:00:19. > :00:30.The US Defence Secretary, Ash Carter, has arrived in Iraq
:00:31. > :00:32.to monitor progress in the battle to retake Mosul
:00:33. > :00:35.Reinforcements are also being sent to Kirkuk,
:00:36. > :00:37.which came under attack by IS yesterday.
:00:38. > :00:44.Our correspondent, Jonny Dymond, has this report.
:00:45. > :00:53.If anyone thought taking no soul from INS would be easy, they were
:00:54. > :00:58.wrong. -- taking Mosul from IS. Today, Turkish forces battled to the
:00:59. > :01:05.north and east of the city, trying to take Islamic state forces. The
:01:06. > :01:10.battle is in its sixth day. The city and its surrounding area have been
:01:11. > :01:13.controlled by Islamic State for more than two years. Kurdish Peshmerga
:01:14. > :01:18.are pushing in from the north and east. Iraqi army units are moving in
:01:19. > :01:24.from the south. The aim, a pincer action that will cut Islamic State
:01:25. > :01:31.off. But a way to the south, in the Kurdish held city of Kirkuk, Islamic
:01:32. > :01:35.State has struck back. In assaults on government buildings and a power
:01:36. > :01:40.station, Islamic State killed almost 50, a display of force designed to
:01:41. > :01:47.terrify and worn. Islamic State will not give up easily. The American
:01:48. > :01:51.secretary for defence is trying to keep the regional coalition facing
:01:52. > :01:57.Islamic State together. Before he left for Iraq, he made the case for
:01:58. > :02:03.a Turkish role. Turkey, since it neighbours the region of Mosul, has
:02:04. > :02:09.an interest in the ultimate outcome in Mosul. Many other parties do as
:02:10. > :02:13.well. It is a combo gated city. A fractious coalition up against a
:02:14. > :02:14.determined enemy. Driving Islamic State from Mosul is a long, hard
:02:15. > :02:21.job. Our Correspondent,
:02:22. > :02:32.Shaimaa Khalil, is live now What is the latest on the military
:02:33. > :02:37.situation there? Well, we understand that the Iraqi security forces are
:02:38. > :02:46.advancing and have gone into a town 20 kilometres from the city of
:02:47. > :02:50.Mosul, and we understand that they actually tried to drive Islamic
:02:51. > :02:53.State militants from the same town a few days ago, and they have gone in
:02:54. > :02:58.today. We are told that they have gone into a central government
:02:59. > :03:06.compound and raised a flag. Not without resistance from Islamic
:03:07. > :03:15.State militants. That is proving to be more intense now. So the advance
:03:16. > :03:18.is still ongoing, especially in that area area 20 kilometres from Mosul.
:03:19. > :03:23.Announcements about the same area have proven to be premature, but at
:03:24. > :03:27.the moment there is still fighting going on. The message from the Iraqi
:03:28. > :03:32.authorities is that despite the major attack that happened in the
:03:33. > :03:34.city of Kirkuk, the battle for Mosul is still ongoing. Thank you for
:03:35. > :03:40.joining us. Ap to 100 child refugees
:03:41. > :03:42.from the Jungle camp in Calais are expected to arrive
:03:43. > :03:45.at a Home Office building On Monday work starts to clear
:03:46. > :03:48.the Calais camp. Live now to Croydon and our
:03:49. > :03:57.Correspondent there, What are we expecting there? Any
:03:58. > :04:02.minute we are expecting the first of the three cultures carrying child
:04:03. > :04:05.refugees to arrive here. It will come up this road and be greeted by
:04:06. > :04:10.a small group of the community who want to welcome them here. They will
:04:11. > :04:15.then going to this building next to us, where scaffolding has been
:04:16. > :04:21.erected to help protect these young, vulnerable people's identity. They
:04:22. > :04:23.were going to the building and have their applications processed which
:04:24. > :04:27.may take up to around five hours because they will also have to have
:04:28. > :04:30.identity checks including fingerprints taken. Many will be
:04:31. > :04:33.arriving on the premise that they have family here in the UK so they
