united fans have come together today to condemn those who attacked the home of the club's chairman, ed woodward people in hoods throwing fireworks, and chanting that woodward was "going to die." cheshire police are investigating the incident. richard askam has more. ed woodward, who lives with his wife and two children in cheshire, wasn't at home when his house was targeted last night by a group wearing hooded jackets. graffiti was sprayed on the property and a flare was thrown. it comes after increased criticism from fans aimed at the club's owners, the glazer family, and the director seen as their right—hand man on the board, ed woodward. but most manchester united fans agree last night's action is totally u na cce pta ble. that is disgusting, absolutely disgusting. recent matches have seen an increase in chanting against the club's owners and ed woodward himself. it was audible in their last game at tranmere rovers. there were large protests when the glazerz took over at old trafford in 2005. the leveraged deal put more than £500 million worth of debt on united. debt that with a revenue and

but ed woodward, in charge of tra nsfers, but ed woodward, in charge of transfers, bringing in new playersn blamed for their slump. the recruitment isn't good enough is what the fa ns isn't good enough is what the fans think. a group outside his home chanting he was going to die. it is fair enough to say i feel like they are underperforming and maybe this quy underperforming and maybe this guy is responsible, but that is one thing, but to graffiti the home! where is this taking the beautiful game? there is a lot of mindless morons who end up within football doing these things. this isn't the first things. this isn't the first thing we have seen this kind of thing we have seen this kind of thing in english football and it won't be the last thing we see it with something like this. unfortunately within football, you get this kind of thing, and when somebody becomes a scapegoat, which of course ed woodward is, it's not his fault they're not performing on the pitch, but fa ns ve nt performing on the pitch, but fans vent their anger. what the clu b fans vent their anger. what the club is saying

we understand ed woodward two has a young family we re ed woodward two has a young family were not atbut united have condemned this attack on his house, saying that those found responsible will be bad for life and they also said in a statement that fa ns they also said in a statement that fans expressing opinion is one thing, criminal damage and intent to endanger life is another. there are simply no excuses for this and cheshire police have launched an investigation. a lot of condemnation and manchester united fans, we know they are angry and have been for some time. as far as manchester united are concerned, they are trying to boost the squad, aren't the? that is it, a lot of the criticism aimed at ed woodward since he took over in 2013 as executive vice—chairman is that he has not done well enough in the transfer market, the irony of this at the moment is that this has come at a time when he was working to get a big transfer over the line. bruno fernandes, a key target, attacking midfielderfrom fernandes, a key target, attacking midfielder from sporting fernandes, a key target, att

manchester united has condemned an attack on the home of one of its executives, ed woodward.are being thrown outside a house in cheshire. some fans have blamed mr woodward for the team's recent performance. our correspondent, katie gornall, is at old trafford. there is a toxic atmosphere around manchester united and there has been for some time and a5 manchester united and there has been for some time and as you say the fa n5 for some time and as you say the fans are unhappy with how the club i5 fans are unhappy with how the club is being run at the moment. there are unhappy with perceived failings in the transfer market and unhappy with how far manchester united have fallen behind their premier league rivals. and mr woodward a5 fallen behind their premier league rivals. and mr woodward as the executive vice chair has increasingly been a target of their angen increasingly been a target of their anger. we have heard songs of recent games from the stands with supporters singing, celebrating the death of ed woodward and calling for the american owner5 death of ed woodward and ca

picture online -- ed woodward.s. these lions, they are just sleepy heads. if you need to hug them, well, i'm not a touchy—feely person. a woman was horrified after accidentally throwing away her elderly mum was mike £20,000 of life—saving —— elderly mum's £20,000 a life savings which she had a head in gravy tens. —— she had hid them in gravy tens. —— she had hid them in gravy tins. she had to beg the workers at the tip and kenny and tony search beatings —— searched the tins. mr mcadam, who is kenny, 59, said it made me think about my own grandma and how it would be if it we re grandma and how it would be if it were her. so they searched around and after a couple of hours found them. thank you for that. its services have been described as "unacceptable" by the government, and this morning we're live from across the northern network as a decision is expected on whether it will be nationalised today. 0ur reporter danni hewson is at sheffield station. first we can speak to jayne mccubbin who is at manchester piccadilly

