how do you think ole gunnar solskjaer will do in the short term? him and he will get the fans love him and he will get the players on site, i was thinking to myself that maybe ryan giggs and mickey phelan would be a good way to go. 17 days ago, such a good game, can we expect that again? six goals, a bit of intimacy between the two players, i'm expecting it to be the same, it's arsenal versus spurs, they don't like each other so i expect fashion and goals. also obviously a great deal of focus on riggio pochettino. the other quarter—final this evening is at stamford bridge. another all—premier league tie as chelsea take on bournemouth. we have a massive hurdle to overcome so we have a massive hurdle to overcome $03 we have a massive hurdle to overcome so a really tough challenge ahead, one i want my players and staff to relish and try to rise to that challenge, i think they are capable but we will have to perform very well. there are also a couple of significant games in the scottish premiership tonight with both old firm sides in action. celtic, wh

ole gunnar solskjaer flew into the uk last night.o the carrington training ground behind me atjust before 8am. his players followed in the subsequent couple of hours. he held a meeting with the club's executive vice—chairman, ed woodward, the man who sacked jose mourinho. and then he led a player's meeting and training at 11am. they will train again tomorrow. also, tomorrow, a news conference and we will hear more from solskjaer before the squad fly to wales head of their meeting on saturday. solskjaer has led that club, his only previous experience. he will hope to do better this time around. manchester united are 11 points off the top four, 19 points off top placed liverpool. they have also got the not so small matter of the champions league last 16 tie against paris looming. they need to bring the fans back on board as well. behind—the—scenes, manchester united will want to restructure for the summer, a potential director of football coming in, but crucially, a permanent manager. that could be ole gunnar solskjaer, but it is more

ole gunnar solskjaer has offically taken charge as manchester united's caretaker manager. and marcel hirscher claims world cup win number 63, to extend his lead in the slalom and overall standings. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with that terrifying formula 3 crash last month. driver sophia floersch says she didn't realise just how had her more than 270km an hour crash was at the macau grand prix until she saw it back. the 18—year—old suffered a fractured spine when her carflew through the air before smashing into a fence. but she told the bbc it didn't feel as scary as it looked. i remember everything from the crash. it felt just completely different for me, because, yeah, ididn‘t... it's just happening so fast. at what point did you think, this has gone horribly wrong? at the moment i didn't know anything because i lost two wheels. i never thought, 0k, because i lost two wheels. i never thought, ok, this is going to be a really bad crash. even when i was in hospital the crash wasn't so horrible. when i saw it for the first time i was like, 0k, horribl

the poor results that leave them so far behind in the premier league, but the appointment of ole gunnar solskjaer especially as it is just for six solskjaer is fascinating, especially as it isjust for six months. he has the opportunity to impress and maybe push his case for a permanentjob, but everything he said today suggests he's got six months to steady the ship, try and improve the atmosphere and then leave it for somebody else. do you think they should have waited until the summer? ideally the club would have waited to wait for the end of the season, but unfortunately the atmosphere around the club was so toxic, it wasn't just about the results and being 19 points behind the leaders, it was about the constant sniping in press c0 nfe re nces it was about the constant sniping in press conferences towards players and the owners, that ultimately forced their hand. jose mourinho was blamed for their poor form, but a lot of people, especially some well—known former players, are criticising the squad, and of them is roy keane. shame on some of them for how they have portrayed the club and you don't

they quickly withdrew it but word was out that ole gunnar solskjaer was out that ole gunnar solskjaerow. he will be the interim manager of manchester united afterjose mourinho was sacked. jose mourinho going away with a very large payoff. we will have more on that coming up a little bit later. let's get the latest from victoria on what she has coming up on her programme at 10am. good morning. we hearfrom mums in bradford who are actually being trained to spot the signs of far right and islamist radicalisation in their own children. bbc asian network's reporter has been given exclusive access to the group in the city teaching mothers from different backgrounds about the dangers of extremism. it was really important for me to come to this course because i wanted more of an insight into this grooming and extremist groups and radicalisation of children. i wanted to know more about signs and things i can look into, that can help me to understand how they're working and how they are reeling children in. the new head of the girls school association says reality tv star is a better role model

and ole gunnar solskjaer got off to the perfect start with manchester united. joe lynskey reports. r once scored the goal that sealed the treble in ‘99. now he brings a new impact, from the bench. rashford will strike and find the bottom corner. what a perfect start. it took marcus rashford three minutes to show their newfound ambition. it was part of a forward line that included paul pogba. back in the 11, the world cup's ander herrera set out to make things better. although cardiff did respond, that brought the best from united. this is the talent they have had all along. martial, beautiful move — beautiful goal. now that is what manchester united should be about. a goal and a scoreline that brought back days gone by. the new liberated united eventually scored five, for the first time in the league since the day sir alex left. we knew today we're not going to beat cardiff if this becomes a fight. so we need to get the ball down, pass it quickly, move quickly. and the third goal, i think that was just a different class. it all felt like the same routine at manchester city. when the

