manchester united, the football. manchester united, the club where his god 237 goals described him as the hero of a generation. described him as the hero of a generation-— described him as the hero of a aeneration. , . �*, , , generation. israel's cabinet gives final approval _ generation. israel's cabinet gives final approval to _ generation. israel's cabinet gives final approval to the _ generation. israel's cabinet gives final approval to the ceasefire . generation. israel's cabinet gives| final approval to the ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza. the agreement should come into effect tomorrow. tiktok says it will be forced to shut down in the united states tomorrow unless the government steps in before a national ban takes effect. after a0 years as lollipop lady, we joined brenda for her last day on crossing patrol. and good morning, it is a mostly dry fairly quiet weekend of weather for you. a lot of cloud for many of us and some mist and fog especially towards the south, where it will fill rather chilly. i will bring you all of the details throughout the programme. good morning, it's saturday the 18th of january. good morning, it's saturday the 18th ofjanuary. tributes good morning, it's saturday the 18th of january. tributes are good morning, it's saturday the 18th ofjanuary. tributes are being paid to the former scotland manchester united and manchester city footballer denis law, who has died

at the age of 8a. he spent more than at the age of 8a. he spent more than a decade at old trafford, where he scored 237 goals and remains the only scottish player to have won the prestigious ballon d'0r. andy swiss looks back of his career. to manchester united fans, he was known simply as the king. commentator: oh, yes! denis law's arm in the air celebration became one of the most familiar in football — with his flair, flamboyance and ruthless finishing. denis law, and he scored! brilliant, absolutely brilliant! all the more remarkable considering that as a boy growing up in aberdeen he had a serious eye problem. i had a squint and i used to play — i used to play football with, like, one eye was closed because i felt — i had to take off my glasses, obviously, and i always felt self—conscious. so i really —

i played football with one eye. but after surgery, his career soon blossomed. file: when denis law signs i for manchester city on march 15th, he becomes the most expensive player in britain, valued at £53,000. he joined manchester city, then torino in italy before the move that would define his career. in 1962, he signed for manchester united with an immediate impact. law. . .and a beautiful goal! what a goal! it set the tone for a glorious few years. in 1963, he scored at wembley as united won the fa cup. law can do it. he's done it. alongside bobby charlton and george best, he formed united's so—called holy trinity. two league titles followed, and he was the toast of the united fans. he also shone for scotland, too. with 30 goals, he still shares the national record. after a serious knee injury, he rejoined manchester city. in 197a

bill before facing relegation he did this. a, , , .,, bill before facing relegation he did this. , , ., he this. more! dennis has done it! he asked to be _ this. more! dennis has done it! he asked to be immediately - this. more! dennis has done it! he i asked to be immediately substituted. he never played league football again. instead, he went to work in the media, where his charisma won him yet more fans while at old trafford of course, there was always the king. trafford of course, there was always the kinu. ., ., ., , , , the king. the one and only denis law. cheering and applause the most one of regal talents that football has ever seen. well, we will be bringing you tributes throughout the morning and our reporter eunice muller is outside manchester united's ground for us. good morning. a sad day for fans on both sides of the city. luxmy, yes, of course he was a red and a blue with those two spells at

manchester city but his time here at manchester city but his time here at manchester united made him an icon. we are talking about one of the true greats, a legend here at old trafford, a fantastic footballer, a great goal scorer with star quality, the king of the stratford end, that's how many fans will remember him and atar manchester united have described him in a tribute. they say they will always celebrate him as one of the greatest and most beloved players. he was well loved by fans and in fact there is a statue, two statues here, one inside the stratford end but one also here as part of the trinity, bobby charlton and denis law and you can see the unique celebration style that denis law had. there are some scarves and flowers that have been left at the foot of the statue and one message simply reads," thank you for making my life so brilliant". he is also connected to a number of charities

as well and manchester city have said the whole city is mourning his passing. his family have said that they have gained a lot of support from the way the people have reacted. recently, he was diagnosed in 2021 with alzheimer's and vascular dementia. they say the love they have given him was much appreciated and that has made the difference. , ~ ., ., ~ , ., difference. yunus mulla, thank you, and we will — difference. yunus mulla, thank you, and we will be _ difference. yunus mulla, thank you, and we will be returning _ difference. yunus mulla, thank you, and we will be returning to - difference. yunus mulla, thank you, and we will be returning to yunus i and we will be returning to yunus for more throughout the morning and will be discussing denis law's incredible career later on in our sports bulletin but now, it is time to bring you some of the other news stories from ben. thanks very much. after many hours of discussion late into the night, israel's government has approved a ceasefire and hostage release deal with hamas. it paves the way for the initial six week ceasefire to begin tomorrow. let's talk to jon initial six week ceasefire to begin tomorrow. let's talk tojon donnison who is injerusalem. now begins a nervous wait.

who is in jerusalem. now begins a nervous wait-— nervous wait. yes, it is a weight but the weight _ nervous wait. yes, it is a weight but the weight is _ nervous wait. yes, it is a weight but the weight is almost - nervous wait. yes, it is a weight but the weight is almost over i nervous wait. yes, it is a weight| but the weight is almost over for those 2 million people stuck in gaza who have suffered a miserable 15 months and also for the families of some of those hostages who will be released in this first phase. the wait is over. excuse me, sneezing there. but this deal was a struggle to get over the line right until the very last. we have the israeli government breaking with protocol, actually, and working late into the night, through thejewish sabbath, in order to get this deal finally approved. we have had two right—wing investors, one of them has said he will quit in protest at the deal and another has said he will quit in six weeks' time if the war does not resume after the first phase of this agreement is over. so it has been controversial. those critics say the war aims of israel have not been achieved, hamas has not been completely wiped out but there are

many here in israel who say now is the time to do a deal, now is the time to try to get those hostages out — although this is just the first phase. there are still many more difficult negotiations to come in the coming weeks to try and move on to phase two to get the remaining hostages out and get a full and to this war. , ., ., ., ., ~ ,, this war. jon, for now, thank you. jon this war. jon, for now, thank you. jon donnison _ this war. jon, for now, thank you. jon donnison in _ this war. jon, for now, thank you. jon donnison in jerusalem. - a report of £20,000 is being offered to find the parents of a newborn baby that was found alive in a shopping bag in east london a year ago. the infant, who has since named named alsu, was discovered in freezing conditions last january. named alsu, was discovered in freezing conditions lastjanuary. —— elsa. dna tests show she is the sibling of two other abandoned babies but police have not yet identified the parents. the health secretary has praised bereaved parents who call for an urgent review into maternity safety in leeds. it comes after a bbc investigation found the deaths of 56 babies and two mothers may have been

prevented over the last five years. wes streeting did not commit to a review but said he was determined to fix the country's maternity services. hospital trust that the vast majority of babies at leeds were safe and deaths were rare. a senior mp has backed calls to automatically pay out nearly £1 billion held in child trust funds that were set up by the government. sirjeffrey clinton brown — clifton brown, i should say, who chairs the public accounts committee says almost 500,000 young adults with trust funds don't even know they have them. tiktok seems set to be banned in the united states after a ruling by the supreme court. us lawmakers say the video sharing app poses a serious risk to national security because of the company's ties to china. lilyjabalia security because of the company's ties to china. lily jabalia has the details. tiktok did not exist a decade ago. now, it is one of the most popular short form video apps on the planet with 160 million users here in the

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