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Red carpets are being rolled out ahead of the 89th we will be getting all the Oscars Gossip from la and chatting with showbiz columnist perez hilton about all the goings on in la la land. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. We are going to talk to some of our Leicester City super fans who made diaries for us about their beloved club and what they think about the man they thought was a hero being sacked nine months later. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. A truly historic victory the words of new conservative mp Trudy Harrison after winning the labour seat of copeland in last nights by election. Its the first gain by a Governing Party since 1982. In the nights other result labour held on to stoke central, with ukip leader Paul Nuttall Finishing in second place. Our Political Correspondent tom bateman sent us this report. Harrison, trudy lynne, the conservative party candidate, 13,748. Voters here had chosen a labour mp for the last 80 years. But all that changed in a dramatic night as the conservatives took copeland by 2,000 votes. What has happened here tonight is a truly historic event. Youd have to go back more than a century to find an example of a Governing Party taking a seat from the Opposition Party in an election like this. Sack corbyn, sack corbyn labour had said the vote was on a knife edge. In the aftermath of defeat, their departing candidate the first time a conservative has represented the area since the 1930s. And, for them tonight, jubilation. But serious questions for labour underJeremy Corbyn. Theresa may made the rare move of visiting a by election seat vacated by an opposition mp. It was a Hard Fought Campaign over nuclearjobs and hospital services. The result leaves labour assessing its electoral prospects. But there was better news for labour in the by election in Stoke On Trent, another traditional seat for the party. They held on with a reduced majority. This by election was a test for ukip in a Working Class Area that voted heavily for brexit. Itjust managed second place, but did increase its vote share. Ukips time will come. This will happen. Hang on. This seat was, what, number 72 on our hit list. A lot more will happen. There is a lot more to come from us. We are not going anywhere. I am not going anywhere. So therefore, you know, we move on and our time will come. There will be jubilation for theresa may at the result in copeland. Jeremy corbyn promised he would reconnect with voters. He may have to try in spite of futher opposition from his own mps. Lets get more on this story. 0ur Political Correspondent iain watson is in copeland, and our political guru norman smith is in stoke. Ian first of all in copeland, what is your analysis of the implications of this result . Yes, notjust my analysis that talking to labour mps who have been campaigning here, the one thing they have said Time And Again isJeremy Corbyns leadership has come up on prompted on the doorstep. When i say labour mps, as you will note 85 of his own mps voted for no confidence in him but i am talking about people on the left of the labour party, some of them have worked very closely with Jeremy Corbyn. They said there is no point in pretending to you that this is not the case. Labour says there are reasons why it did so badly here. Tom bateman has talked about the historical nature of this. But this Isa Historical Nature of this. But this is a swing of almost 7 from the Opposition Party to the Governing Party. Nothing like that have happened at least since 1982, possibly since 1960. If that happened across the country, neighbour already 100 seats behind, the conservatives would probably lose around another 50 seats. Labour say that the conservatives put that misinformation about the Nuclear Industry. Sellafield is the biggest employer in this constituency. But Jeremy Corbyns opponents say that as an excuse and not a reason. The official Labour Party Policy is pro nuclear. Jeremy corbyn said he was in favour of new nuclear so the bigger question forJeremy Corbyn is if he is saying that he believes in the Nuclear Industry, why dont they trust him when he says it . That question of trust will be hanging over the leadership. I dont expect him to throw in the towel because of this result, i simply expect pressure on him to increase. And norman in stoke, defeat for ukip, what does it mean for paul nuttall . A very good question. People will be asking what future for paul nuttall and what future for ukip . This was a seat which should have been an absolute plum seat for ukip. It was probably one of the biggest pro brexit seats in the country. It was a traditional working class labour seat, the sort of seat where they said wright, we will go after these seats, this is where we can really capitalise. In the event they have made almost zilch progress. Their vote went up 2 , hardly anything at all. As for mr nuttall himself, he suffered a right old roughhouse of a campaign and he sort of scuttled out of here with his tail between his legs i think. The problem they face is where do they go now . If they cant make any inroads here, where do they make inroads . Inevitably, people will argue now we have brexit, now we have nigel farage has gone, now theresa