03/05/2016 BBC News at Ten

Tonight at Ten - a day of celebration in Leicester

after one of the greatest sporting upsets of all time.

The new champions of the Premier League have been praised

by their mananger for showing exceptional commitment

and overcoming overwhelming odds to get to the top.

I think the secret is the harmony and the love and the passion

Across Leicester, there was unanimous agreement

that it was great for the game of football - and great

for the profile of the city around the world.

I think it's enormous, it is going to make such a difference.

Last night, we were here till 1.00 in the morning, partying all night,

unbelievable, and we are back here again today.

We'll have reaction from Leicester after a day that few will forget.

More casualties in the Syrian city of Aleppo, but Russia says it hopes

to stop the fighting by extending a partial truce.

A woman is found guilty of murdering this 18-month-old girl,

Groups of parents across England have withdrawn their children

from school in protest at new tests for six and seven-year-olds.

And we make a rare visit to North Korea, where the country's

youth are getting ready for the biggest political

Coming up in Sportsday on BBC News: As Manchester City prepare for their

Champions League semifinal second leg in Madrid, the first finalist

Leicester City's manager, players and fans have spent the day

celebrating one of the greatest sporting turnarounds of all time.

The team - which won the Premier League late last night -

has made headlines around the world, after a year which saw

them rise from being relegation candidates to title holders.

The Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, called it

the "greatest feat in English football history", before adding

that Leicester's manager, Claudio Ranieri, is himself Italian.

Our sports editor, Dan Roan, is in Leicester tonight.

Leicester City's stadium has been the focal point for remarkable

scenes of jubilation. 5,000-1 rank outsiders to win the title before

the start of the season. The new champions confounded the doubters

and breathed new life into the game. How did they do it? What happens

next? Champions like never before.

Leicester City, players, coaches and the club's owners together for the

first time since they were crowned the latest and least likely winners

the Premier League has ever seen. I feel good. I feel good. It was an

amazing achievement for me, for the lads, for the chairman, for our

fans. It is something special. Unbelievable! Last night, the squad

watched as Spurs drew against Chelsea and that handed them the

title. And today, the fans continued their celebrations, the like of

which this city has never seen. It is just enormous. It is going to

make such a difference. People keep saying about Richard III, do you

think it has had luck on the team. He doesn't play football, does he?

The boys have done it! Last night, we were here until 1.00 in the

morning, partying all night. Unbleechable! -- unbelievable! We

are back here today. This is a story that has made headlines around the

world. He from Italy to Asia. And across the United States. If ever

there was a David versus Goliath story in sport, we saw it tonight.

In Thailand Buddhist monks held a ceremony celebrating the team's

success. The club's Thai owners flew into Leicester's training ground to

congratulate a team that's turned the football world upside-down. The

city centre later brought to a stand-still as the players went out

for celebratory lunch, thousands of fans there to greet them. I remember

back when we were in League One, we used to sell out half the stadium.

