on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. coming up on bbc london. good evening and welcome to sportsday this monday night with me chetan pathak, coming up on tonight s programme: the premier league sackings continue potter and rodgers are out what next for chelsea and leicester? tottenham need a new boss too life after conte begins at everton this evening on a big night at both ends of the table and could wearing bodycams be the answer as hundreds of amateur referees tell us they fear for their safety on the pitch also coming up on the programme before 7: why england netball wants to get more girls and women talking about female health in sport: there s a range of research sent to us and we need to support gross with their bodies at every stage. with two months of the premier league season to go, over half the clubs no longer have the manager they started the season with. a record 13 hav
patchy rain in the morning. eastern scotland and england and wales stay dry and sunny. temperatures a bit warmer than today, particularly on the east coast. highs of 1a or 15, but that weather front in the north west continues its progress towards the south east as we look towards the south east as we look towards the middle part of the week and that will bring rain on wednesday, initially in scotland and northern ireland, pushing eastwards into england and wales. the far south could stay dry and clear for much of the day. temperatures 213 or 1a degrees. something clearer moving into the north west later on. it looks like we will have that unsettled weather, so reina lasted through into wednesday and thursday. at the moment it is fairly optimistic for good friday and into the easter weekend. it is looking largely and settled. thanks, sarah. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. from the six team it s goodbye. the news continues here
many worry that when incidents like this one are broadcast on television, the behaviour can be copied at a grassroots level. the professional game of course are very aware of the fact that they are often seen as the example and that people can aspire to the behaviours seen and, you know, they are working collaboratively with the football association to ensure that actually they are also addressing poor behaviour from the coaches, the players. so hopefully, you know, if we do this united we ll get some really positive results. in february, a bbc questionnaire found that out of almost 1,000 referees who responded, just under 300 said they d been physically abused by spectators, players or managers. the fact that somebody sees the device means there will think twice about their behaviour and these are to explore whether it improves the level of participant behaviour in
the bbc they feared for the safety on the pitch, a world first trial was launched, allowing amateur referees to wear bodycams. around 100 people have used the equipment in the first three months of the scheme and if it proves successful, the trial will be expanded. our sports reporterjane dougall has been to see how it s working. afternoon, lads. so obviously, i ve got the body camera on today. so what will happen if i need to switch this camera on, i will announce i m activating the camera. in the first of its kind in the world, sophie wood is one of 100 grassroots referees taking part in a body cam technology trial. the aim is to see if they can improve the behaviour of players and coaches. it means that i ve got that safety net there. if anything was to cross that line for me, i m able to switch the camera on, it captures, starts recording from that moment, it also captures the 30 seconds beforehand, so then context can really be gained around the situation that you ve switched it o
any abusive incidents. a positive impact on players attitudes in the games and they understand there is a need for referees to wear this now so they are thinking about their behaviour before they step on the field of play and they can see it as a major deterrent. the fa will track the impact of body cams across participants in leagues which also includes liverpool, worchester, and essex. if they see positive results then it may become the norm for grassroots referees to wear one and easier to name and shame those who might want to abuse them. jane dougall, bbc news, middlesborough a new nationwide policy introduced in german amateur football allows transgender and nonbinary players to choose for themselves if they play in men s or women s teams. the bbc understands the new rule s attracted interest from england, wales and scotland s football