may has sort of shifted the tory party onto a lot of ukip territory, what is the point in ukip . Territory, what is the point in uhp7i territory, what is the point in ukip . Ithink territory, what is the point in ukip . I think they will face some very tough questions about whether they are actually on the cusp of steady decline. Norman, thank you. We will speak to the ukip Party Chairman and also some mps about their take on what has happened in their take on what has happened in the by election. Lets catch up with the by election. Lets catch up with the rest of the news. Annita is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. Royal bank of scotland has reported an annual loss of £7 billion, its ninth Consecutive Year in the red. The figure represents a hefty increase on the £2 billion loss the Bank Reported last year and is one of the groups biggest since its Government Bailout in 2008. Iraqi Security Forces have recaptured mosul airport, the operation took four hours. Is continued to fire mortars at the airport from further inside the city after losing the ground to the army. The east and much of the South West Of Mosul is now in government hands. Leicester city has sacked manager Claudio Ranieri just nine months after he led the clubs to its First Premier League title. The foxes are only one point above the relegation zone. Lesters boa rd lesters board said the change was painful but highly necessary. Malaysian police say the highly toxic nerve agent, vx, has been found on the face of Kimjong Nam The murdered half brother of north koreas leader. Vx is an extremely toxic Chemical Warfare agent and just a drop on the skin can kill in minutes. Cctv footage showed two women briefly holding something over Kim Jong Nams face while he was preparing to board a flight at Kuala Lumpur Airport last week. 0ur correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes has more. They say they found traces of this Vx Nerve Agent on those swabs, and that is a very, very serious thing to have found out, because vx is considered to be the most toxic nerve agent ever invented. It was actually invented in britain in the 1950s. Large quantities of it were produced in america and in the soviet union during the cold war, but it has subsequently been banned under un chemical convention, and so the fact that its been used here in this killing, makes a whole new level on this killing. Donald trump says he wants to expand Americas Nuclear arsenal. In his first comments on the issue since taking office, mr trump said it would be wonderful if no nation had nuclear arms, but otherwise the us must be top of the pack. Police investigating the escape of a Convicted Murdererfrom Custody Have arrested two people on suspicion of assisting an offender. Merseyside Police Detained a 27 year old man and a 26 year old woman in liverpool in connection with shaun walmsleys escape. Walmsley went on the run when two armed men confronted Prison Officers guarding him at a hospital on tuesday afternoon. More universities in england will be soon be able to offer Degree Courses which last for just two years under new plans. In return they will be able to increase annual tuition fees to more than £13,000 although the overall cost of a degree will still be capped at £27,000. The clear up continues this morning after storm doris battered much of the uk leaving one woman dead after being hit by flying debris. Winds of up to 94mph caused power cuts and travel chaos as flights were grounded and Train Services disrupted. Drivers are being warned to be wary of ice on the roads in scotland, northern ireland, and north west england. Its been discovered bumblebees can teach each other how to score goals with a tiny ball, displaying a Learning Ability never before seen in insects. They surprised scientists by working out how to obtain a food reward simply by watching their neighbours. In the experiment, the bees were placed on a platform and had to roll a yellow ball to a specific location in order to obtain a sugar solution. Those that observed the success of other bees were better at learning the task than those that didnt. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news more at 9. 30. I absolutely love that story that is so cool. Vinnie says i am an Arsenal Supporter and the sacking of Claudio Ranieri is wrong. Blame the players who got big money contracts and cars. What do you think about him being sacked just nine months after Leicester City defied the odds to win the premiership. Let us know your thoughts. We will weave them into our discussions. We will talk to our super fans later. Do get in touch with us throughout the morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Lets get some sport now with Hugh Woozencroft and the sacking of Claudio Ranieri. Hero to zero in such a short period of time . Yes, that is right. The story covering every single back page today is of course the sacking of Claudio Ranieri as Leicester City manager. It comes with the Current Premier League champions sitting 17th in the table, just one point above the drop zone. But after their miraculous season last year, the club now see survival as its primary target, despite still being in the european Champions League. Lets speak now to bbc leicesters football commentator ian stringer, who is outside the kingpower stadium. Ian, this seems to have been reacted to with a lot of shock. What have you made of it and the fans you have spoken to . Morning. It is a pretty quiet king power stadium over my shoulder this morning. People have been winding down their windows and singing Claudio Ranieris name. You mentioned in the introduction hero to zero but he will always have the hero status here after lifting the trophy which the club had not won in 132 years. Trophy which the club had not won in 132 yea rs. Leicester trophy which the club had not won in 132 years. Leicester city had never won the fa cup, let alone the Premier League. 