that wasn't the only shock of the day, as chelsea were beaten by leicester, and of course, ole gunnar solskjaer. this is the week manchester united found a fresh start in an old face. ole gunnar solskjaer once scored the goal that sealed the treble in 1999. now he has a new impact from the bench. it's rashford. the perfect start. marcus rashford rewarded for new—found ambition. it was part of a forward line that included paul pogba. back in the 11, the world cup ander herrera to set up to make things better. although cardiff did respond, that brought the best from united. this is the talent they have had all along. a goal in the scoreline that brought back days gone by. the new liberated united eventually scored five, for the first time in the league since the day sir alec left. we knew today we are not going to beat cardiff if this becomes a fight, so we need to get the ball down, pass quickly, move quickly, and the third goal, i think that was just a different class. it all felt like the same routine at manchester city. when they went 1—0 up, crystal palace were 150—1 to win the game. somethi

on the day manchester united found their caretaker, ole gunnar solskjaer who will take the reins for the rest of the season. we'll have more throughout the evening. including updates from the league cup quarterfinals but from all of us, goodbye. you're watching bbc news. it's been a year in which privacy, data collection, data sharing, and the influence of tech companies and social media giants have been in the news almost every week. only today it's being reported that facebook could be sued in the us over the scandal involving cambridge analytica, which saw them fined in the uk for failing to make suitable checks well, our media editor, amol rajan, has been speaking to the uk information commissioner, elizabeth denham, about the year's controversies. it's going very well. 100% increase in the numbers of complaints, calls from the public, which means the public is exercising their right, so they are engaged in data protection rights. silicon valley companies are having to contend with an approaching regulatory framework, a new mood among regulators in washington and brussels and bri

and manchester united's interim manager ole gunnar solskjaer says he wants the team to enjoy playingall again. and coming up on bbc news, we look ahead to a big night of british boxing tomorrow with two fights in two locations at the same time. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. after reopening earlier today, gatwick airport has been forced to suspend flights again in the last half hour after reports of a drone in the area. hundreds of flights managed to get away since this morning but all flights have now been stopped. police have been searching for the person or persons operating the drone yesterday that caused so much chaos and misery for over 100,000 passengers. so far the police say only they have identified persons of interest. let's go straight to our correspondent duncan kennedy who's at gatwick for us. what more can you tell us? well, this news has onlyjust come through, as you said, in the last half an hour or so. all gatwick airport are saying is that flights have once again been suspended because of what they describe as a suspected drone siding. until now,

ole gunnar solskjaer is due to meet the press for the first time later on friday as caretaker managered on tuesday — and the norwegian will be in charge until the end of the season, with his first match away to cardiff city on saturday. real madrid were back to the training field on thursday, after progressing to the fifa club world cup final courtesy of a gareth bale hat—trick. the welsh international, who scored his three goals in an 11 minute spell either side of half time in the 3—1win over kashima antlers, didn't train fully in abu dhabi ahead of the final against al ain on saturday. the tottenham manager mauricio pochettino is reported to be manchester united's number one target to become manager on a full—time basis next season, but that question wasn't allowed at his news conference on thursday. anything to do with manchester united, we've had 48 hours ago, these inane conversations. i am not prepared, the manager is asking, i am not prepared to have another press co nfe re nce am not prepared to have another press conference dominated by this. well, your men was he on tuesday

and ole gunnar solskjaer got off to the perfect start with manchester united. e lynskey looks back....( pkg) joe lynskey looks back. this is the week manchester united found a fresh start in an old face. ole gunnar solskjaer once scored the goal that sealed the treble in ‘99. now he brings a new impact from the bench. rashford will strike and find the bottom corner. what a perfect start. it took marcus rashford three minutes to show their new—found ambition. he was part of a front line that did include paul pogba. here the world cup winner ander herrera set out to make things better. although cardiff did respond, that brought the best from united. this is the talent they have had all along. martial! beautiful move. beautiful goal. now that is what manchester united should be about. a goal and a scoreline that brought back days gone by. a new liberated united eventually scored five for the first time in the league since the day sir alex left. we knew today we're not going to beat cardiff if this becomes a fight. so we need to get the ball down, pass it quickly, m

as a manchester united player, ole gunnar solskjaer won everything there was to win, but having returned as caretaker manager, the former striker knows he only has a few months to stake his claim for the job on a permanent basis. morning. myjob is now isjust for the next six months to do as well as i can, and move the club forward as well as i can. and then i understand that there's so many managers that would love to be the manager of man united, so of course, i'm one of them, but it's not something that we've talked about. they are going to do a process now for it, for the next six months. jose mourinho was sacked this week with united 19 points behind the league leaders and having fallen out with some of his star players. solskjaer has been managing molde in his native norway for the last three years, and while his appointment may have surprised some, he's received backing from the man in the opposing dugout tomorrow. they're all looking at somebody that's been there. he's a hero there, really, a legend. with the players they've got, the young lads they've got, i would think that he c

