:00:10. > :00:11.A top Labour figure says the party must change,
:00:12. > :00:15.With pressure once again on Jeremy Corbyn after Thursday's
:00:16. > :00:17.by-election defeat in Copeland, his deputy says the party
:00:18. > :00:21.This is not the time for a leadership election.
:00:22. > :00:31.We can not sustain this level of distance from our electorate.
:00:32. > :00:37.Inside Iraq, the casualties in the battle to take control
:00:38. > :00:43.of Mosul from so-called Islamic State.
:00:44. > :00:46.The search for traces of a deadly nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur airport
:00:47. > :00:49.used in the suspected North Korean assassination.
:00:50. > :00:52.And, Scotland beat Wales for the first time in a decade
:00:53. > :01:23.Tom Watson, Labour's deputy leader, has said the party must change tack
:01:24. > :01:27.and "do better" at winning over voters but he has said
:01:28. > :01:30.that now is not the time to change leadership.
:01:31. > :01:35.Speaking at the Scottish Labour conference in Perth,
:01:36. > :01:37.Mr Watson acknowledged the loss of a long-held Labour seat
:01:38. > :01:41.in Copeland on Thursday had been hugely disappointing.
:01:42. > :01:43.Labour's leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has said he will stay on.
:01:44. > :01:46.Here's our political correspondent Carole Walker.
:01:47. > :01:51.Jeremy Corbyn has made it clear he has no intention of stepping down.
:01:52. > :01:55.He was in Stoke yesterday where Labour saw off the challenge
:01:56. > :02:01.But he's facing questions about the party's defeat in Copeland.
:02:02. > :02:08.The Tories were jubilant after seizing the seat which had
:02:09. > :02:12.been in Labour's hands since it was created.
:02:13. > :02:14.Labour's deputy leader told his party's Scottish conference
:02:15. > :02:17.he was hugely disappointed at the result.
:02:18. > :02:23.Our job at the next general election is to gain over 100 seats,
:02:24. > :02:25.keeping what we have is supposed to be the easy bit.
:02:26. > :02:29.This is not the time for a leadership election.
:02:30. > :02:38.We can not sustain this level of distance from our electorate,
:02:39. > :02:42.from our natural supporters, so things do have to change.
:02:43. > :02:46.Even Mr Corbyn's most outspoken critics at Westminster are not
:02:47. > :02:50.contemplating a leadership challenge, they fear he would be
:02:51. > :02:53.re-elected and returned in a stronger position.
:02:54. > :02:58.But many of his MPs are deeply concerned that under his leadership
:02:59. > :03:00.there's little prospect of the party regaining support amongst
:03:01. > :03:05.David Miliband, the former Foreign Secretary, who now runs
:03:06. > :03:08.a charity based in New York, said he feared Labour is losing
:03:09. > :03:14.He said, "I am obviously deeply concerned that Labour is further
:03:15. > :03:17.from power than at any stage in my lifetime".
:03:18. > :03:20.His supporters say Jeremy Corbyn is not the problem.
:03:21. > :03:26.It's about us reconnecting with our grass roots.
:03:27. > :03:29.It's about us getting the working class vote back and, of course,
:03:30. > :03:31.by defeating Ukip in Stoke we successfully have done that
:03:32. > :03:34.because we were told we couldn't do that.
:03:35. > :03:37.So, let's share our successes, let's work and build upon it
:03:38. > :03:39.and let's get back into Government where we should be.
:03:40. > :03:42.But in Scotland, where Labour is struggling to recover,
:03:43. > :03:45.party members are concerned at the scale of the problems.
:03:46. > :03:47.Can't help but think that the leadership at UK level
:03:48. > :03:52.I think Jeremy Corbyn is our leader, he has the absolute support
:03:53. > :03:54.of the entire Labour Party because we've got to get
:03:55. > :03:56.on with it, we can't keep talking amongst ourselves.
:03:57. > :04:00.Jeremy Corbyn has said he is proud to continue as leader and he's not
:04:01. > :04:03.given any indication that he will be changing his approach in order
:04:04. > :04:18.Iraqi forces have entered parts of western Mosul in what is expected
:04:19. > :04:20.to be an arduous and dangerous battle to remove so-called
:04:21. > :04:22.Islamic State from Iraq's second largest city.
