warnings in place through the severn estuary and the south coast but also lots of surface water around. looking at the rainfall accumulation charge for the rest of the week, for most areas we expect 20 to 30 millimetres of rain, across north—west england the west and wales we could see 70 to 80 millimetres to the rest of the week. parts of the south—east of england had seen their average march rainfall by the 12th of the month. it has been a wet week, it will stay wetter, we have seen rain today pushing further east, it is clearing away from east anglia and kent through the rest of the afternoon. lots of low cloud and mist, some showery outbreaks too. further north dry but lots of low cloud, the best of any brightness across northern areas of scotland. a brisk south—westerly winds and temperatures now or 13 degrees the south. this evening and overnight, a couple of weather fronts bring more heavy rain, further south and east it is drier, lots of low cloud and very mild temperatures expected to stay in double figures into tomorrow morning, so a very mild start indeed. this is tomorrow, low pressure to the north of scotland, gales, sunny spells, showers and towards the west the weather fronts has stalled across parts of north—west england and west wales, but further south and east it should stay largely drier, 15 or 16 celsius in any brightness in the mail to feeling air. wednesday into thursday, the weather front is slowly pushing further north, again introducing more rain into northern england and southern scotland. outbreaks of rain across northern ireland, heavy and thundery showers pushing eastwards from western areas. 16 or 17 as possible towards the south and east and it is feeling milder across the board pretty much with that south—westerly winds, but still cooler conditions across northern ireland and scotland through friday. more rain to come in the capital cities but it is now milder. thanks, elizabeth. and that's bbc news at one. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. a huge night ahead for arsenal as they try to overturn a first leg deficit against porto in the champions league. we'll bring you the scotland squad for the international break, which includes 41—year—old craig gordon, who's back after a double leg break and with the cheltenham festival under way, we'll be looking ahead to friday's gold cup. welcome to the programme. arsenal lead the way in the premier league, but now they must turn their attentions to european competition. tonight, they host porto in the champions league, but they need to overturn a one—goal deficit if they are to advance. a win would mean reaching the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time since 2010. back then they were beaten by the eventual winners, barcelona, managed by pep guardiola at the time, someone mikel arteta knows well from their time together at manchester city. arteta is keen for his arsenal side to control their emotions in tonight's game. we are certainly going to have to tweak a few things more than we did. the context of the game is important and we know we have a lot of match to play, and there can be moments where it can go your way and moments that can change dramatically quick, and in the champions league as well. emotionally you have to be prepared to play those types of games. well, we're joined now by arsenal tv regular contributor rakeem noble. it's been a long time since arsenal reached the last eight. how the nerves ahead of the game? there is deftly nervous _ nerves ahead of the game? there is deftly nervous in _ nerves ahead of the game? there is deftly nervous in the _ nerves ahead of the game? there is deftly nervous in the dressing - nerves ahead of the game? there is deftly nervous in the dressing room| deftly nervous in the dressing room and amongst fans. it's one of the biggest games in the last eight years to happen at the emirates. we played manchester in february last year and that was the title decider. first again second. tonight we've got another case about. overcoming and holding nerves was the downfall last season, but despite saying that, when it has come to the big games in emirates we've played manchester city, liverpool, tottenham, we've beaten all of them. it's another big occasion and opportunity to step up to show what we've learned. hopefully they can get the job done. there we've learned. hopefully they can get thejob done. there is we've learned. hopefully they can get the job done. there is an annoying fact for our tatter in his last five knockout games in europe he hasn't won —— mikel arteta. the? he hasn't won -- mikelarteta. they no 1-0 he hasn't won -- mikelarteta. they 901-0 down — he hasn't won -- mikelarteta. they 901-0 down but _ he hasn't won -- mikelarteta. they go 1-0 down but they _ he hasn't won —— mikel arteta. they go 1—0 down but they been in good form in the league. how confident do you think the players will be going into the match? h0??? you think the players will be going into the match?— you think the players will be going into the match? how the team has been playing _ into the match? how the team has been playing since _ into the match? how the team has been playing since christmas - into the match? how the team has been playing since christmas has l been playing since christmas has been playing since christmas has been phenomenal. they've scored 25 goals, so they've got their shooting boots on. if we look back earlier in the group stages, we lost away in france to — one. similarly with porto, we are going into the second leg knowing they've got a win mackerel over us. against lens it was 4—0 in the first half. it ended 6-0. we was 4—0 in the first half. it ended 6—0. we have shown character, we have the confidence to pull games back, such as luton. bournemouth last year, 3—2. even the weekend gone, brentford, 86 minutes. they have the confidence, charisma and attitudes to get these games won. enjoy the match tonight. thank you forjoining us. in the other tie tonight barcelona host napoli. the first leg finished in a 1—1 draw in naples, but barca head coach xavi — who won the trophy four times with the club as a player — is hoping to do it as a manager before he leaves his post in the summer. translation: i will tell my players not to be afraid, _ translation: i will tell my players not to be afraid, they _ translation: i will tell my players not to be afraid, they must - translation: i will tell my players not to be afraid, they must not - translation: