you are most likely to get a touch of frost going into the morning whereas elsewhere you are more likely to keep temperatures well above freezing. tomorrow a lot of cloud around. there may be some drizzle but essentially it is dry. it will be messy in places with vocal and getting in parts of eastern england. maybe the far west of wales towards the channel islands you could see some bright spells so it is breezy in the channel islands. still a few double figures but a nudge down compared with today and the cooling trend will continue over the cooling trend will continue over the weekend. friday evening is producing a lot of cloud. you may well start the weekend with the frost in scotland. but that area of high pressure plenty of cloud and dry weather over the weekend but things will gradually be turning cooler so a selection of places for the weekend forecast. not very inspirational, the cloud as they are, temperatures going down. next week it may brighten up but it looks colder in the run—up to christmas. the christmas where there is still a work in progress. that's all from the bbc news at six — so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. calls for a temporary suspension in the premier league. covid causes another postphonement, with manchester united saying they don't have enough players. and covid's taken cummins out, but the loss of their captain didn't affect australia. another miserable day for england at the ashes. plus, mercedes will not appeal, despite disquiet from toto wolff at the outcome of the abu dhabi grand prix. also coming up in the programme... it is our collective responsibility we speak to the young star is about competing and climate change ahead of the final race this weekend. i just don't think the conversation is happening. there is so much we can do, collectively, that doesn't require a huge lifestyle change. it's literally daily habits that we deal. welcome to the programme. another two matches postphoned in the premier league because of covid, so should all fixtures be off this weekend? that's what one manager is asking for. an increase in cases at leicester forced tonight's match against tottenham to be called off and, just a few hours ago, manchester united announced they couldn't field a first team for this weekend's game against brighton — it's also been postphoned. if you rememeber, brentford's match against united was called off on tuesday — and manager thomas frank feels a temporary suspension is the only way forward. we think that we should postpone the fall round of primarily games this weekend coming up. the co—that cases are going through the roof and all the premier league clubs. everyone is dealing with that. everyone is having a problem at this moment in time. to postpone this round and also the next round would give everyone a week, at least, i don't know the exact number, four or five days to do everything in the training ground. everything is fine. so you break the chain in every club. we want to play, we want to carry on. we think it's important that football is kept going. but this way, we can have boxing day going, no problems, 100% sure of that. so frank wants a circuit breaker for this weekend ahead of a busy christmas schedule. joe lynskey�*s been looking into this fast moving story for us. joe, will the premier league grant him his wish? in the last few hours, seemingly determined to carry on. there are now opted to tacoma just this week. the first on sunday between brighton and spurs, and the latest now manchester united's home match with brighton on saturday. but the league authorities are standing firm — they say it's their intention to continue the current schedule where safely possible. we'll look into how that calendar shortly, but we heard thomas frank there talking about his desire to postpone all this weekend's games — he says there are 13 positive cases in his brentford set up. that reflects the spike football is going through, much like the country, as the omicron variant sweeps through. on monday, the premier league announced 42 positive cases across the clubs — that was a record figure since they started counting last may, and up from 12 the week before. frank there suggesting that a week's fire break could sort things out in time for the boxing day fixtures. i asked one virologist how realistic that is. of course, the cases have been picked — of course, the cases have been picked up — of course, the cases have been picked up from the wider population, so for— picked up from the wider population, so for as_ picked up from the wider population, so for as long as cases keep on rising. — so for as long as cases keep on rising. you _ so for as long as cases keep on rising, you really need to be pausing _ rising, you really need to be pausing player contact for as long as those — pausing player contact for as long as those cases are rising. he might stop for— as those cases are rising. he might stop for a _ as those cases are rising. he might stop for a few days. of course, when they resume — stop for a few days. of course, when they resume training and coming back together— they resume training and coming back together again, they resume training and coming back togetheragain, it'sjust they resume training and coming back together again, it'sjust going to be introduced the infection. of course, — be introduced the infection. of course, the premier league fixture list is _ course, the premier league fixture list is so _ course, the premier league fixture list is so crowded, that any interruption i guess because as a real headache for them. so let's get into that headache, and where these postponed games might be played later down the line. this is the schedule for premier league teams from now until february. you can see, once