where just a day after sacking jose mourinho — manchester united have named former player ole gunnar solskjaers caretaker manager until the end of the season. solskjaer spent 11 seasons at old trafford, scoring the winning goal in the 1999 champions league final — and takes over with united sixth in the premier league. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more. it girls made him an old trafford legend. he scored the winner in the champions league final but now he's back a different challenge as ca reta ker back a different challenge as caretaker manager. in a statement, he said while the club's vice—chairman said his history at manchester united means he lives and breathes the culture here. we are confident he will unite the players and the fans. that is the hint perhaps of what was lacking under jose mourinho was sacked yesterday in bandsi jose mourinho was sacked yesterday in bands i spoke to this morning looked to the norwegian‘s appointment. absolutely delighted. i think you will bring the feelgood factor back to the club. we've had negative football for so long and we need an uplift. w

but a winning start for ole gunnar solskjaer as manchester united's caretaker manager. good morning. a much cloudier day to day across many parts of the uk. some rain in the forecast as well. more details coming up. good morning. it's sunday the 23rd of december. our top story. at least 168 people are now known to have died and more than 700 are injured after a tsunami hit the coast of indonesia. it's thought to have been caused by an undersea tv footage has shown images of water rushing into hotels and restaurants in beach towns along the coast of west java. our reporter caroline rigby has more. it began as any other evening, then this. the tsunami struck indonesia on saturday night, hitting beaches including popular tourist spots along the sunda strait, between the islands of java and sumatra. the pop group seventeen were performing when the wave engulfed their stage. their singer confirmed on social media that the band's bass player and tour manager had died, and others, including his wife, were missing. officials say the death toll is likely to continue to rise. hun

"manchester united is in my heart", says ole gunnar solskjaer, as he returns to the club as interim managere if you want". adam peaty takes a stand against world swimming's governing body. i don't care. you know? ban me. if they got to, i'm not bothered. it's... at the end of the day, they're going to have the backlash from that. you're very welcome along to sportsday. tottenham came out on top in their north london derby against arsenal to reach the semi—finals of the league cup this evening. the semi—finals of the they were 2—0 winners at the emirates, with goals from son heung min and dele alli. but there was a nasty incident in the second half, when alli was hit in the head by a bottle thrown from the stands. arsenal say they're examining cctv to identify the culprit. arsenal say they are examining cctv to identify the culprit. nick parrott has this report. in north london derby is, the season's goodwill is limited to the bench. the managers convivial, their players confrontational. their last encounter here a fortnight ago sought a sending off as arsenal won 4-2. sought a sending off a

is club legend ole gunnar solskjaer the man to save their season?'s for the near future, but what about long—term ? iam happy i am happy at the club. only i want to send my best witches tojose. and manchester city scrape through to the league cup semi—finals after beating leicester on penalties. hello, and welcome to sportsday. welcome along to sportsday at the end of a tumultous tuesday for manchester united. this morning, they sacked jose mourinho after two and half years in charge, with the club suffering their worst start to a league season in 28 years. this evening, it's all about who can rescue the situation, with former club hero ole gunner solksjaer the man many are tipping to take caretaker charge. let's cross live to old trafford now and join our sports editor dan roan. this has been coming for a while according to many in the football world today. in terms of mourinho and manchester united and that relationship, how likely are way to get potentially a caretaker in charge by saturday? almost certain, i think. i think tomorrow we will have

paul pogba scored twice as caretaker boss ole gunnar solskjaer won his first game in charge at old trafford latest from the amex. brighton 1, arsenal 1. abaumeyang gave arsenal the lead. jurgen locadia equalised ten minutes before the break. 9 away games without a clean sheet now for the gunners. and this is how all of that shakes out at the top of the table. liverpool clear of tottenham in second. city down to third — a point further back. as things stand, arsenal would move above chelsea for an hour or so at least. everton have climbed into the top half of the table with that win at turf moor. you're up to date with everything that's happened and happening so far. better than battling the sales today i reckon. but still not done yet. that's right. a lot more to come today and we're not talking about the sales. we are talking about the football. it goes on tonight. watford take on chelsea. there for us, will be the slive commentary team of pat nevin and conor mcnamara. an exciting day of football on boxing day. we are —— we hope you're keeping the best for last here at big cass vicarage ro

interim manager ole gunnar solskjaer extended his winning run to three straight matches since his appointmentunited despatched bournemouth at old trafford, their world cup winner with two goals in a four one win. adam wild reports. it is amazing, the difference a smile can make. the new manager, and with its new optimism. even those who have seen it all before, are enjoying what they are seeing from manchester united, once more. the glue for the time being they are now free to express themselves here. showing sublime skill, barely four minutes played against boorman, already they were on their feet and smiling. few seem to be feeling the change in the attitude more than hammett criticised and vilified underjoe‘s in reno, not rising to the challenge. that was his second united start soon followed rash for this time in the right place. co mforta ble this time in the right place. comfortable enough, those imperfections persist. exploiting them before half—time, there remains work to do. when your side keeps scoring, it can make up for most things, just moments after coming on asa things, just mo

but a winning start for ole gunnar solskjaer as manchester united's caretaker manager. rain in the forecast as well. more details coming up. good morning. it's sunday the 23rd of december. our top story. at least 168 people are now known to have died and more than 700 are injured after a tsunami hit the coast of indonesia. it's thought to have been caused by an undersea tv footage has shown images of water rushing into hotels and restaurants in beach towns along the coast of west java.

