His appointment was billed as evolution, but in sacking him the club took a more darwinian stance saying, simply de boer is not alone, though. His brief tenure evokes memories of Brian Cloughs 44 days at leeds united in the 1970s. Another former palace manager, sam allardyce, lasted just one game in charge of england. But perhaps nothing can beat leroy roseniors ten minutes in charge of torquay united in 2007. Roy hodgson, last seen guiding england to an early euro 2016 exit, is tipped to succeed de boer. Meanwhile, one managerial veteran believes more icebergs lie ahead. I was sacked as a champion, ranieri was sacked as a champion. Frank de boer is sacked after four matches. Next season, something incredible will happen again. So, nothing surprises me. With few exceptions, the life span of a premier League Manager is a short and perilous one, as Frank De Boer has now discovered to his cost. Richard conway, bbc news. Newsnight is coming up on bbc two. Tonight, hurricane irma. It is har
Terror attack from metropolitan police shortly. We will go straight to that. In the meantime, lets cioss to that. In the meantime, lets cross to sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday with me tim hague. The headlines this evening. Theres no roy of the rovers start for hodgson. His new palace side have now lost their first five premier league games and fail to score again. Scoring, not a problem for Manchester City though. They go clear at the top, as Sergio Agueros hatrick helps them to a 6 0 win at watford. And Sebastien Vettel is sensational in singapore. He takes pole position ahead of tomorrows grand prix, but championship leader Lewis Hamilton can only manage fifth. Also coming up in the programme another huge fight night in las vegas approaches. We bring you all the build up to saul alvarez versus Gennady Golovkin two of boxings biggest punchers. We begin with the days football and roy hodgsons return to management with Crystal Palace began in defeat to southampton. If the for
Improving day, starting with the showers in the cell. These should ease and inland just one crew showers open up. These are hit and miss and many will avoid altogether. Temperatures 15 18 degrees. A bit cool on the east coast at times, a breeze. A cool breeze on the east coast on monday, but most are avoiding the show was altogether. Temperatures put i7 avoiding the show was altogether. Temperatures put 17 degrees. Avoiding the shoppers. A bit cool in the north east. This is bbc news. The headlines at 7 30pm police are investigating whether more than one person was involved in the Parsons Green bomb attack after an 18 year old man was arrested in the departure area at the port of dover. At this stage, we are keeping an open mind as to whether more than one person is responsible for the attack and we are pursuing numerous lines of enquiry at great pace. Detectives are searching a house in sunbury on thames in surrey in connection with the attack on the london underground. Residents in s
Half past 3am. And around the world in under 80 days, british endurance cyclist Mark Beaumont is heading for paris and a world record. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The most senior official in the governments Brexit Department has left his job, after reports of tensions between him and the brexit secretary david davis. Oliver robbins is moving to downing street to work more directly for theresa may. A spokesman for number ten said the appointment would strengthen coordination of brexit across the government, as the next round of negotiations with brussels approaches. It comes as downing street insists the cabinet is united behind the governments plans for leaving the eu, despite the foreign secretarys decision to publish an article, setting out his own vision for brexit. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo reports. The most eye catching claim from the referendum campaign. Since widely discredited, but this weekend Boris Johnson revived it. Saying that brexit would mean r