Heres susan powell. Increasingly cold in the days ahead, and along with the cold, we will also see a greater risk of some disruptive snow, particularly come the weekend. Here we are at the moment, with the coldest air sitting across scotland. But look what happens in the days ahead. There is a little bit of a battle there on friday with a milder air from the continent. Saturday and sunday, though, that Colder Siberian Air sinks all the way across the uk. This evening and overnight, snow largely confined to scotland, to the hills and mountains, some at lower levels but more a mixture of rain or sleet here. Some snow working further south into the pennines, quite wet across Northern England and for Northern Ireland. A widespread frost for scotland and Northern Ireland, but notably milder to the south of the uk. Through thursday, more snow across scotland. It tends to retreat from the pennines, which looks quite wet across Northern England, a further risk of flooding here, more rain for Northern Ireland and after a fine start, showers move into southern counties of england, eventually into the middle and is, for south wales and the south east. Temperatures double figures to the south. To the north, these no continuing across scotland, the met office particularly worried how that Weather System comes to stall across central and Northern Scotland Friday and saturday full stop they have issued an Amber Warning for the threat of disruption. Here is the front in question. Bear in mind by this point, that we are all in colder air. Just watch as the system slides its way further south through saturday and on into sunday, so the Amber Warning at the moment stands for the risk of disruption across scotland but i think by the looks of this, the weekend, there is a risk of disruption further south across england and wales. This position will change a little bit as we get closer to the we can now join we can nowjoin the bbc news teams where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im katherine downes. Coming up tonight. Big trouble down under as many as 600 players and staff are in quarantine, and all tennis cancelled tomorrow. Preparations for the Australian Open are in disarray. Olympic organisers are hoping for no such disruption. Theyve set out plans for a covid safe games. Well take a look at how it works. And a new feel to the womens 6 nations as the tournament is moved to april. Hello, good evening. Coronavirus, as usual, the focus for Sports Events across the globe today. Preparations for tenniss Australian Open have taken another blow with more than 500 players, officials and support staff going into isolation. Its after a worker at one of the events Quarantine Hotels tested positive for the virus. Tennis australia say the tournament itself, which gets underway on monday, wont be affected, but, as Austin Halewood reports, the build up� s been farfrom ideal. Tennis training in quarantine. For two weeks, this is how some of the worlds best players had to prepare for the first grand slam of the year, and now, theyre i have to do it all over again. At year, and now, theyre i have to do it all over again. It all over again. At 26yearold man has tested it all over again. At 26yearold man has tested positive it all over again. At 26yearold man has tested positive for man has tested positive for coronavirus. He been working as a resident officer. Hes now in a help hotel and his Household Contacts have been isolated. Help . Hotel and his Household Contacts have been isolated. Have been isolated. Now all the eole have been isolated. Now all the People Associated have been isolated. Now all the People Associated with have been isolated. Now all the People Associated with the People Associated with the Australian Open staying in that hotel have been classed as casual contacts. That means theyll have to isolate until they can return a negative test. So, as things stand, the tournament itself should not be affected by this latest quarantine will play havoc with the six warm up events currently under way. In a statement, Tennis Australia said. Something thats cause confusion with some of the players. But the fact these tennis stars are here at all has been questioned by the many thousands of australians stranded around the world, unable to return home because of the strict restrictions. I home because of the strict restrictions. Home because of the strict restrictions. I can completely understand restrictions. I can completely understand how restrictions. I can completely understand how victorians i i restrictions. I can completely i understand how victorians i feel likem understand how victorians i feel likem i understand how victorians i feel like. I have a lot of friends and family like. I have a lot of friends and family down like. I have a lot of friends and family down here, i have lived down here for family down here, i have lived down here for about eight months. To know theyre here for about eight months. To know theyre feeling safe is the most important thing, but i know we as players important thing, but i know we as players to important thing, but i know we as players to be extremely grateful to have the players to be extremely grateful to have the opportunity to start our season have the opportunity to start our season in have the opportunity to start our season in australia. Have the opportunity to start our season in australia. While theres no questioning season in australia. While theres no questioning that season in australia. While theres no questioning that the season in australia. While theres i no questioning that the preparations have been far from no questioning