so, we have been waiting for this for a long time. how much of a surprise as this? i for a long time. how much of a surprise as this? for a long time. how much of a surprise as this? i think that this is the christmas surprise as this? i think that this is the christmas present - surprise as this? i think that this is the christmas present that - surprise as this? i think that this| is the christmas present that lots of manchester united fans would have wanted. you pose the question how big of a surprise. this deal has been potentially 13 months in the making, there have been times we have been told it was imminent, that would happen a week from now, two weeks from now, and it hasn t done so. so perhaps a surprise and not as a prize at the same time. sarahjim ratcliffe, one of the richest men in britain, a boyhood manchester united fan, has acquired a 25% minority share in the club. i think the important part of the statement is that his ineos group will be in charge of fo
it isn t now. two years ago, a proposed european super league prompted fury from the fans. it soon collapsed. uefa and fifa s threats was today ruled to be illegal, and within hours, a new european super league was being touted. this proposed format. involving 64 men s teams and 3a women s teams. it s one competition for all clubs, all players and all fans. those behind the revamp said the ruling was a landmark moment. it paves the way for the creation of a new more exciting competition at european level in which clubs can determine their own future. the strongest message today goes out to the fans. football is free. uefa which runs the champions league one by manchester city last season said they d withstand any rival tournament. we can show that many times, altogether, of the football and all of european society. nothing can change that. how tempting would revamp super league be? manchester nader one of the six english clubs that signed up to the super league him in a state
christmas charts for 2023. millions of people are on the move across the uk as the christmas getaway begins. there have been long queues at the port of dover after a surge in demand for ferries caused by yesterday s eurotunnel strike in france. and road and rail travel is also heavy, with more than 13 millionjourneys predicted between today and sunday. here s our transport correspondent katy austin. the christmas getaway is in full swing after a very bumpy start. train services have been recovering after yesterday s severe disruption. these passengers at leeds were travelling hopefully. i was glad that i wasn t going back last night, so i had friends that were going from euston and everything was kind of chaotic, so. a little bit stressed, cos see if these trains get cancelled, not sure if my train s going to be cancelled or not, so. now that i ve looked, it s all right. there have been long queues at dover s ferry ports, partly put down to a higher demand after a strike at e
sent this report. bells ring a nation paused today to remember the victims of an attack people here can t make sense of, that has brought pain and suffering. church bells rang out across the czech republic to mark the moment. to honour those killed when a student attacked his own university, shooting in the corridors and classrooms. so far, we know three of the dead, including lenka hlavkova, a teacher who was 49. here at the arts faculty that was attacked, some have personal connections to the victims. a friend of these women survived by locking herself into a classroom to hide. translation: she cowered under the table. i saw her yesterday and felt sorry for her. she was still shaking. shouting images from a body camera show the police hunt for the gunman inside charles university. at this point the 24 year old was prowling the corridors above. we re told most of his victims were female, but we have no idea of his motive. in the end, he turned his gun on himself. many peop