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| between birmingham and manchester? i know between birmingham and manchester?birmingham and manchester? i know there is a lot of speculation on this, we already have spades on the ground on the first bit of hs2 and we are getting on with delivering it. that is the commitment. we have got spates in the ground on phase one and we are getting on with delivering it. what getting on with delivering it. what about phase _ getting on with delivering it. what about phase two? _ getting on with delivering it. what about phase two? if _ getting on with delivering it. what about phase two? if i _ getting on with delivering it. what about phase two? if i can - getting on with delivering it. what about phase two? if i can just - about phase two? if i can 'ust finish, it hi about phase two? if i can 'ust finish, it is always * about phase two? if i can 'ust finish, it is always right h about phase two? if i can just finish, it is always right the i finish, it is always right the government looks at things to make sure we are doing things in a way that creates value for money

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in manchester...under way in manchester — with france against switerland kicking off the group stages of the davis cup. welcome along to the programme. good afternoon. old rivalries will be renewed later, when scotland welcome england to hampden park for the latest chapter of the world's oldest international football fixture. the two sides meet in a friendly, with both sides on course to qualify for next year's euros. sheelagh mclaren is in glasgow for us. it isa it is a glorious day at hampden park head of a match which celebrates the oldest fixture in international football. on hundred and 50 years ago scotland and england match, not here, but at the west of scotland cricket club. they have been 115 games since and plenty of memorable ones, including a 2— to draw the last time the sides met here. it might only be a friendly, but it is a game which which means a lot to supporters and players. i a game which which means a lot to supporters and players.— supporters and players. i think you have to unde

,k, didn't we did hear andy burnham saying earlthat manchester, manchester we, that manchester, manchesterthis would never have happened the would never have happened to the london leg hs2. but that new london leg of hs2. but that new line that given to gb news, line that he's given to gb news, that breaking news in the past hour or so that andy burnham, the manchester mayor the greater manchester mayor will take legal action against the the northern the government if the northern leg of hs2 is scrapped. we'll have that for you very, very shortly here on the live desk on gb news. we'll see you shortly . gb news. we'll see you shortly. the temperature's rising . the temperature's rising. >> boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello, i'm alex burkill. here's your latest gb news weather bulletin brought to you by the met office. on a day when we have sunshine and showers, the thunder some the risk of thunder and some breezy winds ahead of storm agnes arriving tomorrow. the bigger a front bigger picture shows a front thatis bigger picture shows a front th

our focus solely as on manchester united.— the football. our focus solely as on manchester united.ed. the wsl beginning on sunday but there _ manchester united. the wsl beginning on sunday but there has _ manchester united. the wsl beginning on sunday but there has been - manchester united. the wsl beginning on sunday but there has been a - manchester united. the wsl beginning on sunday but there has been a focus l on sunday but there has been a focus on sunday but there has been a focus on the issue of acl injuries in the women's game. and said they had suffered a serious knee injury and will be out birmingham city footballer siobhan wilson is five months into her rehabilitation. she says there is a climate of fear amongst female players and they could be next. i amongst female players and they could be next.— amongst female players and they could be next. i personally think as a footballer. _ could be next. i personally think as a footballer, as _ could be next. i personally think as a footballer, as an _ could be next. i personally think as a footballer, as an athlete, - could b

— for the people of greater manchester? ., , manchester? good afternoon. many --eole manchester?nchester? good afternoon. many peeple we have _ manchester? good afternoon. many people we have spoken _ manchester? good afternoon. many people we have spoken to _ manchester? good afternoon. many people we have spoken to today - manchester? good afternoon. many people we have spoken to today say that what they really want from buses, from public transport is for it to be reliable, for it to be affordable and for it to take them where they need to go. and those are the things that have been promised here as the bus and the trams come back under local government control. as you said, it is the first time in 40 as you said, it is the first time in a0 years that deregulation has been reversed in england. there are promises that means the local council will be in charge of the fairs, the roots, the timetables and they say it will make a big difference. you mentioned andy burnham, he is the regional mayor for greater manchester and this has been on his to—do list for quite some time. he sa