that the preparations have been farfrom ideal, the Australian Open are confident that this latest episode wont affect the tournament, but after one positive test put more than 500 people in isolation, the fear now is whether it escalates from here. Austin halewood, bbc news. Earlier, i spoke to british player laura robson, who is back home recovering from hip surgery. I asked her how the disruption affected those taking part. Its affected those taking part. Its been art affected those taking part. It� s been part for certain players who havent been able to leave their rooms at all for two weeks, and finally, they get out and manage a few days of practice, but i think a lot of players are looking to be playing a tournament. I think they all feel that way as well, theyre enjoying the fact they are playing in a country that is covid free. I think this is a little bit of a bump in the road because australias manage their covid cases so well, and as faras. Manage their covid cases so well, and as far as. This is one positive case, and everyone doesnt have to panicjust yet. It is positive case, and everyone doesnt have to panicjust yet. Have to panic ust yet. It is ust the one have to panicjust yet. It is ust the one case. I have to panicjust yet. It is ust the one case. Theyre i have to panicjust yet. It isjust| the one case. Theyre incredibly strict cracking down. We saw the City Of Perth going into lockdown because of one case earlier on in the week. Is there any sense of frustration from the british players out there, because here we are coping with 23,000 on cases daily, and yet there preparations are being completely disrupted for this one person . Hat completely disrupted for this one erson . ,. ,. , ~ completely disrupted for this one erson . ,. ~. , person . Not at all. I think to say that fans have person . Not at all. I think to say that fans have been person . Not at all. I think to say that fans have been completely. That fans have been completely disrupted is wrong because as soon as someone test negative, theyll be allowed back out. Its 2a hours. In an ideal world, allowed back out. Its 2a hours. In an idealworld, it allowed back out. Its 2a hours. In an ideal world, it might be a bit longer, but a lot of players have already played a couple matches this week. Theyve been allowed out for five hours a day. In the previous two weeks, it was far more than most people in quarantine and for the people in quarantine and for the people who havent been allowed out of their rooms, its a bit of a shame. They werejust of their rooms, its a bit of a shame. They were just starting their tournament. They got there one round after two weeks in a hotel, but the worst thing that could happen is they might have to play two single matches on a day. Theres no way they can push mondays match back. I am imagine they are hoping to play two rounds on friday and go from there. But i think most of the players just feel lucky to be at a tournament and participating. Well, there were mixed results for the british players in warm up events overnight in melbourne. Dan evans won at the murray river open Butjohanna Konta lost at the gipplands trophy, as did katie boulter, after two great wins against opponents ranked far higher, she took first set in her match against the three time grand slam champion naomi osaka. But she couldnt hold on, and lost in three. And Heather Watson lost her opening round match in the grampians trophy to Russias Veronika Kudermetova in straight sets. Watson only left Hotel Quarantine last friday and said her focus was on the Australian Open. So the Australian Open hit once again by coronavirus up to 600 players and staff back in quarantine for now. Organisers of the olympics are hoping theyve done enough to avoid such disruption by the time the games roll around in august. Today, theyve set out their plan for a covid safe games a full playbook as theyre calling It Of Guidance and rules for federations heading to tokyo. Athletes will be getting their own set of rules at a later date. Members of the International Federation have been told they have to put together a Ia Day Activity plan from the moment they arrive. They cant go to bars, restaurants, shops or Tourist Sites during that 1a shops or Tourist Sites during that ia day period. When they do get to go to venues to watch events, they should not seemed or chant. Only clapping is allowed. While no vaccination is required, a negative covid test is necessary before travel to japan, and athletes will be tested at minimum every four days. There are still real concerns and worries about how the virus could affect the games. The biggest concern is if could affect the games. The biggest concern is if or could affect the games. The biggest concern is if or when could affect the games. The biggest concern is if or when an could affect the games. The biggest concern is if or when an athlete i concern is if or when an athlete tests positive, and i havent got the answers to that yet, we asked that during the Media Briefing earlier. The ioc spokesman said its a big issue. They need clear guidelines as to whats going to happen. Thats one of the reasons why they thought this Activity Plan that everyone has to fill out, a plan of where youre going to be and who youre going to be with for the 1a who youre going to be with for the ia days that youre at the games. So this will enable them to trace exactly who should be isolating and where they should be isolating if or when somebody tests positive. Sounds ve sterile when somebody tests positive. Sounds very sterile indeed, when somebody tests positive. Sounds very sterile