northern ireland, southern counties of england with some brighter weather. there is a yellow warning in force for southern counties but for the rest of the country it is wet and cloudy with persistent rain. more of a breeze as well so feeling a bit cooler with temperatures low to mid teens for most. around 16 or 17 further south where we have clearer skies. 17 further south where we have clearerskies. but 17 further south where we have clearer skies. but cloudy for most of us through the day. scotland, northern england, northern ireland and north while staying wet tonight with low pressure sitting on top of us bring higher rainfall totals. temperatures double figures overnight for many of us. but low pressure still across the uk, still wet across much of the north and west of the country, the rainfall continuing to ease as we move towards the end of thursday. it could pep up across central and southern scotland. still a great day for many set by the end of thursday the rainfa
also managed tottenham and southampton but is yet to win a domestic trophy. earlier, i caught up with bbc 5live s senior football reporter ian dennis who told me the news could come as some surprise. they finished with five successive wins and pochettino secured european football for chelsea for next season so on the surface it may seem a little odd. i wonder if there may be some chelsea fans baffled by this, given pochettino s history with tottenham there may be some who are not too upset to see the back of him but given how well they did at the end of the season and just starting to click into place i think there may be some wondering what is next, what do the owners want from chelsea because pochettino did salvage it against all odds for european football next season. where do you think the decision has come from? there was speculation but effectively it has kind of come out of the blue, really, on a tuesday night. i blue, really, on a tuesday niuht. . , blue, really, on
reporter ian dennis who told me the news could come as some surprise. they finished with five successive wins and pochettino secured european football for chelsea for next season so on the surface it may seem a little odd. i wonder if there may be some chelsea fans baffled by this, given pochettino s history with tottenham there may be some who are not too upset to see the back of him but given how well they did at the end of the season and just starting to click into place i think there may be some wondering what is next, what do the owners want from chelsea because pochettino did salvage it against all odds for european football next season. where do you think the decision has come from? there was speculation but effectively it has kind of come out of the blue, really, on a tuesday night. i was told going into the weekend that final game of the season that pochettino was still unsure of his future. and then i think there has been discussions which i am led to believe and i
brighter. there will be a few showers on the cards as we head through the course of the weekend but they won t be as heavy as the middle of the week and things should warm up by a few degrees. and that s bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. (mix) now it s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday i m jane dougall. it s a big call from southgate he hasn t picked marcus rashford for his provisional england squad leaving the striker down and out ahead of the euros. with marcus for just a long with marcus forjust a long time which makes the calls harder. ijust feel that players are not position that had of full season. in contrast he ll be delighted. the crystal palace youngster adam wharton gets a surprise first call up despite only making his premier league debut in february. also coming up on sportsday: jofra archer s fit and ready to play in england s series against
hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. getting more brits off the benefit and into boot camps the uk government s latest plan to filljob roles previously held by foreign workers. the chaos at the us mexico border is one of the big three issues, is one of the big three issues that will be driving voters to the polls this november. and this week, senate democrats are trying to flip the script on who is responsible. they will force a vote on thursday on the bipartisan border security package that republicans blocked earlier this year. the bill, negotiated by republican and democratic senators, includes the conservative james lankford of oklahoma who is hardly a shrinking violet. he designed to reduce the border crossings, raise the bar for migrants to qualify for asylum and to quickly turn away those who fail to meet it. it also empowers the president to shut down the border if certain triggers are met. biden has endorsed the bill. he knows it is