they want a caretaker in position by next weekend, former striker ole gunnar solskjaer could be the man for the job. and i we lie here at old trafford as manchester united begin their search for the fourth manager in the last five years. also coming up in the programme... in exactly four years‘ time this will be the centre of the football world, the world cup final in qatar, we have a special report from the gulf state. good evening. at 9:45am this morning, the axe fell on jose mourinho‘s manchester united tenure. his two and half years at the club follows a career pattern, initial success followed by the erosion of relationships with the boardroom and dressing room and a third season sacking. we will speak to our sports editor dan roan at old traford, but first here's patrick gearey on why mourinho never quite made it in manchester. one of the post biggest managers, and one of footballs biggest clubs with one of paul's biggest challenges. jose mourinho at united was huge. it's not the result that eve ryo ne was huge. it's not the result that everyone wants, and not many have the chance

it's now three wins from three for ole gunnar solskjaer following jose mouinho's sacking, manchestermouth 4—1 at old trafford. you have to enjoy sitting down, watching the boys enjoy themselves. it's the biggest compliment you can get when you see the players working like this and the enjoyment we have of working hard and that's the foundation of any team. chelsea moved five points clear of fifth placed arsenal thanks to a 1—0 win. a vital three points for burnley in the days other game. they beat west ham 2—0 at turf moore. susanna dinnage has pulled out of replacing richard scuadamore as the chief executive of the premier league. the tv executive currently with discovery was announced as his successor in mid november with the understanding she would take up her new role early next year. she was called by those who recruitment process as the outstanding choice from a very strong field of candidates. australia are 2—1 down in their test series with india after slipping to defeat in melbourne, leaving the visitors on the brink of a first series win down under. australia still needed 1

manchester united take on cardiff this evening as ole gunnar solskjaer starts his era as interim manager. midfielder ashley young has been speaking to former united strike dion dublin. why do you think it is not clipped? there is much talent. it is about the confidence. the talent in the squad is unbelievable. you need to have that discipline and character and heart and desire and willing mentality. when you work at a club like theirs, that comes in abundance. for me, even being at my age, i am a winner. a lot of people will tell you when i come out of the training pitch, ifi have lost, it hurts. it is like i am not a nice person to be around when i lose. here are the rest of the day's fixtures. arsenal taking on a struggling burnley. there's a big night of uk boxing tonight with the english heavyweights dillian whyte and dereck chisora clashing at the 02, and at the same time, also on pay—per—view but in manchester, josh warrington will fight carl frampton for the ibf featherweight title. both fights are expected to be very close and the clash of timings has irritated many boxing fans a

and manchester united got their third win in three under temporary manager ole gunnar solskjaer, beatingind liverpool going into the new year, ahead of that crunch match at the etihad on thursday. while chelsea have opened up a five—point gap in the table over fifth—placed arsenal. the woman who'd been announced as the next chief executive of the premier league has told the organisation she's no longer taking up the position. susanna dinnage had been due to start one of the most powerful roles in british sport in 2019, succeeding richard scudamore, who is stepping down after 19 years. bbc sport understands dinnage has decided to stay in broadcasting at discovery, where she is global president of the animal planet channel. russia could face new sanctions, as it's set to miss tomorrow's deadline to hand over data from its anti—doping laboratory, bbc sport has learned. in september, the world anti—doping agency?lifted a three—year ban on the country for state—sponsored doping — on the condition that samples from its moscow lab were transferred by the 31st of december. ? but senior wada offi

manchester united's — ole gunnar solskjaer era starts at cardiff city this evening.raid to bring out the hairdryer treatment on players himself. maybe i should get the hairdryer out of my pocket, because i have a hairdryer. so you know when my hair needs lifting i use it myself, but i am also not afraid of laying down the law. you know, with your kids, when they disappoint you, you tell them off, you don't give them some chocolate then, do your? you treat players are similar to how you treat your kids, really, you want the best for them to you want to guide them, you want to help them. if i get disappointed, once in awhile you really have do tell them the standards we have got. he would never be as scary as alex. onto rugby union and northampton thrashed worcester 32—6. this interception from cobus reinach earned saints their opening try, running almost the entire length of the pitch. they then added another from luther burrell as well as six penalties to make it a miserable night for worcester — who are just two points off the bottom of the table. there was a dramat

manchester united's new interim manager, ole gunnar solskjaer, says he would love to remain manager butourinho. he said he wouldn't set any targets for the season but his focus was more on getting the players ‘to work as a team'. solskjaer played at united for for 11 years and the norwegian says his former boss there, sir alex ferguson, has been a big influence on him. he's been my mental. what i didn't understand early one, but he would be my mental. towards the last, maybe the injury in 2003, i was making all the notes what he did in certain situations and i've already been in touch with him, there's no one to get better advice from. there's been plenty of live rugby tonight and in rugby union's premiership northampton saints eased some relegation pressure as they comfortably beat worcester warriors 32—6. cobus ryenach added the extra gloss to the victory with this intercepted possession before running almost the length of the pitch to touch down with ease. the result means saints move up four places to sixth. cardiff blues had this last minute penalty to win their derby match with ne