i built in full including to manchester?— built in full including to manchester? ., ., manchester?rnment at the last election and if they are not going to give it to us they should going to give it to us they should go to the public and call another election because levelling up is the promise they made.— election because levelling up is the promise they made. thank you, andy burnham. promise they made. thank you, andy burnham- the — promise they made. thank you, andy burnham. the government _ promise they made. thank you, andy burnham. the government has - promise they made. thank you, andy burnham. the government has said l burnham. the government has said they are committed to hs2 but we do not know exactly what it will look like. change coming to buses in greater manchester, is still unclear whether changes coming to plans for hsz. thank you. you have three buses that have turned up now. a nasa mission to bring samples from the most dangerous rock in the solar system back to earth has been hailed a huge success by scientists. thank goodness. it's hoped the capsule, which contai

the about manchester -- birmingham to manchester-— manchester.minute. you are not answering the point. andy street says if you don't go from birmingham to manchester it would be a disaster. i5 to manchester it would be a disaster. , to manchester it would be a disaster-— to manchester it would be a disaster. , g , disaster. is he right? my point is we are rather— disaster. is he right? my point is we are ratherjumping _ disaster. is he right? my point is we are ratherjumping the i disaster. is he right? my point is we are ratherjumping the gun i we are ratherjumping the gun because no decision has been made, no announcement has been made. we are talking off the back of stories that have been in the papers. although i am actually asking about the impact. how about another conservative? as we bring hs2 to manchester, the investment will bring communities together, create jobs, generate prosperity and opportunity across the north and midlands. you know who said that, didn't you? the midlands. you know who said that, didn't ou? ' ~ midlands. you know

sc follow manchester united problems. follow it, manchester united problems.chester united with us on 5 live and bbc sounds.— 5 live and bbc sounds. it should be ood, john 5 live and bbc sounds. it should be good. john murray _ 5 live and bbc sounds. it should be good, john murray with _ 5 live and bbc sounds. it should be good, john murray with stephen - good, john murray with stephen warnock. arsenal's return to the champions league starts tonight at home against the dutch league leaders psv eindhoven. they also met in the group stages of the europa league last season. this will be the first time mikel arteta has managed in the champions league. every time i watched it and we weren't there, i felt it, and every time i watched it and we weren't there, ifelt it, and i think you put pressure on yourself. this club has to win the champions league. and when i had thejob i had, i had a responsibility to try to bring the club to the bigger stages for the biggest tournaments. and then be fighting for them. and it was a process, but we are here and now we have to mak

manchester ci auainst never know in football. manchester city against red _ never know in football.ed star— never know in football. manchester city against red star and _ never know in football. manchester city against red star and open - never know in football. manchester city against red star and open crypti city against red star and open crypt game in the champions league and he kicks off at eight o'clock. here are all tonight's fixtures in the champions league, the other sides in city's group swiss side young boys are taking on the german side rb leipzig, 0—i mohmad simakan with an early goalfor the germans. celtic finished bottom of their group in last season's champions league and it's 10 years since they reached the knock out stages. group e looks tricky, lazio and atletico madrid to come, but they start in the netherlands against the dutch champions feyenoord, bbc scotland sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin is in rotterdam ahead of tonight's game. the latest campaign is under way tonight for the fans, it is all about across europe and the hope of seeing the big resul

he in connection with people in manchester.— in connection with people in manchester. ., manchester. said he has and he was younger players like him i manchester. he said he has and he| was younger players like him would be up close and i think the be the same, but cup was in for 29 years which is also where there was such a big demand for it and whether willing to show up and at this event, it is hosted in different parts of the world and people can see and be inspired and that is clearly, hopefully what is happened this week. the the diamond league went out with a bang last night as the athletics series came to its season end in oregon in the united states. two world records were broken along with some national records as well. reigning world and olympic pole vault champion mondo duplantis broke the world record for a seventh time. he cleared six metres 23 centimetres, that's well over the height of a double decker bus, to improve his record by one centimetre. it's the second time he's broken the world record at eugene. world 10,000m champion gudaf tsegay knocked almost five second

they haven't got that in manchester. they have trams manchester.ey have got trams and b network to and this b network is meant to bnng and this b network is meant to bring it all together under under one over, over arching authority. quite authority. but it's quite a challenge think, to the trend challenge i think, to the trend for lots of towns and cities to try bring in new ulez try and bring in these new ulez zones. mr burnham is doing it differently. >> yes, he saying no to ulez >> yes, he is saying no to ulez or that sort of zone . but he or that sort of zone. but he makes the point, doesn't he ? and makes the point, doesn't he? and he explains why he's perhaps an outlier outlier in all of this by saying the north has never had enough public transport in order to get rid of their cars. you've got rishi sunak making that point for him by admits today that he's going to be driving to the tory party conference at the weekend as well . well. >> that's right. i'm sure he won't be he'll be doing it in a ulez clean air zone compliant car because it's