240,000 people lined the streets of the city to welcome their heroes led by Claudio Ranieri. It is the greatest chapter in this clubs history and he will never be forgotten for that. There is a motion in the city and there is upset. There is some anger as well. Cloudy over is still a hero in many peoples eyes. Claudio is still a hero. Everyone can remember the trophy being hoisted aloft but the search for a new manager begins. There are suggestions today that a breakdown in his relationship with the players was at the heart of this dismissal. What you make of those claims . He clearly had support from. Support from the Dressing Room was dwindling, thats been quite clear. There have been suggestions for a couple weeks, were they playing for Claudio Ranieri . There are banners here for wes morgan, cash but schmeichel and jamie vardy, with champions etched on the side of the stadium. This stadium is wrapped in some of these heroes. Many of those are the senior players you mentioned. I understand the sentiment and the point. Whether there was an irretrievable breakdown ofa there was an irretrievable breakdown of a relationship or not, im not sure we will ever know but it was quite clear there were problems in the Dressing Room and with some of the Dressing Room and with some of the players and with a relationship with the manager. Were they still playing for claudio that remains to be seen. The fact remains they were only 2 1 down to sevilla in the Champions League. This time a few days ago i was at the apple reflecting on a good 2 1 defeat, they are still in that tie. The italian has got Leicester City to the last 16 of the Champions League and now has been sacked. Just before you go, just quickly, who are the men being mentioned as a potential replacement . Roberto mancinis name has been mentioned a lot in the city this morning. The king power stadium was built in the early 2000s. Roberto mancini played four times for the foxes in 2001 in a loan spell. I remember watching himself asa spell. I remember watching himself as a boy, great touch and experienced professional. There is talk he may be the favourite but there are lots of names being bandied around in the city of leicester. To be honest, were only just getting over the divorce with Claudio Ranieri, a new relationship seems a long, long way away at the moment. Thank you. We will see what the club decides in the future. Joanna, that is all the sport for now but more on this coming up at ten oclock. Thank you very much, see you later. The conservatives have pulled off an historic win in a by election by beating labour to the Cumbrian Seat of copeland which has been red since 1982. Trudy harrison, overturned a majority of more than 2,500 winning with 13,748 votes to labours gillian troughtons 11,601. But labour held on to stoke on Trent Central in the nights other by election result. Gareth snell won by more than 2,600 votes beating the ukip leader, paul nuttall, who had hoped to become his partys second mp. The conservatives were third. But only just but onlyjust by very but only just by very short but onlyjust by very short margin. The former Health Minister and conservative mp dr dan poulter and labours andrew gwynne. Dan, a stunning tory victory, first win by Governing Party there for many years. What do you put it down to . Certainly its a very good result for the conservative party and a good result for the government. What we have seen is that its very difficult for a Governing Party to win a by election, as you say for the first time in 30 or 40 years this government has managed to achieve that. That is a strong endorsement of theresa may and a strong endorsement of Trudy Harrison, the candidate who won the election. Was it special circumstances . In a constituency where Thousands Ofjobs depend on the Nuclear Industry and Jeremy Corbyns historic opposition to that proved to be a problem for labour . Well, of course in any by election there are factors in place. Some of those local factors on some national factors. Its always expected the main opposition does well in national by elections. That wasnt the case. What this by election has shown, from what i believe, and what i pick shown, from what i believe, and what ipick up shown, from what i believe, and what i pick up in my own constituency and elsewhere in the country, is there isa elsewhere in the country, is there is a very strong belief in theresa may as our Prime Minister and that is something that was borne out of this election result today. You see it more as a victory for theresa may than a vote against labour and Jeremy Corbyn specifically . Well, certainly. I