as sagas go, it is not necessarily the longest but ruben amorim's prospective appointment as the new manchester united manager has certainly seemed like one. over the last few days, he has appeared to inch closer to old trafford but he says we will have to wait one more day before the saga comes to the end that everyone expects. hugh ferris has been following the developments. despite everything pointing to ruben amorim joining united, it is yet to be formally agreed or indeed announced, some manchester united fans were told by the club's sporting director that it was a done deal as he posed for pictures ahead of united's game against leicester but the man himself was in portugalfacing the media there, looking ahead

to the next game on friday. he said it will all become clear but after that... it is a negotiation between the clubs, it is never easy, even with the clauses, it is never easy, they have to talk. we will have clarification after the game. it will be very clear, so one more day after the game tomorrow, we will have the decision made. thank you. can i ask you what you like about the premier leaguel in general? everything. did you watch manchester united last night? - back at old trafford, fresh from guiding them to a 5—2 win over leicester in the english cup, ruud faced questions about his own future, onlyjoining the club in the summer as the assistant before being asked to step up now as interim manager. he says he is happy to help in whatever position but expects to return to his substantive role when the new manager is appointed. the club is in

a difficult situation. it is not where we all want it to be, — but the challenges therefore are bigger. that is why i am here, and, of course, it is a situation where everyone is looking at manchester united but also people on the ground, on the floor here, to do the utmost, supported by our fans. of course, it is a process is something to work for and do everything for. you said the ownership —| you said it is short—term, "go and do it." does that mean you are expecting to leave - when the new manager comes in? what does the future hold for you? - you have been the manager, you could have a manager. before deciding - to come back here. yes, i decided to come back here for an important reason, that i'm here, and as an assistant, i came here to help the club forward. i am still very motivated to do so in any capacity.

as an assistant and now as an interim manager, and after that, i go back to my assistant contract that i have here. for this season, and the next. i am very motivated to stay and help the club forward. that is my absolute goal. it all should become clear pretty soon with all roads pointing to ruben joining united in the next international win but he will oversee three more matches with sporting before he moves to old trafford. valencia have postponed the game against real madrid planned for saturday because of the devastating floods in the region in eastern spain. real have donated 1 million euros to help the victims of the flooding. valencia stadium has been used to load aid tracks, with their match just one of a number called off

in the area. meanwhile, the motogp season is due to end in the city in two weeks but some are concerned that will not be appropriate. racing there, it is like a party, a moment to enjoy. the situation right now is what it is, it is not correct. we were always super—respectful about what is happening around the world. we all live under the same sky, so this could be wrong, and in any case if it was my choice, iwould prefer to not race there. england will face all three of the barrett brothers when new zealand come to twickenham on saturday after boaden was named at fly half for the all blacks. meanwhile, there has been plenty of reaction from both england and new zealand to the controversy surrounding the haka after the england prop posted on social media this week that it should be binned. he has since apologised. our rugby correspondent reports. at the england camp here today,

there is plenty of buildup and excitement towards the first match of the autumn nations series with england taking on new zealand. of course, there has been discussion around the team selection announced on tuesday, the big set piece battle and the tweaks in the laws that both players and fans have to get their heads around. despite that, the big topic has been that tweet and the haka. it's the first time we have been able to speak to the england captain on the topic and he is actually a big fan of the new zealand cultural challenge. it is something that i have a huge amount of respect for, i love the theatre it brings, i love the atmosphere that it generates, the connection with the fans, all that kind of thing. i think it is brilliant and i have been lucky enough to play with and get to know players who have played for the all blacks or growing up in new zealand or other pacific islands. i think i have a good understanding of what it means

in the challenge that was laid down. i think it is a brilliant thing for the game, i love the theatre and i am looking forward to it on saturday. we did get confirmation today from the england coaches that the harlequins prop did leave the england camp on monday. they said that was for personal reasons. the tweet was sent after then but the coach has confirmed thatjoe still has the full support of the whole england setup. darcy graham will make his first scotland appearance in over a year against fiji at murrayfield on saturday. he has been picked to play on the wing after a string of injuries that prevented him playing for the country since the world cup. andy burke is with the squad. the big question was how strong a side would he name to face fiji with tougher tests to come in the next few weeks? the answer is very strong. the match falls outside

the test window so players playing outside of scotland, those players are not available, but that aside, he has named the big guns to take on the fijians at murrayfield on saturday. leading scotland as captain for the first time and the one big selection call is at scrum—half — ali price, who has been playing in a struggling side, has gotten in the absence ahead of horn. i think he looked really refreshed after a summer off. we have seen that with his performances, his last one against cardiff was excellent, back to his best form. is it a look ahead to next week? we have ben available. so first and foremost it is about what we feel is best and strongest this weekend. we are putting plans in place for all of the games in november.

