a little bit more cheerful, a bit brighter, certainly to the east of scotland, the north east of england. 15 degrees in newcastle. not bad at all. maybe even as high as 17 in the south east of england. now, wednesday, that high pressure is well and truly right on top of us with light winds. could be murky, foggy mornings, but some sunshine developing here and there through the afternoon and the temperatures about the same. mid—teens, perhaps a degree or so higher here and there. and thursday, copycat conditions. but notice weather fronts are starting to approach the northwest of scotland. thursday evening, we've got halloween for the trick or treaters. it looks generally dry, even clear in some areas, but some damp weather is expected in the north—west of scotland. and looking at the outlook beyond the weekend into next week with that area of high pressure close by, it looks as though it's going to stay generally quite settled. that's it from me.

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sacked their manager erik ten hag. they are currently 14th in the premier league, seventh from bottom. he was appointed backin from bottom. he was appointed back in april 2022 and has led them to two domestic trophies, including last season's fa cup. let's talk to former everton and chelsea forward. welcome to the programme. the axe has been looming for a very long time. any surprise from you?- looming for a very long time. any surprise from you? yes, 1's surprise. _ any surprise from you? yes, 1's surprise, what _ any surprise from you? yes, 1's surprise, what took _ any surprise from you? yes, 1's surprise, what took them - any surprise from you? yes, 1's surprise, what took them so . surprise, what took them so long? because we knew they were going to do it in the end. it is not against erik ten hag, but the new and partial ownership, they were always going to make changes. they stood by him which i thought was decent, but as you say, 14th in the league after the eighth place finish last season, they looked a long, long away from a team that is going to be challenging, not only in domestic football, but european as well. changes were always going to be made and they started now. $5 always going to be made and they started now.— they started now. as you are talkin: ,

they started now. as you are talking. we _ they started now. as you are talking, we saw— they started now. as you are talking, we saw pictures - they started now. as you are i talking, we saw pictures with him with the fa cup and that saved him from this at the end of last season. here we are, there is a vacancy, who do you think is most likely to feel that? ., , think is most likely to feel that? . , ., ., that? that is a tricky one, because _ that? that is a tricky one, because there _ that? that is a tricky one, because there is - that? that is a tricky one, because there is quite - that? that is a tricky one, because there is quite a l that? that is a tricky one, - because there is quite a number of candidates and they all have strengths behind them. obviously, ruud van nistelrooy is in the positionjust now, sitting in that chair as an interim job but he has coached already with psp and done a decentjob, but i don't think he will do it although he is a favourite with united fans. there are others as well, the germany manager has done a decentjob. always mentioned when this comes up. there is ciaran mckenna, he was a big name last season but less so this season. but i think the real names are going to come out after that. the manager of sporting in portugal has done a great time over there, he is the hip guy. he is the guy that

everyone is talking about and you will not be surprised if he is given a chance. but he is apparently very expensive to prise away from sporting, 20 million euros we your. there are other names more familiar to british audiences. things did not go well for the chelsea manager, but the other men, you can't ignore him at all. left england as manager, did a very, very good job. gareth southgate is out of work and completely available and knows how to work with big organisations. lots of options and they will have different strengths. fix, options and they will have different strengths. a real . uick different strengths. a real quick question, _ different strengths. a real quick question, because i different strengths. a real. quick question, because we different strengths. a real - quick question, because we have seen a succession of managers going back to david moyes, and now erik ten hag, why do they all fail? it now erik ten hag, why do they all fail? , ., all fail? it is not the manager's - all fail? it is not the manager's fault. - all fail? it is not the manager's fault. it | all fail? it is not the | manager's fault. it is all fail? it is not the - manager's fault. it is the structure of the club. you look at each of those managers and each one is capable but the club has been a bit of a mess, it is never been quite right

since alex ferguson was there. this is a new broom, new ideas, new manager, knew absolutely everything by next season. does that mean it will be successful? not necessarily. you bring me onto my final point, because when you look at some of the stars, marcus rashford, he has gone backwards over the last few years. you look at some of the signings, erik ten hag signing anthony for 90 million, he has flopped. the new owners we know they want to do things differently, but they will have to do just about everything differently. yeah, and i think the game has changed. a lot of the top teams now don't want a manager, they just want a coach. they will provide the acquisitions, they will provide the players and say to the coach, you deal with them and mould them into a team. you see it happening in various clubsjust team. you see it happening in various clubs just now. i think that cult of the manager has gone out of the window a little bit in the premier league. it is still there to some degree,

but i look at manchester united and i wonder if they may go down that route. and if they go down that route. and if they go down the route of getting a coach who comes in and gets the best out of marcus rashford and the other players plus helps them makes some decisions in acquisitions that are better than previous ones, that would be absolutely perfect. and to some degree describes gareth southgate. but they know exactly what they want. i’m exactly what they want. i'm sure it is — exactly what they want. i'm sure it is all _ exactly what they want. i'm sure it is all about - sure it is all about speculation. great to talk to you as always, thanks for joining us on the programme. later than usual, because we are trying to squeeze that in, but the sports news will start, let's cross to edwards. good afternoon.