dont particularly like to pass comment on other political parties. But the politics is won by building a coalition of voters. Its very important that any party that wants to be in government can build a coalition of voters that includes middle ground voters. Thats something david did very successfully in considering delivering a conservative majority at the last election, something theresa may has achieved. Im not surejeremy theresa may has achieved. Im not sure Jeremy Corbyn theresa may has achieved. Im not sureJeremy Corbyn is appealing to those people outside of the very ha rd left of those people outside of the very hard left of the labour vote. Thats something that will prove a real challenge for labour, if they ever wa nt to challenge for labour, if they ever want to become a party of government again. Andrew green, seven years of austerity under tory government. Previously Coalition Government as well. A row in the constituency over the closure of Maternity Services in hospital and still labour could not pull it off. Of course, we had a disappointing night here in copeland at a mixed fixture across the country. Gareth snell became a new Member Of Parliament for stoke on Trent Central. But thats not to say that here in copeland we ended up with the result that we would sooner not have had. But, of course, ive been here since the start ofjanuary. What ive seen is one of the most polarised Election Campaigns that ive ever known, basically centred around two issues. One, as you rightly say, the potential downgrade of nhs services at West Cumberland hospital. The other was the Nuclear Industry. We were able to convince people to come out and vote to try and save their nhs services here in we st and save their nhs services here in west cumbria, but at the end of the day we werent able to convince enough people that the labour party isa enough people that the labour party is a pro Civil Nuclear party. Enough people that the labour party is a proCivil Nuclear party. Who ta kes is a proCivil Nuclear party. Who takes the blame for that . What are the lessons to be learned . Where do you put the problem . Well, the point is we have a job now, to reconnect with communities like copeland. That is the challenge for the Labour Party Going forward. Sorry, looking back to the campaign for a moment. You said that labour failed to convince voters on the issue of nuclear. Whose fault is that . To convince voters on the issue of nuclear. Whose fault is that7m to convince voters on the issue of nuclear. Whose fault is that . It was a very heavily Fought Campaign. It was a Vicious Campaign in many respects, on both of those different issues. We were unable to convince enough people that the labour party not only backs Civil Nuclear as part ofan important not only backs Civil Nuclear as part of an Important Energy mix, in order to keep the lights on, but also that the labour party was the only party that was committed to using a Public Equity in order to secure the future jobs at the new power station, chateau sheba pull out. Jobs at the new power station, chateau sheba pullout. Sorry to interrupt again, but the reason. Should dump a pull out. The reason it was an issue for the labour party is jeremy reason it was an issue for the labour party isJeremy Corbyns leadership and his historic position on this. DoesJeremy Corbyn take the blame for the fact the party lost . Look, this isnt about one person. The point is weve had two years of introspection in the labour party with two leadership contest. The la st with two leadership contest. The last thing the Labour Party Needs Going Forward is more introspection over the coming months and years ahead. What weve got to do is reconnect with communities like copeland, thats a challenge, but weve got to be able to show were listening to people here on the ground and that we are building policies ahead of the 2020 General Election, and that we are speaking up election, and that we are speaking up for working communities, whether it is here in the north west of england or in the midlands in Stoke On Trent or elsewhere in the country. That is something for labour party now has to do. It has to dust itself down after copeland, we have to look at the success in stoke and to learn lessons there as well, about how weve seen off ukip. But weve got to make sure that we are but weve got to make sure that we a re fully but weve got to make sure that we are fully reconnected with those communities that we seek to serve. Paul 0akden, chairman of ukip. 70 of voters in stoke voted for brexit. You might have thought ukip were a shoo in in the by election but labour took it, what went wrong for ukip . Incorrectly assumed we were clear favourites to win. We thought we had a good chance and we went into yesterday with high hopes and optimism. Sadly, the fourweek campaign we had wasnt enough to introduce ourselves and our newly dead to the voters in stoke on Trent Central, but we are please coming out of yesterday. Disappointed but pleased we managed to improve on our vote result in 2015. By pleased we managed to improve on our vote result in 2015. By 296. Pleased we managed to improve on our vote result in 2015. By 2 . 