Football. Well start with football, and one of the games Greats Rafael Varane has announced his retirement at the age of 31. The french World Cup Winner injured his knee last month on his debut for newly promoted como in serie a, and its forced him call time on his career. He won the Fa Cup with Manchester United last season, but the defender will be most closely associated with Real Madrid before that, a 10 year spell the Spanish Giants that saw him win 18 trophies including three La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues. He was capped 93 times for his country, winning the World Cup in 2018 Manchester United start their Europa League Campaign later. They face dutch Side Fc Twente at old trafford. Its the club where the united manager erik ten hag made his name as a player and then cut his teeth as a coach under Steve Mclaren at the time. Ten hag says he still has a soft spot for his former side and would rather not be playing them but knows the competition offers a path to the Champi
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we expect trump to enter a not guilty plea as he has repeatedly maintained his innocence. he will be electronically processed like any other defendant. coming up, we will talk with somebody with plenty of experience investigating trump, and miami is bracing for any security concerns, and law enforcement out in force as trump supporter protesters make their voices heard. we are learning what comes after trump s court appearance. we are told trump will head back to new jersey to deliver remarks to supporters tonight. let s get right to it with our reporters on the ground joining us now, darsha burns, outside a golf club, and also a reporter outside the federal courthouse. yasmin, let s start with you. we understand there s a greater presence picking up there. what are you seeing and what security preps are there right now? reporter: as i mentioned earlier, as we get closer and closer to the 3:00 p.m. deadline, where the president will likely show up behind me at the cou
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hello and welcome to bbc news. the latest series of tornadoes to have ripped through parts of the united states has left at least 11 people dead. they were killed in the states of arkansas and illinois. dozens have been injured and tens of thousands have lost power. some pictures coming through to us in the last couple of hours show the extent of the damage to homes in this residential area in the state of illinois. the picture is no better in arkansas, where you can see homes have been completely flattened and businesses forced to close after devastating damage. the governor there, sarah huckabee sanders, has declared a state of emergency. sancha berg reports. dozens of storms and tornadoes left a trail of destruction. two of the fiercest touched down in the southern state of arkansas, tearing off roofs, bringing down power lines, sweeping through homes with incredible force. the volume of itjust seems rather intense and it was extremely dangerous. it came through a set of d