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The backlash when business goals beat

Thank you so much. Thank you, thank you.

Leicester City fans thank Ranieri. As he is sacked, his thoughts are

for them. My thoughts are for them. I wish you all the best.

Also tonight, the recordings revealing the cruel nature of the

woman before a young girl's death. And why the average woman in the

East Midlands is being paid 26% less than a man.

And tonight, discover how we are finding out the truth about how much

sugar is really in our food. Good evening and welcome

to the programme, with Anne Davies First tonight, Leicester City

are looking for a new manager after the shock sacking of Claudio

Ranieri. He was in Leicester today

as fans expressed their He's been the club's most successful

manager of all time. He took the team to the Premier

League title for the first time in their history and made

Leicester City famous Our sports editor Natalie Jackson

is at the King Power Stadium. Natalie, one big question

in the city today - why? Well, some say it was player power,

some say he had lost the faith of his backroom team. But the owners

would say they made this decision because they are desperate to stay

in the Premier League. They have called it a painful decision. The

critics have called it embarrassing. Heartless, ruthless, with some even

calling it disgusting. But tonight there is dismay and disbelief. The

man himself, Claudio Ranieri, has said simply, yesterday, my dream

died. And he has added to the fans, no one can take away what we

achieved together. I hope you think about it and smile. Smile everyday.

So let's look back now at an astonishing 18 months here at

Leicester City. A thank you card delivered to his

home by a young fan. But Claudio Ranieri had little to smile about. A

decision which has shocked much of the football world.

The unforgettable celebrations at the King Power Stadium last May.

Remarkable times for Leicester as a city. Who would have thought the

time to say goodbye would come so soon? They are days that will be

remembered forever, moments that stopped the city. A story the

football world loved all over the world. Leicester City, Premier

League champions! We are Champions League, man! He was a much loved

manager. His players, a self-styled band of Brothers. At 5000/1 to win

the Premier League, a few made money, others had to eat humble pie.

New managers, new signings, but apart from that, nothing has

changed! But things have changed. This week, Leicester could slip into

the relegation zone. The owners who showed unwavering support showed

Premier League survival ahead of sentiment. Are not ashamed to say

that when the news broke, I shed a tear. I shed a tear for Claudio, my

club and football. Last season, much was made of the steam -- the team

spirit. Today the club had to defend suggestions of a club revolt. A lot

of it has been speculation with no foundations. I think my relationship

with Claudio has been perfectly fine all the way along. Support has been

widespread. He would deserve the stadium to be named Claudio Ranieri.

There have been such strange decisions in the last year. Brexit,

Trump, Claudio Ranieri. I wish you all the best. So football's world

coach of the has sacked. Leicester City's fairy tale story and its grim

ending. In a moment, we will be speaking to

former Leicester City player Gerry Taggart. He now works at a club and

has a view from the inside but this whole decision has affected the mood

of the city. So Amy Harris now assesses Claudio's departure and the

mood in the city. Many wanted a statue

of Claudio Ranieri here in the city centre after last season's

football fairy tale. Nine months on and only headlines,

after he's been sacked. It's a real roller-coaster

being a Leicester City supporter! Good decision, because there's 13

games left, so if they don't take action now, it will be more

and more difficult. They should have given him the job

upstairs and then next season He took his players

to the local restaurants. Here, the Jamie Vardy coffee became

almost as famous as striker himself. Today the Claudio-cino

is the new bestseller. We've been making a lot

of them this morning, trying to pay homage to him,

really, get some tributes out for And speaking of tributes,

11-year-old Foxes fan Jack Stephens We're going to have a march before

the Liverpool game from the clock tower to the King Power Stadium

to show that, Ranieri, we leave you, support you and hope

you have a great life after. This city is brimming

with reminders of Claudio Ranieri Regardless of the future

for Leicester City, he's a man people took to their hearts

and his impact and legacy With me now is the former Leicester

City player Gerry Taggart. People are saying today the owners have

killed the fans' dreams and broken hearts, even saying this has

questioned the whole morality of football. What is your view? You can

understand the point of view of the fans. What happened last year was

their dream come true. But in the cold light of day, unfortunately

there is no room for sentiment in football. And that this the owners

made last night was solely based on that. Had he lost the dressing room?

We know perhaps some players were questioning his methods. But was he

losing the dressing room? It's really hard to say. There are

different rumours that come out. There was definitely something going

around the dressing room. When it is not right on the pitch, it's

invariably not right in the dressing room, so you have to take those

things into consideration when you are asking that sort of question.

