:00:12. > :00:17.Welcome back to Outside Source. The Iraqi army is moving into the centre
:00:18. > :00:21.of the city of Ramadi. It is currently held by so-called Islamic
:00:22. > :00:27.State. The operation is part of a wider trend, with the militants
:00:28. > :00:31.losing ground this year. A big moment for Elon Musk, the
:00:32. > :00:36.millionaire tech entrepreneur. His Spacex company has landed a launched
:00:37. > :00:41.rocket back on Earth, meaning it can be reused, which could save a lot of
:00:42. > :00:46.money. We are also going to talk about the situation in Afghanistan.
:00:47. > :00:50.There is still heavy fighting in and around the town of Sangin in Helmand
:00:51. > :00:54.and debt deal is a danger now that the whole area could fall to the
:00:55. > :00:58.Taliban. Plus we have all the sports news, including a special report on
:00:59. > :01:01.something I don't think Leicester fans can believe, they are top of
:01:02. > :01:16.the English Premier League this Christmas. If a
:01:17. > :01:20.To If a update you on the situation in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
:01:21. > :01:26.We talked about this yesterday - it's in danger of falling
:01:27. > :01:31.Today we've got conflicting reports about who controls
:01:32. > :01:35.Much of the fighting has been around the city of Sangin -
:01:36. > :01:38.if the Taliban controls it, it can cut off cut a supply line
:01:39. > :01:40.for Afghan forces from the city of Lashkar Gah.
:01:41. > :01:42.It will in turn boost the Taliban's mobility -
:01:43. > :01:44.including near Kandahar which is the centre of much
:01:45. > :01:58.Helmand was the focus of the British military presence in Afghanistan
:01:59. > :02:10.I spoke to Jonathan Marcus and Zia Shahreyar for the latest
:02:11. > :02:16.will know that in Helmand from over 900 coalition service men and women
:02:17. > :02:22.died. Over 100 of those were British. Just put that in context
:02:23. > :02:24.over the last year, 2000 Afghan security forces had been killed in
:02:25. > :02:25.the province. and Zia Shahreyar for
:02:26. > :02:34.the latest on the situation. Two of my colleagues. Here they both
:02:35. > :02:45.are on the latest on the situation. Our colleagues spoke to an army
:02:46. > :02:48.commander, and he was still saying they have not received any sort of
:02:49. > :02:56.support from the government, any ammunition or food that they needed.
:02:57. > :03:00.This is one that the Afghan Defence Ministry announced today they are
:03:01. > :03:08.throwing down food and ammunition to the besieged troops, around 200
:03:09. > :03:20.Afghan soldiers are besieged in an army base in. People are talking
:03:21. > :03:22.that terrible violence going on, Caliban have committed summary
:03:23. > :03:33.executions, one eyewitness was talking about three officials being
:03:34. > :03:37.bought to a square inside Sanghin and have been executed in public.
:03:38. > :03:46.This is pretty much what is going on, and the data we have. -- Sangin.
:03:47. > :03:50.I was there to ask you about this, one of the lead stories is that the
:03:51. > :03:55.British are offering help but relatively small-scale help. Would
:03:56. > :04:02.that be fair? I think that is fair. There are no British combat troops
:04:03. > :04:09.there. Essentially what you have is a Nato force in the country to
:04:10. > :04:15.train, advise and assist the Afghan forces but I think this latest round
:04:16. > :04:18.of force -- fighting, the upsurge by the Caliban, raises questions about
:04:19. > :04:23.the scale and scope of that Nato mission. It is clear there was not a
:04:24. > :04:30.sufficient support for Afghan forces in Helmand province for example.
:04:31. > :04:33.Certainly it looks as though the plan originally was to do the
:04:34. > :04:40.training in a number of regional centres and then focusing on Kabul.
