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by-election defeat, but says this is not the time to give up.

Are you the solution to Labour's problems?

Losing Copeland to the Conservatives was deeply disappointing, he says,

but the party and its policies are needed more than ever.

I'm carrying on as leader because I'm determined

that we will deliver social justice in this country.

Also tonight... stands after a difficult few days.

Sir Mo Farah insists he's a "clean athlete who's never broken

Alberto Salazar. involving his coach,

Victory in the League Cup for Manchester United after a late goal.

And which films will be winners on Hollywood's big night?

The 89th Academy Awards are just a few hours away.

The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he accepts

a share of the responsibility for losing the Copeland constituency

to the Conservatives in Thursday's by-election,

of the task facing the party. conference it showed the scale

He said he'll remain as leader and that Labour must unite to win.

to appeal to the electorate. shows Labour is failing

Our political correspondent Carole Walker reports.

I'm looking forward to my speech. the man to rebuild Labour?

Jeremy Corbyn insists he won't give up the struggle.

We're campaigning for a just and fair society.

He said his party's defeat at the hands of the Conservatives

in the Copeland by-election underlined the scale of the task

the Tory tide. to stand together to turn back

The result in Copeland was deeply disappointing

and of course, I take my share of responsibility for it.

We haven't done enough yet to rebuild trust with the people

feel that Labour represents them. for decades and don't always

But now is not the time to retreat, to run away or to give up.

Labour in Scotland is already battling to recover after losing

all but one of its MPs at the last election.

The party's Scottish leader echoed Mr Corbyn's call for unity,

but had an ominous warning on the problems they must confront.

England is what happened in the north-east of

to the Scottish Labour Party two years ago.

We were the canary down the mine, so to speak, in terms of losing

the faith of working-class communities across the country.

Jeremy Corbyn says he has a huge mandate from his party

about his leadership. of the repeated questions

I'm carrying on as leader because I'm determined

You'll definitely be leader in 2020? in this country.

I've given you a very, very clear answer - yes!

And amongst party delegates, there's little appetite

You need to get behind your leader. despite all the problems.

He's got a mission to make Labour electable in the United Kingdom.

Our next test is the Scottish local government elections.

the country to vote Labour again. indicated more how we are to help

Jeremy Corbyn's team are making it clear that there'll be no change

of leadership and no change of direction either.

the NHS and tackling inequality. up their campaigns on jobs,

But none of that worked in Copeland and they're up

against a Conservative Party with policies and a message designed

to appeal directly to many of Labour's core supporters.

Carole Walker, BBC News, Westminster.

Britain's four-time Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah has insisted

he is a "clean athlete who has never broken the rules" after allegations

in a leaked report that his coach may have broken rules

against boosting athletes' performance.

Alberto Salazar has been under investigation since allegations

Panorama programme in 2015. training base were made by the BBC's

Mark Daly, who originally broke that, has this report.

Can there be a one-two for the Salazar group?

It looks like it as Mo Farah takes gold for Great Britain.

Olympic gold medals. Britain's Sir Mo Farah and his four

But Alberto Salazar and his Nike Oregon Project has been under

investigation by the US Anti-Doping Agency, or Usada,

and unethical practices. in 2015 revealed claims of doping

High-profile US athletes Kara Goucher and her husband Adam

made a series of allegations against their former coach.

It's hurting the sport. at all costs person.

Today, the first glimpse of Usada's findings.

An interim report by the agency has been leaked by the Russian hacking

group Fancy Bears and passed to the Sunday Times.

The report alleges Salazar used banned or unethical methods

to boost performance, including infusions of supplements

over the legal limit of 50 millilitres, untested

and potentially unlawful medical procedures and medications.

remains under investigation. alleged use of an infusion in 2014

Usada continues to investigate, but serious questions

now for UK Athletics, who were, according to this leaked

report, warned about Salazar and his methods by one

of their own doctors as far back as 2011.

UK Athletics said all of their key medical staff had fully co-operated

with Usada and the UK's own anti-doping body.

Alberto Salazar strongly denied the allegations,

He went on to say: and will never permit doping."

He called the allegations false and disturbing,

desperate and a denial of due process.

Earlier today, Sir Mo Farah released a statement saying:

He said it was clear that he had done nothing wrong.

But questions will persist over Farah's continuing loyalty

Mark Daly, BBC News. authorities seem so

The new independent reviewer of terrorism laws has warned that

bombings of the 1970s. seen since the IRA

Max Hill told the Sunday Telegraph that plots by Islamist

extremists to attack UK cities were "an enormous risk."