i will tell my players not to be afraid, they must not be l not to be afraid, they must not be afraid because fiat won't be good for them. we have the chance to reach the quarterfinals, to be among the best eight teams in europe. now we are among the best 16 and have a chance to go a step forward and be among the best, but we must play without the fear. it has been four years since we reach the quarterfinals. we must try and get there again. cristiano ronaldo won the uefa champions league five times, but his chances of winning the asian afc champions league with al nassr this year are over. ronaldo's team came from behind to draw 4—1; after extra time in their quarterfinal with al ain, but not before ronaldo had missed an open goal. he did score a penalty at the end of extra time, which meant a shoot—out. however, ronaldo's saudi arabian side lost after team—mate otavio missed the crucial spot kick. 39—year—old ronaldo was left looking despondent at the end of the chaotic game. there will be a new finalist in the women's fa cup after the draw took place earlier today. tottenham hotspur will face leicester city — neither of whom have ever played in the final of the competition. while in the other tie, it's a repeat of last year's final, as manchester united play chelsea. emma hayes�* side are the current holders of the trophy. the ties will be played on the 13th and 14th of april live on the bbc. a big boost for scotland manager steve clarke ahead of this summers euros, as keeper craig gordon has been recalled to the scotland squad for the first time since suffering a double leg break last year. hearts keeper gordon won the last of his 7a caps in november 2022. the 41—year—old is set to overtake david weir as scotland's oldest international. gibbs isa gibbs is a chance to look at craig close because three competitive games without being disrespectful to the opposition, probably not games that craig was overworked. it will be nice to see him in training with the other goalkeepers. three of those goalkeepers will go to the euros and one will miss out, which is the situation. here is that squad then for those games against the netherlands and northern ireland. arsenal's kieran tierney, who's on loan to real sociedad, is also included after an injury kept him out. hearts�* scottish premiership top scorer, lawrence shankland, one of three forwards selected. that squad list is on the bbc sport website. that squad list is on the bbc sport website. the cheltenham festival is under way. the first of four days of racing, champion day, has begun. it's the 100th year of the cheltenham gold cup, the feature race of the festival, which started way back in 192a. that race takes place on friday, with shishkin one of the favourites to win it, but trainer nicky henderson says it could be anybody�*s. i think he's got a very good chance. it's an open goal code, i think. it's an open goal code, i think. it'sjust not a gimme, some people think it is. it's not, it's a horse race, anything can happen. scottie scheffler says it was strange to seejon rahm choose to leave the pga tour for liv golf. the men's world number one was speaking ahead of defending his title at the players championship — which you can follow on bbc sounds this weekend. scheffler admitted he will miss competing against rahm, but says the pga tour must move on without him. john was already someone i loved competing against, and something we talked about after the ryder cup. we've had some gun battles —— good battles, and i was surprised at how competitive he is. he made his decision, so we will seejohn less. the pga tour still moves on, great quys the pga tour still moves on, great guys competing. some free agency news to bring you from the nfl now, and one of the biggest quarterback names available, kirk cousins, has signed for the atlanta falcons. cousins�* agent confirmed on social media that the 36—year—old has signed a four year deal with the falcons. it means his time at the minnesota vikings will come to an end — where he has been since 2018. cousins suffered a season—ending achillies injury midway through last season. he will start afresh with his new club fairly soon. you can follow all still�*s champions league tie with porto from 7pm, as well as the bbc sport website. that is it, all we�*ve got time for. thank you for watching. downing street is assuring the the public that the government�*s decision to allow some prisoners to be released as much as two months early would be temporary. justice secretary alex chalk announced an extension to the end of custody supervised licence scheme, taking it from 18 days to a maximum of 60 days in a bid to ease overcrowding pressures injails in england and wales. a short time ago this is what mr chalk told mps. unlike the labour scheme, where those who been sentenced to under 12 months were released with no licence conditions, everyone will have a licence condition. under labour�*s scheme which ran for three years, they had no licence conditions. under our scheme there will be licence conditions. under labour�*s scheme it operated in a blanket way across every present. i was as targeted and calibrated. the most important point is, under this scheme, there will be the opportunity for a gold command veto where the government has concerns about an individual, where they have about an individual, where they have a concern that will be escalated to a concern that will be escalated to a panel with senior officials who will make a decision based upon what is that history of the offender, the proposed bail address, the conditions imposed, not to enter, for example, not to abide by a curfew, did the governor has concerns about safety, that person won�*t be released. that is a safeguard not available under the labour scheme, and it is critical to prioritise public safety, that is our absolute focus. there�*s been a significant rise in cases of whooping cough in northern ireland. pregnant women and parents of younger children are being urged to get vaccinated against the infection. our health correspondent marie—louise connolly reports. it isa it is a distressing sound, captured the public information film and later 82 —— 1982. while now it is nowhere near that level of concern, the easily spread bacterial infection is out there. the first signs can be similar to a cold with a runny nose and sore throats, but after a week or so some patients will develop the most distinctive and debilitating cough, which can be