:04:41. > :04:45.It looks like we will have to stay out in the provinces for the next
:04:46. > :04:47.year as well but they are just not sufficient resources available to do
:04:48. > :04:52.the level and scale of training required. We could argue Nato
:04:53. > :04:57.probably should have offered longer term support of the Afghan security
:04:58. > :05:03.forces. I guess the other argument is this whole approach in reaching
:05:04. > :05:06.back to 2001 was all is going to be a stretch, it was was good to be
:05:07. > :05:11.impossible to push the Caliban completely out of Afghanistan. Look,
:05:12. > :05:23.the moment came initially when they defeated roundly the Caliban. -- the
:05:24. > :05:27.Taliban. Nato has made a commitment to Afghanistan, not probably of the
:05:28. > :05:32.scale required but it may be that the combat operation was ended
:05:33. > :05:36.quickly. You have to remember that the public and the countries that
:05:37. > :05:40.have put in that forces, they tire of these operations pretty quickly.
:05:41. > :05:43.There are other things going on about, commitments to Syria,
:05:44. > :05:49.concerns now about what might be needed in Libya. There is neither
:05:50. > :05:56.the appetite now neither the resources to be able to do all of
:05:57. > :05:58.these crises. Fundamentally the Afghans have problems themselves.
:05:59. > :06:03.Serious logistical problems, terrible problems of corruption, the
:06:04. > :06:06.incapacity is in the governance system in Afghanistan and no amount
:06:07. > :06:16.of help from outside can really make up perverse sort of local problems.
:06:17. > :06:22.Were you alluding to the challenges faced with Islamic State, perhaps we
:06:23. > :06:27.don't understand the calibre and dewy Taliban as much. What is its
:06:28. > :06:35.goal of at once? They have been divided. It doesn't have any impact
:06:36. > :06:44.on their military capacity. They have shown a very high capacity
:06:45. > :06:47.infighting. They have been saying they will take over Afghanistan
:06:48. > :06:54.back. They were collapsed by the invasion of the US troops, they were
:06:55. > :06:57.in power, they took 95% control of Afghanistan. They will take it back,
:06:58. > :07:01.some Pakistani officials have been saying they will take it back as
:07:02. > :07:09.soon as the international troops leave. The other security forces
:07:10. > :07:13.have been fighting a very heavy war last year -- since last year. They
:07:14. > :07:18.have their logistic problems, as John mentioned. This is a bloody war
:07:19. > :07:22.going on, and we will be watching what will be the end. Ruud it is
:07:23. > :07:31.interesting, the divisions of the Taliban have probably Inc increased
:07:32. > :07:35.the differences. You also have the emergence of Islamic State,
:07:36. > :07:39.so-called, putting down some roots in Afghanistan, in some places,
:07:40. > :07:46.acting the Taliban. That too gives an added impetus. A very mixed
:07:47. > :07:58.picture but very clearly several Afghan provinces, the #BBCOS dewy
:07:59. > :08:04.One of the advantages of being here in the BBC newsroom is we can very
:08:05. > :08:09.quickly access the journalists working on the most important
:08:10. > :08:12.stories in the world at any time. In a few minutes time, an important
:08:13. > :08:17.story coming up in outside source port. One of the most senior figures
:08:18. > :08:23.in world figures has stepped down from his job -- sport, temporarily,
:08:24. > :08:31.amid an investigation to delay the naming of Russian drug cheats.
:08:32. > :08:33.A remembrance service has been held in Glasgow,
:08:34. > :08:36.to mark the first anniversary of the bin lorry crash in the city,
:08:37. > :08:40.17 others were injured when the vehicle careered out
:08:41. > :08:42.of control in the city centre, after the driver, Harry Clarke,
:08:43. > :08:46.The memorial, held at Glasgow cathedral, included a two-minute
:08:47. > :08:48.silence in memory of those killed and hurt in the crash.
:08:49. > :09:00.Our Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon reports.
:09:01. > :09:01.A year ago, Glasgow was touched by tragedy.
:09:02. > :09:04.The city left grieving and in shock as Christmas approached.
:09:05. > :09:06.One year on, still fragile, many hundreds came together
:09:07. > :09:15.This ecumenical service allows the opportunity for us
:09:16. > :09:18.all in our great city to stand in solidarity with one another
:09:19. > :09:20.and express our prayerful support for all those affected
:09:21. > :09:40.Amongst the congregation, people and politicians
:09:41. > :09:56.of those left injured, some of those who died.