They have stuck with the team through thick and thin. It is worthy

that they get to enjoy this moment like the players do. What are the

secrets of Leicester's success? The team cost just ?23 million, a

fraction of their wealthier rivals, but the club scouts unearthed gems

where others barely looked, making up in spirit what they lacked in

star names. Ranieri using all his vast experience to forge a skilful,

super-fit and resolute team. They have bought very well in the summer,

last summer, they have added pace to the squad and ability. It is about

the club as a whole, about the directors, the manager in

particular, it reminds me of Brian Clough, keep your feet on the floor,

and the players have worked hard as a team. Where do the champions go

from here? The title is worth around ?150 million to Leicester and with

the Champions League to come, it should make it easier to hold on to

their star players. The challenge to confound those who see this as a

footballing one-off. Will Leicester's success be a game

changer? Rivals could look to copy their recruitment policy in search

of the next Jamie Vardy and more money flowing to the smaller clubs

thanks to a record TV deal could level the Premier League playing

field, already shaken up by the new champions. It alter it is dynamics

for everybody, those clubs who feel they have underachieved this season,

it will give them renewed determination to come back and be

stronger. For those who consider themselves like a Leicester, and

there must be a broad range of those clubs, there's probably 15 to 20

clubs either side of Leicester's size that will consider themselves

to be similar, and therefore it gives them hope and it gives anybody

some hope that it can be achieved. Leicester's triumph has put a smile

on the face of football, a club now forever associated with sport's

enduring ability to surprise. Leicester can now look forward to

being presented with the Premier League Trophy after their match

against Everton here on Saturday, more scenes no doubt of celebration

then. In the modern game, where money rules, this kind of thing

simply wasn't meant to happen. Only four clubs in the previous 20 years

have won the Premier League title, the four richest clubs. Somehow, it

has and football will never be the same again. Dan Roan there, our

sports editor in Leicester tonight. Russia says it hopes

it can stop the violence in Syria's largest city,

Aleppo, but there's been more fighting during the day,

with Syrian state media reporting that rockets fired by rebel

forces have hit a hospital in a government-held district,

killing at least three people. Our diplomatic correspondent,

James Robbins, has more details. This is what Syria's thread-bare

ceasefire looks like in Aleppo. President Assad's regime,

backed by Russia, is determined to retake the whole of Syria's

largest city, but Washington accuses them of ignoring civilian casualties

and treating both Western-backed rebels and Islamist

extremists as the enemy. As long as Assad is there,

the opposition is not going to stop fighting him,

one way or the other. So, it will continue

and there will be no long-term But rebel forces too

are being blamed for this attack on a hospital in a government-held

area of Aleppo. At least 14 people in the district

are reported dead. The White House seems

to accept that version. And Russia is talking up prospects

for a pause in the fighting. TRANSLATION: Now we are concluding

negotiations between the Russian and United States military to extend

the ceasefire already in place If you want to see the weaknesses

and contradictions in Syria's patchy ceasefire, which now

threaten the entire, already fragile Geneva Peace Talks,

then the battle for Aleppo brings Situated in this corner of Syria,

look at the range of forces, represented in different

colours, that are here. The government control areas in blue

and with Russian help, they're trying to take

the whole city. Rebel forces, shown in cream,

are still holding on in eastern districts, but huge complication -

they're a mix of Western-backed opposition and al-Nusra extremists,

who are regarded as legitimate targets by the United States

as well as by Russia. Moscow is demanding

that the so-called moderates leave to avoid attack,

which would obviously make the regime's task of retaking

the city all the easier. Ever since Russia sent its own

troops and its own planes in, in September 2015, it has been

the dominant external Whether or not it actually

translates to direct leverage over the Assad regime,

we're not sure. Clearly, of the external actors

involved in this conflict, An early end to the suffering of

Syria's people seems very unlikely. The two major powers both say

they're committed to some sort of ceasefire and to

a political settlement. They may agree on some

of the words some of the time, but they still disagree profoundly

about what a post-war Syria might At Birmingham Crown Court,

a woman has been found guilty of murdering an 18-month-old girl

in her care. Kandyce Downer - who's 34 and has

four children of her own - had denied murdering

Keegan Downer last September. A jury heard that the toddler

had broken bones and a serious head injury -

and multiple scars Our correspondent,

Sian Lloyd, reports. Keegan Downer, described

as a bright and happy baby. Filmed by her foster family just

weeks before she left their care In January 2015, Candice Downer

became her legal guardian. Her ex-husband was a cousin

of Keegan's father. Birmingham Social Services had

approached the mother of four when they were looking

to find Keegan a new home. But within a year, she'd

murdered the toddler, after subjecting her

to months of abuse. Darren knew Keegan when she lived

