for fast track degrees lasting two years instead of three but they ll come at a cost. claudio ranieri says his dream has died following leicester city s decision to sack him yesterday. do you have anything to say to the fans? yes, i am very sad for them. i wish them all the best. the italian guided the foxes to the premier league title nine months ago the club say the decision wasn t down to a player revolt. and coming up on hardtalk we hearfrom tzipi livni, the prominent israeli politician widely considered the most powerful woman in the country. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the conservative party has won a historic by election victory in copeland. it s the first time a party in government has taken a seat in a by election for 35 years, and it s a major political upset. theresa may said her party had secured an outstanding victory. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn described their defeat as very disappointing, but he said he wouldn t be standing down. labour has 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 labour s 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. it s 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 wouldn t 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 poli