:09:57. > :10:02.The crash happened in a busy street in the centre of Glasgow.
:10:03. > :10:05.to run to get out of the way as the bin lorry careered out
:10:06. > :10:09.Catriona Stewart had been in the area with a friend.
:10:10. > :10:11.It is still really vivid, I cannot believe one
:10:12. > :10:19.Strangers tending to the injured where they lay, ordinary people
:10:20. > :10:26.When I ran onto the street three women lying along the road
:10:27. > :10:32.I stayed with a young girl who was quite badly injured,
:10:33. > :10:35.and my main concern was making sure that she did not see
:10:36. > :10:42.Because the scene was very graphic and upsetting.
:10:43. > :10:46.For each of those who died, today, a single candle lit in their memory.
:10:47. > :10:49.They will be remembered in this city which today reflected on their loss.
:10:50. > :11:17.Welcome back to Outside Source, our lead story is that in Iraq,
:11:18. > :11:22.government forces are advancing into the centre of Ramadi, which is held
:11:23. > :11:26.by so-called Islamic State. After Outside Source, if you're watching
:11:27. > :11:30.outside the UK, world News America next. Millions around the world are
:11:31. > :11:36.travelling by plane for the holiday season and the programme look at the
:11:37. > :11:39.role of the airport towers that help them get to where they going. And on
:11:40. > :11:42.the News at ten, we are looking at statistics released today that show
:11:43. > :11:47.over 1 million migrants entered Europe this year. Particularly
:11:48. > :11:55.focusing on the challenges these people may pose to the UK. As I was
:11:56. > :11:59.mentioning, one of the most senior figures
:12:00. > :12:01.in world athletics has temporarily stepped down from his job ahead
:12:02. > :12:04.of an investigation into a plan to delay the naming
:12:05. > :12:06.of Russian drug cheats. It comes after the BBC obtained
:12:07. > :12:09.an email from Nick Davies - the deputy general
:12:10. > :12:11.secretary of the IAAF - In it, he suggests waiting
:12:12. > :12:16.until after the 2013 World Championships in Moscow
:12:17. > :12:17.before naming them. Our Sports Editor, Dan Roan's report
:12:18. > :12:48.contains flash photography. In the e-mail, labelled very secret,
:12:49. > :12:51.Nick Davies wrote that he needed to understand exactly what Russian
:12:52. > :12:53.skeletons were still in the cupboard regarding doping and that
:12:54. > :12:56.the governing body needed to be smart about the unveiling
:12:57. > :13:03.of guilty athletes. writing the former marketing
:13:04. > :13:06.consultant, the son of the former president, Davies said he needed to
:13:07. > :13:08.understand exactly what Russian skeletons we have still in the
:13:09. > :13:29.cupboard regarding doping. TVs also suggested using the
:13:30. > :13:33.political influence of Sebastian Coe -- Davies suggested, then vice
:13:34. > :13:35.president, for him unofficial PR campaign to stop what he called
:13:36. > :13:41.planned attacks on Russia by the British media. It is a damning blow
:13:42. > :13:44.to the credibility of the organisation and that is shocking,
:13:45. > :13:47.because what the IAAF should have been doing a that if we know people
:13:48. > :13:50.are cheating we will get them and expose them come what may, and make
:13:51. > :13:54.sure they don't compete. That is our prime job, not worrying about the PR
:13:55. > :13:58.strategy the try to make sure those stories don't come out of the first
:13:59. > :14:20.place. Davies denies any wrongdoing but the night he has to decide.