boxing day is the busiest day of the footballing calendar and it will be some homecoming for ole gunnar solskjaertrafford for the first time since becoming the caretaker manager. after winning his opening game in charge, 5—1 at cardiff, he's hoping his players can show more attacking flair against huddersfield. iam i am pleased with all of them, every single one of them. it is a thread with rashford. it is exhilarating to watch and as long as they keep up that standard we will pick up points. the first game of the day is already underway at craven cottage where bottom side fulham are taking on wolves — the score is 0—0 at half—time. elsewhere, liverpool will aim to keep their li—point lead at the top of the premier league with a win over newcastle at anfield. second—placed manchester city are at leicester looking to bounce back from that shock home defeat to crystal palace, while third—placed tottenham host bournemouth. highlights of all the games will be on match of the day at 10:20pm on bbc one. celtic will be aiming to stay top of the scottish premiership, when they travel to aberdeen this aft

manchester united are playing right now, with ole gunnar solskjaer in the dugout, the caretaker has made a bright start, they are winning at cardiff and there's a big night ahead for british boxing, but with two fights on at the same time... the fans have to make a choice to which 50,000 watch one and 250,000 watch the other, both sides lose 2050 fans. also coming up in the programme... exeter chiefs move to the top of rugby union premiership..with a big win over the champions saracens. and we'll tell you about the retired swedish footballer who has taken memorabilia to another level. hello and welcome to sportsday, only one place to start, there's been another title twist in the premier league, 0lly has all the details. thanks jeanette, we just didn't see this coming. the champions manchester city losing to crystal palace at home. 28 years to the day after palaces last league win at city, 1990, liverpool were the reigning champions at the time and this result will have them celebrating today city took the lead through ilkay gundogan. but palace had the lead by half time, jeffrey schlupp

former manchester united striker ole gunnar solskjaer looks set to be named as caretaker manager of thenjury time champions league winner against bayern munich in 1999. he's been in charge at norwegian side molde since 2015 in what is his second spell as manager, but their 2018 season has finished for the winter and does not re—start until march. a short while manchester united may have accidentally confirmed solskjaer as interim manager. they put up a clip of that famous goal in the champions league final, underneath which was written, "solskjaer becomes our interim manager, 20 seasons after clinching the treble with that goal at the nou camp." former manchester united winger lee sharpe believes a new manager can help his old side salvage something from this season despite their struggles so far. it needs someone to come in and put a bit ofa it needs someone to come in and put a bit of a smile on the playersplupos faces and brighten the place up a bit. —— players'. if someone comes in place up a bit. —— players'. if someone comes in and put an eye on the attacking players, there is ple

it's now three wins from three for ole gunnar solskjaer following jose mouinho's sacking.twice as united beat bournemouth 4—1 at old trafford. you have to enjoy sitting down and watching the boys enjoy themselves. and they were great. second to none. it's the biggest compliment you can get when you see the players working like this and the enjoyment we have of working hard and that's the foundation of any team. chelsea moved five points clear of fifth—placed arsenal thanks to a 1—0 win. a vital three points for burnley in the days other game. they beat west ham 2—0 at turf moore. susanna dinnage has pulled out of replacing richard scuadamore as the chief executive of the premier league. the tv executive, currently with discovery, was announced as his successor in mid—november with the understanding she would take up her new role early next year. she was called by those who led the recruitment process as the outstanding choice from a very strong field of candidates. australia are 2—1 down in their test series with india after slipping to defeat in melbourne, leaving the vis

in sport, manchester city lose valuable points in the title race but a winning start for ole gunnar solskjaerny parts of the uk. there is some rain in the forecast as well —— cloudier days. more details coming up.

ole gunnar solskjaer managing his first home game, and just seven days into the job, the turnaround has remarkable. and then pogba! already the celebrations becoming familiar, his side playing with the talent they had all along. paul pogba apparently happy once again. finally, at old trafford, things could be starting to look up. in the scottish premiership, scott sinclair scored a hat—trick as leaders celtic beat aberdeen 4—3 in a thriller at pittodrie. the game was poised at 2—2 going into the final five minutes, before goals from odsonne edouard and sinclair sealed the win to extend their lead at the top to three points. clan des obeaux was the surprise winner of the king george the sixth chase at kempton. the 16—1 shot, ridden by harry cobden, narrowly beat veteran thistlecrack in a dramatic finish, giving trainer paul nicholls his 10th win at the boxing day showpiece. the gold cup winner native river came in third. a bit of extra information. it was alex ferguson who partly owns that horse as well. i saw horse as well. isaw him horse as well. i saw him there. thank you. that's all

