hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night. i m chetan pathak coming up on the programme. finding out theirfate next summer s european championship will begin with scotland playing germany on the opening night. we know what we are up against, its nice to be involved in the first game and hopefully we can set the tournament off on a good match. a kinder draw for england on paper at least can gareth southgate s side go one better than runners up this time? the team to catch at the top of the premier league again are arsenal as they edge past wolves at the emirates. also coming up on sportsday. ronnie rockets into the final of the uk snooker championship in york. and adelaide strikers beat brisbane heat to become back to back women s big bash league winners. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. with six months to go until euro 2024 kicks off in germany the draw for next summer s tournament has been made in the last hour and scotland will play the very firs
falls out of the squad, it will be falling as rain further south but widespread frost tomorrow morning with temperatures in northern scotland as low as perhaps minus nine degrees. there will also be freezing fog patches into tomorrow morning. slow to clear, were wintry showers tomorrow and in these places again. possibly accumulations inland as far south as lincolnshire. some sunny spells at temperatures set to struggle. two to five celsius. cloudier and milderfor the far cloudier and milder for the far south cloudier and milderfor the far south and west and that this will pressure. as we head into thursday this is causing all sorts of headaches through the week but we have growing confidence this will be falling as rain in the channel and possibly lapping on the shore towards the channel coast through the day. falling as rain but may be some winteriness over the moors in the far south and west. sunnier further north, temperatures in the past 4 degrees and wintry showers for
Hello im c. Ters and this is the news hour live from london coming up president obamas former National Security advisor please guilty for lying to the f. B. I. About his contacts with russia. Pope francis means for him to refugees in bangladesh and ask for forgiveness for the worlds indifference to the suffering i mean i said nation sends an s. O. S. To the world global crises have put at least one hundred thirty five Million People in need of aid. In russia will play saudi arabia and you know pretty much next years football world cup well christiane i was portugal have been drawn alongside twenty ten when a space. We began in the United States president Donald Trumps former National Security adviser as pleaded guilty to lying to the f. B. I. About the extent of his russian contacts speaking in courts Michael Flynn admitted his actions were wrong but said he was directed to make contact with the Russian Ambassador in december twenty sixth by a Senior Member of trumps Transition Team th
Bring a different story . Anthonyjoshuas planning a big 2018 of unification fights. And his promoter says the first could be announced this week. Meanwhile another british boxing star tells the bbc about his return to the ring. And the months of self doubt away from the sport made a lot of silly mistakes myself which i will admit. I think it was more frustration not being in the boxing ring, being out for so long. Also coming up on sportsday the inspiring tale of how teenager billy monger is determined to fulfill his motor racing dream, despite losing both his legs. Hello again. Thanks forjoining us on sportsday. The last time Arsene Wenger was forced to watch a match at Stamford Bridge from the stands, he ended up sitting next to his gardener. They lost. Although it probably wasnt the gardeners fault. Tonight, the arsenal boss will hope for a different outcome in their efl cup semi final first leg at chelsea, as he serves the second game of a three match touchline ban. The first on su
Some lying snow in some areas but it is starting to fall in the coming days. Yesterday some places struggled to get above freezing, whilst the milder air was already arriving in south west england. By tomorrow most of us will be in double figures, maybe even higher for parts of wales and western england. We have lost the cold air, the winds have changed direction, bringing the milder air across the country. And weve also got some sunshine this afternoon, not for eve ryo ne sunshine this afternoon, not for everyone but where we have it, 11 celsius, feeling quite plus and. More cloud the further west you are. Showers fading and losing intensity during the afternoon. A mild day for all. A fairly quiet evening. Some icy stretches across eastern parts of scotla nd icy stretches across eastern parts of scotland and north east england. 0ur of scotland and north east england. Our next spell of wet and windy weather then arrives from the west through tomorrow. But it will be a much milder night