dan roan, bbc news at the etihad stadium.e lib dem conference in brighton. there is a sunny and bright mood among liberal democrats. little wonder — they now have a record—breaking 72 mps and a leader standing tall. we got our best ever results... sir ed davey will tell anyone who�*ll listen he wants to focus on the nhs and social care. do you accept, as the government says, that the nhs is broken? have done a wonderful thing and the football they play and what they�*ve produced is amazing. manchester city say they have a body of irrefutable evidence to support their case, but with the hearing set to last ten weeks, they and their fans now face a nervous wait. dan roan, bbc news at the etihad stadium. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, has called for further spending on health and social care, as well as reforms to the nhs. he�*s been speaking to chris mason, at the lib dem conference in brighton. there is a sunny and bright mood among liberal democrats. little wonder — they now have a record—breaking 72 mps and a lea

a poor start to the season, which has left united 12th in the premier league. 0ur sports editor dan roandan? . �*, , ., dan? that's right, sophie. no official word _ dan? that's right, sophie. no official word from _ dan? that's right, sophie. no official word from manchester dan? that's right, sophie. no - official word from manchester united but behind the scenes senior sources indicate for now at least it is business as usual and the focus for the club is on the two big matches against porto in europe then aston villa in the league on sunday but it suggested the results of those could prove pivotal for their beleaguered manager eric tene had after quite a wretched performance against spurs at old trafford. their second successive home defeat by 3—0 in the league. their worst start to a premier league campaign, of course, and this is after they finished eighth last season. that almost got him sacked, ten hag, but the club decided to stick by him and extend his contract. that decision will come under scrutiny now the stop he says the club are backing him but he has spent half £1 billion

our sports editor dan roan tells us what happens next.hearing, about ten weeks, and then beyond of that, there will be, of course, a period of deliberation.

dan roan, bbc news, at the etihad stadium.onic band, he performed on their biggest hits, including 'abc,�* — 'the love you save' — and 'i want you back.�* the group, which formed in 1964, sold more than 150 million records. former 'jackson 5�* drummer, jonathan moffett, paid tribute on social media, saying he was sending love and prayers to the entire jackson family. and it's weather time with chris. hello. on monday, we had an area of high pressure establish itself across the uk — and with that came plenty of sunshine. for example, here in capel curig, and just to the south in ceredigion, we had the day's highest temperature — up to 22 degrees in the warmest spots. now, you'll notice a bit more in the way of clouds towards the north west, and indeed, over the next few hours could see some splashes of rain work into shetland for a time. now, you'll notice a bit more in the way of clouds towards the north west, and indeed, over the next few hours could see some splashes of rain work into shetland for a time. quite breezy condit

guilty they could be fined, have points deducted or worst case even be relegated. 0ur sports editor dan roan etihad stadium for us — dan, it's been quite some wait. city referred to an independent commission back in february last year, just remind us what the charges are. year, just remind us what the charges are-— year, just remind us what the charges are. year, just remind us what the charues are. , " charges are. they were hit with 115 char: es, charges are. they were hit with 115 charges. back _ charges are. they were hit with 115 charges, back in _ charges are. they were hit with 115 charges, back in february- charges are. they were hit with 115 charges, back in february of- charges are. they were hit with 115 charges, back in february of last l charges, back in february of last year. which related to the 1a seasons after abu dhabi takeover backin seasons after abu dhabi takeover back in 2008 which transformed its fortunes, turned it into one of the richest clubs in the world. amid those charges are a large group that effectively accused the club of failing to provide accurate financial

city strongly deny all the charges. 0ur sports editor dan roan tells us what happens next.eeks, and then beyond of that, there will be, of course, a period of deliberation. and given the complexity and the scale of this case, based on how many charges there are, and i should say that while there were 115 originally, it has been reported that that may have expanded to around 130,

city strongly deny all the charges. 0ur sports editor dan roan tells us what happens next.t's expected to last, this commission hearing, about ten weeks, and then beyond of that, there will be, of course, a period of deliberation. and given the complexity and the scale of this case, based on how many charges there are, and i should say that while there were 115 originally, it has been reported that that may have expanded to around 130, not because there are additional allegations of wrongdoing, but more because they're effectively multiples of original charges over various seasons. the premier league are simply not clarifying the case, but regardless, it's a sprawling case over 1a seasons, and so it would be surprising if there wasn't a significant period of time dedicated to considering the verdict by that three—person panel. so estimates have ranged from any time in the new year all the way through to spring. and of course, it's not beyond the realms, perhaps, that some kind of compromise, some kind of arrangement or deal may be reached because the legal bill is spirallin

