so we are left then with sirjim ratcliffe�*s offer.mated £1.3 billion for 25% of manchester united. we will the money go? and what happens to the debt? mas the money go? and what happens to the debt?— to the debt? was really clear here is manchester _ to the debt? was really clear here is manchester united i to the debt? was really clear. here is manchester united need an injection of liquidity or cash in very simple terms, the sirjim ratcliffe tredwell achieve that, whether it is used as a debt repayment we are not entirely sure at the moment. but the glazers have clearly racked up a huge amount of debt the football club, that that has been manageable over the past 20 years or so. you would imagine it would continue to be manageable for the foreseeable future, but nonetheless that does limit what they can do transfer market. 0ld what they can do transfer market. old trafford is not the most up—to—date stadium anymore and we have heard lots of stories about carrington as well. while it may not pared down the debt, it will give them an

where is sirjim ratcliffe's money coming from, will it lead to a full takeover?ntrol will he have? when we have the answers? a board meeting is set to take place on thursday although it is still clear how a minority stake in the club will be structured and if the glazers will even accept it. as you've been hearing in the news, belgium's euro 2024 qualifier against sweden was abandoned at half—time for security reasons after two swedish people were shot dead in brussels. the killings happened in the city before the game started. belgian police instructed fans to stay inside the stadium for their own safety after the game was stopped. elsewhere the netherlands looked to have stumbled again in their quest to qualify, but captain virgil van dijk came to their late rescue as his penalty earned them a 1—0 win over greece in athens. ronaldo was on the scoresheet as portugal made it seven wins from seven matches in their qualifying campaign with a 5—0 thrashing of bosnia—herzegovina. while austria's win in azerbaijan secures their place in the finals. on tuesday night, e

so we are left with sirjim ratcliff�*s offer of an estimated 1.3 billion pounds for 25% of manchesteroney go? and what happens to the dent? what where will that money go? and what happens to the dent?— happens to the dent? what is really clear here is — happens to the dent? what is really clear here is that _ happens to the dent? what is really clear here is that manchester - happens to the dent? what is really| clear here is that manchester united need an injection of liquidity or cash in very simple terms. the sir jim ratcliff bed will achieve that, whether it's used as a debt repayment, we are not entirely sure at the moment, but the glazes have clearly backed up a huge amount of debt with the football club. that debt with the football club. that debt has been manageable over the last 20 years or so. he would imagine that it would continue to be manageable for the foreseeable future, but nonetheless, that does limit what they can do in the transfer market. all traffic is not exactly the most up—to—date stadium any more, and we have had lots of stories about carrington tennis off wh

sirjim ratcliffe�*s ineos group wants to take control of the football operations side of manchester united buy a 25% stake in the club, worth an offer of an estimated $1.7 billion. the british billionaire is thought to be increasingly confident of securing what he hopes will be the first stage of an eventual buyout of the glazer family, who currently own manchester united. the bbc has been told that his principal rival, qatari banker sheikh jassim, has withdrawn from the bidding process, having failed to meet the glazers' valuation of more than 6 billion and had grown frustrated with the american�*s demands. rangers have appointed the former monaco and club brugge head coach philippe clement as their new manager. the former belgium defender succeeds michael beale, who was sacked earlier this month and he signed a three and a half year deal at ibrox. his first match in charge will be against hibernian next weekend. he can't do worse than michael beale because the last game against aberdeen was not acceptable. it's unacceptable how the team has been performing this season and they need to st

manchester united may be closer to getting a new investor, billionaire sirjim ratcliffe, who controlsis set to offer to buy 25% of the football club from the glazer family, and the offer is worth around £i.3 family, and the offer is worth around £1.3 billion, or $1.6 trillion. —— 1.6 billion dollars. thanks very much for watching. to stay with bbc news. peter and janet barron share a passion forfencing, and it's a passion they want to pass on. even before they start their own training, the couple from worsley turn up at stourbridge fencing club to help the coaches encourage and develop the next generation. whereas people are singing about football all the time. they don't sing about fencing. so any opportunity we get that we can promote the sport so that there's a lot more young people taking it up, that's so much the better. it's essential that we all help future generations| to come through. and as you've seen tonight yourself, how enthusiasticl those little children eight years on are, | they really enjoy it. fencing brought the pair together many years ago and they've been duellin

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the future of manchester united is in the spotlight, as british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe hopes toe first stage of an eventual buyout. good evening from jerusalem, as the flight of palestinians from northern gaza continues. israel is preparing for a major ground offensive into the territory, while maintaining a heavy bombing campaign of targets, in the hunt for members of hamas. the group has been designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, including the uk. the united nations says israel's total siege of gaza, cutting off fuel, food and electricity supplies, is causing a deepening humanitarian crisis, with hospitals close to complete collapse, threatening thousands of lives. meanwhile, thousands of those palestinians who have left their homes, hoping to cross into egypt, have been left bitterly disappointed, with the crossing still closed. the us says it's working hard to get egypt to allow access. in the uk, rishi sunak has told the commons that "all the tools of british diplomacy" will be used and more humanitarian aid will be provided to the palestinian peo

sirjim ratcliffe�*s ineos group is aiming to take a minority stake in the club — it would be the moste of its subsciption plans. the streaming giant said monthly charges for its uk basic service would rise by £1 to 7.99 and the premium option will increase by £2 to 17.99. it reflects the firm�*s growing confidence after successfully cracking down on password sharing. netflix says this summer it added the most subscribers in two years. england are preparing for their semi—final clash against south africa at the rugby world cup on saturday. despite being the only undefeated team in the competition so far, england will start as the underdogs against the reigning world champions. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports from paris. england swapped the oval ball for a round one as they trained this week. all smiles ahead of their semifinal, something which just a few months ago seemed a long way away. this is endless and merciless from france! england defeated, in disarray! england struggled for most of this year, but suddenly the expressions have changed, celebrating their quarterfinal

