jim connolly, bbc news. german former chelsea manager, thomas tuchel. he says he's very proud to take on the job and is focused on making the dream come true for the team's fans. the 51—year—old has an 18—month contract to manage england. prince william, who's president of the football association, called his appointment exciting. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports. it's been eight years since the fa last unveiled a new manager of the england men's team. today thomas tuchel was confirmed as the latest to fill the wembley hot seat, the german telling me just how much it meant to have signed an 18—month contract. thisjob is about, it's about football and it is about, like, pushing the team to have the possibility to win the world cup. this is what got me excited very quickly. it's called sport's impossible job. is that how you see it, or are you excited by the challenge of proving that wrong? nothing is impossible in sport, that's first of all. and i think they are there and i think the players know it. the fe

jim connolly, bbc news.d after their car overturned during a camping trip in north wales last year has heard that they all drowned. the boys were all sixth form college students from shrewsbury. their car was found in a flooded ditch. from the inquest, our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, reports. the sharp, sweeping bend where last november, four lives ended suddenly when a car left the road. 16—year—old jevon hirst, harvey owen and wilf fitchett, both 17, and 18—year—old hugo morris were college friends who had come to north wales for a weekend in the mountains. when the boys didn't arrive home, a search was launched. their car was eventually spotted overturned in the flooded ditch, two days after it had crashed. the conditions on that day were wet. there were leaves on the road, but a crash investigator told the inquest that the accident had been avoidable. he believed the driver, hugo morris, had been going around the bend too quickly and lost control, even though he was well below the speed limit of

jim connolly, bbc news. to make things safer, aren't always doing thatjob properly. bbc news has seen footage of numerous collisions between pedestrians and cyclists, and some charities say they can be dangerous, especially for people who are blind. just to warn you, this report from our transport correspondent sean dilley starts with an accident. siren wails brutal and shocking, and all in the blink of an eye. behind the blurring, a look of horror, anguish and surprise. his young eyes closed, he's on the verge of tears. he was seen to limp away. well, this is where the incident happened, in elephant and castle in central london. you can see the theory, can't you, that cyclists are protected from danger by being separated from the road behind me. but to be honest, it's quite noisy here and as somebody who's completely blind, it's difficult to know how i'm supposed to navigate this without possibly stepping in front of a cyclist or back into the road. campaigners say that incidents like these mean some vulner

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jim connolly, bbc news.gland men's team. the footballing legend, who is from germany, will be the third foreign manager to take charge of england. among his achievements, he led the premier league club chelsea to victory in the champions league final in 2021. let fosamax be to —— let's go to berlin. what is the reaction in germany to this appointment for thomas tuchel and your reaction? yes, on the one _ tuchel and your reaction? yes, on the one hand, _ tuchel and your reaction? yes, on the one hand, it— tuchel and your reaction? yes, on the one hand, it was - tuchel and your reaction? yes, on the one hand, it was not i tuchel and your reaction? yes, | on the one hand, it was not the biggest surprise. it has not been a big surprise that thomas tuchel has gone back to england because he hinted at the fact that he likes it more in england than in germany right now! he thinks he has more respect in england compared to his native germany, which comes down to the disappointment he had at borussia dortmund and bay