had more rain this month than fell during the whole of the winter. it is quite cold rain today falling across many parts of the country, that colder air will be replaced by tomorrow with much milder airfrom the atlantic. looking at the satellite picture there is a lot of cloud in the atlantic so with the milder air, yet more rain. this closure is bringing today s rain, the rain continuing to push slowly north and east over the next few hours. across northern ireland it should be clearing up with sunshine and sharp showers, signs of milder air but still chilly across eastern scotland and eastern england. that wet weather from today should push into the north sea this evening and for a while it will turn dry overnight. lots of cloud, rain arriving on the far south west later and also western scotland but a mild night tonight. the lowest temperatures will be across aberdeenshire, three or 4 degrees. tomorrow sees lots of cloud, limited sunshine and some rain from time to time. p
increases the terror threat level in northern ireland from substantial to severe , meaning an attack is considered highly likely. humza yousaf is confirmed as scotland s first minister, becoming the first person from an ethnic minority background in the role. hello and welcome. we start this hour in france, where another day of co ordinated, nationwide protests is very much under way, as unions continue to oppose president macron s pension reforms. over a million people took part in similar protests in the last week. we have seen extraordinary scenes again out on the streets. let s go to our paris correspondent, hugh schofield. immediately behind you, looking slightly quieter than the last time we spoke, but very much give us a sense of what has been going on and in different parts of the country of course as well. course as well. yeah, we re at the end of the course as well. yeah, we re at the end of the itinerary course as well. yeah, we re at the end of the itinera
across northern ireland, north west england and definitely into areas of scotland and then later in the afternoon we have a zone of heavy rain working into wales and parts of southern england. sunny spells in short supply, overall a cloudy and blustery day but mild with temperatures as high as 16, one of the warmest days of the year so far. as we head through wednesday night, the bad of heavy rain crosses the uk and for thursday, still aren t settled but a better day with sunny spells and showers and the showers will turn heavier with some of under ten, the greatest chance of thunderstorms in this line of shower stretching from south west england to the home counties and london and east anglia. still mild with temperatures 15, maybe up to 18, and in the last day of what has been a 5°99y in the last day of what has been a soggy month, march, is wet, more heavy rain for england and wales, especially into the weekend, we begin april, but the weather is not really changing with
for their friendlies next month, says it s very likely mead won t be back in time for the tournament in australia and new zealand. i had a conversation with her. she s doing well. she s in rehab, she is doing good. but the world cup is actually too early, so what we said now, just really take the time to get back well. but if a miracle happens and she goes so fast, we will reconsider it. but at this moment, i don t expect it. premier league s chief executive richard masters was quizzed by british mps on a number of football matters on tuesday, including the ownership of newcastle united and whether they should have permitted a saudi backed take over to go through in 2021. our sports editor dan roan has more. what he said was that he couldn t comment, he would be able to confirm whether or not the premier league are investigating or not. that she wouldn t. that he wouldn t. the ownership of newcastle united, or indeed whether they ve re examined the approval they gave for that
we know we have to be disciplined and organised and we know we have to play very, very well. spain probably have to slightly underperform. but if that happens and we can get a positive result. anthonyjoshua claims a fight with tyson fury is what boxing needs. the former two time world champion s camp say finally getting into the ring with the current wbc heavyweight belt holder is a priority for this year. fury has recently seen talks for a unification contest with oleksander usyk fall through. joshua s next fight is againt americanjermaine franklin in london on saturday as he starts his comeback after losing twice to usyk. the british heavyweight hasn t won since 2020 butjoshua thinks he s ready for a meeting with fury that could be on the cards if he beats franklin. a better rate, let s say, let s say better, you know to mean? different