sirjim ratcliffe�*s offer to become a minority shareholder in manchester united could be accepted as early as next week. united's owners the glazer family have been looking for investment for over a year. it's expected ratcliffe�*s ineos group will pay around £1.25 billion to buy 25%. here's ourfootball reporter simon stone. jim ratcliffe has lowered his expectations from 59% to 60%, and now we think 25%, and the glazers are willing sellers. it'll be interesting to see how it works out because jim ratcliffe interesting to see how it works out becausejim ratcliffe is not known for taking a back—seat, but clearly this is only a quarter of the club, and he also has served daily transferred with the indio cycling group with him in every sporting enterprise, really. so what part will he play in manchester united when this deal is complete? james maddison has withdrawn from the england squad for this month's euro 2024 qualifiers with an ankle injury, and will be out until at least january. maddison had to come off in the first half of tottenham's defeat to chelsea on monday. speaking today, the spurs manager ange postecoglu said the injury was a lot worse than they first though and he will be out until the new year. jack draper has reached his first atp tour final. the british numberfour beat jan lennard struff in straight sets in today's sofia open semi final. 21—year—old draper is the youngest british man to reach a tour final since andy murray 14 years ago. murray has today split from his coach ivan lendlfor a third time. they started working together again in march, and murray moved back into the world's top 50, but lendl didn't travel to every tournament, preferring to stay in the us. murray won his three grand slams with lendl in their first two spells together. the cricket world cup is over for afghanistan, they had to get a huge win against south africa to have any chance of sneaking into the semi finals, but in the end lost by five wickets. patrick gearey reports. and so afg hanistan�*s and so afghanistan's remarkable world cup k mount to this, the target data to target huge win over south africa to get a chance into the semis. that soon became tricky. the south africans bowled well and took their chance wherever they came, howeverthey took their chance wherever they came, however they could be claimed. he's got in the end!— he's got in the end! afghanistan cluna to he's got in the end! afghanistan clung to the _ he's got in the end! afghanistan clung to the last _ he's got in the end! afghanistan clung to the last rays _ he's got in the end! afghanistan clung to the last rays of- he's got in the end! afghanistan clung to the last rays of hope. i he's got in the end! afghanistan | clung to the last rays of hope. he wasn't giving this up, and neither were they. the afghans reached an unlikely 244 all out. they knew already that they didn't have enough to advance, so a chance for a grand finale — bring on the rejection —— magician. rasheed khan, international man of mystery. five wickets down, afghanistan were under pressure, or if they would be if they were already into the semifinals. this was a useful training exercise, and he lifted them over the line with 50 balls to spare. so afghanistan leave with credit, south africa dance on with purpose. patrick gearey, bbc news. great britain's women's tumbling team have successfully defended their world championship title in birmingham. megan kealy�*s tumble edged the british team in front of france and the usa. the event also includeds trampolining and you can watch it on the bbc sport website, iplayer and the red button. already a gold for great britain. that's it from me for now, gavin will be back later with sportsday. killing more than 20 people. the director of the biggest hospital in the territory accused israel of launching a war on hospitals. the international committee of the red cross has warned that hospitals in gaza have reached a point of no return. israel has denied it is targeting medicalfacilities. let's speak live now to margaret harris, spokesperson from the world the world health organization. she's in geneva. welcome to the programme, your thoughts on what's happening in hospitals specifically in gaza? i must repeat the words of my colleague this morning, if there is a hell on earth, it's colleague this morning, if there is a hell on earth, its north gaza. and if there is an even more hellish part, it's being in one of the hospitals right now, being a doctor or a nurse trying to deal with the horrific conditions. the medical conditions were already disastrous, the emergency departments and wards overflowing, requiring doctors to treat wounded in the corridors, now they are experiencing terror. they are fearing the end of their lives at any moment. i cannot imagine what they are going through, but i am in all of their bravery. you almost sound like _ all of their bravery. you almost sound like you're _ all of their bravery. you almost sound like you're lost - all of their bravery. you almost sound like you're lost for - all of their bravery. you almost j sound like you're lost for words all of their bravery. you almost i sound like you're lost for words to even describe it. i sound like you're lost for words to even describe it.