in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraine s 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob, to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to stalemate, ukrainian soldiers say they need the support of their international partners more than ever. it is demoralising for them to hear that, instead, america s funding for ukraine has ground to a halt. translation: if there is no support from the western i countries, then it s going to get really bad. russia will seize ukraine, then it will be the turn of the baltic states and poland. i don t think the russians will stop here. our conversation is interrupted by orders to destroy a new target. the crew has to be quick. after a long silence, they re told to stand down and hide the howitzer. but these soldiers worry their guns will remain silent for much longer without new us funding and sup
rain, particularly in southern area, we had a rain, particularly in southern area, we had a dry rain, particularly in southern area, we had a dry spell in the summer, it has rained we had a dry spell in the summer, it has rained 22 we had a dry spell in the summer, it has rained 22 out of the last 24 and not farer has rained 22 out of the last 24 and not farer from newquay, 28 out of the last not farer from newquay, 28 out of the last 30. in wales it is wetter than the last 30. in wales it is wetter than average, three weeks worth of rain and than average, three weeks worth of rain and by than average, three weeks worth of rain and by tomorrow that will become rain and by tomorrow that will become round a month. parts of wales and north west england wet and with and north west england wet and with an ongoing and north west england wet and with an ongoing risk of flooding. if we step back, an ongoing risk of flooding. if we step back, the view from space,
Being considered a brighter day than today, where as for of the of the eastern coasts we will see cloud and rain, Rain Lingeren on the north coast. Northern scotland will see sunshine, that may be where we have a the highest temperatures, but generally speaking 16 20 still not bad going for this time of year, now that slow moving Weather Front still just about in place on wednesday, cloud and some rain in northern england, the Odd Sharp Shower in the south west of scotland. 23 in the highlands, as we head through wednesday, low pressure in charge of things this week but tending to slip southwards as we head towards the end of the week, so across the northern half of the uk, there will still be a decent amount of dry weather, temperatures, parts of scotland, particularly still getting up scotland, particularly still getting up into the low 20, further south i think there be more in the way of shower, some of those on the heavy side but still bright spells in between and not feeling too
taking centre stage rebecca welch will become the first female referee of a premier league game. brighton and west ham are hoping tojoin liverpool in bypassing the europa league playoff round with an immediate place in the last 16 a possible prize tonight. seven wickets, but a bit of sunburn england s bowlers have a tough first day of the women s test against india. also coming up on sportsday a world champion, an olympic champion and pete the horse they re all part of the international horse show in london this week. hello again. will come along to sportsday this evening. the premier league will have a female referee take charge of one of its matches for the first time. it represents another landmark along a path of growing influence of female officials in men s sport. joy neville has been doing it in rugby union since 2016. while at the last men s rugby league world cup, kasey badger made history by taking charge of a game. this summer, sue redfern made the breakt
so it would only be a consolation against eintracht frankfurt. that was a win for them. a bit of a confidence boost. they are not going through in europe this season. history will be made this month when rebecca welch becomes the first female referee to take charge of a premier league match. she ll officiate at fulham v burnley on 23 december. it comes less than a year after welch became the first female to referee a championship game. then on boxing day, sam allison will be the first black referee in the premier league since 2008. he ll oversee sheffield united s match against luton. onto cricket now and england are taking on the west indies in their second t20 international in grenada. and after putting the windies into bat, england restricted them to 176 7, opener brandon king top scoring on and unbeaten 82. adil rashid england s best bowler with a superb two for 11 runs. in reply, captainjoss butler was out for just five. and england are looking iffy on 106 4. 100 and w