he wants to see a big performance, a strong performance and a good victory against fiji on saturday in preparation for the next visitors to edinburgh in match two of the autumn nation series, with champion south africa. england have begun their tour of the caribbean but they are without their captain, josh butler, for the time being — though he has signed a new extension to his contract. butler had originally agreed a two—year deal but is committed for a further 12 months, the same length as ben stokes' new contract. meanwhile, butler has not been retained by the rajasthan royals, the indian premier league team he has been with since 2018, he will now enter the auction instead. spanish world number two carlos alcaraz is out of the paris masters,

beaten by the home favourite hugo humbert. the frenchman took the first set by six games to one but alcaraz fought back, winning the second 6—3 to take into it into a deciding set. with the noisy home crowd supporting him, humbert took it 7—5 to go through to the quarterfinals. alex de minaur has ended british number one jack draper's seven—match run, beating draper by two sets to one in the last 16 in paris, the win keeping alex de minaur on course to win the season—ending atp finals in turin. —— to reach. the los angeles dodgers have returned home after winning their world series championship. the team and family members travelled on two planes with the players and the trophy flown in on the new england patriots' team plane. they will commemorate their championship on friday with a downtown parade followed by a celebration at dodger stadium, beating the yankees in five games, clinching the title with a 7—6 in the bronx. a reminder of our top story — ruben amorim is expected to become manchester united's new manager but not until after the international

break next month. he says all will become clear after sporting's game on friday. you can get all the latest sports news on the bbc sport website and app. from all of us here, goodbye. hello there. our quiet weather story continues but that has its own problems at this time of the year with mist and fog. this is how we closed out oxfordshire on thursday evening, and that fog has become more dense and may take its time to clear — that's because we've got light winds under this area of high pressure. a slightly different story further north and west. we do have this weather front. it's been bringing some rain as it continues to move its way steadily southwards. the winds will fall light but they are swinging around to more of a northwesterly,

so it will turn noticeably colder as that rain starts to push its way steadily south. so, rain to start the day in the far north of scotland. a cloudy, murky, misty, foggy start across parts of england and wales. gradually, the fog will lift into low cloud. we'll be chasing sunny breaks from time to time but the weather front will weaken as it continues to sink its way steadily south. behind it, it turns briefly colder — 7—9 degrees in the far north of scotland. elsewhere, similar temperatures to the last few days — between 1a and 16 celsius. that cold air, though, is going to be pushed out of the way over into scandinavia as the high pressure drifts its way steadily eastwards. so, into the start of the weekend, we could pick up a little more in the way of cloud and drizzle along the east coast but further west, we'll have some drier weather. again, there'll be some cloud around from time to time and some brief sunny breaks but those temperatures still generally around 11 to 15 degrees. now, as we move out of saturday into sunday, there is a greater

chance of the high pressure drifting a little bit further south and east. the subtle change in wind direction will drive in some slightly drier air and that basically means, hopefully, there'll be more in the way of sunshine around, particularly in central and eastern areas on sunday, so not a bad day in prospect. again, no significant rain in the forecast. and in the sunshine — yes, it is drier air — those temperatures might struggle in comparison to recent days but still, 11—15 degrees is still not too bad. now, looking further ahead — that high pressure is set to stay with us and, in actualfact, monday we continue to see more in the way of sunshine. to some early morning mist and fog. take care.

live from london, this is bbc news. flash flooding devastating parts of spain, more than 150 people are now known to have died. with only four days to go until the us presidential election, candidates have been focusing on the south—west. the us secretary of state antony blinken says that negotiates have made good progress towards a truce in lebanon.

and the bbc investigates sugar added to baby food in low income countries in asia, and asks — if there's a link to the rises in obesity and disease. —— and diabetes. hello there. you're welcome to bbc news. we start in spain, where at least 158 people are now known to have died in catastrophic floods, the country's worst in decades. residents are told to stay at home, because of rising waters, and the prospect of yet more rain. and officials say there are still many people missing. the valencia region was devastated by an entire year's worth of rain injust a devastated by an entire year's worth of rain in just a few hours. it triggered flash flooding and swollen rivers in the mountains flowed down to the mountains flowed down to

the coast, bursting river banks and sweeping away bridges and roads.