will get, but there could be a covering of a few centimetres or more across parts of england and wales on sunday, further north, a mixture of sunny spells and wintry showers, and for all of us, it will be cold, with highs between 2 6 celsius. a reminder of our top story. there is, the prime minister has said that the new variant of coronavirus spreading across the uk could be causing more deaths. and he warned that infection rates remain high. that s all from the bbc news at six, so it s goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hugh pym, bbc news. hello and welcome to sportsday this friday night coming up on the programme. what next for this summer s tokyo games with reports it could be cancelled or held behind closed doors we ll bring you the latest. three wickets forjames anderson but england are made to work hard on the opening day of the second test against sri lanka in galle. gutted that s how andy murray says he s feeling