indeed, but when somebody tests positive. Sounds very sterile indeed, but i when somebody tests positive. Sounds very sterile indeed, but i guess very sterile indeed, but i guess thats the point. Is there any indication that if the global threat from Coronavirus Relaxes over the summer at the Vaccination Programme is globally effective, but the games may look a little bit more free and interactive and fun . Irate may look a little bit more free and interactive and fun . Interactive and fun . We would all love that. Nobody interactive and fun . We would all love that. Nobody wants interactive and fun . We would all love that. Nobody wants to i interactive and fun . We would all love that. Nobody wants to go i interactive and fun . We would all love that. Nobody wants to go to | love that. Nobody wants to go to games where everybody is under lock and key and cant go anywhere. Athletes cant leave their village or the games venues. They cant go to for a drink, they cant go to the shops. I think the japanese organisers and the ioc are planning to stick to these restrictions, these regulations. Theyre not calling them restrictions. They say thats not the idea, but thats how it will feel for many of the people attending those games. These regulations will be changed in the coming months, Buti Regulations will be changed in the coming months, but i think we can expect heavy restrictions to be implemented for these games. Itruiith implemented for these games. With the very latest implemented for these games. With the very latest on implemented for these games. With the very latest on the arraignments were of the Tokyo Olympics later this year. The arrangements. The womens 6 nations will go ahead this year. The tournaments been pushed back to april. The womens competition had been Running Concurrent with the mens, but as our rugby Union Reporter sara orchard explains, that wasnt possible due to covid requirements and safety concerns. Its very complicated. What a lot of people think of the women, they have full time professional contracts and they can a exist in these bubbles, the rest of the country are pretty much amateur other than france. The travel, the quarantine, the isolation, the testing, it proved too much for them, so they delayed the tournament and then there was a concern of when they would actually be able to put it on. The fact that is going i had in april is fantastic news, particularly because of the world cup year going ahead. It also represents an opportunity for the womens game to stand on its own. Earlier today, womens game to stand on its own. Earliertoday, i womens game to stand on its own. Earlier today, i spoke to the captain Sarah Hunter About what the opportunity actually represented. That something we have to maximise and make that something we have to maximise and make the best of. Weve seen womens and make the best of. Weve seen womens fixtures are separate to mens womens fixtures are separate to mens we womens fixtures are separate to mens. We get higher ratings, more people mens. We get higher ratings, more people watching, people dont have to choose people watching, people dont have to choose going between a mens or womens to choose going between a mens or womens game. I think it could be a real benefit womens game. I think it could be a real benefit in terms of going separate, and i thinkjust because history separate, and i thinkjust because history says we have to come back to let me history says we have to come back to let me to history says we have to come back to let me to say history says we have to come back to let me to say that thats where we have let me to say that thats where we have to let me to say that thats where we have to go let me to say that thats where we have to go. I think what we have to do is have to go. I think what we have to do is do have to go. I think what we have to do is do what works best for the womens do is do what works best for the womens game. So do is do what works best for the womens game do is do what works best for the womens game. So its going ahead, its not going womens game. So its going ahead, its not going to womens game. So its going ahead, its not going to be womens game. So its going ahead, its not going to be played womens game. So its going ahead, its not going to be played on womens game. So its going ahead, its not going to be played on the i its not going to be played on the same day as the mens and its going to look like a different tournament, a different format to what weve seen kicking off on saturday with the men. It seen kicking off on saturday with the men. ,. The men. It will still be cool with the men. It will still be cool with the womens the men. It will still be cool with the womens at the men. It will still be cool with the womens at six the men. It will still be cool with the womens at six nations, i the men. It will still be cool with the womens at six nations, so l the men. It will still be cool with l the womens at six nations, so the six countries will be split into two pools of three. Whoever finishes top of both will play off in the finals weekend along with fifth and six. So the knock on effect is when they do actually lose two fixtures in their calendar, i think this year with covid, i dont think that will upset too many people, but i think long term, that will be a concern that pictures are being taken away for the women. It does add a bit of extra excitement that there will be this big climax to the whole tournament, but therell be a lot of things to be reviewed to see what can be taken forward and what will ultimately be left behind. Ultimately be left behind. Sarah, thank ou