He singled out the issue of British people returning from abroad

after fighting for so-called Islamic State.

Tens of thousands of people in South Sudan are starting to see

declared that famine has taken hold. where the United Nations has

Many of those affected have been facing starvation after trying

the Nile. by seeking refuge in the marshes of

Our Africa Correspondent, Alastair Leithead, has travelled

gathering to receive help. where people have been

They came in their thousands as word spread that help was on its way.

under a burning sun. hungry, tired and waiting

They'd fled into the marshlands of the Nile to escape the civil

war which is destroying the world's youngest country.

have come out for help. and despite the risks,

This is the heart of the area that has been declared in famine.

to receive food aid. in the central area to be registered

They've come from the marshes and the swamps where they've been

hiding from the fighting and where there's no food.

and they desperately need help. who can't even reach here,

Each card entitles them to a month of food rations, which will be

airdropped in over the next few days.

Everyone tells a similar story of hunger on the islands,

surviving off wild honey and water lilies.

People are dying of starvation, she said.

That's why we're here, lining up for help.

And she talked about how hard the war has been,

when the fighting comes. run to the river fast enough

People loot their possessions, stealing cattle and goats, she said.

This is what's left of a Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic,

destroyed when government troops briefly took the town in November.

And this was the market, now back in rebel hands.

Leer is the rebel leader's birthplace, which is why

many suspect it's being targeted so harshly.

They raid and steal cows. and abduct people, he said.

They've burned houses and the church.

aid into contested areas. to a ceasefire before they can bring

That lack of access has contributed to the famine.

to make it into this area. agencies have not been able

so it's a real issue. that we're doing so,

We need people to understand that without safety,

and for the aid workers, for the people in need

we'll be having a catastrophic situation down the line.

Malnutrition is manageable here, despite the famine.

where hunger is taking lives. that the help can't reach

Alastair Leithead, BBC News, in Thonyor, South Sudan.

Two and a half years after it was set up by the Government,

its first public hearings tomorrow. into Child Sexual Abuse begins

Its scope is vast - covering 13 different subject areas.

The first to be investigated is the mistreatment of thousands

of British children sent abroad after the Second World War.

The BBC has been told the inquiry will hear new evidence

about abuse that took place, and claims that it was covered up.

Here's our Home Affairs Correspondent Tom Symonds.

new migrants for this country. from Great Britain with 931

I've lived for 60-odd years with this hate.

We did nothing wrong. that was a living hell.

All we did was do as we were told, and suffered immensely for it.

They've been called Britain's lost children.

Clifford Walsh was nine when he arrived here at Fremantle,

a better life in the sunshine. or from poor families, promised

He ended up at Bindoon, run by the Catholic Christian Brothers,

and were beaten and sexually abused. built their own accommodation

We were 60 miles from Perth. We had no parents.

We had no relatives. There was nowhere we could go.

These Brothers, these paedophiles must have felt they were in heaven.

have all apologised. the Christian Brothers

But from tomorrow, the UK's public inquiry will begin examining

the scale of the abuse, which has brought David Hill back

to Britain to Tilbury Docks, from where he left 58 years ago.

He's a successful public figure in Australia,

who grew up at the Fairbridge Farm School and interviewed its former

children, who've only relatively recently disclosed sexual abuse.

60%. of the kids that went to Fairbridge

And I think if you look at the conditions that prevail

staggered if the figure institutions, I'd be

in Western Australia. in some of the Catholic boys' homes

visited all of the homes. that in 1956, British inspectors

There were no mentions of sexual abuse, but there

were serious concerns about standards of childcare.

receive no more children. of institutions that should

But the files show that the charities and religious

organisations running the schemes successfully put pressure

on the government to keep them going until the 1970s.

Fairbridge has become part of the Prince's Trust,

the charity's archives. will have access to all

Should this inquiry bother with what's becoming history?

selected migrants for emigration. of a cover-up, and that paedophiles

Many of the lost children are still alive and demanding answers.

it a secret and keep it covered up. the stronger the conspiracy to keep

Tom Symonds, BBC News. of opening some of that truth,

Nokia, once the world's biggest mobile phone brand,

has been relaunched with a number of new models.

Among them is an update of its famous 3310,

which sold more than 120 million units worldwide.

but costs around ?40, connect to the internet,

and has a battery that lasts - on standby - for up to a month.

who has died at the age of 61. to the American actor Bill Paxton,

He was best known for his role in the science fiction classic,

Aliens, and also starred in Apollo 13 and Twister.

He died after complications following an operation.

We're live in LA for the Oscars in a moment, but first,

here's Katherine Downes with the sport.

