And the dream is over for Sutton United as arsenal head to the Quarter Finals of the fa cup. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, the five sports that lost their olympic and paralympic funding have had their appeals rejected by uk sport. Good evening. Theres been ferocious fighting between iraqi forces and so called Islamic State as troops battle their way towards the city of mosul. Their Helicopter Gunships now control the skies, but the road to iss last stronghold in iraq is littered with Roadside Bombs. To win back mosul is crucial as its iraqs second largest city. An offensive on the east of mosul began last october. Now iraqi troops, supported by british and American Special forces, are trying to take control of the west, where 750,000 people and thousands of is fighters remain. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville and cameraman Nikki Millard are the only International Journalists embedded with iraqi forces. Their report contains some graphic images. Iraq says its
London, this is bbc world news. Itss newsday. Thank you for joining us. It is eight in the morning in singapore, midnight in london, and 8am in column four, when the legend authorities have stepped up the legend authorities have stepped up diplomatic measures against the gang, following the Empowerment Gearing of the half brother of north koreas leader. He died last week following a bizarre attack on kuala lumpuror following a bizarre attack on kuala lumpur or airport. The whole incident was captured on cctv. Id as Rupert Winkel hayes reports, there are unanswered questions. But as. These are the last moments of Kim Jong Nams life as he walked into Kuala Lumpur Airport a week ago today. Suddenly, a woman in a white top grabs him from behind and places something around his face. She then calmly walks away. The whole thing has taken less than five seconds. Moments later, kim jong nam can be seen seeking help from airport staff. He told them hed had something wiped on his face and was fee
Jose mourninho doesnt rule out Manchester United captain wayne rooney leaving the club, after hes linked with a move to china. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The fiance of the childrens author, helen bailey, has been found guilty of murdering her and dumping her body in a cesspit under their home in hertfordshire. Ian stewart, whos 56, drugged ms bailey over several months, before smothering her in april last year in the hope of claiming a multi Million Pound inheritance. Detectives are now re examining the death of stewarts previous partner, his wife, diane, who died suddenly in 2010. Our Home Affairs Correspondent june kelly reports. Well, jane, helen baileys nickname for ian stewart was the Gorgeous Grey Haired widower. He was described as a devious killer in court and a full blown liar. Within hours of killing helen bailey, he was siphoning thousands from her bank account. A couple of months later he went on holiday to spain, and it was a few weeks later that he
Of the city for the first time, to face strong resistance from so called Islamic State. And on newsnight, theresa may an unelected leader with a major constitutional negotiation to deliver, and a small majority in house, wins the day and sails forth. In the light of labours meltdown in copeland, is the party lead byJeremy Corbyn far from an effective opposition . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has said winning the copeland by election was an astounding victory for the conservatives. Its the first time a party in government has taken a seat in a by election for 35 years. Labour had held copeland since 1935, but the conservatives overturned a labour majority of more than 2,500. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn described the defeat as Very Disappointing but he said he wouldnt be standing down. In a second by election in stoke on trent central, labour did see off a challenge from the ukip leader paul nuttall, but with a reduced majority. Our deputy political editor, john p
An hourand a across the uk. Winds up to 95 miles an hour and a woman was killed in wolverhampton. Trees and powerlines have been brought down. Rail operators have been reporting delays, leaving many passengers stranded. Many bridges and roads have also been closed. Many houses have also been closed. Many houses have been left without power. It was late morning when Emergency Services were called to wolverhampton city centre. A woman had been hit by flying debris. Her Head Injuries were so serious, she died at the scene. Hours later, a heavy panel was ta ken away as an investigation started. Storm doris swept into scotland this morning, leaving drivers struggling in snowy conditions, like here, on the a71. The high winds did not stay anywhere for long but they did enough damage on the way, like on this Moorland Road in staffordshire. Further south, this railway line near st albans was closed by a single voluntary. Such scenes were repeated across the rail network. The result was a long,