sirjim ratcliffe's ineos group wants to take control of the football operations side of manchester unitedith an offer worth an estimated $1.7 billion. the british billionaire is thought to be increasingly confident of securing what he hopes will be the first stage of an eventual buyout of the glazer family. the bbc�*s been told that his principal rival — qatari banker sheikh jassim — has withdrawn from the bidding process having failed to meet the glazers' valuation of more than 6 billion manchester city are top of the women's super league after a 5—0 victory over bristol city. jill roord and khadija shaw both scoring twice. elsewhere, manchester united and leicester drew 1—1. two goals in stoppage time saw arsenal snatch victory against aston villa. spurs and everton also won. and don't forget, there's lots of european championship qualifiers taking place around europe today. all the details on our website. scotland could reach the finals if spain avoid defeat to norway in oslo. if spain win, they'll be in germany next year too. albania and turkey could also qualify on sunday. you can go

sirjim ratcliffe�*s ineos group wants to take control of the football operations side of manchester uniteduy a 25% stake in the club with an offer worth an estimated $1.7 billion. the british billionaire is thought to be increasingly is thought to be increasingly confident of securing what he hopes will be the first stage of an eventual buyout of the glazer family. the bbc�*s been told that his principal rival — qatari banker sheikh jassim bin hamad al thani — has withdrawn from the bidding process, having failed to meet the glazers�* valuation of more than 6 billion and growing frustrated with their demands. qualifying for next year's european football championship continues on sunday. the likes of belgium, france and portugal have already made it to germany, while scotland can join them without kicking a ball — that's if norway fail to beat spain. it's much trickier for wales, who play croatia. they remain three points off second place in group d in a four—way tussle for qualification, but wales will move in to second if they win in cardiff. manager rob page insists speculation about his

the british businessman, sirjim ratcliffe , businessman, sir jim ratcliffe, is now the only other declareder and he's understood to be working on a 25% stake, which would see the american glazer family retain majority control of the club . that is it for the of the club. that is it for the moment from me. we'll be back with more later on and tomorrow. but now it's time for headliners i >> hello and welcome to headliners . >> hello and welcome to headliners. i'm nick dixon, taking you through tomorrow's top stories for the next hour. and i'm joined by dangerous extremist leo kearse. there he is. and the suspiciously reasonable steve and alan. how are you doing this is good. is this like a all three of us? >> host this is like a sort of supergroup. >> you know what it's like? it's like we used to do comedy like when we used to do comedy clubs top clubs, which clubs like the top clubs, which i did, and they'd say, i did, and they'd all say, everyone's a headliner tonight, you know i mean? but you you know what i mean? but you were middle were thinking the middle guy isn't sitting isn't really

it leaves the british businessman , sirjim ratcliffe, businessman, sir jim ratcliffe, as the only otherng on a 25% stake, which would see the american glazer family retain majority control of the club . we'll have across of the club. we'll have across the uk on tv, on digital radio. and if you want us on your smart speaken and if you want us on your smart speaker, just say play gb news. that's it for the moment. now back to . mark back to. mark >> great to have you with us tonight, aaron. aaron armstrong returns at 11:00. it's mark dolan tonight. and the king and princes william and harry call hamas terrorists. so why can't the bbc? and is joe biden fit to handle this international crisis? i'll be asking the queen of us showbiz royal and political reporting, kinsey schofield and thousands of pro—palestine supporters marched across the uk today with seven arrests in london. we'll bring you the latest. and we'll be asking whether those waving the flag of the hamas terror group should face criminal prosecution . plus, tomorrow's newspaper front pages with live reaction in the studio from t

billionaire sirjim ratcliffe's ineos group is considering whether to offer to buy a minority stake ined. if ratcliffe was succesful in buying a minority stake, the move would allow the glazer family to retain a significant shareholding in united. now to that var controversey from liverpool's game on saturday. could this clear things up? the club have requested to the referees governing body for the audio conversations between the officials to be released. it's after var failed to overturn a wrong decision to disallow a luis diaz goalfor offside. the pgmol said it was down to significant human error. liverpool said that explanation was unacceptable, and want the conversations released between the officials to work out just how it happened. whether it will bring in clarity remains to be seen, but they think thatis remains to be seen, but they think that is one way of trying to resolve this situation. the us based andretti team are still holding out hope ofjoining formula 1. they are the only bid to be approved by the fia. but f1 bosses will have now have the final say and they are expec

sirjim ratcliffe that the glazers may be selling 25% less. sir jim ratcliffe . 25% less. congress at all, is it? well, i mean, he's so many. he's got his handsin mean, he's so many. he's got his hands in so many sporting pies. it's manchester united is the one that you really wants. part of. he wanted to buy the whole thing. then the price went up. and then there about and then there was what, about six different seen six different bids we've seen over years. so now over the past two years. so now there's talk that it might be 25% alone, you know 25% here alone, but you know what? i wouldn't hang my hat on it it's taking it it because it's just taking it for wilfried zaha , tanguy for ages. wilfried zaha, tanguy and dumbbell, who for and dumbbell, who play for spurs as playing for as well, both playing for galletas so never galletas sorry. so you never know what manchester united's going you know going to turn up, do you know what used to play united what you used to play for united as he as well? so it's as he did as well? so it's a homecoming for him. of homecoming for