the actressjean boht, best known for her role in the bbc sitcom bread, has died. she was 91. jean boht played the matriarch nellie boswell in the hugely popular show, which ran for seven series in the 1980s. she also appeared in sitcoms i woke up one morning and brighton belles. the news comes a month after the death of her husband, the composer carl davis. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. i think we have something of a reversal of fortune compared with yesterday when scotland, northern ireland, arguably had the best of the weather, today we have cloud and rain on the way. blue skies in county durham. further north in aberdeenshire, a rather spectacular halo. this is caused by ice crystals

in cirrus clouds reflecting sunlight and that high cirrus cloud is the forward edge of the weather system on the way. either way it is announcing the arrival soon of thicker cloud and rain. —— refracting. the rain moving into northern ireland. eastern scotland, the cloud continues to thicken through the afternoon, probably staying dry. england and wales largely dry with some sunshine but quite a bit of cloud to coastal parts of kent and sussex where there could be isolated showers. overnight a band of rain pushing north and east along with strengthening wind where in scotland we are looking at gales for a time around the hebrides, highlands, orkney and shetland. temperature is about 11-14, a shetland. temperature is about 11—14, a relatively mild night compared with last night. tomorrow a weather front will become slow moving across central uk. it's trying to move south but is getting blocked by this area of high

pressure. where it lands in the morning is probably where it'll be for most of the day, wales, the midlands, northern england, the rain turning light and patchy. strong wind continuing to affect scotland. a day of sunshine and showers in the north. across the far south and east of england, hazy sunshine and you might temperatures picking up, perhaps starting to feel more humid. there were front changes its mind as we go through thursday night and into friday. it starts to move back northwards, meaning rain returns to northern england, northern ireland and scotland through friday. probably the final scene cool but drier weather with some sunshine. across the bulk of england and wales, some drier spells and turning warmer, temperatures of 20—25. scotland and northern ireland, a cool day, just 13 or 1a for many. we can prospects, an area of low pressure forming to the south of the uk which could bring severe thunderstorms to parts of spain,

portugal, may be western france. high pressure might hold on across the far north of the uk but the way to think about the weekend, the further south you are, the more likely it is you will see outbreaks of rain, could be heavy and thundery. across the north, depends on the high pressure. we could see rain reached scotland and northern ireland but equally you might see something drier. thanks, chris. and that's bbc news at one. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. 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. goodbye. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. praise for england's youngsters after a convincing win in scotland, but manager gareth southgate says criticism of harry maguire has gone too far.

great britain are under way in manchester, taking on australia in the davis cup. and new zealand get off to a flying start in the third one—dayer against england. welcome. england manager gareth southgate has condemned what he calls the "ridiculous treatment" of defender harry maguire, saying the criticism the defender has faced is "a joke". it follows maguire�*s inclusion in southgate�*s side on saturday against ukraine and against scotland last night, where he came on as a sub before scoring an own goal. maguire has struggled to get game time for his club manchester united where he has lost the captaincy. we'll hear from southgate in a moment, but first katie gornall reports on a 3—1 victory for england last night in a friendly to mark

the 150th anniversary of the auld enemy. 150 years ago was when it all began for scotland and england. hampden was hopeful this anniversary could be a cause for celebration. after all, their team is in the best shape for a generation. could they harness the passion pouring from an occasion like this? after a drab draw with ukraine, england were looking to recover momentum. in came phil foden, and it went. england were doing a good job of shutting out the noise. what they didn't need was any help. jude bellingham given a chance too good to refuse. 2—0, and this was not going to plan for scotland. but try telling anyone here it is just a friendly. after the break they emerged from their hibernation. welcome to the game, harry maguire. an own goal and hampden had rediscovered its roar. but england had more in their tank. here was a move precision

engineered by bellingham, finished by kane. it had been an evening for remembering the past here at hampden park. but this is a slice of history scotland may want to forget. scotland manager steve clarke had said this friendly would be a gauge of how his side have progressed against the old enemy. but despite their recent good form, england were far superior. scotland will be hoping for a much better next month against spain when they have a chance to book their place at next summer's european championship. katie gornall, bbc news in glasgow. so a dominant performance from england, but after the match gareth southgate was quick to defend maguire against the recent criticism he's faced. it's a joke. i've never known a player treated the way he is, not by the scottish fans, by our own commentators, pundits, whatever it is. they have created something that is beyond anything i have ever seen. he has been an absolute stalwart for us in the second most successful england team for decades.

he has been an absolutely key part of that. i've talked about the importance of our senior players. he has been crucial amongst that. as for scotland, that defeat ends a run of six consecutive victories that has steve clarke's side on the brink of qualification for next summer's european championship. they could have qualified last night had the match between norway and georgia, two of the other teams in their qualifying group, ended in a draw. manchester city's erling haaland, though, was a scorer as norway won 2—1, so scotland will have to wait, but they know one more victory will be enough to see them through to euro 202a. but in the competitive group that we're in, five wins, 15 points. that's what we have. so i told the lads, it counts as being a success, so it would be nice to have a positive result then to make it even better. but the objective of what we come in to do has been done. obviously, we didn't want to lose to our old enemy, but on the night,

england were better, so sometimes you have to take your medicine in football and tonight, we'll take our medicine and try and improve. well, the hosts of next year's tournament, germany, have had a mixed build up to say the least. they are currently without a manager having sacked hansi flick at the weekend after a humiliating defeat to japan. but things, it seems, might be looking up. under the temporary charge of rudi voller, they managed only their second victory in seven games — beating world cup finalists france. leroy sane with their second in a 2—1win. it was france's first defeat since they were beaten on penalties by argentina in december. simona halep says she is "shocked" after being banned for four years following breaches of the tennis anti—doping programme. the former wimbledon champion says she intends to appeal against the decision at the court of arbitration for sport. halep, a former world number one and french open winner, tested positive for the use of roxadustat at last year's us open.

