settled for a while now. it s a little on the nippy side for most of us, in fact, quite cloudy. a touch of frost on the way tonight and tomorrow night. next week is looking very different because this high pressure isn t going to hang around for very long. just a few days three days or so. it is also quite cloudy, high pressure, there s very little wind across the uk right now to move the clouds around. but it s not one continuous layer of grey. in fact, farfrom it. there have been big breaks in the cloud. eastern scotland, northern ireland, broadly the south western portion of the uk. so some of us have had some very lengthy sunny spells today. but the vast majority stuck underneath the cloud. 0nly around four, five celsius. it has felt nippy and will continue to do so. now, tonight, it s a different story in the north west of scotland. weather fronts are sneaking in. they re just brushing the north west of the uk so it will be mild and damp here for example, in storno
lunchtime kick off. and rangers are now a point from a first top flight title in a decade but fans defy government advice to turn up at ibrox. hello, and thanks for being with us here on sportsday. england s cricketers fell apart again in india after batting collapse that s become all too familiar on their tour so far. they were beaten in the fourth test, by an innings and 25 runs. england bowled out for just 135, on another disappointing day in ahmedabad. india didn t even need to bat again, to seal the 3 1 series win. joe wilson reports. one consolation for england. it s finally all over. no more must they endure trying to bat in india. zak crawley began the final collapse. jonny bairstow soon followed, another nought for him. ben stokes had only just finished bowling. he was batting briefly. two runs from him, too much asked of him. and what of the burden onjoe root? the batsmen who put win into england s winter made 30. then a familiar looking lbw. when dom bess lunge
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further criticism of the proposed 1% pay rise for healthcare staff in england. the group representing health service trusts hasjoined unions saying it s not enough, particularly given the challenge of covid. on the second day of his visit to iraq, pope francis holds an unprecedented meeting with one of shia islam s most powerfulfigures. the duke and duchess of cambridge talk about the impact of the pandemic in a special programme on the commonwealth. and england have slumped to defeat in the test series in india. they lost the fourth and final match in ahmedabad. good evening. the group representing health service trusts, nhs providers, hasjoined unions in saying the government s proposed 1% pay rise for health service staff in england is not enough. ministers have defended the rise, saying the pandemic had placed unprecedented strain on public finances. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. the government should look again at its proposed pay rise of 1% for nhs st
would be in that they stop celtic from achieving ten titles in a row. and the man credited with the plot in steering them to do that, steven gerrard. in his first senior coaching role, he looks to be on course to win his first ever silverware. intent on hosting matches at the euros this summer. first minister nicola sturgeon says scotland is still absolutely intent on hosting matches at the euros this summer. glasgow is one of 12 host cities, with hampden park set to host four matches. countries have until 7 april to formally tell uefa whether they can host supporters with doubts until now whether scotland can do that. meanwhile english fa chief executive mark bullingham has told the bbc the organisation would be delighted to host more matches if asked to. our understanding from uefa is that they are intending to run the tournament and all 12 countries. of course, if they decided or some of the citizens decided they could no longer host, we would be delighted to help, as