at the city ground last friday night proved to be cooper s last game in charge. the former wolves and spurs manager, nuno espirito santo, has been in talks with the club and his appointment is expected to be confirmed shortly. colin hazleden has more. yes, well, there are moments at football clubs, sporting institutions, when boards, when owners know exactly what needs to be done whether a manager should stay and fight or whether they should be asked to move on and make room for the next person through the doors. that has not been the case here at forest. it has not been obvious. and the reason is the connection steve cooper had built with this club and with its fans picking them up at the bottom of the championship, taking them to the premier league, getting them to stay in the premier league against the odds. what he s done is given whole generations of fans a connection and experience they ve never actually had before. that s how far you ve got to go back, how special
has christmas come early for manchester united fans? a deal is finally agreed for british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe to buy a stake in the club. no festive joy for chelsea, beaten for the eighth time in the premier league this season, but it s all smiles for wolves. and rangers win at motherwell to close in on cetlic at the top of the scottish premierhship. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. so much for a quiet sporting christmas eve. it s been announced in the last few hours that british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe has agreed to buy a 25% stake worth a little over £1.25 billion in manchester united. the news comes over a year after the club s owners, the glazers, stated they were considering selling. ratcliffe s ineos group will take control of united s football operations and provide over £230 million in future investement into old trafford. our sports editor dan roan reports. when sirjim ratcliffe toured old trafford earlier this year, the british billionaire
at al maghazi refugee camp in central gaza. the injured have been taken to al aqsa hospital in nearby dair al balah. the health ministry says the strike hit three houses and the death toll is likely to rise given the large number of families living the area. it also says more 20,400 have been killed since the war began in october. let s speak to shaimaa khalil who is in bethlehem in occupied west bank. tell us more about what s happened at al maghazi refugee camp. we understand from the hamas run health ministry is that the air strike hit this densely populated residential block. so several buildings in very close proximity. as you said, the death toll is likely to rise according to the spokesperson and essentially because of the large number of families living in that block, but also because many, many people are still stuck under the rubble. we have seen footage of first responders from the palestinian red crescent walk through narrow areas trying to navigate the rubble to
here s our sports editor dan roan. when sirjim ratcliffe toured old trafford earlier this year, the british billionaire was hoping to buy manchester united. instead, he ll become a minority shareholder of the club he says he s always supported. the founder of petrochemicals giant ineos, ratcliffe s already invested in sailing and cycling teams and owns a third of mercedes in formula 1. the owner of two football clubs, including nice in france, manchester born ratcliffe last year failed in a bid to buy chelsea, some would argue you should be trying to buy the club that you grew up supporting. yes, i mean, i can understand that but manchester united s not for sale. with its rich history. they were supreme soccer champions of europe. legendary players. ca nto na! and dominance under managerial great sir alex ferguson, united became a commercial powerhouse with a global fan base. but since 2005 been owned by the glazer family and after years of protests by fans unhappy with the c
it s hoped by many supporters that it might mean the end of the controlling interest of the glazer family. our sports editor dan roan reports. when sirjim ratcliffe toured old trafford earlier this year, the british billionaire was hoping to buy manchester united. instead he will become a minority shareholder of the club he says he has always supported. the founder of petrochemicals giant ineos, ratcliffe has already invested in sailing and cycling teams and owns a third of mercedes in formula 1. the owner of two football clubs, including nice in france, manchester born ratcliffe last year failed in a bid to buy chelsea, at the time hinting to me united was his real goal. some would argue you should be trying to buy the club that you grew up supporting. yes, i mean, i can understand that but manchester united is not for sale. with its rich history. they were the soccer champions of europe. ..legendary players. cantona! ..and dominance under the managerial great sir alex fergu