:04:23. > :04:25.Wyre Davies has sent this report from an advanced Iraqi military base
:04:26. > :04:27.where American troops and advisers are proving a key part
:04:28. > :04:33.This woman is a victim of Islamic State's latest tactic
:04:34. > :04:38.in its desperate bid to avoid defeat in Mosul.
:04:39. > :04:41.The 55-year-old mother of seven from the eastern part of the city
:04:42. > :04:49."I was lying on the ground and people were pointing to the sky
:04:50. > :04:53.from where the bomb came", she told me.
:04:54. > :04:58.One of dozens of drone attack victims they've
:04:59. > :05:02.This is pretty new for this conflict but also for conflicts
:05:03. > :05:07.These mortars can be very effective and the impact on the population
:05:08. > :05:13.This IS video eulogises the use of commercially available drones
:05:14. > :05:20.An organisation which governs according to brutal feudal codes,
:05:21. > :05:25.adapting modern technology to lethal effect.
:05:26. > :05:31.Drones are yet another threat for government troops now pursuing
:05:32. > :05:33.fighters from so-called Islamic State into the narrow
:05:34. > :05:39.After days of fierce clashes on the edge of the city.
:05:40. > :05:44.But from a field just to the south, big American guns are helping
:05:45. > :05:48.to sway the battle perhaps decisively in the
:05:49. > :05:56.This is an overwhelmingly Iraqi military operation but the role
:05:57. > :05:59.of American advisers and troops, so-called boots on the ground,
:06:00. > :06:03.US artillery pieces pounding targets in Mosul.
:06:04. > :06:07.American commanders are reluctant to divulge too many sensitive
:06:08. > :06:13.details, but say US military support will be decisive.
:06:14. > :06:16.The fight in Western Mosul would be a tough fight for really
:06:17. > :06:20.So the Iraqi army, the Iraqi federal police again
:06:21. > :06:23.It will be a lot of house-to-house fighting.
:06:24. > :06:27.They don't have any choice but to fight.
:06:28. > :06:30.A Kurdish reporter, Shifa Gardi was killed today covering
:06:31. > :06:36.A handful of refugees fled in the opposite direction
:06:37. > :06:39.but there are an estimated 750,000 civilians still trapped
:06:40. > :06:49.Wyre Davies, BBC News, northern Iraq.
:06:50. > :06:53.Media organisations have reacted angrily after several,
:06:54. > :06:55.including the BBC, were barred from a press briefing
:06:56. > :07:00.The New York Times said the move was an insult to democratic
:07:01. > :07:09.In the last few minutes, there's been another development.
:07:10. > :07:10.Straight now to Washington and our correspondent
:07:11. > :07:16.A tweet from the President. President Trump has stepped up
:07:17. > :07:20.attacks in the media in recent weeks. He has called certain
:07:21. > :07:25.elements fake news and has described those elements as an enemy of the
:07:26. > :07:30.American people. Within the last few minutes the President has tweeted
:07:31. > :07:34.that he will not be attending the White House correspondents' annual
:07:35. > :07:42.dinner. Now this tweet is highly unusual because certainly this is a
:07:43. > :07:45.dinner, it's an annual glitter event with stars and press, and the
:07:46. > :07:51.President sit down together and put that animosity aside. The President
:07:52. > :07:55.has decided that's not for him. When it comes to the White House press
:07:56. > :07:59.association, they were already asking the White House about a press
:08:00. > :08:05.briefing yesterday where certain selected members of the media were
:08:06. > :08:08.allowed into a briefing by Sean Spicer, the press Secretary and
:08:09. > :08:14.others were not and they included CNN, the New York Times and the BBC.
:08:15. > :08:18.We have yet to hear from the White House why they were not allowed into
:08:19. > :08:23.that briefing and whether or not this will continue. But this latest
:08:24. > :08:26.tweet saying he will not attend the dinner shows that at that animosity
:08:27. > :08:28.that he feels for the press is not going away.