:14:21. > :14:26.Sebastien Coates in the most powerful figure in athletics earlier
:14:27. > :14:29.this year, replacing Lamine Diack, the former IAAF president now facing
:14:30. > :14:35.allegations he took bribes to cover-up doping. In October, Russia
:14:36. > :14:39.was banned from international, edition for state-sponsored
:14:40. > :14:43.cheating, and now this. The contents of this e-mail are highly
:14:44. > :14:48.embarrassing for the IAAF, and with the governing body desperate to move
:14:49. > :14:51.forward and regain trust after a year of damaging allegations of both
:14:52. > :14:57.doping and corruption, it couldn't have come at a worse time. Athletics
:14:58. > :15:02.should have much to look forward to with the Rio Games rise in. Instead,
:15:03. > :15:18.it is the shadow cast by Russia that hangs over the sport. In the last
:15:19. > :15:22.couple of days we have had huge football manager stories, Jose
:15:23. > :15:26.guarded -- Jose Mourinho being sacked and Pep Guardiola saying he
:15:27. > :15:32.would be leaving Bayern Munich at the end of the season. Managerial
:15:33. > :15:36.merry-go-round continues to spin and spin and spin. Even today we have
:15:37. > :15:40.had fresh rumblings. Just down the road from the BBC Sport Centre at
:15:41. > :15:45.Old Trafford because Louis van Gaal could be on his way out of
:15:46. > :15:48.Manchester United. They have lost their last three games and are out
:15:49. > :15:52.of the Champions League at the group stages. Critics will say they lacked
:15:53. > :15:57.direction, but when Van Gaal came in he spoke of this philosophy but it
:15:58. > :16:01.seems as though fans are finding it difficult to see Van Gaal's
:16:02. > :16:04.long-term plan. When you consider that Jose Mourinho, who is also on
:16:05. > :16:09.the loose at the moment, recently sacked by Chelsea, could he be
:16:10. > :16:13.linked with the job? It may be a bit soon for Mourinho to move from
:16:14. > :16:17.Chelsea to Man Utd, considering the two are such big rivals. There is
:16:18. > :16:22.also then Pep Guardiola on the move. We know he is leaving Bayern Munich
:16:23. > :16:25.at the end of the season, and his CV released exploits out. He is one of
:16:26. > :16:29.the most successful men in club football with the amount of trophies
:16:30. > :16:33.he has won at Barcelona and that Bayern Munich, but he is also
:16:34. > :16:37.heavily linked with Manuel Pellegrini's job at Manchester City.
:16:38. > :16:41.One of the most potent factors in that move is that Guardiola knows
:16:42. > :16:45.members of city's hierarchy from his days at Barcelona when he had such a
:16:46. > :16:50.successful time. But as you say, Chelsea also need a new long-term
:16:51. > :16:53.manager. Guus Hiddink is in place at the moment but as far as we know
:16:54. > :16:57.that is only until the end of the season. So with Guardiola's
:16:58. > :17:02.outstanding reputation, it looks like he could have the pick of the
:17:03. > :17:07.jobs in Manchester in -- or in London. We will hear from Hiddink
:17:08. > :17:10.tomorrow in his press conference. I hope those of you watching will be
:17:11. > :17:13.taking notes, it is getting complicated in the English Premier
:17:14. > :17:17.League but one place where they will not be a change of manager is
:17:18. > :17:21.Leicester. They are sitting top of the English Premier League. They
:17:22. > :17:25.will be there on Christmas Day. Five of the last six clubs who have done
:17:26. > :17:28.that have gone on to win it. If Leicester were to do it, it would be
:17:29. > :17:32.the biggest shock in the history of the Premier League. Here is Joe
:17:33. > :17:38.Wilson on the team at the top of the tree.
:17:39. > :17:44.In the Leicester City Group two, just a photo opportunity for
:17:45. > :17:48.charity. At the end of the season, they believe in Mahrez and Bardy, no
:17:49. > :17:58.one has scored more than them this season. In Europe's largest outdoor
:17:59. > :18:04.covered market, suddenly they are talking about England's best
:18:05. > :18:07.football team. Everybody is asking, we have a lot of banter, a a lot of
:18:08. > :18:12.stick from other fans and now we are giving them back. COMMENTATOR: He
:18:13. > :18:19.runs up, once again, in the opposite direction! This has been a long time
:18:20. > :18:25.going, it is fantastic. Incomes the genial Italian giving everyone calm.
