england towards past of east anglia. still very mild and temperatures could reach 16 or 17 celsius which could reach 16 or 17 celsius which could make it one of the warmest days we have seen so far this year. the unsettled weather continues on friday and the rain particularly heavy across england and wales but even into the weekend as we leave marks behind and start april, more rain on the way. leave march behind. thanks, chris. and that s bbc news at six on tuesday the 28th of march you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m olly foster. after a strong start to euro qualifying, we ll get the latest from scotland and wales ahead of their matches this evening. beth mead lit up the euros with the lionesses last year but will she be fit for the world cup? hf but will she be fit for the world cu - ? . but will she be fit for the world cu . ? ., ., . but will she be fit for the world cu? . , but will she be fit for th
across northern ireland, north west england and definitely into areas of scotland and then later in the afternoon we have a zone of heavy rain working into wales and parts of southern england. sunny spells in short supply, overall a cloudy and blustery day but mild with temperatures as high as 16, one of the warmest days of the year so far. as we head through wednesday night, the bad of heavy rain crosses the uk and for thursday, still aren t settled but a better day with sunny spells and showers and the showers will turn heavier with some of under ten, the greatest chance of thunderstorms in this line of shower stretching from south west england to the home counties and london and east anglia. still mild with temperatures 15, maybe up to 18, and in the last day of what has been a 5°99y in the last day of what has been a soggy month, march, is wet, more heavy rain for england and wales, especially into the weekend, we begin april, but the weather is not really changing with
for their friendlies next month, says it s very likely mead won t be back in time for the tournament in australia and new zealand. i had a conversation with her. she s doing well. she s in rehab, she is doing good. but the world cup is actually too early, so what we said now, just really take the time to get back well. but if a miracle happens and she goes so fast, we will reconsider it. but at this moment, i don t expect it. premier league s chief executive richard masters was quizzed by british mps on a number of football matters on tuesday, including the ownership of newcastle united and whether they should have permitted a saudi backed take over to go through in 2021. our sports editor dan roan has more. what he said was that he couldn t comment, he would be able to confirm whether or not the premier league are investigating or not. that she wouldn t. that he wouldn t. the ownership of newcastle united, or indeed whether they ve re examined the approval they gave for that
the bbc football commentator john motson, who has died at the age of 77. also coming up in the programme. australia hold their nerve to reach their seventh consecutive women s t20 world cup final with a tense five run win over india. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start today s programme with news that a new independent regulator of men s football in england is to be established for the first time. the announcement follows a recommendation by a fan led review last year. the main purposes of the proposed new regulator will be stopping english clubs from joining european breakaway leagues, preventing financial failings at clubs, introducing more stringent owners and directors tests, giving fans more power and ensuring a fairer distribution of money down the english football pyramid. the significant move aims to protect english football s cultural heritage. here s just some of the reaction to the proposals starting with the premier league chief executive richard masters. w
western isles first thing tomorrow. temperatures tonight sitting in the mid if not high teens so another uncomfortable night out there but it s a warm start tomorrow and a zone of cloud and patchy rain all the way from the south west to the wash which will work to the south east and not much rain at all for the gardens in the south and then sunshine breaks through more widely. a few showers dotted around through scotland and northern ireland in the afternoon and the of heavy and thundery one and starting to feel fresher but a reasonably humid day across england and wales, especially east anglia and the south east, 29 or 30 degrees but humidity dropping a little and you will notice it in birmingham tomorrow but with increasing sunshine for the commonwealth games. a fine end to tomorrow, a few showers through scotland and northern ireland and northern england to take us through the night and into thursday morning and starting to feel more comfortable out there but we still see