manchester city start their defence at home. that on paper looks straightforward and the treble winners feel already they have done the hardest part. will it be harder to defend it than it was to win it the first time? no, easier. easier than the first one. something incredible for us. first one in history. let's try to win tomorrow. just one win would mean so much celtic. progress on the stage is how coaches here arejudged. but he is back in glasgow with the belief. it is a group celtic feel they can get through. anything is possible. people ask and ask you to forecast what you want to do and achieve but i think the spirit of this team will never be broken. have to have that at this level. we have to work very hard and very smart and let's see where it takes us. manchester united go from boos at home in brighton to a tough start. harry kane bayern munich will be his first championship league game. on wednesday they and arsenal returned to europe top tier. the first match here since 2017 is at home. the first night of a journey

tennis journalist tumaini carayol was watching the weekend's matches in manchester.e for players and people who aren't in london or in certain cities where there are tennis courts. it's there are tennis courts. it's the same around the world, as well, with wherever big tournaments are. these events can reach more people. for evans, he said that what brought him into tournaments democrat tennis... seeing players like greg was up close, and i think that that would be the same. this is the first time that the davis cup was in manchester and 29 years, which is a long time. why there are so many fans willing to come on sunday, so yes, it's important that this event is hosted in different parts of the country so more people can see tennis and can be inspired, and that's clearly hopefully what's happened this week. that's all from us. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. it's definitely been a gear change with the weather story in recent days, an autumnal flavour to our weather. we'll certainly see threatening—looking skies for the

what from birmingham to manchester? what is our from birmingham to manchester?ce — from birmingham to manchester? what is your stance on _ from birmingham to manchester? iwisgt is your stance on this? from birmingham to manchester? twat is your stance on this? like from birmingham to manchester? kwisgt is your stance on this? like you, i had no idea whatsoever what decision the government is going to take in relation to hs2, but to someone who has lived and worked in the north of england my entire life and represent a northern constituency, for me, the absolute top priority must be northern powerhouse rail or crossrail for the north of england. the challenge of cancelling phase two of hs2 for some of that is shared infrastructure, so when the prime minister and his ministers make a decision, i will be listening very carefully, because i want to ensure that that cross rail for the north is built for my constituents. i don't think it should be an either or, by the way, because people in london didn“t or, by the way, because people in london didn't have to decide b

u, , , ., manchester. if i can 'ust remind you ofthe manchester.ginar_ manchester. if i can 'ust remind you of the original h52 — manchester. if i can just remind you of the original h52 project _ manchester. if i can just remind you of the original h52 project which - of the original hs2 project which began so long ago that it was actually a labour government in charge and after that, the coalition and then the conservatives said, yes, this is a great idea. the basic plan is to completely transform our our victorian network to add. to transform it in terms of having capacity that we need for the 21st century. so you have a birmingham to london link and then you have two legs, one going to manchester and one going to leeds via sheffield. that was always the plan with also a northern powerhouse rail across the pennines linking liverpool, manchester, bradford, leeds and hull. gradually, bets had been lopped off particularly the eastern leg. that was taken two years ago, instead of that there is supposed to be one running as far as east midlands airpo

a 14—year—old has died in a stabbing in northern manchester. murder and remains in custody. the dead boy's family and friends have described him as the "kindest soul". yunus mulla sent us this update. nathaniel shani — another victim of knife crime. his family say he was a best friend to many, kind and caring. today his friends and community remembered him with flowers and messages. nathaniel was stabbed yesterday evening. i spoke to the mother of one of his friends. my son cannot even sleep. he was scared last night. what was nathaniel like? he was a quiet good boy, even when he came to my house. the teenager was taken to hospital and died from his injuries. this local resident lives a short distance away from the scene in the harpurhey area of manchester. i could hear what was going on. my electricity was finished and i was going to get the electricity and i could see there was a big fight and kids were fighting with each other and one was screaming, "call the ambulance, call the ambulance," and there was blood on that corner. it is just so b

