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Much clearer skies to the west, and there is a brief ridge of high pressure, a rose between two thorns, if you like, here is the next feature knocking on the door for northern ireland tomorrow afternoon. but for much of the uk, a dry story with some sunshine, wednesday much improved in the afternoon for scotland and northern england. but there will be rain into the north—west of the uk later in week, and there will be very warm southerly winds ahead of it, bringing them from a long way south in the atlantic. it snakes around the north west, and doesn't really go anywhere, keeping that air st...

The national women's soccer league canceled all of its games over troubling information about their coach. they have hired a prosecutor to investigate allegations of abusive behavior and sexual misconduct in the game. they've installed an all-women executive committee. nbc correspondent sam brock has more. >> reporter: jeff, good afternoon and good to be with you. these accusations surfaced for the first time in 2015 when coach riley was with the portland thorns. they ran the gamut of sexual abuse to aversion. shortly after he found another head coach position within the league, one of the rea...

The thorns said did not happen. that was one of the moments i think really stuck with me. >> in the meantime, you had the washington post, which was writing that in 2021, women's sports still provide more outrage than empowerment, and in this particular league women have been treated like poker chips in a game dominated by male team owners and decisionmakers. you agree with that description, accurate description of what is happening in this league? >> i think that poker chips comment is perfect. i mean, one of the big concepts of this story that i wrote as well is that players feel so pressure...

Tonight's match will be a culture clash. joanne from england and her italian husband alfonso are only too sure. england. italy. england! we have had this conversation before. they have invited me to their pizzeria to see how easily one family from two famous footballing nations can get along. you're an english rose among thorns. laughter. how you going to cope? it is so nice, a win—win situation. so nice for the cultures to come together. someone has to lose. exactly. is going be unbearable? —— is it going to be unbearable? i wouldn't dare. he will. i can't talk too much when i am eating...

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