:08:29. > :08:32.Thank you. Malaysian security services have
:08:33. > :08:35.swept Kuala Lumpur airport for toxic chemicals after the half-brother
:08:36. > :08:37.of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-nam was killed
:08:38. > :08:40.using one of the world's Authorities have confirmed
:08:41. > :08:45.that the airport terminal is free from any traces of contamination,
:08:46. > :08:59.as our diplomatic correspondent A departures hall usually bustling
:09:00. > :09:03.with travellers. At the scene of the crime, the security services came
:09:04. > :09:09.kited out against chemical weapons. They were looking for traces of
:09:10. > :09:12.deadly toxins, including the nefb agent VX, an internationally banned
:09:13. > :09:18.weapon. The Malaysian authorities announced yesterday that it was VX
:09:19. > :09:23.that killed Kim Jong-nam and they've been under pressure to reassure the
:09:24. > :09:32.public that Kuala Lumpur's second international airport was safe. We
:09:33. > :09:40.confirm, number one, there is no hazardous material found. Number
:09:41. > :09:48.two, it is free from any form of contamination of hazardous material.
:09:49. > :09:55.Thirdly, it is declared a safe zone. The victim, Kim Jong-nam was the
:09:56. > :10:01.exiled elder half-brother of the New Yorken dictator Kim Jong-un. His --
:10:02. > :10:05.North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. Indonesian diplomats said she had
:10:06. > :10:09.been paid just over ?70 to take part in what she thought was a reality
:10:10. > :10:13.show prank. She apparently told them she had no idea what she was
:10:14. > :10:19.handling. TRANSLATION: She only said she was
:10:20. > :10:24.given a kind of oil like baby oil. This is the other suspected killer.
:10:25. > :10:27.And here she is competing in in a talent contest. The Vietnamese
:10:28. > :10:31.Government said she too thought she was taking part in a prank. In the
:10:32. > :10:35.real world the Malaysian authorities are still investigating Kim
:10:36. > :10:40.Jong-nam's extraordinary murder. A North Korean diplomat wanted for
:10:41. > :10:45.questioning has yet to come forward. Caroline hauy, BBC News.
:10:46. > :10:47.Leicester City's former manager, Claudio Ranieri, has paid his last
:10:48. > :10:51.He was sacked on Thursday - just nine months after
:10:52. > :10:54.the team unexpectedly won the Premier League title.
:10:55. > :10:56.Leicester has been struggling this season and risks relegation.
:10:57. > :10:58.Ranieri told reporters he wanted to say goodbye
:10:59. > :11:06.I don't speak with anybody, just to say thank you to the fans,
:11:07. > :11:16.Because what we achieved in Leicester I hope could happen again,
:11:17. > :11:23.Was it emotional with the players in there?
:11:24. > :11:30.Do you feel stabbed in the back, Claudio, do you feel badly treated?
:11:31. > :11:36.In the Six Nations rugby, Scotland have beaten Wales
:11:37. > :11:45.A spirited second half saw them run out 29-13
:11:46. > :11:48.winners at Murrayfield to keep their championship
:11:49. > :11:51.And, Ireland beat France to maintain their challenge,
:11:52. > :11:55.You can lose yourself in Edinburgh, in the city of alleys it takes
:11:56. > :12:02.Blown off course last time, Scotland in Paris.
:12:03. > :12:10.One further false move for either and their
:12:11. > :12:17.For 20 minutes, so little ground given.
:12:18. > :12:18.Until Wales set off on the open road.
:12:19. > :12:24.Too quick to be stopped by any of Scotland's barriers.
:12:25. > :12:26.So they tried to catch them another way.
:12:27. > :12:32.But Leigh Halfpenny can kick to the horizon.
:12:33. > :12:43.In a city of train-spotting, try-spotting.
:12:44. > :12:50.They moved six points clear, then Wales responded.
:12:51. > :12:53.This time Rhys Webb asked the question but before he reached
:12:54. > :13:00.Under the pump Scotland have cracked in the past.
:13:01. > :13:09.A first Scottish victory over Wales in ten years.
:13:10. > :13:11.So 29-13 and all of this shows Scotland's rugby resurgence
:13:12. > :13:15.and proves they are very real contenders for this year's title.
:13:16. > :13:20.Which of Ireland and France could join them?
:13:21. > :13:24.That was always predicted to be tight.
:13:25. > :13:27.A game for spotting the tiniest of spaces.
:13:28. > :13:36.Back in the team to do this, a lovely drop.
:13:37. > :13:41.Now to gather that energy, for Ireland, as for Scotland,
:13:42. > :13:49.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:13:50. > :14:13.. Good evening. Hot on the heels of storm Doris comes yet another named
:14:14. > :14:17.storm. It's a storm Ewan, it's heading our way, not as powerful as
:14:18. > :14:19.Doris was, but still a spell of wind and rain across