so alex ferguson. —— sir alex ferguson. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @ bbcmaryam. goodbye.at came from as we head towards the weekend. thursday was a particularly soggy affair across some southern areas. you can see this curl of cloud on the satellite picture — a slow—moving weather system that brought heavy and persistent rain. there is more cloud behind me in the atlantic — another area of low pressure heading our way for the weekend. in between, well, arguably, a slice of slightly drier weather. there will still be some showers and actually, as we go through the day, the showers will tend to pop up in the areas where we develop some sunshine, so across northern ireland, eventually western parts of scotland, north—west england, wales, the south—west. it will turn into a sunshine and showers day after a dull start for some. but for eastern england and certainly the north—east of scotland, we will hold on to more cloud. where we have more of the cloud, well, there won't be so many showers but it will feel chilly — 11 or 12 degrees — and there could be the odd spot of drizzl

and you can see the full version of dan roan's interview with sir alex ferguson on the bbc iplayer.s of the country, devon and south wales, an area of low pressure with a weather front spiralling in. a very slow area which has been almost stationary in parts of the country. further north, heavy showers across wales, parts of north—west england and into dumfries and galloway. some scattered showers also in northern ireland, and some others missed the showers altogether. through the night as the showers die away in the south, it will turn murky across many other areas. this cloud will spread in from the north sea. it's going to be frost—free, 6 degrees in newcastle, 9 degrees in cardiff, and the good news for tomorrow is we are expecting fewer downpours but i want to emphasise the word viewer. we are expecting some thunderstorms quite possibly across western and southern

sir alex ferguson speaking to our sports editor dan roan.olicing. this month will mark the one year anniversary of the death of george floyd. presidentjoe biden has called on congress to pass major police reform in his memory. presidentjoe biden has called on congress to pass major police reform in his memory. 0ne police department that has benefitted from federal oversight in newark, newjersey. but will the changes last? larry madowo has the story. stop police brutality! in the black community! stop police brutality! this is no temporary protest against police brutality in newark. they call itjustice monday, and it has been here every week for five years. black people are being killed like animals in the street here in the united states of america. newark�*s in conflict with its police dates back to the riots of 1967, and even before that. by 2010, policing in the predominantly black city was so broken that an investigation revealed many problematic patterns and practices. i feel like they've got a personal vendetta against black people. th

sir alex ferguson speaking to our sports editor dan roan.coronavirus restrictiions? well, this is one way to put on a socially distanced gig — french electro artist teho performed at an altitude of 3000 metres in the swiss alps. the dj says he had to overcome his fear of heights, and brave sub—zero temperatures at dawn, to do his set from a small platform overlooking the matterhorn after a year of not being able to perform in clubs due to the pandemic. it looks a lot nicer than than it would look at any club. thank you so much for your company. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ bbcmaryam. hello. there's been no shortage of wet weather this week and there is plenty more where that came from as we head towards the weekend. thursday was a particularly soggy affair across some southern areas. you can see this curl of cloud on the satellite picture — a slow—moving weather system that brought heavy and persistent rain. there is more cloud behind me in the atlantic — another area of low pressure heading our way for the weekend. in between, well,

before the release of sir alex ferguson: never give in this month, sir alex has been looking back ondan roan and reflecting on the way football, and footballers have changed. the players are inherited at aberdeen and manchester united were strong and powerful, and it is changed, but it has become a more protective life nowadays, you know? and i know that with social media and things like that are supposed to solve all problems, but then the men, i was very lucky to inherit the of clear—sighted in my earlier days. do you think that you would find it harder as starting your managerial career today? i think ithinki i think i had the personality to do well on the drive to do well and, under hunger and energy. i think that our young people out there with the drive, like you see with the court for instance —— withjuergen klopp. court for instance -- with juergen klo -. �* ., court for instance -- with juergen klo . . _ �* ., , court for instance -- with juergen klou.�* . ,,., ._, klopp. and what pep guardiola has done at city- _ klopp. and what pep guardiola has done at city. there _ klopp

