North. Later in the week things start to really warm up. More rain on thursday and friday, particularly scotland and Northern Ireland. By the time we get to the weekend, low to mid 20s, 25 or 26 celsius for the south and east. Thanks, helen. And thats bbc news at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. From the six team, its goodbye. Hello, and welcome to sportsday with me, olly foster. Our headlines this evening. Tributes are paid to francis lee, a Manchester City great, who has died at the age of 79. Rangers dismiss Michael Beale afterjust ten months in charge who is his likely replacement at ibrox . Liverpool wont back down, demanding a full review after that disallowed goal and also the audio between officials. Also coming up on sportsday. Luke donald is open to Captaining Europe at the next ryder cup after a night of celebrations in rome. The voice is gone a little bit, and the heads a bit sore, but it was all worth it. And keeping herfeet firmly
Good evening. The conservative mayor of the West Midlands, andy street, has urged the Prime Minister not to give up on the line between birmingham and manchester. It comes amid speculation that rishi sunak is about to announce that stage of the operation will be relaxed. Andy street said he must not give up on a but the Prime Minister is right to get a grip of the situation. Party conferences are cauldrons of gossip and whispers, denials and announcements. The whole question of h52, whether it will be built in hsz, whether it will be built in full between birmingham and manchester, as well as the connection between the West Midlands and london, has dominated over the last couple of days here for a simple reason. The government will not answer that very simple question. The speculation has swirled again today and tonight Downing Street say that no final decision has yet been made. And yet that intervention from the mayor of the West Midlands once again sparking off the discussion. That