what could the war do to an already volatile job market here? arsenal s champions league qualification hopes are in tatters. they were beaten 2 0 at newcastle, with tottenham now in pole position to clinch fourth spot. and a pretty humid day to come with some eastern areas under hazy sunshine seeing some of the highest temperatures of the year. but if you re in the west today, early sunshine will give way to cloud and eventually some outbreaks of rain. i ll have all the details of your forecast here on breakfast. it s tuesday the 17th of may. leading figures in sport, politics and entertainment have praised the blackpool striker jake daniels after he announced he is gay. it s the first time in more than 30 years that a male footballer has come out while still playing for a professional uk club. the 17 year old said it s a relief to be honest about his sexuality. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss reports on a turning point for british football. he s one of the ch
Robbie west, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather. Heres darren. It could be raining cats and dogs later this week, but today the best over the weather is across the eastern side of the uk, in the sunshine. The southerly wind is pushing the warmer air further north, so it is a warmer day today in the midlands and Northern England. And parts of scotland, where we could reach 16 or 17 degrees. Cooler out to the west once again. Yeah, we are continuing to see more in the way of cloud, bringing further outbreaks of rain, particularly across wales on the south west of england. We may get some sunshine after the rain in northern ireland. Still some rain for western scotland. The chance of one or two light showers in the west of england. After dark, things will change, because the rain eases away from Western Areas and we see outbreaks of Rain Pushing Northwards across Eastern Parts of england. Mist and fog four eastern areas of scotland. Quite a mild night tonight, if anything, temperatu