with the original foster family. I hate her for what she's done

to that little, beautiful, amazing, Keegan had 153 scars and marks

across her face and body. Both her thigh bones

had been fractured. The toddler had suffered a serious

head and spinal injury, thought to have been caused

by shaking, up to a month Medical experts said

it was a miracle she'd She would have been

in excruciating pain. I personally haven't come to terms

with the level of brutality and violence inflicted on such

a beautiful child. I don't understand

why it's happened. Keegan was taken to hospital,

after emergency services received that 999 call,

but it was too late. Just minutes before phoning

for an ambulance, Candice Downer had dumped bin bags in a street nearby

containing the toddler's Candice Downer had been

assessed by Social Services, The department is in special

measures, following the deaths of several children in the city

and tonight, once again, social workers here in Birmingham

are under scrutiny. A Serious Case Review will be

published in the summer to look at whether all the necessary checks

were carried out. During the trial, Candice Downer

even blamed her 17-year-old son and her other, younger children

for Keegan's injuries, Police think she may never reveal

why she killed Keegan. She showed no emotion

when the guilty verdict was returned A court has heard how

a pensioner was stabbed 39 times by another driver

following a minor road accident. Mathew Daley denies murdering

Don Lock, but he has admitted attacking the 79-year-old, after

their cars collided in West Sussex. Lewes Crown Court was told that

Daley's family had warned doctors about his mental health

and that he risked harming someone. The frontrunner for the Republican

US presidential nomination, Donald Trump, could win a key

victory in primary elections The polls suggest he has opened up

a big lead. If he takes Indiana,

he will be virtually unstoppable in his bid to become the party's

candidate in November. Our correspondent, Nick Bryant,

is at Trump Tower in New York for us, where Donald Trump

is expected to watch the results So, Nick, if he wins

Indiana, he looks like he's Is he right when he says the race is

almost over? I think they'll have a couple of bottles of vintage shame

pain on ice here tonight. Not that Donald Trump will drink them, he's

tea total. The polls suggest they will be celebrating tonight. Indiana

is such a potentially decisive contest, it's where the stop Trump

forces hoped to block his path to the nomination, starving him of the

delegates he needs to win. His rivals even entered into a loose

alliance to try and unite the anti- Trump vote. That Strathy appears to

have -- strategy appears to have fired. A lot of people can't bring

themselves to vote for Ted Cruz. A senior colleague described him as

Lucifer in the flesh. Victory tonight for Donald Trump doesn't

mean he clinches the nomination tonight. What it does mean, it makes

him virtually unstoppable, of the remaining contests, she is so strong

in so many, including California, The biggest prize of all. But this

really is due or die for the stop-Trump forces. That's why the

war of words between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump almost became nuclear

today. Thanks very much.

Groups of parents across England have withdrawn their children

from school in protest against new tests for six

The organisers of the action say the exams in English and Maths -

known as SATS - are now harder and cause stress and

But ministers say the tests are an important part

of the Government's plans to raise standards, as our education editor,

Heading out not to school, but a day in the Bluebell Woods.

There's a red kite that's moved into the area.

Parents in Wiltshire voting with their feet.

There's going to be a storytelling...

Gathering for storytelling and games in protest at the tests

They are children at the moment, and we're pushing them and pushing

them to get better results, not for them, not for what is

going to benefit them and us as a country,

as they get older, but what's going to benefit the country now

At seven-years-old, I just believe you have got the rest

of your life to be tested, to be checked and to be

analysed, when school for me at this age is about fun.

43 children were taken out of the local village school

today, one of hundreds of protests across England.

The number of parents taking part in today's protest

is relatively small, not least because many people are working.

But it does tap in to a wider unease about these tests and how

In English, a six or seven-year-old might be asked to write

the words "I am" as one word using an apostrophe,

in maths to work out a third of 21 - and the questions for

On BBC Radio, the Schools Minister, Nick Gibb,

"I went to the cinema after I'd eaten my dinner."

Is the word "after" there being used as a subordinating conjunction

It can be used in some context as a word that

He went on to explain why ministers think tests matter.

This is about ensuring that future generations of children,

unlike me, incidentally, who was not taught grammar

We need to make sure that future generations

Learning the basics has always been part of primary school and tests

Scotland got rid of them, but now plans to bring them back.

Some parent campaigners support them, too.

They need the basics of literacy, grammar, mastery of their language,

Now, to ensure that they are taught that way, they need to be tested

and this gives the evidence of whether the teachers have

A day of freedom, but it's back in the classroom tomorrow.

They haven't seen the back of tests, but ministers have been reminded

Branwen Jeffreys, BBC News, Wiltshire.