they're through the christmas period, there are gaps in midweek — although teams will have to factor in the fa cup on the 6th ofjanuary and potential replays. there's no european fixtures injanuary either. and at the end of the month, for the first time all the clubs are due to have a winter break of two—and—a—half weeks. so there are gaps they could work with, although spurs are already looking at four games they've got to try and fit in, including a europa league match. just like the rest of the country, football would hope to contain this outbreak with vaccination but there is hesitancy among footballers. the most recent data on premier league players was in october, when they said 69% had been double jabbed. today, we've also had some interesting figures from the efl — the second to fourth tier, where 59% have been double vaccinated, but interestingly, the league saying a quarter of players have no intention right now of getting a firstjab — many games also being postponed across those divisions.. well, no premier league player has come out publically to take theirjab, but it is an issue managers are talking about. the whole thing, the whole vaccination thing is a massive question of solidarity, loyalty and togetherness. we have all the chance to help not only ourselves but other people as well by getting vaccinated. there are no two possible answers, there's one answer. so you do it. that's how i understand it. all of them, i would advise that it is a good decision, or a good thing to do, but you cannot make people do it. additionally, it that risk of transmission could affect attendance as the grounds i still open to 100% capacity, of course, but there were empty seats last nightjust hours after the nhs director primary care said if you go into the stadium at the weekend, make it one way you can get your vaccine rather than where you can watch a match. interesting to see if those slightly lower attendance is continuous into tonight's names. we will watch that with interest. thank you for updating us on that. there are more updates on all of the match is affected by covid restrictions on the bbc sport website. asjoe mentioned, let's take a look at what remains of today's premier league fixtures. chelsea have suffered a bit of a slump recently, but they should still be too strong for everton, who've lost their last four away games. liverpool can narrow the gap on leaders manchester city to just one point, if they beat newcastle at home, who are second from bottom. chelsea women have two coronavirus cases in their squad with keeper ann—katrin berger and midfielder drew spence not travelling to germany for their champions league group match against wolfsburg. they need a draw to win the group and get through to the quarter finals, which is possible — when they played wolfsburg in october it finished 3—3. look, if they come out with us, great. makes it an open game, but i know i will look forward to that if thatis know i will look forward to that if that is the case. does that make them more dangerous? now. everybody knows what's at stake. but i know what our team is capable of, and i would prefer to focus on what we can inflict on the opponent and we understand that wolfsburg has to win the game, but our attention now focuses on making sure we do. that is ou focuses on making sure we do. that is you updated _ focuses on making sure we do. that is you updated on _ focuses on making sure we do. that is you updated on the football. now to the second ashes test, and another dismal day for england. the day began with the dramatic omission of australia captain pat cummins, who was found to have been a close contact of a positive coronavirus case in adelaide. he was barely missed though — the hosts were in control at the close on 221—2. steve smith, taking the captaincy, won the toss, batted first, but stuart broad, grabbed the early breakthrough, taking the wicket of marcus harris. the key moment came when marnus labushagne was dropped on 21, and he was later dropped byjos butler again. he's nearing his century. david warner went for 95, caught off the bowling of ben stokes. but a tough one in this day nighter for england, a lot of hard work for not much reward. so can england put those dropped catches behind them and turn the momentum back in theirfavour? our cricket reporter henry moeran is with england fast—bowler steven finn in adelaide. it was a day england rather feared might happen when australia won the toss and piled on the runs. england dropped chances compounding the misery and is now surely meaning australia's game to control. steve van and ashes winner down here down under ten years ago is alongside me and it was a frustrating day for england, not least because of those dropped opportunities. i england, not least because of those dropped opportunities.— dropped opportunities. i think they will look back _ dropped opportunities. i think they will look back on _ dropped opportunities. i think they will look back on it _ dropped opportunities. i think they will look back on it now _ dropped opportunities. i think they will look back on it now is - dropped opportunities. i think they will look back on it now is a day - dropped opportunities. i think they will look back on it now is a day of| will look back on it now is a day of mist _ will look back on it now is a day of mist opportunities. i thought they controlled the scoring rate well throughout the day. i thought both sides— throughout the day. i thought both sides actually show discipline, but ithink— sides actually show discipline, but i think given the state of the school— i think given the state of the school board now having on the last two wickets, you would say that it was very— two wickets, you would say that it was very much australia's