24/02/2017 Newsround

Good morning, and welcome to Newsround this Friday morning.

First, we're talking about the shock news that Leicester City football

club have sacked their manager, Claudio Ranieri, just nine

months after he led them to Premier League victory.

Leicester City - the most unlikely of Premier League champions.

And it was Claudio Ranieri who led one of sport's greatest miracles.

He was even named BBC Sports Personality's Coach of the Year.

It is incredible what happened, but it is

But less than a year after that unbelievable dream -

The club's only won five out of 25 Premier League games this season -

and are just one point above the relegation zone.

Last night, Ranieri was sacked by the club's bosses.

The club said in a statement that it was the "most difficult

decision" but "we are duty-bound to the club's long-term

interests above all sense of personal sentiment."

No word from Ranieri yet, but Match Of The Day presenter,

and former Leicester star, Gary Lineker has called

the decision "unforgivable" and "gut-wrenchingly sad".

Ranieri's last game in charge was Wednesday night's

2-1 defeat to Sevilla - in the last 16 of

He appeared unaware of what was about to happen.

We know, we know they are better than us, very high quality team.

But it was Leciester's poor performance in the Premier League

And we want to know what you think about the decision -

Ruby from Leicester has been in touch -

she says it's not fair Ranieri has been sacked - he was a great

I'm sure we will get more commons throughout the day.

People are clearing up today after Storm Doris battered much

There was winds of up 94 miles an hour, as well as rain and snow.

The storm caused travel problems as flights were grounded

Thousands of homes were left without power, as trees

Talking of "premier" - it was the Beauty And The Beast

We sent ten-year-old budding actress Emily to meet the stars.

Hello, I'm on the blue carpet, ready to meet the stars from Beauty

I used to watch that after school a lot when I was your age.

How was riding a horse in a ball gown?

Riding a horse in a ball gown was hard.

And it's why I designed a very specific pair of bloomers, which I

don't know if you saw, but I wear them underneath my skirt so that

when I tried to throw my leg over the horse, I sort of keep my dignity

Have you really read every one of these books?

I'd rather talk to you than anyone else.

But do you know what, I was actually born in France, funnily

And there's actually a song Belle sings in the movie, which is

called This Is The Paris Of My Childhood.

And I couldn't believe it when I was singing it, because I was

What was the best thing about playing the Beast?

The best thing about playing the Beast

was getting to step into one of my favourite fairy tales of all time.

What was the worst thing about playing the Beast?

The worst thing about playing the beast was the

Hands down, the stilts, the stilts, the stilts.

I did a whole waltz with Emma wearing those stilts, and

I loved interviewing all of the cast, it was so

Search a great interview, Emma Watson was a founder of Newsround

when she was a kid. Brilliant stuff. -- a fan.

It's the movie world's biggest awards do this week,

and BBC entertainment reporter Colin Paterson sent us this

Hello, Newsround, from the red carpet at the Oscars.

Sunday night is the most exciting in the movie

The biggest film stars in the world will all be walking along

It is 275 metres long, and it cost ?25,000.

That's why they are protecting it with tarpaulin until

Now, one particularly interesting category,

You've got Zootropolis, about a cop bunny, and his unusual

friendship with a fox who used to be a thief.

And then you've got Moana, about a Polynesian princess.

But they might both lose out to Kubo And The Two Strings.

Tune in to Newsround on Monday to find out what

How lucky is he? That is all from me. The latest update is later this

afternoon. You can head to the Newsround website to find out

strange, strange, strangers. Goodbye.