An investigation into the collapse of the high street chain BHS has

It will look into how the group fell into administration,

putting 11,000 jobs at risk, and will consider the extent

to which the conduct of the company's directors led

Our business editor, Simon Jack, is here.

To explain really the significance of this decision. It's very unusual.

Usually the Insolvency Service wait for administrators to do their job,

trying to find a buyer. It shows the urgency within Government to be seen

to be doing something about this High Street collapse, which everyone

in the industry seemed to know was coming, but nobody seemed to be able

to prevent. This is on top of two Parliamentary committees, who want

to see former directors, including Sir Philip Green. Other people are

involved as well. Plus an investigation by the pensions

regulator into how the pension deficit got so big. No shortage of

people who want to get to the bottom of what happened. There are

searching questions here, not just for the former owners, although they

are the star appearances in these committees. There's also the pension

trustees, there's regulators, professional advisors, like law

firms and accountants who passed this company fit. People want to

know how a company that provided so handsomely for its former owners

could collapse under such crippling debts. We will be talking about this

for some months to come. Thanks very much again.

The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, says his party will not lose any

seats in Thursday's council elections in England.

And he dismissed talk of a possible challenge to his leadership.

One the Conservative side, one minister denied that the party's

divisions on Europe would harm its prospects at the ballot box.

In the latest of our reports ahead of Thursday's elections around

the UK, our deputy political editor, John Pienaar, takes a look

The smiles and show of unity hide the fact that Jeremy Corbyn

Bad results in Thursday's elections, and the trouble starts.

Especially if this prediction goes badly wrong.

We are looking to gain seats where we can.

Team Corbyn is ready to put a gloss on what may be poor results

and fight for their boss against those determined

Out campaigning earlier, Jeremy Corbyn turned on those MPs,

saying anything but hundreds more council seats would

Stop speculating and get out campaigning is what I say to them.

People of this country have suffered enormous cuts in local Government

services because of what central Government has done to them.

We have just had a Budget put through that increases

I was elected leader of this party with a very large mandate.

I'm doing my best to carry out that mandate, and I will carry

And you will see off your critics and your enemies?

I will carry out that mandate, that's why I was elected.

Jeremy Corbyn's supporters will blame disloyalty for any failures.

His enemies will lay the blame squarely on him.

A lot depends on whether ordinary members are persuaded or not

And in the Shadow Cabinet they tell me they're split.

Some want to stage a leadership challenge, but only

Others are so disillusioned and unhappy with life

under present management, they want to stage a mutiny anyway.

And they've raised large sums in donations ahead

So we are talking about potholes, buses, in or out, we are trying

Of course, the Conservatives want to avoid talking in or out

when they're campaigning, they are so badly split over Europe.

And local issues count in local elections.

Surely not good, though, that they're seen as pushing

councils around on school academies, say, or more elected mayors.

I don't accept that we 're trying to push them around.

There are some who have got issues with them,

But the overall story here is about wanting

to promote a strong economy, supporting businesses, making sure

That's what really matters on the door.

Voters don't like divided parties, and your party is

The fact is, over this particular election,

the local government election, we are absolutely united.

We all want to make progress, deliver strong local councils.

All the parties want to show progress.

But as ever, they're sounding upbeat.

You've got to be a bit of a mug to predict how many gains

we're going to have, I don't know.

I think there are councils out there, in which we already have

people elected on which we're going to build.

The Liberal Democrats may gain ground, more council seats.

They're almost bound to do better than the last

Britain needs a fresh, vibrant Liberal Democrat

opposition which stands against the Conservatives' attempts

to cut our services, be they police, the schools or hospitals.

It's a hard slog, but could they hold their ground,

especially after Labour's pushed to the left?

Once people get one Green Councillor, they usually

While the campaign goes on, no-one's talking a leadership

challenge to Jeremy Corbyn, not in public.

But uneasy lies the head that wears the crown, they say.

I know of two senior MPs who've told friends they're considering starting

Among his hostile Shadow ministers, one's told me a resignation

If Jeremy Corbyn's enjoying this, he's maybe tougher than he seems.