manchester united's new interim manager, ole gunnar solskjaer, has held his first press conference inf his first game in charge at cadiff city tomorrow, the only other club, he's managed in the premier league. despite taking cardiff to relegation solskjaer feels he has learnt, especially from his former manager, sir alex ferguson. he has been my mental but i didn't understand early on that he would be my mental because i wasjust understand early on that he would be my mental because i was just sitting and towards ever since my injury in 2003 at least, i was making all the notes what he did at different situations and of course i have already been in touch with him because there is no one better to get some advice from. manchester united fans have been leaving their views about solskjaer on the bbc sport website all day. sachin says that united fans shouldn't get over enthusiastic but wants the football to do the talking. graham believes that returning to the ‘united way‘ is the priority for the new boss. i guess that means ‘attack, attack, attack‘. and this weekend‘s game against card

ole gunnar solskjaer? you cannot pretend you haven‘t heard of him!e champions league in 1999, which is probably the goal he is most famous for. 11 seasons at manchester united. the reason he has been brought in is because of those 11 seasons, so he is imbued in the philosophy of manchester united. he has the club in his heart, as he said ina has the club in his heart, as he said in a statement today. that is what they are looking for, a player to bring the heart back to the club. jose mourinho played a different style of football, defensive and negative. the united way, as the fa ns negative. the united way, as the fans say, is more positive. they are only bringing him back on a temporary basis. he is currently a manager at a norwegian club, and they have made it clear it is only temporary. they are just lending they have made it clear it is only temporary. they arejust lending him to united, they cannot have him for good. but who takes over for good? the leading candidate is the spurs boss. will he leave spurs to go to old trafford? boss. will he le

manchester united's new interim manager, ole gunnar solskjaer, has held his first press co nfe re nceharacter relegation, solskjaer feels he has learned, especially from his former manager, sir alex ferguson. he has been my main tour. but i didn't understand barely on that he would be my mentor because i was just sitting towards the last maybe, ever since my injury in 2003, at least, i was making all the notes how he, what he did at different, certain situations. and of course i have already been in touch with him. there is no one better to get some advice from. ben stokes can still be advice from. ben stokes can still be a role model despite pleading guilty to bringing the game into disrepute. that is according to the england and wales cricket board chief executive, tom harrison. stokes was stripped of his role of vice captain of the test side but since been cleared of a charge of affray, the durham all—rounder has reasserted himself as one of england's most important players. i think he has been through a year that will serve as a constant reminder of how quickly things can go wrong

ole — united". david beckham put up a picture of solskjaer with the simple message, "good luck ole — @manchesterunited". gary neville got a bit emotional, admitting, "i heart ole gunnar't discuss his departure from united out of the "deepest respect" for his former colleagues. he left the club yesterday after two and a half years in charge after its worst league start for 28 years. they're in sixth place, 19 points behind leaders liverpool in the premier league table. today, he said the following in a statement... gareth bale scored an 11—minute hat trick as real madrid progressed to the final of the club world cup. they beat the japanese side kashima antlers 3—1. bale got his firstjust before half time before adding two more. real madrid are hoping to win the tournament for the third year in a row. they'll face abu dhabi side al ain in the final on saturday. olympic champion adam peaty has dared swimming's governing body to ban him after he backed plans for a new competition next year. the inaugural international swimming league was due to take place in italy this month. but it was cancelled after fina threatened to prevent those who raced from competing in next yea

manchester united have their caretaker until the end of the season — it's their former striker, ole gunnar solskjaerll be joined by mike phelan as first—team coach, who was sir alex ferguson's former asssistant. who was sir alex ferguson's former assistant. solskjaer is currently boss of the norwegian side, molde. their new season starts in march, and they've stressed that he's just on loan to united. arsenal have told the bbc they're investigating cctv footage after the tottenham midfielder dele ali was hit with a plastic water bottle that this steward picked up in his side's 2—0 league cup quarter final victory at the emirates stadium. it was son heung—min who scored the opening goal for spurs after 20 minutes, and alli doubled the lead on the hour mark before he was hit in the back of the head shortly after. now, when you're the son of one of the greatest basketball players ever, you must feel the pressure when you get on court. but when le bronjames's son bryce had a tough game, the los angeles lakers player gave him a good pep talk. you get too down on yourself for no reason. you've got the off

elsewhere, there was a first home win for manchester united's new caretaker manager, ole gunnar solskjaeroring twice in the 3—1 victory over huddersfield town. chelsea and everton also won while there were draws betwen brighton and arsenal, fulham and wolves, and crystal palace and cardiff. in the scottish premiership, leaders celtic are now three points clear of rangers at the top after a 4—3 win at aberdeen. scott sinclair completed his hat—trick amid a spell of four goals in the final seven minutes as celtic secured a fifth successive win at pittodrie. clan des obeaux was the surprise winner of the big christmas race, the king george vi chase at kempton. the 2016 winner, thistlecrack, finished second, as jo currie reports. boxing day at kempton always brings the crowds. this isjump racing christmas blockbuster featured a glittering line—up, including the defending champion and favourite might bite. but the former gold cup winner showed the early promise. a fall at the start of lap number to bringing down the second favourite waiting patiently in the process. but it wasn't enough to put