:18:26. > :18:30.Ranieri, the boss. I think you are bit like father Christmas actually,
:18:31. > :18:33.Santa Claus? I hope I can be father Christmas! You make people believe
:18:34. > :18:43.that magic can happen in Leicester. You must know that? I am very happy
:18:44. > :18:48.that they are happy, these Christmas days. We don't have the high quality
:18:49. > :18:52.like City, Arsenal, but we fight together, every ball for us is the
:18:53. > :18:55.last ball. This is where the Leicester players emerge from their
:18:56. > :19:00.dressing room and image are leaving see the kind of impression they are
:19:01. > :19:06.trying to leave on opponents. Look at Jamie Vardy here, fearless is a
:19:07. > :19:09.word they often use. Bottom of the Premier League last Christmas,
:19:10. > :19:14.topless, Leicester are dismantling the old order but now there is a new
:19:15. > :19:18.pressure for the foxes. When you are top this time of year, you are
:19:19. > :19:22.expected to stay there. Pretty impressive Christmas tree they have
:19:23. > :19:27.got at Leicester City. But luck to them. Our last story on today's
:19:28. > :19:33.Outside Source concerns the rules around getting visas into the US.
:19:34. > :19:37.This is an update, telling us that jewel citizens from Iraq, Iran,
:19:38. > :19:44.Syria and Sudan are protecting against these new restrictions. It
:19:45. > :19:48.will make life harder for millions of people to get into the States, in
:19:49. > :19:53.part a response to Islamist terrorism that will affect people
:19:54. > :19:57.from 38 countries. Of them, 23 are inside the European Union. Their
:19:58. > :20:04.ambassadors have written an editorial on the DC blog, the Hill.
:20:05. > :20:08.It says a blanket restriction would most likely affect only legitimate
:20:09. > :20:15.travel by business people, journalists, the humanity and --
:20:16. > :20:24.humanitarian workers. Essentially they are not happy. Let's go live to
:20:25. > :20:29.Washington. Can you give us more details about what is exactly
:20:30. > :20:39.proposed in these restrictions? Indeed travel to the US could get
:20:40. > :20:49.tedious for a group of people, if #dual is from Iraq, Iran and Syria
:20:50. > :21:02.coming to the US -- dual Nationals coming would have to get visas in
:21:03. > :21:09.addition to ESTA. It means they would have to get the visas as well
:21:10. > :21:12.as ESTAs, which means they would have to go into the embassy and do
:21:13. > :21:20.an interview and a whole process and they are quite upset about this,
:21:21. > :21:27.because they feel like they already have issues with their families, and
:21:28. > :21:33.therefore this is upsetting. I have seen some reports saying this is a
:21:34. > :21:36.direct response to Paris, or to San Bernardino, but has this been in the
:21:37. > :21:50.pop -- pipeline much longer than that? This is largely a reaction to
:21:51. > :21:55.Paris and San Bernardino did indeed. On Capitol Hill, the response was
:21:56. > :21:59.what do we do to make our borders more safe? I have heard
:22:00. > :22:02.congressional aides tell me they feel like if terrorists were to come
:22:03. > :22:15.into the States, they are more likely to have come through Europe.
:22:16. > :22:19.There is a sense on the hill dual National 's are more likely to have
:22:20. > :22:25.been radicalised, so this is a precaution. But clearly the European
:22:26. > :22:37.Union are not happy about this. Just in a fuel seconds, is there anything
:22:38. > :22:41.they can do about it? At the moment, the law has not actually been
:22:42. > :22:46.implemented yet, so there is room for changes, there is room for
:22:47. > :22:52.waivers, and the department of home Ed security has not actually said
:22:53. > :22:56.what Dunne when they will implement it. Thank you for the update. That
:22:57. > :22:59.is it for this edition of Outside Source. Thank you very much for
:23:00. > :23:08.watching, we are back same time tomorrow.
:23:09. > :23:09.Hello, I am Jessica Creighton with a look at