hayfever sufferers, be in the low 20s. not good news for hayfeversufferers, it be in the low 20s. not good news for hayfever sufferers, it is the peak of the grass pollen season with high levels across many parts of england and wales. heading into the weekend, and wales. heading into the weekend, and that low pressure will slowly pull away from the uk, the winds will ease. it will still be quite windy for many of us on saturday, probably the windiest of the next couple of days with gales in the far north of scotland. again some sunshine and showers, most of them again in scotland and northern ireland, and the temperature is again reaching 22 degrees. the second half of the weekend, the winds won t be a strong and it will be a dry day in scotland and northern ireland. may stay completely dry for much of england and wales. if anything it is cooler with highs of 21 celsius. with highs of 21 celsius. darren, thank yom that s all from the bbc news at six so it s goodbye from
look to do and how to operate. so that s not changed. coverage on test match metal from 11 tomorrow. let s have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines. former fifa president sepp blatter has denied making fraudulent payments to ex uefa boss michel platini, saying that the pair had made a gentleman s agreement over platini s advisory role. both were banned from football in 2015 and are on trial in switzerland over the £1.6 million payment. both deny any wrongdoing. andy murray is through to the quarterfinals of the stuttgart open, beating alexander bublik in straight sets. next up for murray, the top seed stefanos tsitsipas. wimbledon starts injust under three weeks time, and there ll be a record prize pot of £40.3 million, although the £2 million for the mens and women s singles champions is down from the £2.35 million the last time the tournament had capacity crowds in 2019. the champion jockey oisin murphy has told the bbc that he used to suffer from b