day. the old sa in: was very much australia's day. the old saying is _ was very much australia's day. iie: old saying is nobody was very much australia's day. ti;e: old saying is nobody needs was very much australia's day. ti9: old saying is nobody needs to drop was very much australia's day. ti9 old saying is nobody needs to drop a catch. joss butler dropped twice. towards the end of play. you send psychologically as much of anything could prove significant stop of the first time is a very difficult chance, 121 diving down the side off of a faint edge from a pool shot, the second one was regulation. he will be disappointed that he dropped it. ithink will be disappointed that he dropped it. i think hejust will be disappointed that he dropped it. i think he just got wrong—footed by the angle thatjimmy anderson bold with from that delivery sending him down the leg side and couldn't quite get his momentum back to go towards the ball. he will be disappointed, but i think the thing england are going to have to do tomorrow morning because it will be so imperative that they start the day well is just dust themselves down, come together and say what is gone is gone, we have to, it to trying to get everything we can out of tomorrow morning because without early wickets and with two of the best batsman in the world at the crease, it can turn into a long day. here's hoping that we come back tomorrow and england can control the scoreboard in the same manner that they did today. trying to find the edge and take the vacant. tomorrow, certainly an argument to say england have not quite have the luck at times, a few lbw shots just mist, dropped opportunities and passing the outside edge. can they feel their luck is due to change? i think their luck is due to change? i think they will certainly _ their luck is due to change? i think they will certainly they _ their luck is due to change? i think they will certainly they will - their luck is due to change? i think they will certainly they will not - their luck is due to change? i think they will certainly they will not be | they will certainly they will not be feeling _ they will certainly they will not be feeling sorry for themselves in the dressing room, there is no way they will be _ dressing room, there is no way they will be doing that. i think looking from afar. — will be doing that. i think looking from afar. i— will be doing that. i think looking from afar, i feel as though they beat the — from afar, i feel as though they beat the edge a lot today, and he is 95 not— beat the edge a lot today, and he is 95 not out, — beat the edge a lot today, and he is 95 not out, i'll be at having been dropped a — 95 not out, i'll be at having been dropped a couple of times. i think he witi— dropped a couple of times. i think he will come refreshed tomorrow knowing — he will come refreshed tomorrow knowing there is enough in there to take wickets. the fact that australia are on the end 221, if you do manage — australia are on the end 221, if you do manage to take two or three wickets — do manage to take two or three wickets early on tomorrow, it starts to make _ wickets early on tomorrow, it starts to make the — wickets early on tomorrow, it starts to make the scoreboard look very different — to make the scoreboard look very different on what is still a very good _ different on what is still a very good wickets. there is still hope and optimism there for england, but it does— and optimism there for england, but it does make tomorrow morning or the first session _ it does make tomorrow morning or the first session very, very important step a _ first session very, very important step a frustrating opening day here at adelaide oval. the hope of him as you say, _ at adelaide oval. the hope of him as you say, for— at adelaide oval. the hope of him as you say, for england, is that they can get those early wickets to swing the momentum back there way. so, a tough day for england — and assistant coach graham thorpe is clear about what they need to do to get back into the match. we have got to try to make inroads early. if you win the toss in adelaide and a pink ball match as well, you are a bit more in control if you get longevity in your first innings. so that will be the challenge for us going forward. but we will have to fight hard. 220 for two on day one, australia have one the first day, but we've got to roll our sleeves up and show some fight. lewis hamilton has a lot of pain he needs to overcome if he is to return to formula one stronger. that's according to mercedes team principal toto wolf who was speaking after mercedes took the decision not to appeal the result of last weekend's abu dhabi grand prix where hamilton missed out on a record eighth title to red bull's max verstappen. their decision coincides with the fia's announcement that they will launch a commision to establish what happened at the race. wolff says it was unacceptable. we believe we had a very strong case can and if you look at it from the legal side, can and if you look at it from the legalside, if can and if you look at it from the legal side, if that would have been judged in a regular acquired, legal side, if that would have been judged in a regularacquired, it would've been almost guaranteed that we would've won. the decisions that have been taken in the last four minutes of this race have dropped lewis hamilton off the world championship. he won the start and he never gave the lead away again. and robbing hand in the last lap of the race is unacceptable. i think as a racer, his heart will say it's meant to continue because he is at the peak of his game, but we have to overcome the pain. ijust need to do the utmost that i can to help them to overcome this... and into feeling that he has in orderfor