iraqi forces say they ve taken control of the main base of the so called islamic state group in the city of mosul after days of intense fighting. the militants have been driven from a hospital compound where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. fighting continues in the old city area, but commanders say they re confident a final victory is in sight. our correspondent, orla guerin, reports from mosul. a symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. troops, weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex, but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. we will keep chasing them and those who support them, says this man, and we will throw them in the garbage. commanders say they have removed a cancer here, but one that has already spread. our message is daesh is not only an iraqi problem, says colonel falah al wabdan. it s international. explosion. he was interrupted by a booby trapped bomb. the
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he d been suffering from lung cancer. david sillito looks back at his life. tonight, joseph losey talks about the assassination of trotsky. it began in 1972, a slightly stiff and nervous new tv presenter, barry norman. .who then went on to 26 years of the film programme. his father was the producer and director leslie norman, and his relaxed style, shrewd opinions and comfy jumpers were perfect for the late night movie show. is this superstardom you now have, is this going to change your life at all? no dear, i ve had my change of life. to meet you, ijust have to make a movie. that s right. ijust have to go up and like spend $55 million. good evening, or rather, where you are, good morning. he came over on the screen, quite rightly, as a man who really knew his subject, an expert, a man who knew what he was talking about. and somebody said this very day, a very serious man. i said, no, not when you were with him. he liked people, he was gregarious, he loved a laugh. oh boy, i
the militants have been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. but there s still fighting around part of the old city. commanders say they are confident a final victory is in sight. our correspondent orla guerin reports from mosul. a symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. troops, weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex, but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. we will keep chasing them and those who support them, says this man, and we will throw them in the garbage. commanders say they have removed a cancer here, but one that has already spread. our message is daesh is not only an iraqi problem, says colonel falah al wabdan. it s international. explosion. he was interrupted by a booby trapped bomb. the militants may have gone from here, but they left plenty of threats behind. and plenty of wreckage in iraq s second largest city. well,
colonel falah al wabdan. it s international. explosion. he was interrupted by a booby trapped bomb. the militants may have gone from here, but they left plenty of threats behind. and plenty of wreckage in iraq s second largest city. well, this is what victory looks like in mosul after more than eight months of fighting. the remaining is militants have been driven from here, but at what a cost. this hospital complex, which was a place of healing, now lies in ruins, like many other parts of mosul. the city may be regaining its freedom, but there will be a great deal of rebuilding to do. some of those who fought to reclaim this territory will never go home, including four soldiers killed yesterday by another booby trap. the body of one of them was found this morning by his friend. translation: yesterday, we were together, joking and laughing. he said, i am not afraid of daesh, and you should not be either. then he went into the hospital and was mortared. the city is not full