temperatures are 22 or 23. what about rain next week? very little, if any, and it may turn warmer as we head towards the end of the week, 25 degrees. and that s bbc news at six, you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website from the six team its goodbye te news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. ronald welcome to wembley on the eve of a historic fa cup final. never before in its 152 year history has the competition s final been a manchester derby. and the first between city and united finds the two clubs at a unique point in their rivalry. coming up on sportsday. city, already pl champions, are attempting to win trophy two of a possible three, with united s treble from 1999 firmly in their sights. stopping that from happening may be motivation enough for united. but there s a chance of a cup double for them too. i m olly foster at the bbc sport centre also coming th
it s arrived. he s the chairman of the qatar islamic bank, which is one of the leading banks in qatar, he s the son of a former prime minister and he says the bid plans to return the club will seek to place the fans at the heart of manchester united football club once more. he says the bid will be completely debt free which will look to invest in the football teams, the trading centre, the stadium and wider infrastructure. he says the vision of the bid is for manchester united football club to be renowned for footballing excellence and regarded as the greatest football club in the world. there will be few questions about this because a qatar consortium already own the champions. could that lead to a potential conflict of interest? some fans have expressed human rights about qatar s health record. but this is clearly a fairly significant move. 18 years under the glazers, they ve been criticised heavily for burdening the club with a lot of debts. i think a lot of fans ears pri
centimetres into major cities, manchester and sheffield and a bit more than that put out more on the hills but were most concerned about the amber warning area in the peak district northwards where we could see up to a0 centimetres of snow by the time we reach friday morning. it is slowly improving through friday, a brief respite with them some time before more rain, sleet and snow at the weekend. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six on wednesday the 8th of march. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m laura mcghie. coming up on wednesday s programme. a substantial government package which will seek to offer equal access to sports for girls is announced. we speak to the olympian who was mis diagnosed, sectioned and put in an induced coma, as she targets a return to playing rugby on the world stage. i cannot go outside for a walk or could not
thank you. it was parts of north east england and scotland that bore the brunt, the strongest dust of all recorded on the coast of aberdeenshire, 83 mph, but further south across the uk it was mild weather making its presence felt with temperatures in worcestershire climbing above 17 celsius. this small of cloud, that was storm otto, now hurtling toward scandinavia and behind it another weather system bringing rain, not as potent as storm otto but moving its way through with snow ever higher ground in scotland with the potential for some ice. it will be chilly across northern parts of scotland but further south, very mild, 10 11 celsius, the overnight lows for many. the heaviest rain clearing quickly eastwards tomorrow. some rain hanging back across parts of central and southern scotland and the far north of england, perhaps northern ireland for a time, with a band of drizzle towards the south of england but in between some spells of sunshine, just the odd rogue shower, 17 ce