we'll have the latest from manchester crown court.lso on the programme: after a metropolitan police officer is charged with murder, prompting a home office review, rishi sunak says it's right that firearms officers are clear about their powers. when they're using these legal powers, it's important that they do so with confidence and with legal clarity. three months after a damning independent commission found that racism, _ independent commission found that racism, sexism and elitism were deep—rooted in english and welsh cricket, _ deep—rooted in english and welsh cricket, the ecb has revealed its plan to— cricket, the ecb has revealed its plan to make the game the most inclusive — plan to make the game the most inclusive in— plan to make the game the most inclusive in the country. staff strike at more than a0 universities across the country, in a long—running dispute about pay. and our shopping habits have changed for good because of the cost—of—living crisis, according to one of the country's biggest supermarkets. and coming up on b

the competition starts next month as manchester city look to defend their title.our website. but for now and everyone here at the bbc sport centre, it's goodbye. good morning. well, with the change of month, once again, we're likely to see a change of weather fortunes. high pressure is going to build as we head into the weekend and for the first week of september. yes, we'll see some early morning mist and fog first thing but on the whole, for most of us, it will be dry, sunny and increasingly warm. ahead of that, though, we've still got to get rid of this messy—looking weather front that's going to produce some low cloud and some drizzle first thing in the morning, particularly through northern ireland, scottish borders, down into the north of england. now, to the north of that, clear skies and a chilly start but sunny start for scotland. to the south of that, a cloudy start but the cloud will thin and break and a few scattered showers break out. one or two of those could be quite hefty. top temperatures generally between 17 and 22 celsius. now, as we move into t

years has come to manchester united because they want to win.continued to break history. hopefully we do that again this year. wsl games being held at premier stadiums are becoming are becoming a regular site. matches took place at stamford bridge, and the emirates where a crowd of 50,000 is expected. follwoing the success of last year and their heroic run for the summer's world cup final has been protected the crowds across the board will rise once again this season. i expect to see attendance up, i expect to see viewership up. i expect to see social media up. i expect to see inbound commercial interest up. everything should be off the scale. we are coming off the back of a fantastic summer. we have had a very concerted and structured strategy for the women's super league since 2018 when it became professional and everything is coming good, so i think we are going to see every season from now on hitting and exceeding the previous records, at least that is the hope. manchester city and arsenal are expected to be amongst those teams that challeng

it becomes much better in the business case much betterfor manchester it becomes much better in there sense but in terms of costs, it will go one to 20 or 35 at a rate with their planning to spend 7 billion on itjust from the london birmingham bit and it�*s an enormous sum of money and with them to do is get a grip on it, actually have a proper look at it and we cut some of these costs? would buy the argument of the railway system in this country that needs updating. it�*s railway system in this country that needs updating.— railway system in this country that needs updating. it's not such a bad s stem needs updating. it's not such a bad system and — needs updating. it's not such a bad system and you — needs updating. it's not such a bad system and you can _ needs updating. it's not such a bad system and you can get _ needs updating. it's not such a bad system and you can get to - needs updating. it's not such a bad . system and you can get to manchester in 15 minutes in birmingham in one hourand a0 and in 15 minutes in birmingham in one hour and a0 and the trains are new and fairly

in a letter to government, business leaders and companies including manchester airports group, britishney and the northern powerhouse, have called for clarification and renewed commitment to hs2. the letter expresses deep concern over the constant uncertainty over the project, adding that repeated mixed signals were damaging the uk's reputation as a place to do business. i hope the prime minister takes the weekend to reflect on being a northern mp and what he should be putting first. the future of the country, or the short—term interests of the conservative party. because former tory leaders and britain's leading business people are all telling him he needs to think again before he makes what might be his worst decision as prime minister. today, the chair of the national infrastructure commission warned against truncating the line. the importance of this railway line is that it connects the three principal cities in britain, london, birmingham, manchester. it's a significant part of the government's levelling up agenda, it has already started to create big opportunities in birmingham a