for decades, sir alex ferguson dominated the british football landscape, leading manchester united toing his extraordinary life and his recovery from a brain haemorrhage in 2018. the film has been directed by his sonjason. 0ur sports editor dan roan has been speaking to both of them at old trafford. sir alex, tell me, what was it like revisiting the most important moments of your life, both good and bad? in my career i never used reflection as part of my management. i always looked forward and the next day was the most important day to me. the reflection was quite powerful for me. you know, i realised... "god, did we do that?" recounting hisjourney from his working class roots in glasgow, sir alex ferguson never give in, released later this month, follows the iconic scotsman's playing and managerial career, as well as the more personal side of a man who won it all. the impossible dream... i didn't want to fail, i couldn't fail. that was always a driving force for me. football management is such a sacrifice that you don't have time for family. did you feel a sense of great responsibili

sir alex ferguson speaking to our sports editor dan roan.easing coronavirus restrictions?- coronavirus restrictions? well, this is one _ coronavirus restrictions? well, this is one way _ coronavirus restrictions? well, this is one way to _ coronavirus restrictions? well, this is one way to put - coronavirus restrictions? well, this is one way to put on - coronavirus restrictions? well, this is one way to put on a - this is one way to put on a socially distance big, performing at an altitude of 3000 metres in the swiss health, this dj said he had overcome his fear of heights and brave subzero temperatures at dawn to do this set. good on him. that's all for me. goodbye. hello. there's been no shortage of wet weather this week and there is plenty more where that came from as we head towards the weekend. thursday was a particularly soggy affair across some southern areas. you can see this curl of cloud on the satellite picture — a slow—moving weather system that brought heavy and persistent rain. there is more cloud behind me in the atlantic — a

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to play in the game, after he was seen without crutches at the premiere of a new film about sir alex fergusonecent team. i saw them against arsenal, they played well, but having said that, i think our boys have been playing well. they've got matchwinners in the team. cavani, greenwood, they are winners. these boys win games for you, and i think going into a final, you've got that kind of support system on your team that gives you a chance. blackpool have reached the league one play—off final on an emotional evening at bloomfield road, with a 6—3 aggregate win over oxford. before the game, the players and fans paid tribute to nine—year—old blackpool boy jordan banks who was killed after being struck by lightning while playing football last week. blackpool had a 3—0 lead going into the game and this goal from jerry yates helped them on their way to the final. and after scoring his goal, yates commemorated jordan banks during his celebration. leicester were narrowly beaten by montpelier in the final of rugby union's european challenge cup. in front of 10,000 fans at twickenham, they had been lea

i'm just looking at my monitor here, pictures of sir alex ferguson who is here as an ambassador, he willis going to be. it could go anyway here at the europa league final. could go anyway here at the europa league final-— league final. thank you very much indeed. league final. thank you very much indeed- olly _ league final. thank you very much indeed. olly foster _ league final. thank you very much indeed. olly foster there - league final. thank you very much indeed. olly foster there for- league final. thank you very much indeed. olly foster there for us. i | indeed. olly foster there for us. i will tell you something, it is absolutely incredible, as all he was saying, they are just scoring penalties every single time. no one is letting up. there is no let up what whatsoever in this match. 9—9 at the moment. we will bring you the latest as soon as someone wins it, basically. it's really tense. rates, let's go to the next story, swansea and brentford they have been given an extra 1,000 tickets each for saturday's championship play—off final at wembley. that takes the allowed attendance

recounting hisjourney from his working class roots in glasgow, sir alex ferguson never give in, released later this month, follows the iconic scotsman�*s playing and managerial career, as well as the more personal side of a man who won it all. the impossible dream... i didn't want to fail, i couldn't fail. that was always a driving force for me. football management is such a sacrifice that you don't have time for family. did you feel a sense of great responsibility, jason, to do your father's remarkable careerjustice? yeah, idid. but then i quite quickly flipped that from the point of view of looking at it and utilising the relationship we have as a tool to make something that was very personal and intimate. ambulance service. my dad has collapsed. alexander ferguson. and for the first time, the circumstances surrounding the devastating brain haemorrhage that ferguson suffered three years ago are revealed. i tried to get out of my bed and just collapsed. i fell against the shoe rack and all the shoes fell out and made a noise, and cathy, fortunately, was downstairs. she came up and i don