— even describe it. i am, honestly, matthew — even describe it. i am, honestly, matthew as— even describe it. i am, honestly, matthew. as you _ even describe it. i am, honestly, matthew. as you know, - even describe it. i am, honestly, matthew. as you know, we - even describe it. i am, honestly, matthew. as you know, we have| even describe it. i am, honestly, - matthew. as you know, we have lots of material and talking points, but at this point what can you say to make what must happen happen, which is the cessation of hostilities, a respect for health care, the respect for why those doctors and nurses are there? they are there to care for there? they are there to care for the sick, to save lives. they are not there to lose their lives. mi not there to lose their lives. all come to those wider questions in a moment, butjust tell me in terms of the information you are collating, what's the latest you are hearing about the hospitals and numbers of them that are functioning, and the ones that no longer functioning? so ones that no longer functioning? sr increasingly we are hearing of ones that no longer functioning? srs increasingly we are hearing of more and more hospitals that are no longer able to function at all. we have about 20 remaining hospitals that are functioning in one form or another, but as described, al shifa has reached 192% bed occupancy, meaning essentially patients are everywhere. bed occupancy is nonsense when you have numbers like that, it means that people are everywhere. other hospitals are managing to keep going a little bit by going to secondary generators in keeping the lights on in some places, keeping the electricity so that people who are on life support don't lose their lives because the electricity runs out. but every moment that passes, that becomes more and more difficult. the moment that passes, that becomes more and more difficult.— more and more difficult. the idf issued a statement _ more and more difficult. the idf issued a statement in _ more and more difficult. the idf issued a statement in the - more and more difficult. the idf issued a statement in the last i more and more difficult. the idf i issued a statement in the last hour or so, saying, "the idf is not hot fire on hospitals. if we see hamas firing from hospitals, we will do what we need to do." in terms of that tactic and what they are saying, "we do not fire on hospitals," when you hear that, what do you think? i hospitals,�* when you hear that, what do you think?— do you think? i can only say we've documented _ do you think? i can only say we've documented over _ do you think? i can only say we've documented over 100 _ do you think? i can only say we've documented over 100 attacks - do you think? i can only say we've documented over 100 attacks on i documented over 100 attacks on hospitals, and the number of attacks on health care, i should say, it's beyond health care, it's also ambulances and health care personnel, and i6 ambulances and health care personnel, and 16 health care personnel, and 16 health care personnel have lost their lives while on duty, but 192 have lost their lives overall. and we've seen 100 un aid workers lose their lives. all i can say — and we don't say who did what — what all i can say is this violence is causing massive loss of life, massive loss of humanity. we've got to be able to do better than this, we must be able to stop. in better than this, we must be able to sto -. , ., stop. in terms of the practicalities, - stop. in terms of the practicalities, we - stop. in terms of the l practicalities, we know stop. in terms of the - practicalities, we know of the stop. in terms of the _ practicalities, we know of the order for people to move from the north to the south — but i was talking about the south — but i was talking about the latest comments from the idf and they gave a press briefing, and in it they were asked about what the plan was to deal with patients in the hospital who can't walk, who are on drips, who have broken bones, and i'll redo what they said. they said," our plan is, and we are taking an operational risk here, we are telling hamas to move people southin are telling hamas to move people south in that window, please move south, we can't liberate a plan but we'll take every precaution possible so we don't come in and read people who are on drips and have broken bones." what do you think about the practicalities of what people should do who have difficulties in moving, and the sort of advice coming from the idf? ., , ., and the sort of advice coming from the idf? ., ,., .,, and the sort of advice coming from the