a 14—year—old has died in a stabbing in northern manchester.arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody. the dead boy's family and friends have described him as the "kindest soul". yunus mulla sent us this update. what is so striking is the age of some of the young children who've arrived here today to lay flowers and who've had to choose their words carefully to remember someone they've lost. but this remains a crime scene this evening. you can see the forensics tent over my shoulder. and that's why police say it is crucial they get all the information they need so they can piece together what happened and why someone lost their life. nathaniel shani, another victim of knife crime. his family say he was a best friend to many kind and caring. today, his friends and community remembered him with flowers and messages. nathaniel was stabbed yesterday evening. i spoke to the mother of one of his friends. so he was there. my son can't even sleep since last. like he was just killed last night. what was nathaniel like? he is a quiet, good b

city glory manchester manchester united .d. >> glorious day at wembley for that. >> okay you want to go into exeter city one an okay. luton town 1—1. >> no, no, not a draw two no, no i >> -- >> yeah. >> yeah. no >> yeah. no it's >> yeah. no it's1—0. >> yeah. no it's1—0. exeter city. so there's a bit of a shock. but again, luton town in the premier league you think go for the cup. there's not that many games gary. no we've got different people have been saying, you know, why? why do you do that? why do you make so many changes? i think they made about ten changes. yeah well, survival, surprise. >> survival in the premiership. that's the is. and that's where the money is. and they follow the money, don't they? >> but one game every now and again. >> no, i agree with you. >> no, i agree with you. >> and every fan wants to win a cup. but everybody can say it's only the carabao cup or whatever, it makes difference. >> exactly. >> exactly. >> lioness has had a bit of a shocker as well, didn't it? >> did. i mean, that was >> they di

mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham , has manchester, andy burnham, has warned that curtailingped amid spiralling costs . scrapped amid spiralling costs. the prime minister has refused to guarantee the completion of the project, insist that he the project, but insist that he is committed to . levelling up. is committed to. levelling up. serial killer lucy letby is facing a retrial on the attempted murder of a girl known only as child k. the former nurse was jailed for life for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at attempting to kill six others at a hospital in chester between 2015 and 2016. jurors were unable to reach a verdict on six further counts of attempted murder . a further counts of attempted murder. a provisional date has been set for june murder. a provisional date has been set forjune next murder. a provisional date has been set for june next year. murder. a provisional date has been set for june next year . and been set for june next year. and nhs strikes are thought to have to led the cancellation of more than 1 million appointments since . fi

they're doing the manchester. mean, the same in manchester.you that's not deliberate, are not. deliberate, i think are are not. i'm not saying it's not deliberate. >> it's a good way of lobbying. but i'm saying that they're not it's not the thing that's happening. >> i tell you what's happening now, situation, now, the weather situation, jonathan vautrey . jonathan vautrey. >> hello there . very good >> hello there. very good morning to you. i'm jonathan vautrey. who gb news vautrey. who is your gb news weather forecast provided by the met after providing some met office after providing some of us with quite a windy day yesterday, agnes now yesterday, storm agnes is now clearing off towards the clearing its way off towards the north. are north. but those isobars are still tightly spaced still quite tightly spaced together, still going to still quite tightly spaced togazher, still going to still quite tightly spaced toga fairly still going to still quite tightly spaced toga fairly breezy,ill going to still quite tightly spaced toga fairly breez

. know what manchester.bnews.com. but first, let's with . lisa let's get the news with. lisa good morning. >> it's just after 11. i'm lisa hartle in the newsroom. roads and local transport minister richard holden says the government will not rule out stop and search after a 15 year old girl was stabbed to death on her way to school in london. a 17 year old boy who knew the victim remains in custody after being arrested in croydon yesterday morning. the girl's school described her as a valued friend and pupil. mr holden told gb news what's being done to tackle knife crime. >> new legislation has been brought in, sentences are being strengthened and which is vitally important as well. but overall i think this is about us as a society, really ensuring that we get across to people, that we get across to people, that there is no place for possession of a knife and that , possession of a knife and that, yes, the government will act with tougher sentencing. we've got extra police, 20,000 plus now, extra since when?