manchester united's ole gunnar solskjaer era starts at cardiff city this evening.aking about the influence of sir alex ferguson on his management style, and solskjaer says he isn't afraid to bring out the hairdryer treatment on players himself. maybe i should get the hairdryer out of my pocket, because i have a hairdryer. so you know when my hair needs lifting i use it myself, but i am also not afraid of laying down the law. you know, with your kids, when they disappoint you, you tell them off, you don't give them some chocolate then, do you? you treat players similar to how you treat your kids, really, you want the best for them to you want to guide them, you want to help them. if i get disappointed, once in a while, you really have do tell them the standards we have got. he will be nowhere near as scary as alex ferguson. onto rugby union and northampton thrashed worcester 32—6. this interception from cobus reinach earned saints their opening try, running almost the entire length of the pitch. they then added another from luther burrell as well as six penalties to

that was before ole gunnar solskjaer took over manchester united.press themselves. paul pogba, criticised, even vilified under the previous regime, now, like his team, seemingly enjoying himself once more, having re—found his rhythm. he scored twice against bournemouth. marcus rashford and romilly lukaku doing the rest. united looking more like their old self. i probably would have watched this game on telly, having some crisps and cake. so it's better to be here, to be fair. a troubled year, ending on a high for burnley. a victory over west ham gives them hope of better times ahead. adam wild, bbc news. the premier league is after a new boss, only a few weeks after hiring one. susanna dinnage had agreed to take over from richard scudamore as chief executive, but she's now changed her mind. she's going to stay in her current role with the discovery channel after deciding that she didn't want to leave broadcasting. bath are up to 5th in rugby union's premiership after beating leicester last night. they ran in three ties to win 23—16 — rory mconochie

as a manchester united player, ole gunnar solskjaer won everything there was to win, but having returned a permanent basis. morning. myjob is now isjust for the next six months to do as well as i can, and move the club forward as well as i can. and then i understand that there's so many managers that would love to be the manager of man united, so of course, i'm one of them, but it's not something that we've talked about. they are going to do a process now for it, for the next six months. jose mourinho was sacked this week with united 19 points behind the league leaders and having fallen out with some of his star players. solskjaer has been managing molde in his native norway for the last three years, and while his appointment may have surprised some, he's received backing from the man in the opposing dugout tomorrow.

and a dream start for ole gunnar solskjaer in charge at manchester united and winning against cardiffwe'll have the latest on that and all the rest of the day's sport in sportsday in half an hour. good evening. a man and a woman are being questioned by detectives, in connection with the "criminal use of drones," near gatwick airport. the suspects are from crawley in west sussex and police are searching a house in the town. sightings of drones over the last three days led to the cancellation or delay of a thousand flights, affecting more than 140,000 passengers. today the airport has remained open but a backlog of flights has meant continuing problems for travellers. jenny kumar reports. tonight, police activity at a house near gatwick airport. officers have searched inside the property and examined vehicles parked on the drive. this comes after sussex police confirmed last night that a man and a woman had been arrested in connection with illegal drone activity. at gatwick today, flights have been getting back to normal after three days of disruption, but there is a backlog to clear an

manchester united are playing right now, with ole gunnar solskjaer in the dugout, the caretaker has made0,000 watch the other, both sides lose 2050 fans. also coming up in the programme... exeter chiefs move to the top of rugby union premiership..with a big win over the champions saracens. and we'll tell you about the retired swedish

in sport, a winning start for ole gunnar solskjaer as manchester united's caretaker manager. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35. this morning's reviewers are claire cohen, women's editor at the telegraph and james rampton, features writer for the independent. good morning. rescue teams in indonesia are searching for survivors of a deadly tsunami that has killed at least 168 people. the death toll is expected to rise. around 750 others were injured, and many are missing after the waves struck beaches around the sunda strait, which connects the java sea to the indian ocean. caroline rigby reports. it began as any other evening, then this. the tsunami struck indonesia on saturday night, hitting beaches including popular tourist spots along the sunda strait, the channel between the islands of java and sumatra. the pop group seventeen were performing when the wave engulfed their stage. their singer confirmed on social media that the band's bass player and tour manager had died, and others, including his wife, were missing. officials say the death toll is likel

ole gunnar solskjaer says it's brilliant to return to manchester united as the club's interim managerer is a legend at the club after his last—gasp winner secured the champions league in 1999. former united team—mate henning berg believes he can have a positive effect on the current squad. i think we will see some of the players happy, smiling, and back to more energy, playing closer to their best level, but again they have to find the best way of playing together with this team. the way gunnar likes to play is different to what it has been and is closer to what it has been and is closer to what united are used to from earlier. that's all the sport for now. good night. hello. you have probably heard it will be a very mild run—up to christmas. we are taking our air from the atlantic so it will be mile from the atlantic so it will be mile from the atlantic so it will be mile from the south—westerly winds feeding in variable cloud, spells of cloud, so a mixture of everything. the state it looks like we will have low pressure influencing the weather. it will be anchored to the north—west