:04:34. > :04:37.will either be greeted by family members in this building, otherwise
:04:38. > :04:38.they will be taken to another location to go and meet family
:04:39. > :04:43.members. Thank you very much. The President of the European
:04:44. > :04:45.Parliament says emergency talks today to salvage a trade deal
:04:46. > :04:49.between the EU and Canada after seven years of
:04:50. > :04:50.negotiation were "fruitful". The agreement's in jeopardy
:04:51. > :04:52.because the Belgian region of Wallonia is concerned
:04:53. > :04:54.about competition The Canadian government says it's
:04:55. > :05:09.ready to sign a deal. The leader of the Ulster Unionist
:05:10. > :05:11.Party, Mike Nesbitt, has told his party conference
:05:12. > :05:13.that it could form a future government
:05:14. > :05:15.with the nationalist SDLP. Earlier, the conference
:05:16. > :05:17.was addressed for the first time by an SDLP leader who told
:05:18. > :05:19.also delegates that they Several people have been hurt
:05:20. > :05:23.after the top deck of a London bus was ripped off when it hit
:05:24. > :05:26.a bridge in Tottenham. Three people who were trapped
:05:27. > :05:28.on the upper deck were freed In total 21 people were
:05:29. > :05:34.treated at the scene. A key to a life jacket locker
:05:35. > :05:37.on the Titanic could today fetch It is part of one of the largest
:05:38. > :05:44.auctions of Titanic A letter from the ship's most senior
:05:45. > :05:51.surviving officer is expected to go for around ten thousand pounds
:05:52. > :06:02.at the sale in Wiltshire. This is the story of a key. That
:06:03. > :06:06.first summer and locked a path to salvation. Rusty and unremarkable,
:06:07. > :06:11.it was for a life jacket covered on board the Titanic. The covered was
:06:12. > :06:18.in the lower decks of the luxury liner as she sailed in April, 1912.
:06:19. > :06:22.The key was later found on Sidney Cigarini, a third class steward who,
:06:23. > :06:30.according to the official enquiry, did his duty as the ship went down.
:06:31. > :06:34.Sydney was an F deck as it was flooding and his mission as the
:06:35. > :06:38.water was rising was to get life jackets and hopefully pass them onto
:06:39. > :06:43.those who needed them. This particular key was recovered from
:06:44. > :06:49.his body. And it was a key that was used to unlock a locker that would
:06:50. > :06:56.life jackets. The key was one of 250 locks options today. The other is a
:06:57. > :06:59.letter written by the most senior officer to survive the Titanic. In
:07:00. > :07:04.it, he recounts the astonishing mindset of his crew as the ship
:07:05. > :07:07.sank. They were all perfectly calm in the knowledge that they had done
:07:08. > :07:12.their duty. Each one individually came up to me and shook hands. We
:07:13. > :07:19.merely exchange the words, goodbye, old man. These unseen photos of the
:07:20. > :07:25.ship's captain, Edward Smith, have also created huge interest. After
:07:26. > :07:31.104 years, Titanic artefacts are rare, finite and hold a compelling
:07:32. > :07:37.story. So compelling, those that continue to surface have value,
:07:38. > :07:49.history and status. Duncan Kennedy, BBC News, Wiltshire.
:07:50. > :07:51.With all the sport, here's Mike Bushell
:07:52. > :07:56.England's cricketers have finished the 3rd day of the opening test
:07:57. > :07:58.in Bangladesh very much on top after a dramatic day.
:07:59. > :08:01.It's all rounder Ben Stokes, who England have to thank.
:08:02. > :08:04.He first helped remove the last five Bangladesh wickets for just 27 runs
:08:05. > :08:06.this morning, which meant the tourists led by 45 runs,
:08:07. > :08:08.going into the second innings, but Alistair Cook's wicket
:08:09. > :08:11.was the first to five to fall, for 62 runs.
:08:12. > :08:17.The recovery was led by Stokes who scored 85 and Johnny Bairstow
:08:18. > :08:24.who was just short of a half century, and by the close of play,
:08:25. > :08:27.England were 228 for eight, and so a healthy lead of 273.
