temperatures down to 6 degrees. through the course of the day the clouds will increase in northern ireland, outbreaks of rain will become more persistent, but elsewhere it is that mixture of sunny spells and showers. very modest on the thermometer, i6 sunny spells and showers. very modest on the thermometer, 16 to may be 21 degrees for most of us. here are the ashes, and the gulf could be affected tomorrow by cloud and rain, but i think it is the following day we will get the heavy rain. and on top of that strong winds as well. here is the low pressure the jet stream was born. i dare say it looks a little bit more like boredom. gale force winds heading towards the south western approaches and of course you have got all of that rainfall spreading across many parts of the uk. disappointing temperatures. we are talking about 16 to 19 degrees. thank you! that s it hello and welcome to sportsday, i m gavin ramjaun. history for hosts new zealand and emotional scenes following t
forjoining us on sportsday. we will start with football and the magic of the fa cup was almost alive on wednesday. third tier blackpool taking on premier league side and to time cup winners nottingham forest all the way to extra time in a five goal thriller, ultimately losing 3 2 in this third round replay. chris wood the hero in the end but forrest had looked to be cruising into the fourth round when the need obedient 2-0 round when the need obedient 2 0 in the first minute of the second half but blackpool fought back in style and the raucous. kylejoseph headed in from close range to make it to all and set up a frantic finish early in the second period of extra time the visitors retook the lead. chris wood scoring what proved to be the winning goal. the side will now play away at bristol city in the fourth round. away at bristol city in the fourth round. that dissuade such a special fourth round. that dissuade such a special competition l fourth round. that dissuade l such
wales. this weather front, further south. across england and wales. this weatherfront, the isobars pushing into the north and west of scotland as we move through wednesday. it will be turning right and when you re through the day. further south for england and wales, a cold start, some mist and fog but mainly dry throat with some sunshine. temperatures range from 7-10. sunshine. temperatures range from 7 10. starting to turn very windy later through wednesday, gusts up to 75 mph across the north and west of scotland. the met office to have a minor yellow warning in force. the wet windy weather moves away from the north of scotland. further south it stays fine and settled, closer to that area of high pressure. the orange colour start to move on towards the end of the week. we lose the wet and windy weather across thursday and friday, most places will be dry because of high pressure. it turned milder towards the end of the week. have a lovely evening. thanks, stav. and that s b
struck a deal with neighbouring belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory. putin told state television that belarusian president, alexander lukashenko, has long been raising the issue with him. a massive asteroid is expected to pass between the earth and the moon this evening. experts say it will pass by safely and can be seen through binoculars and telescopes. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday the red roses run riot. the champions sink the scots in the six nations. there s a strong start for wales too, they are too strong for the irish in cardiff. and mctominay makes sure scotland start their euro qualifying campaign with a win. also coming up on sportsday. the wait goes on for a british medal at the world figure sakting championships, as gibson and fear just miss out injapan. from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. we ll start with rugby union because the women s six