idf? ., , ., , the idf? the reason those hospitals are still somehow _ the idf? the reason those hospitals are still somehow struggling - the idf? the reason those hospitals are still somehow struggling to - the idf? the reason those hospitals| are still somehow struggling to keep going under these circumstances — when everybody is so at risk — is because nobody can be moved. whether they were informed two weeks ago that they were given evacuation orders, and the health care workers said, "we have so many people for whom any attempt to move is a death sentence." so that hasn't changed. in fact, it's probably worse, there are probably more people in very, very poor condition because, despite the efforts of the health care workers, the difficulty preventing infection means that people with wounds and so on are in very poor condition, they've got infected wounds, doctors talk about seeing lavi in the wounds because they can't keep them clean. so how people can't keep them clean. so how people can't move quickly is certainly beyond my medical understanding. ads, beyond my medical understanding. a final quick thought then, because those pauses are happening every day, we've seen the pictures of people getting out — in terms of the aid agencies, a pause of 4—5 hours, are you able to achieve anything significant in a pause like that? if we know that both sides will not attack our trucks and our drivers, we have been able to get supplies. we were able to supply, for instance, al shifa on tuesday. but we need longer periods and a more sustained time, and really guarantees from both sides that it is safe in order to bring as much as possible — and so little is getting through anyways, and so much is needed. . ., , ., ,, through anyways, and so much is needed. . ., , ., «s needed. margaret harris, thank you so much for — needed. margaret harris, thank you so much for taking _ needed. margaret harris, thank you so much for taking time _ needed. margaret harris, thank you so much for taking time to - needed. margaret harris, thank you so much for taking time to speak. so much for taking time to speak to us, live there from geneva, thanks for being on the programme. y'all my thanks for having me. several hundred medical professionals are gathering outside downing street for a vigil that starts in the next 20 minutes or so, for medical staff killed in gaza. they'll be holding placards with the names of those deceased and will be holding a minute's silence. live now to dr omar abdel—mannan, co—founder of gaza medic voices, a social media platform that publishes first—hand accounts from health care workers in gaza. thank you so much for being here on the programme. we've spoken a couple times over the past few weeks, tell me a little more about this vigil today. me a little more about this vigil toda . . ~ me a little more about this vigil toda . ., «s i. me a little more about this vigil toda. ., «s i. me a little more about this vigil toda. ., «s . ., ., today. thank you so much for having me aaain today. thank you so much for having me again on — today. thank you so much for having me again on the _ today. thank you so much for having me again on the programme. - today. thank you so much for having me again on the programme. we - today. thank you so much for having i me again on the programme. we have organised this vigil, we are a collective of health care professionals, nurses, doctors, surgeons, paramedics, physio— from every walk of the nhs and every walk of life within the nhs. we are getting together today because our unified message is that it's unacceptable for health care workers in gaza to be attacked and to be killed. we've lost almost 200 of our colleagues, ourfriends, brothers, sisters in gaza who work within the health care field. it is horrific and frankly unimaginable to work in those conditions. and we are here in solidarity with them to remember the deaths, to remember the injured, to stand hand—in—hand and deliver a message to mr sunak and the government that enough is enough, a cease—fire needs to happen. this is unacceptable, the situation is catastrophic, the health care system has collapsed, al shifa was bombed this morning, we've seen videos of children, women in pieces, literally smithereens, blown to smithereens outside al shifa hospital. and this cannot go on any longer. let outside al shifa hospital. and this cannot go on any longer.