sir alex ferguson is here as well to chip in.ver the trophy to the winning captain. and also peter schmeichel is here is welcome another manchester united elected come here and here are broadcast duties and we can't up with him a little bit earlier and asked him about 0le gunnar solskjaer asked him about 0le gunnar solskjaer as manager of this great club. i think he needs to win a trophy now, that would — think he needs to win a trophy now, that would be good for 0le. for some as a manager, i feel that 0le gets an incredible amount of unfair criticism _ an incredible amount of unfair criticism i_ an incredible amount of unfair criticism. i don't think he is acknowledge as a good manager get to him as— acknowledge as a good manager get to him as a _ acknowledge as a good manager get to him as a manager that is supposed to manage _ him as a manager that is supposed to manage one — him as a manager that is supposed to manage one of the bigger club. i think— manage one of the bigger club. i think he — manage one of the bigger club. i

a new documentary about the life and career of sir alex ferguson is out in cinemas next week. been revealing how the incident affected his everyday life. i was under a lot of restrictions. i could not drive and when i could drive i could not drive motorways. and i could not drive at night. you know, i think that has been there. although i occasionally drive at night to be honest with you. and there was a lot of restrictions and i did not have a glass of wine for nine months. i was worried about that. at christmas day, i had a glass of wine. so there are a lot of restrictions and also it is done to make sure you make a full recovery. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. thursday brought us some very strong winds for the time of year around the coastline of south west england and wales. the top gusts — 73 mph in pembrey sands. now, at the moment, we've still got those strong winds blowing, we've still got more rain to come. in fact, the rain and the winds are both strengthening, really, across eastern areas of scotland. but, of course, it's not that cold given the stre

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to play in the game, after he was seen without crutches at the premiere of a new film about sir alex fergusonhe final. (tx sor) i think ithinka i think a decent theme, i thought they played well, but saying that they played well, but saying that the boys have played well, they win as a team, that's a good thing, hernandez, they are winners. these boiling games for you. i think going into the final, you've got that kind of support system on your team, it gives you a chance. well, the blue half of manchester are looking for european success of their own next week. fresh from winning his third premier league title with manchester city, pep guardiola's eyes are now firmly, on the champions league final. city face chelsea in porto next saturday, and he's aiming to add the only trophy that's missing from his collection, since arriving in manchester. he's been speaking to dan walker for the bbc�*s football focus. for us to be in the finaljenkins league, we have never been there before, the semi finals, never once been a semi finalist. , but for sure we want to win, the best way to do thatis we want

sir alex ferguson says he is grateful for the three years extra he feels he has had after surviving ahe release of a new film about his life. he's been talking to our sports editor, dan roan, about his career and the men who played for him. the players i inherited at aberdeen — at aberdeen and manchester united were strong, were powerful and that has changed because it's become a more protective life nowadays, you know? and i know there is social media and things like that which has created some problems but in the main, i was very lucky to inherit the kind of players i did in my earlier days, you know? do you think that you would find it harder if starting a managerial career today, because the role of the manager seems to have shifted somewhat? personally, i don't think so. i'll tell you why i don't think so — i think it's my personality. i think that i had something in me that was bound to get me somewhere in life, you know? i'm not being boastful here but i think i had that personality to do well and the drive to do well and the hunger and the energy. i think there are young peopl

well, former united boss sir alex ferguson twice won the european cup with the club and as he thinksightjust make the difference. i already think they are a decent team. i saw the against arsenal, they played well, but having said that, i think our boys have been playing well. they've got matchwinners in the team. edison cavani, greenwood, they are winners. these boys win games for you, and i think going into a final, you've got that kind of support system on your team that gives you a chance. well the blue half of manchester are looking for european success of their own next week. fresh from winning his third premier league title with manchester city, pep guardiola's eyes are now firmly on the champions league final. city face chelsea in porto next saturday, and he's aiming to add the only trophy that's missing from his collection since arriving in manchester. he's been speaking to dan walker for the bbc�*s football focus. for us to be in the final of the champions league, we have never been before. we have never been in semifinals. but once, now, never to be in the final is to be r