the return of ole gunnar solskjaer — he's manchester united's caretaker until the end of the season.lcome to the bbc news at six. controlling immigration was a key reason for many people voting leave in the eu referendum, and today the government has set out its plans for immigration post—brexit in what it says is the biggest change in policy for decades. in the long term, low—skilled workers from eu countries will no longer have the automatic right to work here, but under the plans low—skilled workers from all over the world would be allowed to come for up to a year. the cap on the number of high—skilled workers coming here will be scrapped, with a possible minimum salary requirement of £30,000. current net long—term migration — that's the difference between those arriving in the country and those leaving — was 273,000 in the year tojune. that is down compared to previous years. the prime minister insisted the government will stick to its target of under 100,000. but the last time that happened was over 20 years ago. the proposed new rules won't be phased in until 2021, as our polit

manchester united appoint former player ole gunnar solskjaer as caretaker manager, a day after sackingho. and a special reading of one of charles dicken‘s best—loved stories, a christmas carol, which was published 175 years ago today. and coming up on bbc news, he "chose the wrong words". lewis hamilton apologises for calling his home town, stevenage, a "slum" during his speech at bbc sports personality of the year. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. downing street has rejected a suggestion by the home secretary, sajid javid, that the government is dropping its commitment to keep net immigration below 100,000 post—brexit. questioned this morning, mrjavid refused seven times to say whether he was committed to the target. this lunchtime the government is announcing a new system for immigration after brexit — which it says prioritises migrants‘ skills rather than where they come from. the plans mean workers from the eu will no longer have the automatic right to work in the uk after brexit. here's our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. it's the issue that lay at

and manchester united's interim manager ole gunnar solskjaer says he wants the team to enjoy playing football again. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news. a victory against wolves for liverpool will take them four points clear at the top of the premier league table. good evening. officials at gatwick have said it's safe for flights in and out of the airport to resume after another drone was spotted this evening. flights were suspended for about an hour while investigations took place. more than a quarter of a million passengers have been affected by the chaos at the uk's second biggest airport which first began on wednesday night and lasted for 36 hours. this morning at 6.30 flights were eventually resumed after the military provided what's been described as mitigating measures — believed to be anti—drone technology. just after 5pm this evening, flights were again halted and aircraft were left circling the area while another drone sighting was investigated. take—off and landings then resumed again this evening at around 6.30. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy is at gatwick for us no

a dream start for ole gunnar solskjaer in charge at manchester united winning 5—1 against cardiff.nd in half an hour, we look at how the social media giants came underfire in review 2018: the media year. it's just been announced that the former liberal democrat leader, lord paddy ashdown, has died at the age of 77. mr ashdown began his career in the military as a royal marine and then went on to lead the liberal democrats for 11 years from 1988. in november this year, lord ashdown revealed he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer. we can speak to the current leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, who is on the phone now. thank you forjoining us. very sad day for the party and no doubt for yourself personally. yes, very sad and something of a surprise. only three months ago, he was buzzing with energy and ideas at our party conference. i think many of us knew him and remember him as a very fine leader and mr action man, he was the love energy, dry, commitment. he built the party up from a very low base when he took over as leader at the time of the merger. to a point whe

afterjose mourinho's sacking earlier this week, ole gunnar solskjaer has taken training at manchesterger. the former club hero has been appointed until the end of the season and met executive vice—chairman ed woodward shortly after his arrival. he also held a team meeting with the players before beginning training. formula 3 driver sophia floersch says she didn't realise just how bad her 170 mile an hour crash was at the macau grand prix until she saw it back. the 18—year—old suffered a fractured spine when her carflew through the air before smashing into a fence last month. the german has told us she is still hoping to become the first female formula one world champion. i remember everything from the crash. it felt just i remember everything from the crash. it feltjust completely different for me, because, yeah, i didn't... it is different for me, because, yeah, i didn't. .. it is just different for me, because, yeah, i didn't... it isjust happening so fast. it doesn't look nice at all. it is really horrible. i have two broken bones in my spinal column. one part of the bone went into

ole gunnar solskjaer managing his first home game, and just seven days into the job, the turnaround hasoming familiar, his side playing with the talent they had all along. paul pogba apparently happy once again. finally, at old trafford, things could be starting to look up. austin halewood, bbc news. elsewhere everton thumped burnley 5—1 at turf moor. brighton and arsenal played out a one all draw and chelsea won 2—1 at watford to move two points clear of the gunners in fourth. the games at fulham and crystal palace both ended in draws. napoli head coach carlo ancelotti has revealed they tried to have their league game against inter milan suspended because of alleged racist chanting. the former chelsea manager says they asked three times for the game to be stopped at the san siro yesterday due to the abuse aimed at his defender kalidou koulibaly, who was sent off with nine minutes to go. he said the senegalese player was put on edge by the crowd's behaviour during their 1—0 defeat. translation: the state of mind of one player was affected by racism and that is very bad. we are doing a c