stable, which is good news. on the other match, switzerland drew 1—1 with germany, who equalised in the history minutes, which reminds us we should never write off the germans and they have finished top of the group. for scotland, this was their best chance to get to the knockout stages of a major tournament and once again, heartbreak as they have not done that. we are out of time. we will be back shortly with business today. enter the first spell of summer heat at the moment. but how long will it last? well, certainly the heat will be widespread to start the week — quite humid by day and by night, too. 0k, not completely dry, but as we go through the second half of the week, we'll notice all of us gradually turning fresher, temperatures closer to where we would normally expect this s

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let's get more now from jane dougall in stuttgart. the fans are filling up the stadium.can see saltires a trip to the ground, and as you can hear, there is already singing going on, there is already singing going on, there is one unsupportivejohn mcginn. but they will need to be an almighty purse from the tartan to support their country tonight. a win against hungary would give them the best chance of going through to the knockout stages. a loss on it is all over. but they do have a game plan. sometimes, patience pays off. in theirfirst sometimes, patience pays off. in their first match against germany, scotland's tactics we have gone awry. but again switzerland, experience prevailed to give them a still more. now for tonight's match against hungary, the strategy has to be spot—on. i’m against hungary, the strategy has to be sot-on. �* .,, ., against hungary, the strategy has to be spot-om— be spot-on. i'm hoping for a 2-1. i think we can _ be spot-on. i'm hoping for a 2-1. i think we can do _ be spot-on. i'm hoping for a 2-1. i think we can do it. _ be spot-on. i'm hopi

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall.s warm up match against gibraltar has kicked off, we'll update you. plus — we'll be live to st james�*s park as england prepare to take on bosnia herzegovina. he's left leicester and is officially in charge at chelsea — we'll have more on enzo maresca's new position at stamford bridge. second seed sabalenka breezes into the quarter finals of the french open after a straight sets win over emma navarro. also coming up on sportsday... he says he'll pay off his parents mortgage. robert macintyre wins more than a million on the pga tour with his dad caddying him to victory at the canadian open. and, tributes pour in for rugby league legend rob burrow who's died at the age of 41 from motor neurone disease. we all lose special people, but it's very, very rare you lose someone who is so special to so many different people. welcome to the programme. just 11 days to go until the start of the euros in germany. both england and scotland have two warm up games before that. scotland have kicked off

and our reporter jane dougall is there.r today, where a lone piper as is traditional piped them onto the plane and sent them off to germany with the hopes of a whole country on—board with them. and then just over two hours ago, they touched down at munich airport, and have made their way here to a very beautiful small bavarian town where their base camp is, and just a few moments ago, the scotland team has pulled up outside this hotel where we are, and the whole of the team got off the bus and were welcomed by the staff at the hotel. the idea of this camp is to get away from the big towns and cities of germany, and there will be peace and quiet for there will be peace and quiet for the squad here. and they will need that because there are great expectations for the zeros, plus as you mentioned, the first match of causes against germany, where nobody would bet against them. and as news of alan hansen's ill—health filtered through, the squad will be undoubtedly sending their best wishes. having qualified through the playoffs,

from our correspondent andy swiss who is following england shortly, but first to correspondent jane dougalle scotland camp, anticipation building all week. anticipation building just after day as the hours tick away to that opener. as the hours tick away to that 0 ener. ., u, as the hours tick away to that oener. ., ,., _, as the hours tick away to that oener. ., ,,,,_, , opener. you can probably see behind me, opener. you can probably see behind me. they've — opener. you can probably see behind me. they've just _ opener. you can probably see behind me, they've just put _ opener. you can probably see behind me, they've just put the _ opener. you can probably see behind me, they've just put the bunting - opener. you can probably see behind me, they've just put the bunting up i me, they'vejust put the bunting up here, you can see the scotland colours and also the deutschland colours and also the deutschland colours as well, just two days to go before that opening match before the hosts germany. the atmosphere is going to be electric, isn't it? steve clark still mulling over a couple of the po

nesta mcgregor�*s there, but first to jane dougall in bavaria. as no scotland, no party, but the festivities are now over. training today — issues at presser. squad did leave this much earlier today and it was a sombre mood in the local band had gathered out to play for them but as the manager and the squad left, it was quite uncomfortable. some of them were even having their heads down as they went to depart from munich airport and it was in sharp contrast to when they first arrived here in this pretty little town, 15 days ago to a huge welcome there was so much expectations but of course, that opening game isjust a crash back down to reality with they lost so heavily to germany and there was a glimmer of hope when switzerland got that precious point however last night, they lost to hungary and it really brought them back to reality and just really was far below expectations of the fans in there has been talk about the penalty that was and being brought down in the box was not reviewed by va are but there's been more talk about scotland was most

jane dougall, bbc news, stuttgart. hello.uesday morning. on tuesday we've got this weak weather front sitting across parts of scotland and northern ireland, high pressure still dominating for england and wales, so feeling different tomorrow for northern ireland and scotland, a little bit of cloud and a bit of light rain in the far north. further south, lots of sunshine, probably more sunshine, and really strong sunshine at this time of year, temperatures, 28, possibly 29 in the south—east, but for some of us up to 10 degrees cooler in the north—west. in the middle of the week, low pressure tries to come in from the north—west but bumping into that area of high pressure so we have got the remnants of a frontal system on wednesday bringing a bit more cloud and a few showers to scotland, northern ireland and perhaps north wales. temperatures here, high teens or low 20s, whereas towards central and south—eastern parts of england and wales, the mid— to high 20s. on thursday it looks like this low pressure will just try and nudge i

jane dougall, bbc news, munich. i suspect drinking munich dry is exactly what's going on.it has been all day, and a lot of those amazing images that we saw in the music that we witnessed in jane's package there, took place in this very spot, right in the heart of the old city. it's transformed in the last half hour or so because all those fans are making their way to the stadium. all the waiting is coming to an end with the football beginning. 0utnumbering the germans in many parts of the city. for a lot of those fans it's just the beginning until the tournament comes to its conclusion, but certainly they think it is going to get off to a fantastic start today.— they think it is going to get off to a fantastic start today. well, they ho -e so, a fantastic start today. well, they hope so. but _ a fantastic start today. well, they hope so, but unfortunately, - a fantastic start today. well, they hope so, but unfortunately, the l hope so, but unfortunately, the scots are not tipped to win, are they? scots are not tipped to win, are the ? ., , ., , scots are not tipped to win,