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thing about boris time is that to a certain extent on this one, he might not be able to do like alex fergusoninny is quite right and we know about the problems for a long time. but this government has not done anything and where is it going to get the resources, how is it going to take care of social care, who is the billionaire that will walk in to take care of it. there's been a policy announcement, nothing has been done. there have been reports waiting for many years but there have not been in limitations and i think what this exposes is the whole problem boris johnson government. borisjohnson is very good at winning elections. he is not shown that he is very good it actually managing apart from of course getting the vaccine out in record time and making a success of that part of it. but overall management of the government has not been good. and the whole pandemic has repeatedly shown us that. qt has repeatedly shown us that. of course that word apart from the vaccine will out some would say that's a pretty big exception. that if the main priority of this year. we are going to move to the

and a new documentary about the life and career of sir alex ferguson is out in cinemas next week.drive at night. although i occasionally drive at night to be honest with you. and there was a lot of restrictions. i didn't have a glass of wine for nine months. i was worried about that. at christmas day, i had a glass of wine. so, there were a lot of restrictions and all of it is done to make sure you make a full recovery. and that's all the sport for now. hello again. thursday brought us an unusually deep area of low pressure for the time of year. it brought some very powerful—looking seas to the coastline of newquay in cornwall. there, look at the pretty impressive waves battering the coastline here. and the strongest winds were around the coasts of south west england and wales. the strongest gusts were well into the 60s to low 70s of miles an hour, peaking with a gust of 73 mph in pembrey sands in south wales. and of course it was pretty wet as well. the wettest weather is across this central swathe of the uk. 36 mm for north wales. but in sharp contrast to that, it was mainly dry

to play in the game, after he was seen without crutches at the premiere of a new film about sir alex ferguson's a good thing. they're winners, these boys when games here. i think you've got that kind of support system in your team, got that kind of support system in yourteam, i give got that kind of support system in your team, i give you a chance. kathleen dawson took gold in the 100 metre backstroke, breaking the championship record after winning a silver medal in the 50 metre backstroke on wednesday. kathy wilde was also in the race, but she finished in fifth. it's as you were for the main contenders on the giro d'italia. italy's giacomo nizzolo sprinted to victory on stage 13, a 123—mile flat ride from ravenna to verona. colombian egan bernal leads by 45 seconds. british riders hugh carthy and simon yates are still more than a minute behind in fourth and fifth place. and the six nations looks set to remain on free to air tv after the organisers have reached an agreement in principal for the coverage to continue to be shared by the bbc and itv over the next four years. the bbc will broadca

former manchester united manager sir alex ferguson says he has so much admiration for striker marcus all. sir alex spoke about the film to bbc sport editor dan roan. there is nothing wrong with earning what you deserve. for rashford to take another step to the side of that and do what he did, for a young person, i was so proud of him, i really was, and i think everyone was. he has kept his feet... use either way he performs on the pitch, he is not carried away with himself, he is not carried away with himself, he is not carried away with himself, he is trying to do an honestjob, as you would expect from him, because i think is that —— you see the way he performs on the pitch. now we�*ve already seen four riders pull out of the giro d�*italia this week, after being hurt in crashes and pieter serry was very lucky not to become another when this happened. so he�*s at the back of the cyclists here. and watch as the driver of the car behind him, which is the australian team support vehicle, just runs into the back of the belgian rider, taking him down. thankfully serry wasn�*t hurt and eve

sir alex ferguson twice won the european cup as united manager, and speaking ahead of a premiere of al. but in saying that, our boys are playing well, and i have got matchwinners in the team. that is a good thing, cavani, they are winners, these boys are winning games for you. i think, going winners, these boys are winning games foryou. ithink, going into the final, you have got that kind of support system in your team, it gives you a chance. formula 1 has become a billionaire's club, accordiong to seven—time world champion lewis hamilton. he made the comments to a spanish newspaper, with the backdrop of the glitz and glamour of monaco, ahead of one of the most famous of the grand prix weekends. he said there's no way he could break into the sport from his working—class background if he tried to do so now. hamilton was third quickest in practice yesterday, ahead of final practice and qualifying tomorrow. the olympics can't come soon enough for britain's swimmers, after another gold at the european swimming championships in budapest. adam peaty says he's even more excited now, after th

