With european leaders tonight, well be live in brussesls with the latest on the eu summit. And to the words ofjean Claude Juncker and donald tusk, who are due to give a News Conference shortly. And we will go to leicester, where diwali celebrations are already underway. I must not show any bias thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im hugh ferris. The headlines tonight. The mark sampson sacking has turned into whats been described today as a sorry saga enveloping the fa. But will the fallout lead to high profile firings . The organisations board are holding a meeting tonight. Arsenal make nine changes for their Europa League match against Red Star Belgrade. So far in serbia, it is goalless. Im a rugby player. On a rugby player. Im a rugby player. And an Old Boys Club no more. We look at a new incentive for rugby union as it tries to appeal to a whole new audience. Welcome to sportsday. Plenty to come. Today, pressure has bu
Well before the fight to Liberate Mosul began in midoctober 2016, military experts warned could this be a very bloody affair, certainly been that and a whole lot more. Now, a war stories team is once again on the front lines of what may well be the last major battle against isis in iraq. Looking at these images of mosul before and after isis, its easy to forget the promise this city once represented to a free iraq including arab muslims, sunni and shia, kurds, christians and yazidis. Its being described as the most complex military operation since Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003 by u. S. Led coalition. This time Iraqi Special forces are leading the fight centered in control of mosul. Once a vibrant city of 1. 5 Million People in northwest iraq. An estimated 5,000 Iraqi Military and police are engaged in bloody housetohouse fighting against suicidal isis jihadis. This as urban warfare and close quarter combat among hundreds of thousands of hostage civilians used as human shields. Isi
Well before the fight to Liberate Mosul began in midoctober 2016, military experts warned could this be a very bloody affair, certainly been that and a whole lot more. Now, a war stories team is once again on the front lines of what may well be the last major battle against isis in iraq. Looking at these images of mosul before and after isis, its easy to forget the promise this city once represented to a free iraq including arab muslims, sunni and shia, kurds, christians and yazidis. Its being described as the most complex military operation since Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003 by u. S. Led coalition. This time Iraqi Special forces are leading the fight centered in control of mosul. Once a vibrant city of 1. 5 Million People in northwest iraq. An estimated 5,000 Iraqi Military and police are engaged in bloody housetohouse fighting against suicidal isis jihadis. This as urban warfare and close quarter combat among hundreds of thousands of hostage civilians used as human shields. Isi
Soon be making, quote, very important decisions about the people who will be running our government, and announced a shakeup in his transition team. Mike pence will take over as chairman from new jersey governor Chris Christie. The first hint of how much power the indiana governor might have as Vice President. Helping him are people who might end unon the cabinet. Including members of the president elects inner circle. Ivanka trump, eric trump, Rudy Giuliani and dr. Ben carson and steven ban non, rnc chair, province priebus. Kaley anne conway, peter teal and dozens of others. More on that in a moment. President elect trump is also preparing for his new role on the global stage. The New York Times reports he is set to meet with the japanese Prime Minister in new york on thursday. The has credit seated the allies to, quote, pay their fair share and suggested japan might be better off it corrects itself against north korea and slammedded the transpacific partner ship detroit deal when the
Reince priebus may be getting close to getting the chief of staff job at white house. We havent confirmed that. Theres been no definitive word from the Transition Team on that. There are rumblings to that effect. A shakeup on the Transition Team. Vicepresident elect mike pence will take on the role of chairman of the transition replacing Chris Christie. Christie remains on board as vice chair. The move was painted as a chance to use pences washington experience to build a team but may have stemmed from last weeks conviction of two of christ christies subordinates. As protests continued, the trump ticket took a Good Cop Bad Cop approach with pence seeking unity through prayer. In that way to heal the divisions in our country and move forward to a more prosperous future. Reporter donald trump firing off a tweet last night. Just had an open and successful president election. Fr now professional protesters are protesting. Very unfair. Trump had cooled tweeting, love the fact that small gro