the weekend, the temperatures fall away a little bit, and as we head into sunday this is where we have the drier weather and there will be more in the way of sunshine. for saturday, still a lot of cloud coming in. some rain, especially across northern ireland, wales and southern england. this cloud coming in from the north sea could have drizzle in there and it will be called in eastern scotland and the north of england with temperatures north of england with temperatures no higher than seven or 8 degrees. elsewhere ten or ii. the second half of the weekend, we have drier air this time coming in from the north sea, the winds will be lighter and there will be more sunshine around across western areas, but we still have temperatures on the low side. typically ten or ii celsius. have temperatures on the low side. typically ten or 11 celsius. typically ten or 11 celsius. darren, thank you. typically ten or 11 celsius. darren, thank you. and typically ten or 11 celsius. darre
you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. another win. another bonus point. ireland stay on course for a six nations grand slam. after a week when their own captain described wales as the laughing stock of world rugby, can ken owens galvanise his team to their first six nations win of the season against england? arsenal s lead at the top of the premier league is five points. but for how long? manchester city are hoping to match the gunners win at leicester. also coming up in the programme. a0 years old and the number one in the world. james anderson helps england take control of the second test in new zealand. another british record, but gutted not to break the world s best mark. keely hodgkinson wins the 800 metres at the world indoor tour final. hello and welcome to sportsday, i m hugh ferris. welcome along to sportsday. it wasn t as convincing as many expected, but ireland are still
it was sweet success for phil salt against pakistan. the batter helps england to victory in lahore to make the final t20 series match on sunday a decider. after the wind and rain yesterday, a lot more after the wind and rain yesterday, a lot more sunshine but they will be some lot more sunshine but they will be some showers to dodge. the full forecast some showers to dodge. the full forecast coming up on breakfast. it s saturday, the first of october. our main story: a new energy price cap has come into effect in england, wales and scotland, meaning higher bills for millions of people on standard and default tariffs. the annual bill for a typical household will rise to 2,500 pounds, double what it was last winter. that s despite a government cap on the price per unit of energy. our business correspondent, theo leggett, reports. maxine is deeply worried. her husband has a serious lung condition and she needs to keep him warm but she husband has a serious lung condition a