cheshire police are investigating after the home of manchester united‘s executive vice—chairman ed woodward united are playing tonight — against manchester city, for a place in the league cup final. waiting for them are aston villa, who beat leicester 3—2 with a very late winner. penalties were looming but trezeguet scored in the 93rd minute to take them through. villa were last in the final 10 years ago, when they lost — to manchester united. turning to morning‘s back pages, and that incident involving ed woodward is reported in the sun, along with the news that manchester united have signed bruno fernandez from sporting lisbon, despite barcelona trying to tempt him away. the express go with "heroes and villans", after that late winner from trezeguet gave aston villa a trip to wembley for the league cup final. and that‘s the main feature in the guardian, who report that malcolm arnold, uk athletics‘ former performance director, says the legacy of london 2012 has been squandered and athletics in this country is in a dreadful state. an online petition to honour kobe bryant is really taking o

gary neville says the club should sack chief executive ed woodward.mer manchester united right back thinks he's overseen the club's decline, despite the premier league side having one of the largest wage bills in the world. to the nfl, as for the first time in 50 years, kansas city chiefs will be in the superbowl. it's after they beat the tennessee titans 35 points to 2a to clinch the afc championship. they'll take on the san francisco 49ers in the super bowl in two weeks time. well, joining me now is melissa jacobs, just explain how much this means to kansas city? first of all, kansas city is one of the original nfl franchises dating back to their 100 year history. they are one of the most robust, passionate fan bases. as you mention, they haven't been there in 50 years and they have a head coach who is one of the most likeable coaches and andy reid. they have been close so many times, including last year, so for them to finally get their is dotted and they wa nt finally get their is dotted and they want win, of course, but it is great for them to ev

the loss also led to former captain gary neville criticing executive vice chairman ed woodward and theiris was put to manager ole gunnar solskjaer today but he wanted to concentrate on tomorrow's match against burnley. we lost to liverpool, a team that are fantastic, and we have been in the game until the last kick of the ball. of course we are disappointed losing the game behind them in the league. but there are signs we are on the right track definitely, and for me now i think we are looking towards the next game against burnley. we are always looking to improve the squad and the club. but from my mind now is not the time to start that discussion. south africa captain faf du plessis has been left out of the squad next month. quinton de kok will lead. england lead to the test series between the two sides to— one with one game left to play following victory in port elizabeth yesterday. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website including preview of tonight's six premier league games. sarah will have more after two in afternoon live. i'll

hear from manchester united fans as they condemn an attack on the home of the club's chairman, ed woodwardon passed another political milestone this afternoon, when the eu's parliament voted through the withdrawal agreement, which sets the terms for brexit on friday. it also marked the final time that britain's meps will take part in lawmaking in brussels. our europe correspondent katya adler watched today's historic proceedings. with a resounding yes from many here with a heavy heart, meps from every eu country gave the green light today to the brexit divorce deal. applause. that's it, it's all over, finished. there's no stopping brexit now, and the uk's most well—known european parliamentarian was never going to go quietly. i know you want to ban our national flags, but we're going to waive —— wave you goodbye and we'll look forward to, in the future, to working with you as sovereign... inaudible. a controversial figure to the last, mr farage's mic was cut. could we please remove the flags? it's been an emotional day. mindful of future relations with the uk after brexit, the european com

the home of manchester united executive vice chairman ed woodward has been attacked by flares and graffitieen blamed by sections of the united fanbase for the club's slump in fortune. the club called the incident unwarranted, and threatened anyone found guilty with a ban for life. mr woodward was not at home at the time of the attack. surging sales of the iphone have helped apple achieve record quarterly profits of more than $22 billion. and it is not alljust about the iphone. other services, like apple music and apple pay, are also helping its fortunes. but could there be a cloud on the horizon in the form of the coronavirus in china? james hughes, chief market analyst at the brokerage axitrader, joins me now. good to see you, james. $22.2 billion in profits in three months. yes, it is a fairly impressive number, we would say. that's massive, of course, and this comes after they haven't been performing as well as they have done in the past. and what's interesting about this is previously apple has a lwa ys this is previously apple has always been about the iphone, for however many years w

