good evening. manchester united have sacked their manager, ole gunar solskjaer, sacked their manager, following yesterday s 4 1 defeat at watford. he d been in charge for almost three years but the club has suffered a string of poor results and is currently seventh in the premier league. our sports correspondentjane dougall reports from old trafford. a dark and dismal day for him and manchester united football club. even he seemed to know this would be his last game in charge. a club legend like ole gunar solskjaer could have been forgiven for losing 4 1 to watford but after is only disappointing results the patients of the fans had been pushed to their limits. the boys are in a terrible place in their heads right now. of course they are disappointed. they ve let themselves down, we have let ourselves down. and the fans down. it s hard to stand there and explain that but that s football. anyway, we have to take the flak for it. the manner in which they loved and left even the
missing chinese tennis star pung sch why holds a video call with the president of the international olympic committee telling him she s safe and well. and in formula one lewis hamilton closes the gap with max verstappen to just 8 points with a win in qatar police have clashed with protesters in the belgian capital brussels after tens of thousands of people marched against recently tightened coronavirus restrictions. some protesters threw fireworks at police officers, who hit back with tear gas and water cannon. the protesters are mainly opposed to the use of covid passes, which prohibit the unvaccinated from entering venues such as restaurants or bars. it comes after another night of violent protests in the netherlands against further covid lockdown restrictions there. anna holligan reports. another demonstration of the discontent seeping through dutch society. galvanised by calls on social media, groups gathered in the hague, young men hurled rocks and fireworks at police, t
good evening and welcome to bbc news. police have clashed with protesters in the belgian capital brussels after tens of thousands of people marched against recently tightened coronavirus restrictions. some protesters threw fireworks at police officers, who hit back with tear gas and water cannon. the protesters are mainly opposed to the use of covid passes, which prohibit the unvaccinated from entering venues such as restaurants or bars. it comes after another night of violent protests in the netherlands against further covid lockdown restrictions there. anna holligan reports. another demonstration of the discontent seeping through dutch society. galvanised by calls on social media, groups gathered in the hague, young men hurled rocks and fireworks at police, they torched bikes and targeted an ambulance. an emergency order was issued by the mayor. it took hours to restore calm. at least 19 people were detained and similar scenes erupted elsewhere. these small explosive demos
the implications of the situation in europe for the uk. also tonight. manchester united sacks its manager ole gunnar solskjaer, after a string of poor results. i have given everything for this club. the club means everything to me, and together, we are a good match, but, unfortunately, i couldn t get the results that we needed, and it s time for me to step aside. mps are set to vote tomorrow on the government s plans for social care, amid concerns about their fairness. the missing chinese tennis player peng shuai tells olympic officials in a video call that she s safe and well. good evening. the belgian capital brussels was today the latest european city to see unrest over tightened coronavirus restrictions. tens of thousands of people marched in protest some threw fireworks at police officers, who intervened with tear gas and water cannon. belgium hasjust brought in new measures, in the face of a sharp rise in infections. the protesters are mainly opposed to the use of cov