which, pending approval, will see him take control of football operations. he is also promising over £200 million of new investment. the multi billionaire founder of the ineos petro chemicals group, is a lifelong fan of the club. 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 suppo
across northern ireland, north west england and definitely into areas of scotland and then later in the afternoon we have a zone of heavy rain working into wales and parts of southern england. sunny spells in short supply, overall a cloudy and blustery day but mild with temperatures as high as 16, one of the warmest days of the year so far. as we head through wednesday night, the bad of heavy rain crosses the uk and for thursday, still aren t settled but a better day with sunny spells and showers and the showers will turn heavier with some of under ten, the greatest chance of thunderstorms in this line of shower stretching from south west england to the home counties and london and east anglia. still mild with temperatures 15, maybe up to 18, and in the last day of what has been a 5°99y in the last day of what has been a soggy month, march, is wet, more heavy rain for england and wales, especially into the weekend, we begin april, but the weather is not really changing with
for their friendlies next month, says it s very likely mead won t be back in time for the tournament in australia and new zealand. i had a conversation with her. she s doing well. she s in rehab, she is doing good. but the world cup is actually too early, so what we said now, just really take the time to get back well. but if a miracle happens and she goes so fast, we will reconsider it. but at this moment, i don t expect it. premier league s chief executive richard masters was quizzed by british mps on a number of football matters on tuesday, including the ownership of newcastle united and whether they should have permitted a saudi backed take over to go through in 2021. our sports editor dan roan has more. what he said was that he couldn t comment, he would be able to confirm whether or not the premier league are investigating or not. that she wouldn t. that he wouldn t. the ownership of newcastle united, or indeed whether they ve re examined the approval they gave for that
the bbc football commentator john motson, who has died at the age of 77. also coming up in the programme. australia hold their nerve to reach their seventh consecutive women s t20 world cup final with a tense five run win over india. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start today s programme with news that a new independent regulator of men s football in england is to be established for the first time. the announcement follows a recommendation by a fan led review last year. the main purposes of the proposed new regulator will be stopping english clubs from joining european breakaway leagues, preventing financial failings at clubs, introducing more stringent owners and directors tests, giving fans more power and ensuring a fairer distribution of money down the english football pyramid. the significant move aims to protect english football s cultural heritage. here s just some of the reaction to the proposals starting with the premier league chief executive richard masters. w
Tottenham make it seven Premier League wins in a row to keep up the pressure on table topping chelsea. And from the countryside to the classroom. Well be looking at the lamb cams helping to teach children in inner city schools about life on the farm. And philip avery has the weather. Good morning. Happy easter. That doesnt look bread promising. Already raining in Western Scotland and Northern Ireland but is it heading your way . Ill have all the details shortly. Good morning. First, our main story. An attempt by north korea to launch a test missile has failed, a day after it issued a Nuclear Warning to the us. American officials believe a land based Ballistic Missile exploded within seconds of take off, close to the east coast city of sinpo. The test, which is in violation of un resolutions, came just hours after a massive Military Parade was held in pyongyang as a show of force. Us Vice President mike pence will arrive in the south korean capital this morning for talks on the norths n