In a few days' time, North Korea will open the most

important political meeting in decades, the 7th Congress

In the run-up to the meeting, a BBC team is in North Korea,

travelling with a group of Nobel Laureates,

who are there to promote peaceful dialogue.

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes gained rare access to Kim Il Sung University

in Pyongyang, the country's leading academic institution,

These students from Kim il-Sung University are singing a catchy

little number called "Let's Glorify Our Country

as the General Intended," the general being Kim il-Sung,

It's easy as an outsider to see this country as comical or scary or both,

but for these people, it's the outside world

They feel they're surrounded by enemies.

Why do you think the DPRK needs nuclear weapons?

This is also a country that can be very easily offended.

At the university entrance, our minders bow before a huge

We are now on hallowed ground, as I rapidly find out.

What is it you don't like me saying about this?

Our minders are rather upset with us because we tried to do a piece

to camera in front of the statue of Kim il-Sung here.

They clearly feel that we said stuff that was not respectful

We're told if we don't delete the offending footage,

we will not be allowed to leave the campus.

Just a few metres away, a completely different world.

Two Noble Laureates, including Briton's Sir Richards

Roberts, are discussing microbiology with a group of students.

Their level of English and knowledged of advanced

Sometimes I thought about becoming an ENT doctor.

What is exciting in research at the moment, where would

Sir Richard wants to know more, how do they do their research?

They have a huge computer lab here, but does it have

I'm trying to find out how accessible stuff is,

because if you're a scientist, these days, if you don't have access

He didn't know how to get to the internet himself?

The supervisor is unable to answer and is getting very uncomfortable.

What I'm concerned about is that they can't be honest

about the fact that they only have limited access to this

For them to pretend that really they do have complete

Tonight at the Pyongyang Children's Palace we were treated

This country appears obsessed with portraying an image

of strength and perfection, but the level of control

and nervousness we've experienced betrays the weakness

Rupert Wingfield Hayes, BBC News, in Pyongyang.

More on our main story, Leicester's historic triumph

The team defied the odds of 5,000-1 - at the beginning of the season -

and may of the fans, understandably, are still

Our correspondent Elaine Dunkley has spent the day in the city.

Come on Leicester. There is no stopping the excitement at

shaftsbury junior school, Fantasy Football has become a dream come

true for Leicester's young fans. It was amazing because I've been a

Leicester fan for so long. It's just nothing like this has ever happened.

It was just so, like, emotional, the fact that we could achieve this. We

were at the bottom of the league last year. Now we're at the top.

It's just a miracle. Vardy! Believing in miracles might just be

the thing in Leicester. This is a city that recently reburied a king,

whose remains were found in a car park. It started just over a year

ago with King Richard III. We thought that came with global

spotlight on the city. It couldn't get better than that. But 5,000-1,

it's here! I'm proud of the city. I'm proud of the players. I'm proud

of my children. I'm proud of being a teacher. Leicester! Premier League

success is new here, but Leicester has long been known for its

diversity. This is one of Britain's most multicultural high streets,

representing 23 countries and four continents. Many here say football

will bring people together. I was at the stadium last night, immediately

after Leicester had won the title, and there was an incredible range of

people - men and women, from very different communities. So I think

there is a general pleasure in what's happened over the last couple

of days. This is when I signed for Leicester. The feel-good factor has

reached fever pitch. Dwain more ton first signed in 1977 at the age of

14. I feel proud to tell you I used to play for Leicester City. Before I

used to never tell nobody, now I'm telling everybody I played for

Leicester City. There's no shortage of success stories. At 5,000-1, Lee

placed a ?5 bet on Leicester winning the Premier League. The bulk of the

money is going to be used towards a deposit on a house, on my first

house. Wow. Just, thank you Leicester, thank you Claudio

Ranieri. Thank you the whole team. Thank you... Thank you my football

club. As the party continues for Leicester City, dreaming has turned

into believing. There are elections

across the country on Thursday. Like the Premier League,

there will be winners and losers. We'll be asking which of those

categories Jeremy Corbyn Join me now on BBC Two,

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