manchester united have strongly condemned an attack on the home of their executive vice—chairman ed woodward united say anyone committing an offence will be banned for life. united are fifth in the premier league, 33 points behind the leaders liverpool and there's been growing frustration amongst some supporters. england fast bowler jofra archer's been ruled out twenty20 series against south africa next month because of an elbow injury. the 24—year—old returned to england after the 3—1 test series win in which he played the first match but missed the next three. he'll be replaced by saqib mahmood. that's all your sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. as we've been hearing, bbc news is to cut around 450 jobs as part of plans to meet a savings target of 80 million. jobs will go at the world service, 5live and bbc two's newsnight as well as the victoria derbyshire programme. the bbc‘s director of news and current affairs fran unsworthjoins me now. those watching now and using the website, what are they going to notice? what is going to change? what we're trying to do in order

manchester united have condemned an attack on the home of their executive vice—chairman, ed woodward,dly carried out by angry fans hurling flares. the club said it was an "unwarranted attack" and warned that anyone found to be responsible would be banned for life. the european parliament is set to approve the terms of the uk's departure from the european union in an historic vote later. the 751 representatives in brussels are expected overwhelmingly to back ratification of the withdrawal agreement, paving the way for the uk to leave with a deal in place on friday. and that is a summary of our main story so far. back to you now, victoria. thank you. let's talk more then about ba suspending all flights to china suspending all flights to china after the deaths of 132 people from the coronovirus. tomorrow brits are due to be evacuated under uk government plans, but a pe teacher from lancaster who's in lockdown in wuhan has told this programme he won't take his seat on the plane because, he says, the public safe here from the coronvirus are "stupid" and "ludicrous". kharn lambert is callin

matic‘s sending off — and 0le gunnar solskjaer‘s condemnation of the attack on united executive ed woodward'st the age of 101. wing commander paul farnes was a fighter ace — a pilot who had brought down five or more enemy aircraft. there are nowjust two raf pilots remaining who defended britain from german invasion in the summer of 1940. munaza rafiq has been looking back at his life. archive: the british met the challenge by throwing in everything they had. they were famously described by churchill as ‘the few‘, young fighter pilots who thought daily attacks by enemy planes in the summer of 1940. it became known as the battle of britain. amongst them was 21—year—old paul farnes. by the end of the summer, he was a confirmed ace, having shot down five enemy planes. his own tally was at least six, possibly more. i felt completely confident the whole time. i never felt... i was never afraid. i never became... i was never apprehensive really. slightly apprehensive of planes coming, but never much. at the end of the battle he was awarded the distinguished flying medal and continue to serve in the

cheshire police are investigating after the home of manchester united's executive vice—chairman ed woodwardthey confirmed they were called to deal with an incident of "criminal damage" involving a "large group" at the property. woodward and his family were not there at the time. they say they'll be working to identify those involved. the club said there was no excuse for the behaviour and anyone found to have committed an offence would be banned for life. woodward has been the target of growing supporter discontent at united in recent weeks. they're 5th in the premier league, 33 points behind the leaders liverpool, with many fans blaming woodward. united are playing tonight against manchester city, for a place in the league cup final. waiting for them are aston villa, who beat leicester 3—2 with a very late winner. penalties were looming but trezeguet scored in the 93rd minute to take them through. villa were last in the final 10 years ago, when they lost to manchester united. let's start in melbourne, where world number one rafael nadal has a battle on his hands if he wants to take the las

loss has since prompted former player gary neville to heavily criticise executive vice chairman ed woodwardhough, is only focusing on tomorrow's game against burnley. we have lost to liverpool, a team that you all say are fantastic, and we we re that you all say are fantastic, and we were in the game until the last kick of the ball. for me, that is is the right forwards. of course, we are disappointed at losing the game, we don't want to be behind them in the league. but there are signs that we are on the right track, definitely. for me, now is not the time to start talking about the recruitment. for me now, i think we are looking towards the next game against burnley. we are always looking to improve the squad and the club, but in my mind, now is not the time to start discussion, gary. one of the world's best footballers kylian mbappe has told the bbc that he's not considering a move to the premier league not until the end of the season at least. the french world cup winner is currently at paris saint germain and on course to win a third straight league title. despite being linked with mov