2 is a step forward and not a step back. Given that the last time we Fought Campaign in stoke it was pre referendum, with nigel farage as the leader. Both of those things have now come and gone. We have a new leader who has only been in the post for 12 weeks. I thought it was incredibly brave for him to put himself forward as a candidate. We improved on our vote share and our party came together in a way hasnt done for a long time to rally around our candidate and leader, paul nuttall. Theres a lot to be hopeful for. Its a stepping stone. It was a disappointing night because we thought we might win but it gives us optimism for the future. What about that row over hillsborough and the false claim he personally knew people died at hillsborough . How much did that overshadow what happened there and how much does it tarnish him as leader . From Paul Nuttalls perspective it overshadowed a campaign he was looking forward to with optimism and vigour. He took responsibility for something that was put onto his website that he hadnt seen. He took responsibility for that. The person that wrote and published it took responsibility for doing that, too. It was very unfortunate on a very sensitive issue that paul feels very deeply. That will have had an impact on him. To what extent that impacted on him. To what extent that impacted on the referendum campaign, who knows . 0n the doorsteps of Stoke Hillsborough was something mentioned to us very much at all. There were other things people wanted to talk about. Yes, it took something away from ourcampaign and about. Yes, it took something away from our campaign and that was regrettable, but i wouldnt blame that Media Narrative for costing us the election. Ukip came in second place but actually only 79 votes ahead of the tories. The ukip narrative was that ukip would be representing Labour Voters and taking away votes from labour. You didnt do that. The tories are now pushing forward with brexit, which was previously the raison detre for four ukip, what is the next step for ukip, where does it go as a party . As weve said quite widely this morning, stoke on central was a key seat we were looking out with interest in 2015 but there were several other seats we had better hopes for ahead of the General Election last time. So why did paul nuttall stand there . Why did he sta ked nuttall stand there . Why did he staked his reputation and standing now . Because paul nuttall believes in leading from the front and thats what he did by making himself a candidate in this election. Thats why it was a courageous thing to do and why our party are wholesome in their support of him as a leader this morning. When paul got back to eye headquarters last night after the count he was greeted by several Standing Ovations from members. I think you did the right thing by standing and the right thing in this campaign by fighting the campaign it was a very positive campaign. At no point did we say anything negative about the labour candidate, something im proud of. It didnt get as to where we wanted to go but im sure next time it will. Thank you all very much indeed forjoining us. Still to come. Iraqi forces continue their advance into mosul. Well be hearing from people across the country. And Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has been 5555 thank you, joanna. Good morning. The conservatives have won the the Cumbrian Seat of copeland, which had been in labours hands for more than 80 years. Trudy harrison took the seat with a majority of more than 2000. Labour held stoke central in the nights other by election, with the ukip leader Paul Nuttall Finishing in second place. Royal bank of scotland has reported an annual loss of £7 billion, its ninth Consecutive Year in the red. The figure represents a hefty increase on the £2 billion pound loss the Bank Reported last year and is one of the groups biggest since its Government Bailout in 2008. Iraqi forces says they have now moved into west mosul for the first time, a day after capturing the citys airport from the so called Islamic State. Yesterdays operation took four hours. Is continued to fire mortars at the airport from further from further inside the city, after losing the ground to the army. The east and much of the South West Of Mosul is now in government hands. Leicester city has sacked manager Claudio Ranieri just nine months after he led the club to the Premier League title. The win was the biggest triumph for the foxes in their 133 year history. But the team is currently one place above the relegation zone. Leicesters board said the change was painful but necessary. Malaysian police say the highly toxic nerve agent, vx, has been found on the face of Kimjong Nam The murdered half brother of north koreas leader. Vx is an extremely toxic Chemical Warfare agent and just a drop on the skin can kill in minutes. Cctv footage showed two women briefly holding something over Kim Jong Nams face while he was preparing to board a flight at Kuala Lumpur Airport last week. A group of Conservation Charities is launching its biggest ever Recruitment Drive to help protect the native red squirrel. A total of 5,000 volunteers are required across england, wales and northern ireland. They will help protect resident squirrel populations. Researchers say the species remains under threat because of disease and competition for food from larger grey squirrels, from north america. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news more at 10. Thank you. Loads of you getting in touch. Someone says i am a season Ticket Holder for many years at leicester. I am ashamed of what they have done. Dont blame claudio, blamed the lazy complacent players for the results. Another says i am very shocked and sad, where is the loyalty . I hope the players feel ashamed. Another said i hate football and even i think the sacking of Claudio Ranieri is wrong. He took a nowhere team to the top and this is how he is treated. Blame the money that went to the players heads. And kevin says he deserves to be kept to the end of the season. He and back and a change of manager at this stage of the season is probably less likely to see improvement. Thank you for all of those comments, do keep them coming in. Now more with you. Interestingly, leicester were one of the richest clubs in europe. In terms of the money, Claudio Ranieri brought in a lot of that. Roberto mancini, the former Manchester City boss is the early favourite to replace Claudio Ranieri at leicester. Its being reported the club have made an approach for the italian who briefly played for the club in 2001. A straight red card for dele alli hindered tottenhams progress in the Europa League last night. They drew with Belgian Side Gent at wembley but were knocked out; 3 2 on aggregate. Manchester united will be the only british team in this afternoons draw. French side Catalan Dragons are the new leaders in rugby leagues super league. They won 16 14 in a bruising encounter away at hull fc and there was an amazing performance from Australian Rookie Spinner steve 0keefe earlier he took six wickets as they bowled out india forjust 105 in the first test in pune. I will be back with more sportjust after ten oclock. See you then. Thank you. Iraqi forces have begun their attack on the western part of mosul. This is just hours after the significant breakthrough of capturing the citys airport from Islamic State fighters. Capturing the airport was very significant in the push to regain control of the western part of the city. The eastern half was re taken by Government Forces last month. After a night heavy of airstrikes, troops are now moving from the surrounding desert and farmland to the city itself. In a moment well speak to people in iraq but before heres the latest on the Battle In Mosul and why it matters. They spared no chance to hurt the people, whether physically or emotionally or whatever. She told me that her dream was to eat one piece of bread once again and to live and forget the memories of the war. Beheading was the new ghost, haunting the city for so many different, unjustifiable reasons. There were a lot of rules that you have to obey them, otherwise you are guilty and you may even face death. They are not afraid of what is happening, they are afraid of isil that can break into their home at any time. My message to the whole world, to the Decision Maker of the world, for those who can make a change, please help in liberating the whole city and rebuilding the city. Mosul has been suffering for too long. We can now speak toJumana Mumtaz, an iraqi blogger based in baghdad, who has family trapped in western mosul, cengiz yar, a photojournalist who was with the Iraqi Federal police as they took control of the citys Airport Yesterday and bruno geddo from the unhcr. Thank you very much forjoining us. Cengiz yar, tell us what it was like as control was taken of the airport. There was a lot of incoming and outgoing shelling yesterday. The day before was mainly outgoing. Forces moved in rather quickly. I think more quickly than everyone expected. And there was heavy fighting throughout the day. In the afternoon it seemed to calm down a little bit. And tell us more about what you have been doing as you got to this point. You have been involved in raids on is Sleeper Cells in Eastern Mosul . |j have is Sleeper Cells in Eastern Mosul . have been covering the Mosul Offensive for the past four months. It is wave after wave, as they move further into the city, different challenges that the forces are facing, whether it be helping civilians escape, keeping them safe on dealing with car bombs and idds. In the newly recaptured territory, we are seeing Security Forces trying to find the remaining isis Sleeper Cells that had stayed behind of the units retreated into the Western Areas of the city. Jumana, i said you are a blogger based in baghdad. You are originally from mosul and you have family there. Tell us what contact you have family there. Tell us what co nta ct you you have family there. Tell us what contact you have been able to have with family there . I tried yesterday to call my relatives there. They we re to call my relatives there. They were living in the east bank but when the Iraqi Offensive started they moved to the west because they thought the situation there would be more stable for them, but actually they are now facing a very hard starvation and actually, it is lower and there is not enough fuel or anything to keep them warm so they burned their furniture. But my relatives also they have been displaced from the east bank to the we st displaced from the east bank to the west bank so they dont have any furniture and they have nothing to eat