:00:10. > :00:12.Leeds United have announced that Brian McDermott
:00:13. > :00:17.says he wants a new structure at Elland Road.
:00:18. > :00:22.The manager has gone but, rather unusually for football,
:00:23. > :00:26.this departure all seems fairly amicable.
:00:27. > :00:33.Brian McDermott's job had been at risk following the takeover
:00:34. > :00:36.of Leeds United by Italian businessman Massimo Cellino.
:00:37. > :00:38.So you have been in touch with Cellino and McDermott.
:00:39. > :00:43.Brian, as is his nature, he is just class all over.
:00:44. > :00:47."Look, I want to say thank you very much
:00:48. > :00:50."for everything that everybody has done at the club,
:00:51. > :00:53.He says, "Look, despite the fact I am now going,
:00:54. > :00:56."it is just been the most amazing experience."
:00:57. > :01:00.He has come to an amicable agreement with Brian McDermott
:01:01. > :01:04.and he just feels that it is his time to try and build the team
:01:05. > :01:07.for the preseason and bring in a new coach.
:01:08. > :01:09.He does not want a manager like we know,
:01:10. > :01:13.he wants coach that would look after the team and team affairs
:01:14. > :01:15.and not have to worry about anything else.
:01:16. > :01:18.When the takeover deal was agreed in January, McDermott was sacked
:01:19. > :01:24.But, four months on, this parting appears to be much more final.
:01:25. > :01:26.Personally, I would've given him another year.
:01:27. > :01:30.I know that opinion is divided with Brian but I do not see a manager
:01:31. > :01:33.in the world who could do better than what he did.
:01:34. > :01:36.I feel sorry for the guy in one respect
:01:37. > :01:37.because he worked under difficult circumstances
:01:38. > :01:39.with everything that was going on behind`the`scenes.
:01:40. > :01:43.But now is the time for change and it is time to look forward.
:01:44. > :01:47.He will be missed but hopefully when they bring someone new in
:01:48. > :01:50.The club's owner, Massimo Cellino, says that McDermott
:01:51. > :01:53.will always be a friend of Leeds United.
:01:54. > :01:56.In a statement, he has described him as a great guy,
:01:57. > :01:58.a great manager and a gentleman to deal with.
:01:59. > :02:00.Now, in that same statement, Brian McDermott says
:02:01. > :02:03.he respects that Massimo needs to be fully supported
:02:04. > :02:05.in putting together his vision for the club.
:02:06. > :02:10.He then urges everyone to get behind the team and the new owner.
:02:11. > :02:12.The Leeds United players are now expected
:02:13. > :02:15.to meet with Massimo Cellino on Monday.
:02:16. > :02:18.They have not been paid this week because a winding`up petition
:02:19. > :02:25.means that the club bank account is frozen.
:02:26. > :02:28.In other news, 12 men are due to appear
:02:29. > :02:30.before Leeds magistrates on Tuesday following a police investigation
:02:31. > :02:36.They face a variety of charges, including raping
:02:37. > :02:40.a girl aged between 13 and 15 and sexual activity with a child.
:02:41. > :02:45.relate to one female, juvenile victim from Leeds.
:02:46. > :02:47.Police searching for a missing family
:02:48. > :02:49.believe they may be on their way to Ireland.
:02:50. > :02:51.Rosemarie Senior, her partner, Sidney Winson,
:02:52. > :02:54.three`year`old daughter, Nora Lisa Ward,
:02:55. > :02:56.and two`year`old son, James Dean Docherty,
:02:57. > :03:01.were last seen at noon yesterday in Chancery Lane, Retford.
:03:02. > :03:03.Police say they'd like to contact them
:03:04. > :03:09.Doncaster boxer Jamie McDonnell is aiming to win a world title
:03:10. > :03:15.McDonnell will fight for the vacant WBA bantam weight title at Wembley
:03:16. > :03:20.on the same bill as the bout between Carl Froch and George Groves.
:03:21. > :03:24.I'm sure the British public will be behind me `
:03:25. > :03:26.I'm a British fighter fighting for a world title.
:03:27. > :03:30.So hopefully everyone will get behind me and cheer me to victory.
:03:31. > :03:33.The winner of last year's Tour de France has been getting to grips
:03:34. > :03:36.with the Yorkshire stages of this year's race.
:03:37. > :03:39.Cycling fans have been turning out to watch Chris Froome and some
:03:40. > :03:42.of his Team Sky colleagues taking part in a practice ride along
:03:43. > :03:47.The race starts in Yorkshire on the fifth and sixth of July
:03:48. > :03:50.and Froome's looking forward to getting plenty of home support.
:03:51. > :03:54.has just been us being here these last few days,
:03:55. > :03:57.With people recognising us everywhere we go.
:03:58. > :04:00.Just saying, "Good luck, good luck with July,
:04:01. > :04:09.For me, it really does fill me with a great sense of pride.
:04:10. > :04:13.And we'll be bringing you much more of that interview with Chris Froome
:04:14. > :04:22.Good evening. For tomorrow, it is not looking too bad.
:04:23. > :04:35.High pressure continues to dominate, so a fairly sunny start.
:04:36. > :04:37.Through this evening, most of us will be dry.
:04:38. > :04:38.Just the odd chance of the odd shower.
:04:39. > :04:40.Overnight, it will be variable cloud.
:04:41. > :04:54.We'll have clearer skies and temperatures will be low.
:04:55. > :04:57.Down to around 8 or 9 degrees. They could be so missed forming
:04:58. > :05:00.where therwinds fairly light. Tomorrow, any missed all clear.
:05:01. > :05:03.It will start dry and bright. Eastern areas tending to hold onto
:05:04. > :05:05.the sunshine for longest tomorrow. It was at cloud over
:05:06. > :05:12.from the north`west. Top temperatures of 20 degrees.
:05:13. > :05:19.Hello. So far, so good. Most of us have had a dry start of the weekend.
:05:20. > :05:23.Some of us will be turning wetter tomorrow. For that change we look to
:05:24. > :05:26.the far north-west of the UK. Overnight into western Scotland,
:05:27. > :05:30.thicker cloud. Patchy hybrids of rain moving in. Some of that
:05:31. > :05:35.reaching Northern Ireland late in the night. Elsewhere, dry. Where you
:05:36. > :05:37.are clear, you will see some patchy mist and fog developing.
:05:38. > :05:40.Temperatures just over a single figures. There will be a different
:05:41. > :05:44.look to the weather across the western side of the UK. Western
:05:45. > :05:49.coast 's of England and Wales, so much sunshine today. More cloud
:05:50. > :05:53.around, maybe a hint of drizzle. In the evening we will start to see our
:05:54. > :05:56.bricks of rain. Central and eastern England will see a fair amount of
:05:57. > :05:59.morning sunshine. Southern and eastern Scotland, a dry start. For
:06:00. > :06:03.Northern Ireland and western Scotland, not just goal, but rampant
:06:04. > :06:09.places to begin the day. Easier when you have rain, the temperature held
:06:10. > :06:12.down. There will be low is in the rain, especially in Northern
:06:13. > :06:13.Ireland. In the afternoon we'll see more in persistent rain