support in next week s budget. we ll catch up with lesley paterson the triathlete who s in the running at this weekend s oscars for her screenplay of a german first world war epic i went iwent up i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi, i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi. tom, i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi. tom, my i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson. he said i hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson. he said i know hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson. he said i know your story. he said how many he said i know your story. he said how many hours a day do you dream? the six nations roars back into life this afternoon, as england meet france, both needing to win to keep title hopes alive, while wales are aiming to avoid a new low in rome. and after a frosty and icy start of the weekend there is a bit more snow to come the weekend there is a bit more snow to come tonight in northern parts but tomorrow looking much milder. al
wales as we saw and through the course of today we will see that transferring to parts of the midlands, the north of england and northern parts of london. notice in the south that it is mostly rain and all the while in northern ireland and southern parts of scotland it is bright today and clear at this evening. then later on tonight we re looking at the next low pressure sweeping in bringing the next spell of potentially quite disruptive snow for more central parts of the uk. so today the weather front moving away in the next area moving into ireland and reaching northern parts of wales in the morning. that transfers to the north of england, a wintry mix in liverpool for example. manchester, nottingham, sheffield and further north in lancashire. certainly the peak district and into the lake district and the north east, and this is the area where we could have disruptive snow tomorrow. elsewhere it is rain and look at those temperatures. by the evening tomorrow the snow really
centimetres into major cities, manchester and sheffield and a bit more than that put out more on the hills but were most concerned about the amber warning area in the peak district northwards where we could see up to a0 centimetres of snow by the time we reach friday morning. it is slowly improving through friday, a brief respite with them some time before more rain, sleet and snow at the weekend. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six on wednesday the 8th of march. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m laura mcghie. coming up on wednesday s programme. a substantial government package which will seek to offer equal access to sports for girls is announced. we speak to the olympian who was mis diagnosed, sectioned and put in an induced coma, as she targets a return to playing rugby on the world stage. i cannot go outside for a walk or could not
much colder further north. through thursday night north wales, northern england, the pennines, southern scotland and northern ireland will get heavy snow, a widespread yellow snow warning, two to ten centimetres at lower levels, up to 15 on the hills but the amber warning across the pennines is most concerning, the peak district northwards, up to a0 centimetres expected by friday morning so plenty of disruption. heading into friday, it looks like it will clear slowly with increasing sunshine but staying cold. and that s bbc news at ten on wednesday the 8th of march. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight, which isjust getting underway on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. that is not victoria derbyshire, i hope she willjoin us soon! but from the ten team, it s goodnight. hello, i m mark edwards with your support. tottenham hotspur are out of this s