any more. They lost their health and also there is no protection in their house. The houses in the old city of mosul have no protection. They are afraid of isil that at any moment they can break into their home. We dont know what will happen with the next couple of days or couple of weeks, because it is showing that the battle will take more time. As we talk to you, we are seeing live pictures of the battle for mosul. Bruno geddo, there are 650,000 civilians for mosul. Bruno geddo, there are 650 , 000 civilians trapped for mosul. Bruno geddo, there are 650,000 civilians trapped in western mosul, what are your concerns for them . We have two major concerns. The first one is that we hope to continue to benefit from the commitment of the iraqi Security Forces who are upholding International Humanitarian law, which means putting civilians at the centre of their operation. This was Donein Centre of their operation. This was done in the east successfully, because we had a very manageable outflow in total of 220,000 people, because fighting was carried out with small weapons, not heavy artillery. The destruction of property was limited so civilians did not feel compelled to flee. The west has additional problems because wherein the east of the population was more scattered, in the west, there are areas which are densely populated and the old city is built ina populated and the old city is built in a labyrinthine way with narrow alleys. So it may require Fighting House by house, hand by hand, on foot rather than going in with armoured vehicles, so this is the first concern. The iraqi Security Forces will be able to uphold detection even in a Fighting Environment which is more complex than in the east. The second problem is by the sheer number of people at risk, possibly more than 700,000, we have a worst Case Scenario of 400,000 fleeing. We are planning for 250,000. We need more capacity, more space, not only in the east where the existing camps are at capacity, but also in the south, where we are running against the clock to help the additional 10,000 families. Thank you very much indeed, that is cengiz yar, Jumana Mumtaz and bruno geddo, thank you. We arejust getting some Breaking News from the Electoral Commission. We are hearing that investigations are being launched into the spending returns in both campaigns in last years eu referendum. That has been announced by the Electoral Commission which is looking into the spending returns into both of the lead campaigns in the referendum last year. Coming up. The Welsh Football legend Gareth Bale Talks to the bbc about football, advice for youngsters and why he loves beating england. Nine months ago he was hailed a hero when he took Leicester City to the top of the Premier League. It was like a fairy tale for the foxes, as theyre also known, and for manager Claudio Ranieri. But today he is yesterdays man. He was sacked by leicesters board on thursday after a string of losses. The dream has become a nightmare with Leicester City now ranked just one point above the relegation zone. But heres a reminder of the clubs finest season. Lets start with this, Claudio Ranieri is back. The tinker man is the brand new manager of Leicester City. I do see it as quite a gamble. I dont think youd have put him at the top of anyones wish list, would you . Theyre going to be one of seven or eight teams that are going to be down there, scrapping for every point. With the volley in towards dyer it could be a winning goal it is Leicester City have come back from two goals down. Mahrez shoots goal if they finish in the top six this year, they will have swum the channel. Will they stay there . I personally dont think they will. And that is vardys goal in an 11th consecutive league match what an achievement Forjamie Vardy nothing short of a miracle. Theres no stopping Leicester City. They may well be top of the tree at christmas time. What a goal from vardy unbelievable this is incredible it would be one of the most extraordinary stories of all time. Its in now leicester are bound for the Premier League title when hazard scored that absolute worldy into the top, i went mental. I cant believe it. I bet you cant believe it. I suspect they cant believe that. Youre a grown man, youve got tears in your eyes. We never dreamed of it. The impossible dream is now a reality. Are you saying to me, have they been the best team in this league . Without a shadow of a doubt. They have blown apart the established order of the Premier League. Have you shed a tear tonight . 