bronze in the 20 metres freestyle and after suffering a rain haemorrhage three years ago, sir alex fergusonout his life and career. the four manchester united manager says he is on the mend and has revealed what is been his most challenging moments. fix, has revealed what is been his most challenging moments. pa. 11th has revealed what is been his most challenging moments.— challenging moments. a lot of restrictions _ challenging moments. a lot of restrictions contrive, - challenging moments. a lot of restrictions contrive, i - challenging moments. a lot of restrictions contrive, i cannotl restrictions contrive, i cannot drive motorways come i cannot drive at night. i think that is changed a bit now. i don't have any, there was a lot of restrictions, i can have a glass of wine for nine months. i was worried about that. christmas day with the glass of wine. it's done to make sure you make a full recovery. is to share a bottle of red wine with the managers whenever they came to old trafford. that is it for now. you'll have more of the bbc news channel. there's growing hope of an imminent cease

former manchester united manager sir alex ferguson says he has so much admiration, for striker marcusreleased later this month, charting his incredible career in football. sir alex spoke about the film to bbc sport editor dan roan. there is nothing wrong with earning what you deserve. for rashford to take another step to the side of that, and do what he did, for a young person, i was so proud of him, i really was. i think everyone was. he's kept his feet. he's never used it... you see the way he's performed on the pitch. he's not carried away with himself. he's still trying to do an honest job, as you would expect from him. i think he is that. next to a jaw—dropping moment in the giro i'talia, one of cycling's main races, we've already seen four riders pull out, after being hurt in crashes. and peter sari was very lucky not to become another. so he's at the back of the cyclists here and watch as the driver of the behind him, which is the australian team support car. this was the extraordinary situation he got caught up in. he was absolutely furious with the people in the car. the driv

sir alex ferguson twice won the european cup as united manager, and speaking ahead of the release ofedison can ivy cavani and others, these boys are winners for you. if you're going into the final with that kind of support system in your team, it gives you a chance. and the olympics can't come soon enough for britain's swimmers after another gold at the european championships in budapest. adam peaty says he's even more excited now after the mixed relay team that also included james guy, kathleen dawson and anna hopkin won the mixed 4x100—metre medley and set a new european record too. freya anderson also took bronze in the 200—metre freestyle. and before we go, one more story that's reached us in the last half an hour or so. leicester city's wes morgan is retiring from football after a career spanning over 750 professional games. he spent the last nine years at leicester and lifted the premier league trophy with the club in 2016. there's more on the bbc sport website, but that's all the sport for now. thanks very much, austin. see you in the next hour. thank you. an investigation is

alex ferguson was also a kind of father to me and for all of us.le thought about the super league. —— forsake many years. nobody could anticipate the reaction of the fans. life is about anticipation. they have to think about it before. they did not do that. i do not think they respected the fans. as i said before, we can see games now with an empty stadium and it is so boring. are important. maybe they should pay the fans to come to the game. —— they are important. how much? it gets more and more expensive. they should pay them to come. they create the atmosphere. if you go to a stadium and there is nobody in the room of a theatre, it is boring for everybody stuck will take energy from people. every day is different because the energy of everybody is different. even for the players. you ask a player if they prefer to play in an empty stadium or a full stadium, they take the reaction. it is the fans who create adrenaline. it is not winning a trophy. of course it is important. it is important when you have all this energy about you. the fans need to

to polling day, a famous son of the soil, siralex to polling day, a famous son of the soil, sir alex fergusonoo close to call. and i think it is too close to call. and i think it is, it is going to come down to a few constituencies and if you seats on the regional list. remember, scots get two votes, one for your local msp, and one for your region, which uses a formula to figure out proportional representation to top up proportional representation to top up what you have got from the constituencies. all the parties are a bit nervous this afternoon, they're a bit nervous about turnout, that will be really important, they're a bit nervous about how it will all translate. and the truth is, if you're watching at home and you're a politicaljunkie and you want to know, when will i know if the snp have a majority? it could be well into saturday, because the count is going to take a while, there is a lot of social distancing going on in the counting centres so they are doing it slowly. we are in this for the long haul. ihlick this for the long haul. nick eardley. — this for the long haul. nick eardle