— outside al shifa hospital. and this cannot go on any longer. let me tell ou what cannot go on any longer. let me tell you what the — cannot go on any longer. let me tell you what the international _ cannot go on any longer. let me tell you what the international red - cannot go on any longer. let me tellj you what the international red cross is saying in the last hour, they say the situation the hospital is becoming unbearable, they talk about a lack ofjust about everything. i know you are in regular communication with doctors both in the north and south, just give me a sense of what they are saying over the last 34—36 hours? it’s the last 34-36 hours? it's increasingly _ the last 34-36 hours? it's increasingly more - the last 34—36 hours? it�*s increasingly more and more difficult to speak to them. the communications are continuously being cut, as we've seen, and as a result of that, what it means is it's very difficult to know what's happening, and atrocities are happening in the dark, and crimes against humanity are happening in the dark. we are seeing and hearing stories of infectious diseases spreading between patients, of patients with wounds that are so infected that we have worms coming out of their wounds, that's the description i'm getting. i've been hearing stories and seen pictures and videos of children who have literally had head injuries, horrific head injuries come in either dead or dying with half their head blown off — that is a reality, i'm sorry to be so graphic but your audience needs to hear that, and the world needs to hear that, and the world needs to hear that, and mr sunak and mr biden needs to hear that, and every government that's standing up to the atrocities that are happening in gaza needs to listen to us. and we as humanitarian doctors who care about the sanctity of human life say that enough is enough. the about the sanctity of human life say that enough is enough.— that enough is enough. the thing is about the politics, _ that enough is enough. the thing is about the politics, is _ that enough is enough. the thing is about the politics, is that _ that enough is enough. the thing is about the politics, is that you - that enough is enough. the thing is about the politics, is that you are l about the politics, is that you are calling very clearly for a cease—fire, saying enough is enough — the argument put forward both by the americans and british government is that if you have a cease—fire, hamas simply regroups and then will carry out atrocities again, so it's not enough is enough, it isjust carry out atrocities again, so it's not enough is enough, it is just a pause before the next round of the sort of violence we've seen, and that's why the approaches for humanitarian pauses. we are in that logic, in your view, humanitarian pauses. we are in that logic, in yourview, is it humanitarian pauses. we are in that logic, in your view, is it wrong? where in your logic? humanitarian -auses where in your logic? humanitarian auses for where in your logic? humanitarian pauses for four _ where in your logic? humanitarian pauses for four hours _ where in your logic? humanitarian pauses for four hours is _ where in your logic? humanitarian pauses for four hours is not - where in your logic? humanitarian pauses for four hours is not a - pauses for four hours is not a long—term solution. this will continue to lead to loss of human life. you cannot bring in a whole workforce of doctors to help those who are injured and those who are needing complex operations. humanitarian cease—fires for four hours does not allow you to evacuate a whole hospital... hours does not allow you to evacuate a whole hospital. . ._ a whole hospital... president biden has been pushing _ a whole hospital. .. president biden has been pushing for— a whole hospital... president biden has been pushing for three - a whole hospital... president biden has been pushing for three days - a whole hospital... president bidenl has been pushing for three days and more, that's what he said yesterday. sure, look, anything right now to update this suffering, this tsunami of human suffering that we are seeing, to help those doctors and health care professionals to look after the victims is welcome. but this is a distraction, and to us as a health care body, we feel this is an excuse by the israeli government to continue bombing gaza. in the reality is the only solution is an immediate cease—fire now and a stop bombing gaza. immediate cease-fire now and a stop bombing gaza-— bombing gaza. doctor, we have to leave it there, _ bombing gaza. doctor, we have to leave it there, but _ bombing gaza. doctor, we have to leave it there, but thank _ bombing gaza. doctor, we have to leave it there, but thank you - bombing gaza. doctor, we have to leave it there, but thank you for l leave it there, but thank you for joining us ahead of the vigil that starts in 15 minutes' time. over the course of the weekend, we have more pro—palestinian protests, and of course we've seen a huge amount of politics around that. we were hearing a little earlier from the police about the policing arrangements for the next two days. let's head to francis reed for that, what are they saying? i let's head to francis reed for that, what are they saying?— what are they saying? i think this will be far greater _ what are they saying? i think this will be far greater and _ what are they saying? i think this will be far greater and more - what are they saying? i think this -