in court again on one may. they are due to appear in court again on 1st may. david willis, bbc news. a consortium led by the head of one of qatar s biggest banks has submitted a bid to buy manchester united. they re the second bidder to have confirmed making an offer before yesterday s deadline, after ineos, a company owned by british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe, also made a bid. the value of the offers isn t yet known. here s our sports news correspondent, andy swiss. it is one of the biggest clubs in world football, and it might soon have a new owner. among the bidders for manchester united, this man sheikh jassim bin hamad al thani, the boss of one qatar s biggest banks. in a statement he said the consortium plans to return the club to its former glories, both on and off the pitch and will seek to place the fans at the heart of manchester united. qatar has become increasingly influential in world football after hosting the men s world cup last year. but, as then, some fans have e
the country s human rights record. another confirmed bidder is sirjim ratcliffe, one of britain s richest men who owns the petrochemical company ineos, and has already invested in a number of sports. manchester united s fans have long protested against their current owners, the american glazer family, who announced last year they would consider selling the club. now the battle to buy it is firmly under way. andy swiss, bbc news. there s been an increase in people taking up detectoring in the british countryside, but should their discoveries be finders keepers? the government wants to change the legal definition of what s classed as treasure , so that when important historical artefacts are found, museums get to keep them for the public to see, instead of them being sold to private collectors. if successful, it will be one of the biggest changes to the treasure act since it came into effect 26 years ago. tim muffett reports.
to some sporting news now and the british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe has confirmed his interest in buying manchester united. the 70 year old, who founded the chemicalfirm ineos, has been a fan of the club since he was a child. mr ratcliffe attempted to buy chelsea last year, but his late offer was rejected, as todd boehly was successful in taking over from roman abramovich. 0ur sports editor dan roan has this update. a lot of united fans will be hoping it happens, because so many of them are desperate to see the back of the club s american owners the glazerfamily, who have presided over a period of decline both on the pitch and in terms of the stadium, old trafford, itself. now last year, they said they would be willing to listen to offers for the club after potentially bringing to an end a period of ownership, 18 years almost, defined by fan protests, controversy, and debt. now this evening, the british
offended. after discovering the advice, gary lineker explained afterwards what had played out. when it started i did recognise that sound. i think we ve all been done with that, when you open a whatsapp or something, somebody has sent it through as a trick on a train, or when you re busy in people s company! it was quite difficult to cope with during the pre match build up. i thought maybe it had gone to one of the pundit s phones. and then i thought, no, it s too loud. it sounds like it s. then i obviously worked out that it was a prank. the stuff of nightmares, isn t it? live tv and you have to go with it all. he handled it brilliantly. he kept going. this might have some manchester united fans are smiling. some have become tired of the club s ownership. british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe s firm ineos has officially entered the race to buy manchester united, two months after its owners,
chemicals giant ineos owned by one of the country s richest men, sirjim ratcliffe formally said he d entered the bidding process. will it happen? well, it s important to remember that last year, ratcliffe tried and failed to by chelsea, having bid too late. and there is no doubt he will face fierce competition for united if he does bid, with the glazer family wanting at least £5 billion, and there s expected to be interest from the middle east and us. but having said that, he already has significant sports investment in the likes of sailing, cycling, f1, and, of course, football he owns the french club nice. and he s made no secret of the fact he is a united fan it was his boyhood club, having grown up in manchester. and i think for that reason, many united fans will hope the first person to formally declare their hand when it comes to united ends up being the club s next owner. but it s important to note the process could have several months to run.