:00:21. > :00:25.The former Labour foreign secretary David Miliband says the party
:00:26. > :00:27.is the furthest it's been from power in 50 years.
:00:28. > :00:36.He was responding to Labour's by-election
:00:37. > :00:38.defeat in Copeland - in Cumbria - where
:00:39. > :00:40.the Conservatives overturned a majority of more than 2,000
:00:41. > :00:43.to oust Labour from a seat it had held for 80 years.
:00:44. > :00:45.Jeremy Corbyn has said he won't step down as leader.
:00:46. > :01:03.Here's our political correspondent Matt Cole.
:01:04. > :01:09.If these scenes had been repeated in Copland that receiving stalker would
:01:10. > :01:13.be less problems for Jeremy Corbyn. Not for the first time, the former
:01:14. > :01:18.Foreign Secretary has spoken his mind in a newspaper interview, where
:01:19. > :01:24.he said he feared Labour is losing support at the core base. He
:01:25. > :01:26.added... I am obviously deeply concerned that Labour is further
:01:27. > :01:32.from power than at any stage in my lifetime. Mr Miliband is not the
:01:33. > :01:39.only one being critical of Labour in print. Dave Prentice, the leader of
:01:40. > :01:46.the union UNISON said Copland was a disaster and whilst not penning the
:01:47. > :01:48.blame on Jeremy Corbyn, he does say since his re-election five months
:01:49. > :01:54.ago they have not moved an inch closer to setting up shop in Downing
:01:55. > :02:02.Street. That said, for the most part, the unions are still with
:02:03. > :02:04.Jeremy Corbyn. It is about as reconnecting with our roots and
:02:05. > :02:14.getting the working class back. We were told we were not doing that and
:02:15. > :02:20.we did. Labour's deputy leader says he does not agree with Mr Miliband.
:02:21. > :02:24.I understand the point he is making that we are in difficult times and
:02:25. > :02:28.we need to change tack to build a winning coalition for the next
:02:29. > :02:34.general election. Holding stalker has tempered the potential for other
:02:35. > :02:38.attacks on Jeremy Corbyn and his strongest critics have held off
:02:39. > :02:42.calling him to quit following the catastrophe in Copland which is just
:02:43. > :02:43.as well because he is insisting he is going nowhere.
:02:44. > :02:45.Several news organisations, including the BBC, have been barred
:02:46. > :02:47.from entering a press briefing at the White House.
:02:48. > :02:50.The New York Times and CNN have expressed concern over
:02:51. > :02:53.the exclusion of their reporters - calling the decision unacceptable -
:02:54. > :02:57.while the BBC has said it is seeking clarification.
:02:58. > :02:59.President Trump's spokesman, Sean Spicer, was challenged
:03:00. > :03:07.REPORTER: Are CNN and the New York Times not in here because you're
:03:08. > :03:13.Because we had a pool and then we expanded it and we added some
:03:14. > :03:18.It was my decision to expand the pool.
:03:19. > :03:21.REPORTER: The president said "we're going to do something about it"
:03:22. > :03:24.in reference to these stories that he is saying are false
:03:25. > :03:25.by the New York Times, CNN and others.
:03:26. > :03:28.We're going to aggressively push back.
:03:29. > :03:31.We're just not going to sit back and let false narratives,
:03:32. > :03:38.false stories, inaccurate facts get out there.
:03:39. > :03:40.Five teenagers from London have appeared at Westminster Magistrates'
:03:41. > :03:44.court today charged with terror-related offences.
:03:45. > :03:47.The boys, aged between 15 and 19, were arrested on Tuesday,
:03:48. > :03:49.following a series of raids across the capital by
:03:50. > :03:56.the Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism unit.
:03:57. > :03:58.Three men have appeared in court on slavery charges
:03:59. > :04:01.after the discovery of a cannabis factory at a disused nuclear
:04:02. > :04:05.A police raid there on Wednesday found plants with a street value
:04:06. > :04:17.All three men were remanded in custody.
:04:18. > :04:20.Iraqi forces have entered parts of western Mosul in what is expected
:04:21. > :04:23.to be an arduous and dangerous battle to remove so called
:04:24. > :04:24.Islamic State from Iraq's second largest city.
:04:25. > :04:26.Wyre Davies reports from an advanced Iraqi military base
:04:27. > :04:29.where American troops and advisers are proving to be a key part
:04:30. > :04:40.The battle for Mosul is in a critical phase.
:04:41. > :04:46.Fierce clashes on the western edge of the city.
:04:47. > :04:48.Fighters from so-called Islamic State recede into narrow
:04:49. > :04:51.streets where government forces will have to follow.
:04:52. > :05:04.From a field just to the south, these big American guns are why
:05:05. > :05:05.local commanders are confident they can finally drive
:05:06. > :05:09.IS from its last major stronghold in Iraq.
:05:10. > :05:11.This is an overwhelmingly Iraqi military operation,
:05:12. > :05:14.but the role of American advisors and troops, so-called boots
:05:15. > :05:20.US artillery pieces pounding targets in Mosul.
:05:21. > :05:25.US commanders are reluctant to divulge the most sensitive
:05:26. > :05:27.details particularly about Special Forces at frontline,
:05:28. > :05:31.but say American support can tip the balance.