him to return stronger. earlier i spoke to formula one reporter inga stracke and began by asking her white mercedes withdrew their pl? i think at the end of the day commits for the better of this part. i'm a bit surprised that they didn't try to follow it, but maybe theyjust decided that this would be getting a bit too messy. i think at the end of the day, the reason why they are not appealing from what i understand is because the fia have launched a commission to look into everything that happened in abu dhabi and then five ways to improve the sport, improve the rules, and mercedes like all the other teams has been invited to be part of this and mercedes decided this rule will be for the better of the future of the sport, and therefore, i think they have decided to not appeal. taste and therefore, i think they have decided to not appeal. we heard sa in: decided to not appeal. we heard saying that _ decided to not appeal. we heard saying that lewis _ decided to not appeal. we heard saying that lewis hamilton - decided to not appeal. we heard saying that lewis hamilton was l saying that lewis hamilton was robbed, he would say that, wouldn't he? it's true to say that it has been devastating for the seven world champion. do you think that he will recoverfrom this champion. do you think that he will recover from this because mccarty think that he might even retire from formula 1? : ., _ think that he might even retire from formula 1? : :, _ . formula 1? receiving a ted by prince charles was — formula 1? receiving a ted by prince charles was already _ formula 1? receiving a ted by prince charles was already a _ formula 1? receiving a ted by prince charles was already a good _ formula 1? receiving a ted by prince charles was already a good thing - formula 1? receiving a ted by prince charles was already a good thing for| charles was already a good thing for him to help recover. i hope so. i don't think he will retire. he is a fighter and he will come back and he wants to prove and we'll do everything to prove that he can come back and win title number eight, there is the chance for him next year. real change apply, we will have a new formula 1 next year. it will be very interesting, and it wouldn't be a fighter in him if he didn't want to show that he can do it. the extreme e season comes to a close this weekend with thejurassic x—prix in dorset. it's the first series of races for electric off—road vehicles, held across the globe in locations facing the worst effects of climate change. catie munnings is one of the young stars of the sport and she's made a blistering start, winning the event in greenland, alongside her andretti united team—mate timmy hansen. she's been speaking tojohn watson. and spent a fantastic year one. i think with season one of any championship, of course, there will be challenges, and i think a lot of it is around the uncertainty of, you know, how will the season play out? who will be fast? what are the cars like to drive? we don't get much testing. from that site, a positive year. we are third overall in the championship. we have another race to go in the uk, so hopefully we might even be able to make that a second place. as a whole, the coverage and the reach we have had has been fantastic, especially towards the young generation supporting more females in motorsport. supporting more females in motorsport— supporting more females in motorsport. supporting more females 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amongst - what you are cheating. it's been an honour for me to be amongst the l honour for me to be amongst the other drivers this year. me and my team—mates were two of the first drivers to be signed up, so we have no idea who we would be racing against and we are obviously racing against and we are obviously racing against multiple world champions, f1 teams, it's opened up a lot of seats in the industry. of course, the team result is the male and females combined. so there is no individual gender result here. it's in the teams interest for the females to have as much access to testing as engineers develop programmes as the male drivers, so that really opens up male drivers, so that really opens up a new field in our support —— sport that wasn't here before. i will encourage a lot of younger girls to have something to aim for. the climate and impact of climate was put front and centre. how much impact do you feel the sport has had and how much do you feel you are is constantly raising awareness of some of those big concernscertainly does climate issues which we have spoken so much about recent months. i’ge so much about recent months. i've been massively — so much about recent months. i�*9 been massively humbled so much about recent months. t9: been massively humbled this so much about recent months. t9 been massively humbled this year. every race to go to has legacy projects that are a scientific committee has created and worked on. our race locations are chosen by scientists using areas that have had the most devastating effects of climate change and the legacy programmes that they think that have the most impact. we been in saudi arabia, greenland, senegal, some places that are very diverse for us as drivers. some of the knowledge i've gained from scientists, and heading up our scientific team and chatting to him about the issues that we are facing and the world as it would be if we did nothing. it's been really moving for me, really upsetting at the same time. i don't think the conversation is happening enough, and i think there is so much that we can do collectively that doesn't require huge lifestyle changes commits daily habits that add up to a big difference. ijust feel like we need a sense of personal responsibility to be a little bit bigger at the