at the age of 70. it s almost time for one of the oldest rivalries in sport. england versus australia for the ashes. 140 years after it began the two sides will meet on friday at edgbaston in the first test. australia hold the urn, but they ve not won a series in england for 22 years, as our sports reporter patrick gearey reports from birmingham. if the ashes is one of sport s greatest stories, then it comes beautifully illustrated. this is a contest that highlights the character, resilience and brilliance. ecstasy, empathy. and the canvas is there to create more of those moments this summer. the picture is not quite how england had planned. there have been injuries in the build up mowing. ali retired from test cricket has had to be coaxed back. some of the personnel have changed. the strategy won t. but just by watching england practice, you get a sense of how they want to play the game. this is all about attacking an instinct and not fearing failure. it s an approach that makes you q
that s all we have for you now. i m monica miller, thanks for watching. hello there. the last day of the working week promises to be another largely fine, dry and settled one for most of us. but we are looking at some changes taking place to our weather, all because of this area of low pressure sitting out in the atlantic, very slowly edging towards our shores. it s going to continue to destabilise the atmosphere across western areas. so, through the morning, we ll see a bit of cloud here, certainly across the southwest, cornwall and devon into wales, northern ireland, some western parts of england could start to see some showers developing. some of these could be heavy and thundery, but the vast majority of scotland, central and eastern england are the dry, sunny one. warmer along the east coast, along north sea coasts, and we could be up to around 27 or 28 degrees. as we head through a friday night, it looks like those showers, thunderstorms
it looks like those showers, thunderstorms trundle their way northwards into southern and western scotland. further showers pushing into wales and the southwest, but central and eastern areas, once again staying dry. and a mild night to come certainly across the west some chillier spots and the clear skies in the east. the weekend, then, looks a bit more unsettled. we ll see increasing chance of showers, even longer spells of rain on sunday. and for most of us, it s still going to feel quite warm, but not as warm as it has done. so, for saturday, then, a bit more cloud around, generally, but again, lots of sunshine central and eastern scotland, central eastern england. most of the showers will tend to be across the south and the west. across the south and the west, and again, some of them could be heavy and thundery. temperatures reaching highs around 25 degrees, a little bit lower out west because of more breeze and certainly more cloud and showers. and as we move into sunday, it lo
mcqueen s most famous international goal came at wembley, when his header helped scotland to a 2 1win over england, sparking a pitch invasion by the tartan army. he was diagnosed with vascular dementia last year and his family believe his condition was linked to years of heading the ball. chris mclaughlin looks back at his life. he was a scottish football icon of the 1970s and early eighties. as well as his 30 caps for scotland. he turned out for st mirren, leeds and manchester united. two years ago, it was confirmed he was suffering with dementia. today, his daughter, the broadcaster hayley mcqueen, said the family were heartbroken, adding, i now want to remember my dad for the man. he was the ultimate entertainer, the life and soul of every occasion. the greatest storyteller who certainly lived life to the full. she has campaigned for changes
hello there. the last day of the working week promises to be another largely fine, dry and settled one for most of us. but we are looking at some changes taking place to our weather, because of this area of low pressure sitting out in the atlantic, very slowly edging towards our shores. it s going to continue to destabilise the atmosphere across western areas. so, through the morning, we ll see a bit of cloud here, certainly across the south west cornwall and devon into wales, northern ireland, some western parts of england could start to see some showers developing. some of these could be heavy and thundery, but the vast majority of scotland, central and eastern england are the dry, sunny one. warmer along the east coast, along north sea coast. and we could be up to around 27 or 28 degrees. as we head through a friday night, it looks like those showers, thunderstorms trundle their way northwards into southern and western scotland. further showers pushing into wales and the south west.