city side. —— cole paimer~ — the manchester city side. —— cole paimer~ but _ the manchester city sidepalmer. but he has shown some real promise he — palmer. but he has shown some real promise. he scored at manchester city's _ promise. he scored at manchester city's community shield lost to arsenai — city's community shield lost to arsenal. he also scored in the super cup win, _ arsenal. he also scored in the super cup win, and — arsenal. he also scored in the super cup win, and he had an excellent summer — cup win, and he had an excellent summer. he won the under 21 championships with england. he joins an championships with england. he joins arr influx— championships with england. he joins arr influx of— championships with england. he joins an influx of young promising talent here at— an influx of young promising talent here at stamford bridge. chelsea potentially could have some outgoing. chalobah is getting some interest— outgoing. chalobah is getting some interest from parliament, but that doesn't _ interest from parliament, but that doesn't look likely to go through are dusted. an

yunus mulla, bbc news, manchester.tegically located village of andriivka, south of the city of bakhmut. fighting has been raging in this area of eastern ukraine for more than a year. the russian military still controls what's left of bakhmut. but ukrainian forces have been slowly regaining ground to the north and south of the city. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has been looking at videos which show ukrainian soldiers retaking the village. andriivka is tiny, barely more than a hamlet. but its recapture is being hailed here as something of a breakthrough. and a dramatic series of videos released by the ukrainian military shows how it all ended. in the first, we see ukrainian troops making their careful, nervous way into the village. it's an apocalyptic wasteland, like something out of world war one. nota building, not a tree left intact. these pictures all come from the same ukrainian unit, the third assault brigade. they were all filmed within the last couple of days. after weeks of ferocious fighting, the u

will it even go to manchester now. >> don't know. to manchester now. >> andion't know. to manchester not right now. you know that earlier on spoke to mick whelan, the on we spoke to mick whelan, the general of aslef. general secretary of aslef. and of were talking about of course, we were talking about the also asked the strike, but we also asked him thought of what's him what he thought of what's happening repopulation. happening with hs2 repopulation. >> we need more capacity, not less. if we actually do want to deliver any of kyoto, paris or the 1, we need hs2 in full to free up the capacity on the west coast, the east coast for freight alone. never mind what it will do for regional railways and inter—urban across it will do for regional railways and country. �*ban across the country. >> it's a shame they started that drill while he was making that drill while he was making that point. >> but never mind. >> but never mind. >> perfect timing. well, of course we are expecting an announcement. really to let's be honest with you, we're expecting, told to expect expecting, we're told t

you _ leaders manchester city. all the big heads of the past... you have - leaders manchester city.f the past... you have to i leaders manchester city. all the big | heads of the past... you have to let them grow into their new role, there are top performances, a lot of desire, an organisation, the willingness to defend together, we had more contact than in other games because of the way we defended. and it is how you should do it. elsewhere, crystal palace beat wolves 3—2 at selhurst park. in scotland, the first old firm derby of the season went celtic�*s way. they beat rangers 1—0 at ibrox with kyogo furuhashi's brilliant goal on the stroke of half time proving to be the difference. at the us open tennis later, the world number one, iga swiatek, caroline wozniacki and the 23—time grand slam champion novak djokovic will all be playing on sunday in new york. last year's runner up and fifth seed ons jabeur produced another gutsy display to reach the last 16 with a three—set win over marie bouzkova that took almost three hours. she's been struggling with illness but has now set up a m

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newcastle knock manchester city out of the english football league cup. and former head coach of spain's world cup—winning side is being investigated as part of the criminal case against luis rubiales. welcome along, the clock is ticking down until we see that first tee shot at the ryder cup in rome. it all gets under way in the italian capital on friday morning with europe looking to reclaim the trophy after being demolished by the usa two years ago. our sports news correspondent andy swiss is in italy for us. both teams have practised over nine holes today. they will practice again over nine holes tomorrow before the action gets under way on friday. over the course of the three days of buildup, all the players talk to the media at some point and today it was rory mcilroy�*s turn. mcilroy was distraught after europe lost the ryder cup last time two years ago in wisconsin. mcilroy himself had a disappointing few days. earlier he was speaking to my colleague stephen watson who asked him whether he was ready for revenge. i am ready. i wouldn't say revenge.