minute. he can keep up the final race on the bbc sports website. let's take a look at the some of the other sports news stories making the headlines... it was a comprehensive win for andy murray over his fellow briton, dan evans, in an exhibition event in abu dhabi ahead of the start of the new season next month. murray will now take on rafa nadal, who's making his comeback from a long injury lay—off. stephen maguire produced three superb frames to come from behind and beat jack lisowski 4—3, and reach the last eight of snooker�*s world grand prix in coventry. lisowski described his own performance as "garbage". and scotland have secured great britain's place in the women's curling at next year's winter olympics. eve muirhead's rink beat italy 8—1 in the netherlands to pipjapan to the automatic qualifying spot. the former boxing world champion joseph parker says he'll knock derek chisora out in their heavyweight rematch this weekend. parker says a win in manchester on saturday would silence his critics. but the brit chisora says he is a lion and parker is "too nice a guy". parker won their first bout via a split decision in may. our reporter ade adedoyen spoke to both boxers and one of their biggest fans. he is quite an unpredictable character, you never know what to expect from him at a news conference, he wasn't ranting and raving is it opponents today. instead he chose to say nothing at all. when he was asked questions he played bohemian rhapsody, the songhai clean. he slept played bohemian rhapsody, the songhai clean. he slethoseph parker to address the media. it felt like the calm before the storm because there is a lot riding on this, both have a lot to prove. the 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postponed. a lot of information to update you with, so if you want to know more details, check the bbc sport website that information. the drive for the nation's leak has been made in the last hour or so. if you want to see how the sides came out of the hat, you know what to do. all the details on the bbc sport website. that's it from sportsday. thank you very much for watching. we will be updating on all the developments regarding coronavirus affecting all of the matches throughout the rest of the evening and on the bbc sport website. thanks for watching. and on the bbc sport website. thanks forwatching. bye—bye. hello there. it's been another grey, gloomy day for many. but there were some lovely spells of sunshine across eastern england in particular, and also parts of scotland. here's a lovely sunset picture from one of our weather watchers in orkney — they did have a few showers there, as well. but for friday and, indeed, into the weekend, for most people, skies will look like this — it'll be rather grey and cloudy, but mainly dry, thanks to that blocking area of pressure. some dense fog likely to develop across the eastern side of england, where the skies will remain clear. could cause some problems through tomorrow morning, you can see the temperatures lower where we have the clear skies — otherwise elsewhere, with the cloud, the mist and the murk, no lower than around 5—7 celsius. our area of high pressure then sticks by into the weekend, starts to migrate a bit further northwards, closer to iceland — that means they could see some cooler northeasterlies picking up certainly on sunday. for the short—term, though, for friday, we're still in the fairly mild air mass, another rather grey and gloomy day for most of us, limited sunshine, perhaps the best of it again across the northeast of the uk. temperatures a little bit lower across the north than what we had on thursday — double—figure values across the south and west, maybe a bit breezier here, too. friday night, we hold onto a lot of the cloud, clearer skies across scotland, parts of northern england — so it's here where we'll see the lowest temperatures, a touch of frost there, but further south, it will be milder with more of a cloud and more of a breeze. so for the weekend, we're onto a blocking area of high pressure — very little change, it stays cloudy and mostly dry, and it will be turning cooler, like i mentioned. saturday, probably the best of the sunshine will be across scotland, northern england, the higher ground poking out of the low cloud here, because it will be a rather grey, gloomy day further south. top temperatures, 10—11 celsius in the south, a little bit cooler further north. that cooler air filters slowly southwards on sunday — again, a lot of cloud, limited spells of brightness, probably the best of it again across scotland and northern england. those temperatures in single figures right across the board through sunday afternoon. and we start to see that cold air filter southwards, we think, next week during the run—up to christmas, could even see a few wintry showers mixed in, as well — you'll have to watch this space. there is signs some computer models want to try and push something more unsettled and milder into the southwest. we could become a bit of a battleground with the air masses. but at the moment, it's looking like staying on the cold side. hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source. another record for cases in the uk as the omicron variant of coronavirus takes hold. ads, as the omicron variant of coronavirus takes hold. a lot of eo - le coronavirus takes hold. a lot of people will _ coronavirus takes hold. a lot of people will simultaneously - coronavirus takes hold. a lot of people will simultaneously fall| coronavirus takes hold. a lot of i people will simultaneously fall ill and be on well, isolating or caring for others at the same time across the whole economy. the for others at the same time across the whole economy.— 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