here's our sports editor dan roan. the fact they find themselves languishing down in 12th place just seven points, their worst start after six matches and primarily history. 0nly southampton newly promoted have scored fewer goals, would you believe, that manchester united the season. they desperately need two wins in the next few days. of course, if that doesn't happen with an international break happening, that would give united the time to have a very close look. you saw those glum faces in the directors box yesterday. the director of football, jason wilcox as well. the trust at the top of the hierarchy now here at old trafford. when i spoke to sirjim ratcliff earlier this year when he first bought that steak and united, the new co—owner, he said he was more inclined to change the environment here rather than the manager. while he's done that now. there's been an overhaul of the executive team, so inevitably, the scrutiny will fall more on the manager. taking you to america _ more on the manager. taking you to americ

guilty, possible sanctions include a fine, points deduction or even relegation. 0ur sports editor dan roanrbitration process, and so it's shrouded in secrecy and confidentiality. the premier league won't even tell us, for example, who make up this three person panel who will decide ultimately on this case. what is certain is that there could be seismic consequences for both manchester city or the premier league, depending on which way this goes. it's been billed as sport's trial of the century. after all, english football has never really seen anything quite like this. consider, after all, that this involves one of the most successful clubs in the world being accused of financial rule breaking, of cheating effectively over multiple seasons by the very competition that it's come to dominate, a competition that it's won, of course, for the last four seasons. now, city insist they deny wrongdoing. they say they're innocent of all these charges, but if they were to be found guilty on the most serious ones, they could be looking at a points deduction serious enough to relegate them, or even per

dan roan is our sport new corespondent. he expained what this case could mean for manchester city.l clubs in the world being accused of rule breaking, cheating ultimately, by the very competition it's come to dominate, a competition that it has ones for the last four seasons. manchester city deny wrongdoing, say there innocent of all these charges, if they were to be guilty of the most serious ones, they would face a points deduction serious enough to relegate them, such a fate would stain their many achievements in recent years, of course it would lead to great uncertainty over the future of the matter and the players, and may even spark compensation claims from rival clubs, equally the premier league there would be questions asked of them if they lose and manchester city prevail, it's already cost tens of millions of pounds in legal fees and amid other various regulatory issues, this is a case the premier league will feel they simply have to win as well. sunday was another red carpet night in hollywood, as the emmy awards were announced — to honour the best in tv in the past year

and mentioning that word, time, let's cross live to old trafford and speak to our sports editor dan roangiven time, but that could be days, weeks, months. a lot depends on these next two matches against porto in the europa league and thursday, back in the league in very tough fixture and for aston villa next sunday, i think those two don't go erik ten hag's way, it will be surprising if this is the last few days of his tenure. such of that defeat to spurs and remarkably, the second successes of the premier league and the three goals — zero in a month ago, it was that day that the manchester united chief executive said that his manager retain the full backing of the senior leaderships here at or trafford include those words come back to haunt him and performances and results being as poor as they were and it does have this sense of deja vu in a recurring theme developing because last year, of course, erik ten hag led manchester united to the worst finish in the premier league as a eighth position in the summer, they came close to sacking him they had a very close look at thomas frank, the

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here's our sports editor dan roan. manchester city, champions again.lub ever to win four top flight titles in a row. but off the pitch, the champions have also been fighting a catalogue of premier league charges over alleged financial rule breaches. now, an independent commission hearing into the case this morning, lord panic kc, heading up this morning, lord panic kc, heading up city's legal team, arrived for the hearing in central london. the club denies wrongdoing, and on friday, the manager addressed the issue. brute friday, the manager addressed the issue. ~ , ., ., ., issue. we believe we have not done an hint issue. we believe we have not done anything wrong. _ issue. we believe we have not done anything wrong. so _ issue. we believe we have not done anything wrong, so we _ issue. we believe we have not done anything wrong, so we will - issue. we believe we have not done anything wrong, so we will go - issue. we believe we have not done anything wrong, so we will go to - issue. we believe we have not done| anything wrong, so we will go to the in

our sports editor dan roan tells us what happens next.hile there were 115 originally it has been reported that may have expanded to around 130. not because there are additional allegations of wrongdoing but effectively at multiples of original charges over the various seasons. the premier league is simply not clarifying the case. regardless, it's a sprawling case, over 1a seasons. regardless, it's a sprawling case, over11i seasons. it regardless, it's a sprawling case, over 1a seasons. it would be surprising if it wasn't a significant period of time dedicated to considering the verdict by that three person panel. so estimates have ranged from any time in the new year, all the way through to spring it's not beyond the realm perhaps that there is some kind of compromise, some kind of arrangement or deal may be reached. the legal bill is spiralling tens of millions of pounds estimated to have cost both sides already. it may well be that some stage, some kind of arrangement is reached with them as it stands if this runs its course it is hard