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yunus mulla, bbc news, manchester.said there will not be a culling of the american bully xl dog breed. it comes after the prime minister said the dogs would be banned after the death of a man in staffordshire, following an attack — suspected to be by two american bully xls. 0ur correspondent matt graveling has the details. ian price was killed in staffordshire on thursday afternoon, mauled to death by two dogs. he was 52—years—old. the owner of the animals suspected to be american bully xls was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. the prime minister said this breed will be banned by the end of the year. today, the uk's chief veterinary officer said this does not mean animals will be culled. you will need to register and take certain actions. your dog will need to be neutered, they will need to be muzzled when out in public, and on a lead and insured. but if you comply with these actions, and that means we will know where these dogs are, which will be a massive benefit, then, yes, absolutely, you will be able to keep

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the prime minister has arrived here in manchester.ng this conference as a bit of a launch pad to get really stuck into the politics that he's going to try and sell to the electorate in the general election next year. he's going to try and persuade us all that he's prepared to take difficult, long term decisions for the good of the country. he's going to try and persuade us all that he has a vision to get the economy back on track. but it's going to be easier said than done. and when you ask ministers about what some of that might look like, they're still tight lipped at the moment. there are still big questions to be answered. for example, here in manchester is supposed to be where the new high speed two rail line ends. ministers have been asked again today if that's going to happen. they've stonewalled those questions. rishi sunak is facing calls from theresa may, his predecessor, borisjohnson, another predecessor, to go ahead with the project in full. then there's tax, as you were just discussing, anotherformer prime minister, liz t

yes, manchester.a train strike and steve rotheram, the labour mayor of liverpool, was late for the meeting by about 20 minutes because yes, you've guessed it , about 20 minutes because yes, you've guessed it, problems with trains . trains. >> you can't make it up, can you, catherine? thank you very, very much for being there for us. catherine our us. catherine foster, our political correspondent there in leeds. he'll be trying to from >> he'll be trying to get from leeds to manchester for the party conference at weekend. party conference at the weekend. good too. good luck with that, too. now let's bring you some breaking news getting from news that we're getting from mark white, our home and security editor on the security editor who's on the island lampedusa, the italian island of lampedusa, the italian island of lampedusa, the italian island efforts are undennay to urgent efforts are undennay to find two migrant boats that have been reported missing in the mediterranean with more than 200 people on

the 21—year—old was suspended by manchester united injanuary last year over allegations of assault.ped, but united announced last week that he would be continuing his career away from old trafford, and would be heading to spain for the rest of the season. meanwhile, the manchester united winger antony has been dropped by his national side, brazil, following allegations of abuse by his former girlfriend. the brazilian football federation said the 23—year—old had been withdrawn from the squad after "facts became public" that "need to be investigated". police in sao paulo and greater manchester are investigating the claims, which the player has denied. manchester united said they have no comment on the matter at present elsewhere, further pressure on luis rubiales, the spansih football official, with the national men's team calling his behaviour unacceptable. these were the scenes in barcelona on monday where hundreds of protestors gathered in support of playerjenni hermoso, calling for him to be removed from hisjob. rubiales has recived widespread criticism and calls for his resignati

manchester united are the club worth watching.— deals.h watching. it has been a bus da . club worth watching. it has been a busy day- the _ club worth watching. it has been a busy day. the has _ club worth watching. it has been a busy day. the has been _ club worth watching. it has been a busy day. the has been so - club worth watching. it has been a busy day. the has been so much l busy day. the has been so much speculation around england's penalty saving hero and golden glove world cup holder. she's been linked with a move away from manchester united. they declined an offer from an unspecified club. she has a year left on her contract. it is believed she will stay. another goalkeeper is currently during her medical at manchester united. that is not to replace mary earps. they have signed world cup winner irene guerrero from atletico madrid, a significant player. she was an unused substitute in the final when spain beat england. she is very talented, and mark skinner is looking to bolster his squad, his already growing midfield. they are

the big discussion in manchester will be whether hst will ever gets to manchester.at the biggest thing they've got to announce could undermine the economy in a city where they are hosting their party conference. you in a city where they are hosting their party conference.- their party conference. you can only imatine their party conference. you can only imagine rishi _ their party conference. you can only imagine rishi sunak— their party conference. you can only imagine rishi sunak wants - their party conference. you can only imagine rishi sunak wants to - their party conference. you can only imagine rishi sunak wants to get i imagine rishi sunak wants to get this announcement out of the way before he reaches manchester because it's incredibly embarrassing. it was meant to because high—speed line going from london to birmingham to the north of england, it's already been scaled back once and now they are looking at scrapping the northern lake from birmingham to leeds. and this was meant to be the sort of huge legacy of 13 years of conservative rule, but it's been mir