stretches and fog developing as well. saturday rain showers for parts of northern and eastern england, south east scotland seeing a bit of rain, but this snow will fall to lower levels and there will be some snow over the higher ground of northern england later in the day. the driest of the weather to be found further south and west during saturday afternoon. saturday night and into sunday those temperatures are going to be dropping like a stone. code mac easterly winds pushing a close and heavy persistent snowfall across east anglia, the south east of england and snow flurries further north. an amber warning in force for that potentially disruptive snow. there could be more than ten centimetres in places. 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 with me, katherine downes. coming with me, katherine downes. up this friday evening a century on his century joe r
scotland with hart and russell in the team, anything can happen. it can be mayhem. inc. it might feel that if they keep the ball in their hands,is that if they keep the ball in their hands, is the best way to keep their hands, is the best way to keep their hands on their trophy. england might feel. it hands on their trophy. england might feel- might feel. it also feels spring is ust might feel. it also feels spring is just around might feel. it also feels spring is just around the might feel. it also feels spring is just around the corner might feel. it also feels spring is just around the corner when - might feel. it also feels spring is just around the corner when the | might feel. it also feels spring is i just around the corner when the six nations gets started. joe, thank you and enjoy the rugby on sunday. on sunday wales take on ireland in cardiff. the welsh will be boosted by the return of their captain alun wyn jones. jones damaged his knee in the match a
with laura kuessnberg, paddy 0 connell and henry zeffman. it seems every time you turn on the news, there has been another strike somewhere, there was a strike on an american military base this morning in iraq. so, this hotting up of tensions continues apace, and this morning we had grant shapps the defence secretary on the programme, who said earlier this week we are in a prewar world, who said earlier this week we are in a prewarworld, in who said earlier this week we are in a prewar world, in other words, who said earlier this week we are in a prewarworld, in otherwords, he was anticipating that there will be more conflicts coming down the tracks before too long. which sounds like a pretty alarming message, but i think most politicians you talk to at the moment would say actually thatis at the moment would say actually that is probably true. i at the moment would say actually that is probably true. that is probably true. i heard it summed up that is probably true. i hea
in many areas. it could be chilly across southern parts of the uk, temperatures could be as low as seven or 8 degrees. milder in the rain in scotland and northern ireland. the rain moves away slightly from northern ireland and scotland with sunshine following. that reign was over the receipt gets wetter in northern england, cumbria and wales. ahead of that, in other parts of england we see some spells of sunshine. we are still in the same air mass, so it is quite warm. further north across the uk, after the rain it is cooler air so temperatures will be around 15 or 16 degrees. by the time we get to friday we have the rain across east anglia and the south of england so a different look to the weather across this part of the uk. a scattering of mostly light showers and the most of those will be in scotland and northern ireland but there s temperatures are typically back down to 17 degrees. thanks, darren. and that s bbc news at six on wednesday the 21st of september you can k
sport now time to cross tol sarah with the sport. departing coach kristian woolf says his st helens side are the best team of the superleague era. they beat leeds rhinos by 2a points to 12 to make it a record four grand final titles in a row. watching at old trafford for us was adam wild. the walk to old trafford one of rugby league s most prized journeys. leeds fans perhaps hadn t expected to get here this year. st helens fans well, they expect nothing less. three titles in three years lifting trophies, they ve had plenty of practice. and on the greatest stage, the biggest atmosphere experience counts plenty. saints through in an instant. matty lees with the game s opening score. leeds clinging on by theirfingertips. with theirs, saints were pressing further in front. john bennison touching down control. leeds now desperate for a way back, but with all routes appearing blocked, the story of the first half ending with a twist. the fightback? well, there is a reason