:08:28. > :08:29.Tottenham Hotspur could go top of the Premier League this
:08:30. > :08:33.lunchtime, if they win away at Bournemouth.
:08:34. > :08:38.They are approaching half-time on the south coast in the sunshine and
:08:39. > :08:45.it is currently goalless. The home side has had the best chance. Google
:08:46. > :08:47.Lloris saved from close range. But it is pretty even. -- Hugo Lloris.
:08:48. > :08:50.Championship side Greenock Morton are taking on Aberdeen in the last
:08:51. > :08:53.four of the Scottish League Cup this lunchtime.
:08:54. > :08:57.It is goalless they are at half-time. Aberdeen hit the crossbar
:08:58. > :09:02.twice in the first half. Tomorrow there's an Old Firm derby
:09:03. > :09:05.as Rangers play Celtic for the other Britain's number one female tennis
:09:06. > :09:09.player Johanna Konta has missed out on a place in the World tours
:09:10. > :09:12.Finals. In the last hour, Svetlana
:09:13. > :09:20.Kuznetsova won the Kremlin Cup, gaining the points she needed
:09:21. > :09:23.to knock Konta out of Konta did not play this week due
:09:24. > :09:27.to an abdominal injury. This evening, England's rugby
:09:28. > :09:29.league side face France. It's a warm-up match ahead
:09:30. > :09:32.of the Four Nations tournament, They kick off the competition
:09:33. > :09:35.on Friday against Australia. But as Andy Burke reports,
:09:36. > :09:47.their participation has gone under Rugby league in Scotland as a sport
:09:48. > :09:53.that operates very much in the shadows of football, rugby union and
:09:54. > :10:03.perhaps any other sport you care to mention. What do you know about
:10:04. > :10:06.Scotland's rugby league team? Absolutely nothing. Zero. I see it
:10:07. > :10:09.on the music usually but I do not really follow it. Not really much. I
:10:10. > :10:12.did not know we had one, to be honest. The Scotland team will be in
:10:13. > :10:15.the limelight for the next few weeks as they take on the world's top
:10:16. > :10:17.three sides. They are up against it but is determined to prove their
:10:18. > :10:22.quality. We have some great players in this team and we are not in this
:10:23. > :10:26.competition just to lie down, get autographs and swap jerseys. We are
:10:27. > :10:30.here to have a good crack at it. Scotland have shown signs of
:10:31. > :10:34.progress in recent years, qualifying for the finals of the 2013 World Cup
:10:35. > :10:38.and winning the European cup the following year to make it through to
:10:39. > :10:43.this for nations. It has been a long road. Taliban -- Alan Tait was
:10:44. > :10:46.already an established Great Britain star when Scotland were granted full
:10:47. > :10:50.international statement in the late 90s and to help them take their
:10:51. > :10:59.first steps on the global stage. Alan Tait! Will he score in the
:11:00. > :11:03.corner?! Yes, he does. Apple warm up stages, it was mainly students and
:11:04. > :11:09.guys in the forces. We were only allowed four professionals in the
:11:10. > :11:13.team. It was an honour, when someone asks you to be captain of your
:11:14. > :11:20.country, you grab it with both hands. Two decades on, Scotland face
:11:21. > :11:25.the ultimate challenge. So what would represent success? The fourth
:11:26. > :11:29.nation has never won in the four nations, so if we do that it would
:11:30. > :11:38.be a great success. If they do manage to spring a shock, rugby
:11:39. > :11:39.league's stock in Scotland may rise a little higher.
:11:40. > :11:41.England rugby league fans can watch their team,
:11:42. > :11:43.play France on the BBC red button this evening.
:11:44. > :11:46.And that's the sport for now so it is back to Gavin.
:11:47. > :11:49.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:11:50. > :11:51.The next news on BBC One is at 5.25pm.
:11:52. > :12:10.That was going to be quite a bit of dry weather to come this weekend.
:12:11. > :12:11.Certainly a glorious start to the morning. Thanks for this Weather