:05:32. > :05:34.The fight in western Mosul will be a tough fight for really
:05:35. > :05:40.So the Iraqi army and Iraqi federal police will face a tough fight.
:05:41. > :05:47.It will be a lot of house-to-house fighting.
:05:48. > :05:50.They don't have any choice, but to fight.
:05:51. > :05:52.The Iraqis will certainly defeat Daesh and Mosul.
:05:53. > :06:04.But in this brutal conflict, IS fighters will use
:06:05. > :06:07.This IS video eulogises the use of commercially available drones
:06:08. > :06:13.This woman's leg was shattered in a drone attack.
:06:14. > :06:19.There were people pointing to the sky from where the bomb
:06:20. > :06:30.This is pretty new for this conflict.
:06:31. > :06:33.This method can be very effective and impacts on the population.
:06:34. > :06:36.With 750,000 civilians currently trapped inside western Mosul,
:06:37. > :06:39.aid agenies are are preparing for the worst.
:06:40. > :06:46.They're already calling it a humanitarian crisis.
:06:47. > :06:48.The Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has celebrated his
:06:49. > :06:54.with thousands of supporters attending a party outside
:06:55. > :06:58.Activists and opposition leaders have
:06:59. > :07:00.criticised the lavish festivities, which have been taking place
:07:01. > :07:05.all week, despite severe economic hardship in the country.
:07:06. > :07:08.Mr Mugabe has been in power since 1980 and says he will stand
:07:09. > :07:17.With all the sport, here's Mike Bushell
:07:18. > :07:22.Claudio Ranieri has been at the Leicester City
:07:23. > :07:24.training ground this morning to say his goodbyes
:07:25. > :07:29.He was joined by the club's Thai owners, who flew in by helicopter
:07:30. > :07:31.to help with the goodbyes, after they sacked the
:07:32. > :07:34.Speaking to the media afterwards, Ranieri said he hoped that
:07:35. > :07:43.Leicester could one day repeat their title success.
:07:44. > :07:51.I don't speak to anybody, just to say to the fans they are fantastic.
:07:52. > :08:00.How do you feel? I feel good. Of course, what we achieved in
:08:01. > :08:05.Leicester, I hope can happen again. Was it emotional with the players?
:08:06. > :08:09.It was normal. Do you feel badly treated? And off he went.
:08:10. > :08:11.It's a crucial day in the Six Nations with Scotland
:08:12. > :08:13.hosting Wales in the first match at Murrayfield.
:08:14. > :08:15.Our reporter Patrick Gearey is already at Murrayfield,
:08:16. > :08:18.on a day when we'll get a better idea about which team will be
:08:19. > :08:20.the main challengers to England in the race
:08:21. > :08:35.Still more than an hour until kick-off but people are taking their
:08:36. > :08:43.seats. There is a renewed sense of optimism in rugby. -- in Scotland.
:08:44. > :08:49.We'll make only one change, a reflection of how well they played
:08:50. > :08:53.in the defeat to England. But a further defeat would count them out
:08:54. > :09:01.of the running for the title, as it would Ireland or France. It is
:09:02. > :09:06.always interesting to see how Johnny Sexton goes and we will see how
:09:07. > :09:10.Ireland deal with the fearsome French pack. Everyone is playing
:09:11. > :09:16.catch up to England, who we will expect to still be in charge of the
:09:17. > :09:20.tournament. But who today can emerge as challenger in the final two Mac
:09:21. > :09:22.weeks of the tournament? Tonight in Hull, we could have
:09:23. > :09:24.some boxing history - Britain's first world champion
:09:25. > :09:26.twins. Gavin McDonnell is aiming to become
:09:27. > :09:28.the WBC world super bantam weight champion and join his twin brother
:09:29. > :09:55.Jamie who already McDonnells have never been far
:09:56. > :10:09.apart. Gavin is 12 hours away from collecting his own world title. I
:10:10. > :10:15.got a little bit of a bug forehead. I was thinking, I can do this, just
:10:16. > :10:21.lived in the pub with his mates and then said, I can do it. Gavin proved
:10:22. > :10:29.the doubters wrong as he won the title is but Jamie has always been
:10:30. > :10:38.one step ahead. He has always been a champion from day one. All my life
:10:39. > :10:50.I've been trying to outdo him. This title really puts me up there with
:10:51. > :10:57.him. It should earn him a place in Doncaster on his parents wall. They
:10:58. > :11:04.know what they are doing. If you show them a photograph they will
:11:05. > :11:09.point to the other one. They are looking at the brother. It is a bond
:11:10. > :11:19.that will never be broken, especially in a boxing ring. Would
:11:20. > :11:28.you do it, against him? I don't think so, too much of a risk.
:11:29. > :11:32.Tonight, the laughing stops. Gavin has his eyes on that number one
:11:33. > :11:33.ranking. You can see more on all of today's
:11:34. > :11:40.stories on the BBC News Channel. The next news on BBC
:11:41. > :12:05.One is at 5.10pm. Good afternoon. After the turbulent
:12:06. > :12:14.weather, things have calmed down a bit. There has been rain around.
:12:15. > :12:24.This was the scene in Cumbria. Some brightness to be found. As you can
:12:25. > :12:25.see the thickest of the cloud has cleared. Further south this wedge of