lot of rust around. we will need to keep a close eye on this developing low pressure as itjust grazes with the south west. it will primarily bring some rain but yes, there is a thing in the morning, there is a risk to elevation across the moors that we could see a light dusting of snow here and just how far north that front is going to go, might see a few flakes of sleet and snow into the london area. elsewhere, the fog were left. sheltered western areas away from the breeze will keep some sunshine but cold and again the north easterly breeze driving and some scattered showers across eastern scotland and north east england. a cold afternoon. you will need a few layers if you are out and about and it stays cold. as we head into the weekend, the wind direction will close a little, a westerly, and that means the emphasis of the showers moves a little. it means a cold and frosty star on friday, some showers around showers moves a little. it means a cold and frosty star on friday,
of 21 churchmen who will be elevated to the ranks of cardinals. the new cardinals will come from various countries including the united states, south africa, switzerland, south sudan and poland. they will be officially installed in a ceremony to be held in september. they will be able to enter the conclave that will choose the next pope. now it s time for a look at today s sport with 0lly foster. hello from the bbc sport centre. we ve had some terrific matches at wimbledon today, some of them with quarterfinal places at stake. the women s world number one, iga swiatek, is in a titanic struggle on centre court against the olympic champion. chetan, swiatek really having to dig deep to stay in the championships. it looks like it is just turned away again. it looks like it is ust turned away aaain. , ., , ., ., , again. these two brilliant women s last 16 matches again. these two brilliant women s last 16 matches both again. these two brilliant women s last 16 matches both playing -
and there were tears in spain as well as karim benzema played his final game for real madrid. he scored their only goal in a 1 1 draw with atlhetic bilbao. the frenchman leaves the club after winning five champions leagues and four la liga titles. it s thought that benzema will go and play in saudi arabia. quarterfinal places are up for grabs at the french open today and ons jabeur has sealed her place in the last eight. the tunisian seventh seed saw off the american bernarda pera in straight sets to reach the quarters for the first time. jabeur lost in the first round at roland garros last year. the worlds number one iga swiatek plays later. england s selectors have some thinking to do after spinner jack leach was ruled out of the ashes series against australia. a scan confirmed a stress fracture in his back after england beat ireland in their one off test. so the question is who will replace him, with the first ashes
the on loan chelsea forward was sent off after receiving a second booking for his goal celebration during which he held his finger up to his mouth to silence the home fans, but his one match ban has been overturned. we re getting to the business end of the world snooker championship with players battling for quarterfinal places. chinese debutant si jiahui continues to impress. the 20 year old beat engand s robert milkins, by 13 frames to 7, and finished off the match with a century to secure his place in the last eight. he ll play the winner of monday s contest and anthony mcgill. translation: i m so surprised to get into the quarterfinals, even surprised by myself making it to the crucible stage. ten chinese snooker players while face match fixing charges as an independent panel considers the evidence against them
points clear of second placed real madrid after beating atletico1 0. valencia won the early game in la liga, beating elche 2 0. arsenal came from 2 0 down to draw 2 2 in their women s champions league semifinal first leg in germany. wolfsburg who are two time champions went 2 0 up but arsenal pulled two back, one each half ahead of the second leg at emirates stadium on may first. barcelona beat chelsea 1 0 in the first leg of the other semi final on saturday. in the women s six nations, france have set up a decider against england next weekend in front of a crowd of 50,000 at twickenham. that s after france beat wales 39 14. wales were 34 0 down, but made a game of it with two tries in the second half. france though wrapped it up a few minutes from time with this score. quarterfinal places are for grabs at the world snooker championship in sheffield. jack lisowski looked on the way out in his second round match with anthony mcgill.