erik ten hag has been sacked as manager of manchester united. his final game was sunday's 2—1 defeat at west ham that left the club 14th in the premier league with just three wins from their opening nine matches. in a statement released earlier this morning, the club said ten hag has left his role as manager. they add that they were grateful to him for everything he did during his time with the club and wished him let's cross live now to our correspondentjoe lynskey who is at old trafford for us. joe, the timing of this is being questioned but not a massive surprise in terms of his departure is it? we understand from the hierarchy that the decision was difficult but ultimately unanimous. manchester united sitting 14th in the premier league table, that defeat yesterday at west ham was their fourth in nine league games and as you mentioned, there have been several points, notjust this season, but in the previous campaign as well where it fell to almost impossible for erik ten hag to stay on as manager. there have been damaging defeats here in the last few weeks on this ground to liverpool and spurs, both by

3-0. to liverpool and spurs, both by 3—0. they also started their europe to the campaign, united, three draws from three following on from a league finish last season of eighth place, the worst since 1990. it felt to date that the time had finally run out for erik ten hag. finally run out for erik ten ha. ., finally run out for erik ten han. . , ., hag. ruud van nistelrooy in the hot for nova — hag. ruud van nistelrooy in the hot for now. how _ hag. ruud van nistelrooy in the hot for now. how will _ hag. ruud van nistelrooy in the hot for now. how will that - hag. ruud van nistelrooy in the hot for now. how will that go i hot for now. how will that go down with united fans? he will be very pepular- _ down with united fans? he will be very popular. he _ down with united fans? he will be very popular. he was - down with united fans? he will be very popular. he was a - be very popular. he was a player icon at this club between 2001 and 2006. he has only had a very brief period in senior management, that was at psv eindhoven, the club where he came throughout as a coach. he had a single season there and won the dutch cup and came second in the league. that was still enough for many clubs to see his promise and united brought him on as a coach in the summer and brought him on as a coach in the summerand are brought him on as a coach in the summer and are hoping he will have a similar impact as another famous will have a similar impact as anotherfamous striker will have a similar impact as another famous striker had when he took interim charge back in

2018. all eyes on this club's future and the league cup match they have on wednesday.- they have on wednesday. thank ou for they have on wednesday. thank you for talking _ they have on wednesday. thank you for talking to _ they have on wednesday. thank you for talking to a _ they have on wednesday. thank you for talking to a slide - they have on wednesday. thank you for talking to a slide from i you for talking to a slide from outside old trafford. the 2024 ballon d'or takes place later on in paris to find out who has been crowned the world's best male and female footballers. it is the first time since 2003 that neither lionel messi nor cristiano ronaldo feature on the shortlist. with karim benzema and luka modric also omitted, it's guaranteed that the men's category will see a first—time winner. real madrid winger viniciuer is the clear frontrunnerfor the men, and as for the women, spain world cup winner and barcelona midfielder aitana bonmati is looking to win the award for a second successive year. england midfielder, georgia stanway, says the lionesses need to change in order for them to continue competing at the top of the game. sarina wiegman�*s side were beaten 11—3 by germany at wembley on friday, in a repeat of the euro 2022 final england won. they host south africa tomorrow in coventry

in anotherfriendly, with the england manager hinting they'll continue to experiment with their team ahead of the next euros. ukraine's premier league is holding its first full season with fans present since the start of the war in 2022. despite the ongoing conflict and risk of air strikes, the local football fans are looking forward to attending matches. it won't be without its challenges, as the league faces frequent game interruptions due to air raid sirens, power cuts, and difficult travel conditions for teams. what a year its been for british number one jack draper. the us open semi finalist is up to 15th in the world rankings after winning his first atp 500 title beating karen khachanov in the final of the vienna open. it looked like draper was going

to have a comfortable victory after winning the first set and then led 4—0 at the start of the second. khachanov responded though, taking the next five games in a row before draper came back to take the final set 7—5 and win the biggest trophy of his career so far. and that's all the sport for now. a group of people who were found guilty of attempting to kidnap a coroner in essex have this afternoon been sentenced at chelmsford crown court. the group of tried to shut down a court last year in april last year with the intention of abducting hm senior essex today — they were sentenced to a combined total of more than 1a years in prison. let's speak to to our correspondent sam harrison who's outside chelmsford crown court. this is a remarkable case involving an online conspiracy group with frankly unbelievable details. the so—called federal postal court is a group which gave itself nonexistent legal powers. it wanted to upset the current legal structure within england and wales and it even assigned itself a hierarchy

within the group. for example, its leader, 59—year—old was self appointed as the chief judge of england and all its dominions. in april last year, mr christopher along with other members matthew martin and a married couple entered essex coroner's court here in chelmsford where they were wearing high vizjackets carrying handcuffs with them as well. they broke into one of the court rooms there and planned to abduct one of the senior legal officials. so, an incredible scene that day in april 2023. the official they wanted to kidnap with senior coroner lincoln brooks who was driving to work at the time. thankfully he was not in the building, he was delayed that day. but he was obviously told by colleagues to stay away and he went without any physical harm. the psychological impact

of all this for mr brooks has been significant. we have been told that he has suffered trauma ever since and this was highly stressful incident and that stress has stayed with him. today, his attempted kidnap is where here at chelmsford crown court to receive their sentence. mr christopher, who was the leader of the group, was sentenced to seven years in prison for conspiracy to kidnap and false imprisonment as well as for malicious communications related to e—mails he had been sending the senior coroner leading up to that day in april last year. also, 47—year—old matthew martin, 45—year—old and 38—year—old married couple were all sentenced to 30 months in all se