0h, absolutely. Absolutely. Its the biggest ever sporting achievement in britain, i honestly believe that. 2016, in the Premier League, its the year of the fox the most improbable result meant that Match Of The Day host and leicesterfan had a keep a promise to host episode of the new season in his pants, if his side won the Premier League. This morning a very sombre gary lineker gave his reaction to the sacking of Claudio Ranieri. Well, its a sign of modern football but what happened last season was truly extraordinary under Claudio Ranieri. I think the lack of gratitude from the owners of the club and who knows who else is involved in such a decision, it beggars belief really. Yes, in recent times we have seen a few managers lose theirjobs after winning the Premier League, but they were managers of clubs that expected to win titles and spend enough money on their clubs just to, i suppose they can kind ofjustify that. We have seen it in some of the big clubs in the world, the real madrids etc, but for a Club Like Leicester to win the League Last Season and the magnificence of that story, and the likeability of that club, especially under Claudio Ranieri, the ultimate gentleman, it kind of demeans the club. It takes away from the glory of last season and where is leicester were hugely popular with everyone right around the world, to do Something Like this now i think loses a lot of that popularity. That season will remain with us forever and it was truly special. A lot of that was, of course, down to the management. The same guy now cant be considered incapable of doing hisjob just a few months later, having achieved what was, for me, the biggest miracle in team sport. But for me, i shed a tear last night. I shed a tearfor claudio, i shed a tear for football and i shed a tearfor my club. Ijust think its. It is inexplicable to me and it is inexplicable to a lot of Football Fans who love the game, but i suppose in some ways, you can explain it in terms of a Panic Decision and, for me, a wrong decision and it is very sad. Gary lineker. How much has changed in nine months . In a moment well some reaction from passionate and shocked leicester fans, and from the Former Leicester player steve claridge, but first we can speak tojohn percy, the Midlands Football reporter from the daily telegraph. Why has he gone . I think its been coming, i really do. Despite our season, i think its been coming, i really do. Despite ourseason, remarkable story, the fairy tale, this season has been dreadful. Performances have been orfor other team has been dreadful. Performances have been or for other team tactics have been or for other team tactics have been bewildering, team tactics have confused the players. I dont think it isa confused the players. I dont think it is a panic issue, since november there have been problems and performances have completely dropped. I understand the outrage and you have to question the timing, after the defeat in sevilla that felt like a turning point, but i feel it has been coming and they are terrified of being relegated, which is the ultimate fear. We are getting loads and loads of comments via social media from fans. People are criticising the players are not the manager. I can understand that. The players, many of them highly rewarded in the summer for the title win. They have completely dropped off. Id say there have only been one or two that have maintained the standards from our season. They have to look themselves in the eye. Lots of talks of that. But the things no one will be surprised about is if they play liverpool on monday night and when. What about the view of the chairman . The tide family have come m, chairman . The tide family have come in, spenta chairman . The tide family have come in, spent a lot of money and supported the club, the club the 24th Richest Club in europe, which is amazing. The thai family. But now they have done this which will be unpopular with the fans . Yes, but looking at twitter last night not as much outrage as perhaps expected. They put a lot of money in. A few yea rs they put a lot of money in. A few years ago they predicted a top six club, relegation wasnt on the menu. They must be feeling awful today. They must be feeling awful today. They didnt want to do it. Its like lou shot bambi. They didnt want to do it, theyve had five wins all season. From champions to the championship, they cant allow that to happen. Thank you very much, john. Steve claridge is a Former Leicester player who scored the winning goal in their League Cup Final in 1997 The Last Time Leicester won a trophy. What is your reaction to the sacking . Sadness, disappointment and possibly in the way its been done, the fact hes been sacked rather than moved upstairs, someone brought in to help. Not really shocked, because staying in the premiership now is the be all and end all. Its been tough going this year. The team has been completely different, the Polar Opposite to what we saw last year. Probably more of what was expected, rather than what we imagined would happen. What do you put that down to . 0bviously all came together in this alchemy last year and it has fallen apart so quickly. It did. I think it is a different tea m it did. I think it is a Different Team now. I know kante is out, gone on a big loss. When you get the situation they had last year, you know everyone is working at full capacity. Nobody could have played any better. Now all of a sudden you had decent players playing incredibly well and maybe everybody else in the division may be not at their best. This year you have good players playing incredibly poorly. More is being asked of the manager this year than it was last year. And you have to say, in certain circumstances he has come up short. It has been a differentjob, a differentjob role it has been a differentjob, a different job role with it has been a differentjob, a differentjob role with a different jobs back to what he had to do last year you felt things looked after themselves was

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