pressure is set to pass to the north of the uk and lots of isobars on the chart, strong winds and a cold front slipping south. a band of cloud and rain and to the sunny spells and showers, some of them are wintry over the high ground in scotland but it is the wind that will cause issues on thursday, widely a windy day with gales in places and we could see 80 mph gusts and some really rough seas around some eastern coasts and some coastal flooding, so some real disruption to travel on thursday and it stays quite windy in the run up to christmas but broadly speaking on the milder side and if you do want some snow on christmas day, i think it is really only likely over hills in the north of the uk. and that s bbc news at six. now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello there, i m 0lly foster. here s what s coming up on sportsday. farewell to forest, with the team sliding on the stable. steve cooper has been sacked. we ll be at all the quarterfinals incl
hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. a late morning commute with a twist rail passengers in newjersey are delayed due to a bull on the tracks. just a couple of lines of breaking news. we have just heard from the la department of medical examiner that the friends star matthew perry s death has been ruled an accident from the effects of kata mean. you will remember his body was recovered from the jacuzzi in his la home. the examiners are saying that he was suffering acute effects of ketamine. he long talked about his drug problems and addiction, very open about that. we heard from some of his co actors on friends, they said they d spoken to him in the morning he died and he was in fairly good spirits. so something obviously went wrong between that moment and when he was found the next day. and he seemed to have ketamine in his system. and from the bbc, question of sport which has been running for 53 years has been axed due to funding challenge
neither forrest nor spurs have been able to so far break the deadlock. erling haaland could miss manchester city s first ever appearance at the club world cup because of a foot injury that manager pep guardiola says is being assessed day by day . the striker hasn t played in city s last two games and won t be back for the premier league match tomorrow against crystal palace, after which the team flies out to saudi arabia for a semi final at the club world cup againstjapanese side urawa reds on tuesday. i think it s going. whether he is able to play the first game or second, it s not a fracture, it s just stress and sometimes with players they recover quicker or slower. the doctor says to take it day by day, week by week, how he feels. the moment he doesn t have symptoms or pain, he ll be ok to play again. as something that has never happened before. spain are top of the fifa women s world rankings for the first time. at the end of a year in which they won the world cup. spai
barry humphries. hello from the bbc sport centre. erling haaland could miss manchester city s first ever appearance at the club world cup because of a foot injury that manager pep guardiola says is being assessed day by day . the striker has missed city s last two games and won t be back for the premier league match tomorrow against crystal palace. after which the team flies out to saudi arabia for a semi final at the club world cup againstjapanese side urawa reds on tuesday. i think he is going to travel with us and we will see if he is able to play in the first or second game and when we come back. no fracture, just to stress and sometimes his play recover is quicker, some by longer so, like i said, day by day, week by week we will have to see how he feels. the moment he does not have symptoms and does not feel pain he will be ready to play again. the premier league weekend begins tonight with two teams who managed to end a run of poor form last time out. nottingham forest
competition in saudi arabia. prosecutors are seeking a two and a half yearjail term for mr rubiales, who denies any wrongdoing. separately, he s also due to go on trial for sexual assault for kissing playerjenni hermoso on the mouth after last summer s world cup final. to the premier league, where there are three fixtures on wednesday which will have an impact on both the title race and the relegation battle. 18th placed luton travel to arsenal in second, brentford host brighton while in the day s late game third placed manchester city host aston villa in fourth. unia emery s side won the return fixture at villa park 1 0 back in december. meanwhile, burnley boss vincent kompany has been charged with misconduct by the football association after he was sent off during saturday s 2 2 draw at chelsea. the manager was dismissed by referee darren england for protesting against a penalty decision that led to a red card for defender lorenz assignon. kompany has until friday to respon