so, we have been waiting for this for a long time. how much of a surprise as this? i for a long time. how much of a surprise as this? for a long time. how much of a surprise as this? i think that this is the christmas surprise as this? i think that this is the christmas present - surprise as this? i think that this is the christmas present that - surprise as this? i think that this| is the christmas present that lots of manchester united fans would have wanted. you pose the question how big of a surprise. this deal has been potentially 13 months in the making, there have been times we have been told it was imminent, that would happen a week from now, two weeks from now, and it hasn t done so. so perhaps a surprise and not as a prize at the same time. sarahjim ratcliffe, one of the richest men in britain, a boyhood manchester united fan, has acquired a 25% minority share in the club. i think the important part of the statement is that his ineos group will be in charge of fo
here s our sports editor dan roan. when sirjim ratcliffe toured old trafford earlier this year, the british billionaire was hoping to buy manchester united. instead, he ll become a minority shareholder of the club he says he s always supported. the founder of petrochemicals giant ineos, ratcliffe s 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, some would argue you should be trying to buy the club that you grew up supporting. yes, i mean, i can understand that but manchester united s not for sale. with its rich history. they were supreme soccer champions of europe. legendary players. ca nto na! and dominance under managerial great sir alex ferguson, united became a commercial powerhouse with a global fan base. but since 2005 been owned by the glazer family and after years of protests by fans unhappy with the c
central gaza. the israeli military says its forces have killed around 8,000 palestinian fighters in the war so far. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says the total number of dead since october 7 is now more than 20 thousand 400. speaking at a weekly cabinet meeting, israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the war had come at a very heavy price for israel. the israeli military says 14 more soldiers have been killed in gaza since friday, bringing the total during the ground assault to 153. these are israel defence forces pictures from operations in khan younis. saturday was one of its deadliest days, but mr netanyahu said his forces had no choice but to press ahead. translation: the war has | taken its toll, but we have no option but keep fighting. 0ur troops have eliminated thousands of terrorists so far. we are fighting with full force until the end, until the victory, until we fulfil our goals. those are the elimination of hamas, the return of our hostages,
this is fox news saturday night. on right, this one s for the kids. twas the night before christmas when all through the white hou house, not a creature was sleeping because under was fast. no stockings were hung by the chimney with care because biden s new grandkids gets mentioned nowhere. stories of stairs in his bed after dying all day and sniffing kids heads with kamala and her kerchief and jill and her kat, both running the country in both full of crap. went just after 12:00 o clock, there arose such a clatter, joe sprang from his bed just to do his bladder. right to the window came to flash, a giant brown bag of ukrainian cash. joe s lamp shined a light on the fresh white house snow or was that cocaine? it s so hard to know. when the wandering eye should appear, to german shepherds he thought were reindeer. joe was sure it was santa, also known as saint nick so he put out cookies and poured milk really quick. with guards by his door and family nearby, joe took 10% fo
by the israeli government show him on a rare visit to israeli troops in gaza. he later told members of his party that his country s military campaign was not close to being over . his comments come days after the us secretary of state said israel should lower the intensity of its strikes. he later appeared in the israeli parliament take a listen. chanting his speech was heckled by the families of hostages who were watching. they shouted now from the gallery as they demanded the immediate release of their loved ones. israel says 129 people remain unaccounted for after they were taken to gaza by hamas attacks in october. these images show the aftermath of an air strike on the al maghazi refugee camp which reportedly killed more than 70 people. israel says it is investigating. the gaza health ministry says at least 250 people have been killed in the last 2a hours. since early october, the hamas run health ministry says shaimaa khalil s report contains images some may find d