Manchester United have lifted the first trophy of the season -

they beat Southampton 3-2 at Wembley to win the EFL Cup.

Our sports correspondent David Ornstein reports.

with the same expectations. made the same journey

'76 all over again! Manchester United to win the FA Cup.

41 years on, they came back to repeat the feat in the League Cup.

Opposing sides with opposite projects, United,

joined only in their aim to win. the heavy sellers,

But to win often, you need the big decisions to go your way

Southampton were hard done by. was ruled out for offside,

with the opening blow punished, Ibrahimovic

before Lingard put United on course for the cup.

Southampton, though, had other ideas and there

was no denying Gabbiadini, who struck at half-time.

second to level the scores. swivelling and scoring a sublime

The tables had turned, but there would be one final twist.

a clinical end to a classic tie. to secure the trophy,

So, for Southampton it is heartbreak, surely one

For United, more glory. in many a year.

Jose Mourinho becomes their first manager to win a major trophy

in his first season and this one will live long in the memory.

Meanwhile, in the day's only Premier League game,

Harry Kane scored his third hat-trick in nine games,

as Tottenham thrashed Stoke City 4-0 at White Hart Lane.

The win lifts Spurs up to second in the table.

England are top of the Six Nations table after a bonus point win over

tell the whole story. but the 36-15 scoreline doesn't

Our sports correspondent Joe Wilson was watching.

cards had been used up. that their get out of jail free

First game at home, victory was rescued against the French.

Then to Cardiff, where England won a game that they'd virtually lost.

something like that. to the cleaners, in Monopoly terms,

But there was a fundamental issue in in the first half, this was a kind

But there was a fundamental issue in this game - who knew the rules?

Offside, England thought. The referee didn't. Let's stop and try

to clear it up. Well, what happens when Italy missed a penalty? It can

become a try. Half-time, and no hope Italy led 10-5. England to escape

again. Watch out, Danny Care saw a glimpse of the line. Headdown,- -

made it. England finally broke free in the last ten minutes. But after

late tries, Eddie Jones was left to interpret Italian tactics. Italy

were smart. Regulations to their coaching staff and the players. But

it wasn't rugby. If I were the BBC, I would be asking the RFU for their

money back because you haven't had a rugby game. The real -- if the

ambition was to frustrate England, they certainly achieved that. The

home side got the bonus point, but Italy certainly made their point.

Joe Wilson, BBC News, at Twickenham. And England and Ireland

are tied at the top And that is all the sport.

after Ireland beat France 13-10. It's that time of the year,

the Oscars are upon us. Amid the glamour, there's also

plenty of grit in this year's films. ceremony in Los Angeles.

of politics too at tonight's Limbering up, yeah. The stars are

is already on the red carpet - Limbering up, yeah. The stars are

limbering up. They are starting to come up the red carpet and make

their way into the theatre for tonight's Oscars, which could be

historic. After last year's controversy, it is possible, that

all four winners of the big categories will be non-white.

Possible but probably not probable, but it is entirely possible that

Terry Jenkins would win the best director Oscar for Moonlight. If he

does, he will become the first black person to win the Oscar. If he

doesn't, it is likely to be Damien Chazelle, who will be the youngest

person to win the Oscar for La La Land, and that is before we get onto

all the speeches in what is a politically charged atmosphere. It

is going to be an interesting night. There is more than one

side to the Oscars. Yes, there is the frivolous,

showbizzy side of things, the over-the-top-ness of the red

carpet and the million after party with its lavish spread of food.

carpet and the million at this party for food?

request you've ever had Well, I think I had one

of our guests, he loved the baked I showed him the tin.

that he came into the kitchen It was Brad Pitt.

the caviar with the spoon. It might be the stars that

shine on Oscar night, but the craft categories reveal

a different side to the business. Film-making is at heart a cottage

industry, as demonstrated by these in the visual effects category.

who are against each other and my sister runs my company.

that do special effects, I've got two sons that work

for me and two daughters. More up-and-coming talent.

that work for me and my son as well. after that sorted out.

and probably the generation And then there is the serious side.

Corbould Oscars for decades? that reflect their time.

should tell stories that matter, I'm very encouraged,

because I do think the diversity and the world I live in.

the industry I work in The biggest thing for me is that

people back home see this stuff happening to Moonlight

and they think things are possible, that the ceiling for a kid

where I grew up is raising. That's no good.

with that woman? This year's Oscars feel

a little different, more politically charged,

more diverse, more connected. But then...

they'll always be in La La Land. Will Gompertz, BBC

News, Los Angeles.