translation: i am shocked, it is a ureat translation: i am shocked, it is a great injustice _ translation: i am shocked, it is a great injustice what _ translation: i am shocked, it is a great injustice what is _ translation: i am shocked, it is a great injustice what is happening. i | great injustice what is happening. i have never don't. my blood tests were negative and there were no band substances found was a only a tiny amount of it paying back in a you're in test and that was it. i have to go to the court of arbitration and will appeal this. go to the court of arbitration and willappealthis. i hope go to the court of arbitration and will appeal this. i hope the truth will appeal this. i hope the truth will come out one day and i will fight the end to prove it. staying with tennis because under way this lunchtime is great britain's davis cup tie against australia, not far from here in manchester. britain, one of 16 nations trying to make it through to the knockout phase. these are live pictures

from that opening match. captain leon smith surprised many by naming dan evans and jack draper as his singles players, leaving out his highest—ranked player, cameron norrie, as well as the experience of andy murray. so it's draper making his debut in the opening rubber against thanasi kokkinakis. . .. that match is currently live on the bbc iplayer and bbc sport website. to the oval, where the third men's one—day international between england and new zealand has not long got under way. the series stands at 1—1 going into this one. new zealand won the toss and put england into bat, which looked like a good decision whenjohnny bairstow was dismissed with the very first ball of the innings, caught well by devon conway. it got worse for england withjoe root also dismissed very cheaply. england have recovered well now. they are 103—2 at the moment. the sides meet in the final match on friday at lord's. the organisers of the rugby world cup have apologised to england fans who were stuck outside the stadium before their opening match

with argentina on saturday. the game in marseille got under way with hundreds of empty seats as supporters were left queuing outside. there were further problems in bordeaux as tram problems delayed fans' arrivalfor the ireland v romania game. speaking to media this morning, france 2023 presidentjacques rivoal said he took reponisibility for what happened and that he is confident challenges will be addreessed. challenges will be addressed. after a three—day break, matches resume at the tournament tomorrow with hosts france taking on uruaguay. the home nations aren't back in action until the weekend with wales playing portugal, whilst ireland take on tonga in nantes on saturday. ireland are the number one ranked side in the world and put 80 odd points past romania in the opener. however, they're expecting tougher test against tonga. they're ranked 15th in the world and also, after a change in rugby's international eligibility rules, have a star—studded line—up, with five former all—blacks and a former wallaby in their 33—man squad.

england's next match is againstjapan on sunday evening. steve borthwick�*s side had been written off by many before the tournament, but they produced a resilient display to beat argentina comprehensively in their opening game, despite playing all but three minutes of the match with just 1a players after tom curry was sent off. i thought it was great. their backs were against the wall. that is how england have performed the last six years. eddiejones coaching was backs against the wall. they have inherited a team with that in their dna. they are trying to transition. they've got great coaches there who understand the game. and kevin sinfield, he is a powerful individual when you follow his story. it isjust individual when you follow his story. it is just coming individual when you follow his story. it isjust coming in individual when you follow his story. it is just coming in and connecting things, of how it has

been they won't change things overnight, in terms of it will be open and expansive. in terms of the world cup, with the world saying what they are saying, then having a performance like george ford hard, it is fantastic.— it is fantastic. there is more on that interview _ it is fantastic. there is more on that interview at _ it is fantastic. there is more on that interview at 630. - you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. let's get more on those new rules requiring voters to show id at polling stations at the next general election because the government is being warned it could cause serious disruption. council staff responsible for polling and the electoral commission are calling for changes. ministers say they're confident the system can cope. for more on this, we're joined byjonathan carr—west, chief executive of the local

government information unit. tell us more about what the administrators have told you. we surve administrators have told you. - survey every administrator who had elections in may with a voter id. they told is a grim picture. electoral services are stretched. you don't see it... election seem to run seamlessly, and they must be secure. there's a huge amount of work behind it. we were told 88% of people said these elections were more difficult. 96% said staff were overworked trying to get it on time for 82% said polling stations has been more difficult with staffing. those trends have been exacerbated by the demands of voter id. haifa by the demands of voter id. how worried are _ by the demands of voter id. how worried are you _ by the demands of voter id. how worried are you about _ by the demands of voter id. how worried are you about disruption to

the next election if the changes are brought in? the next election if the changes are brou:ht in? ., , , ., brought in? voter id is here to sta , so brought in? voter id is here to stay. so we — brought in? voter id is here to stay, so we have _ brought in? voter id is here to stay, so we have to _ brought in? voter id is here to stay, so we have to learn - brought in? voter id is here to - stay, so we have to learn lessons. the challenge is, a general election is at a much greater scale than local elections. if electoral staff are saying we are having difficulty finding polling stations to accommodated, finding the extra staff to check id, we are having difficulty managing staff who are worried about turning people away and getting stressed, we are having difficulty processing the certificates. all of it will scale up certificates. all of it will scale up massively in the general election. for scotland, wales and england. it will be the first time they've ever done it. the risk of things going wrong is profound. elections are so important that you can't allow any risk, you can't be too prepared for an election, one

which is to secure.