Yes, I mean, they haven't scored in the league this season, they've only

won five Premier League games. But people say this decision taints

everything because Claudia was such a hero. Would you argue this could

taint everything if they go down? -- Claudio Ranieri. In terms of him,

absolutely not. But as far as the players are concerned, it will

completely take the tarnish of it, because playing football is about

being consistent and being successful. Thank you so much. The

decision is a tough one and only time will tell as to whether it is

the right one. More from us later. An inquest into the death

of a seven-year-old girl has heard covert recordings made by her aunt

with her teacher and social workers. In some, she shouts

abuse at her niece. Shanay Walker died in 2014

in Nottingham from a brain injury. Her aunt, Kay-Ann Morris,

and her grandmother have both been jailed for cruelty to Shanay,

who was found to have In this child assessment session

recorded after Kay-Ann Morris was granted permanent guardianship

of Shanay Walker, the two were thought to have a positive

interaction, with no But Shanay's disruptive

behaviour at school Using her phone, Kay-Ann covertly

recorded a number of meetings she had with teachers,

social workers and In September 2013, she and Shanay

were asked to come in by her schoolteacher to discuss her bad

behaviour, during which You did wrong and you should be

ashamed of yourself. Let's see if it's going to be

the last time because you've Let's see if it's going to be

the last time, right? But the recording continued as they

walked away after the meeting, and Kay-Ann can be heard shouting

and swearing at Shanay, The inquest also heard

a statement from Sarah Kieran, She attended several meetings

between Kay-Ann and the school, which continued to have meetings

about bruising In a secretly recorded call

between them, it prompted this It's like everything

I realise, Sarah. It's a blame game I said,

you just imagine putting yourself You're coming into school,

an incident that never happened, and you're getting some judgmental

looks and some suggestion. From Ortega claim that Shanay was

attempting to self harm and that the bruising had come from school. She

also denied hitting her with a bath brush. -- Kay-Ann Morris also

claimed. The East Midlands has

one the highest gender Researchers at PwC suggest

the average female worker here would need a rise of 26%

to match average male wages. The world of work has changed

dramatically over the last century, but when it comes to pay, the

overall gap between men and women is still wide. Data collected from

employers across our region by PWC found we are the second worst region

in the UK when it comes to the different amounts men and women tend

to earn. And one of the reasons behind this is the type of job and

sector that men and women are typically drawn to. The research

shows a high proportion of women work in lower paying sectors such as

retail and health services, while men tend to work in higher paid

manufacturing jobs. The average female working here would need a 26%

wage hike, around ?6,800 a year, to be on a par with male wages. We have

a high level of manufacturing business. That's great for our

economy and generates a lot of money, but from a gender perspective

it is poor. We have relatively few women working in the higher paid

manufacturing sectors here. A lack of flexible working is also a

factor. Sasha was only offered full-time work after having a child

so she set up a business helping parents work in a flexible way. A

lot of employers are failing to attract talented workers,

particularly women, so it is helping employees to open up the opportunity

to flexible working for the right person. Even that is a step in the

right direction. It was child-care issues mainly for me but my good

friend is the director of a solicitors so she gave me the

opportunity to be flexible with my working hours. I think it's always

been the same. Women are supposed to get equal pay but they don't. Whilst

it is illegal for a company to pay a man more than a woman in the same

role, this suggests overall pay a quality could take another 24 years

to achieve. Police investigating a suspected

murder in a Leicestershire village 84-year-old Brian Robson was found

seriously injured on Brooklands Road He later died in hospital

from a head injury. A 53-year-old man has been

arrested and is being The leader of Derby City Council has

admitted parking on double yellow Ranjit Banwait has acknowledged

he parked incorrectly while dropping As leader of the council,

he admits it's embarrassing, and says he's now found somewhere

else to wait with his car. You know, it's not been done

sneakily. And if I'm guilty of anything, it's like all parents on

the school run, sometimes you don't think and you have to make choices

very quickly about where you park. And on occasion I've made the wrong

choices, and for that I apologise. The East Midlands is attracting

record numbers of visitors. According to the national tourism

agency, Visit Britain, a million more people

came here last year. And they're spending more

than ever before too. Victoria Hicks has

been to find out. Footfall to the East Midlands has

never been higher and you don't have to be a rocket scientist --

scientist to work out why. Tourism bosses say Tim Peake and Brian Cox's

TV series have both helped to boost interest. The city's sporting

success also played a part. Leicester City winning the

Premiership at Leicester on the map. People have become excited about the

town and want to know what it's all about. ? -- there's nothing like

this where I live. It's really interesting and exciting. We've

driven through Leicester, that's what people say, but now they can

reel off all the interesting things they've done. The Richard III

visitor centre in Leicester has proved to be another jewel in the

town's crown. About 10% of the visitors that came through our doors

were from predominantly America and Canada, a third of them, and they

have a fascination with the monarchy. There has been a 20%

increase in visitors since 2010 and this place is being revamped and

rebranded. We have ?1 million of investment which we hope will

increase our percentage of visitors coming year on year. And the

National Trust said it has seen a 10% increase in visitors to

properties across the region, and with chat was how -- Chatsworth

House in Derbyshire hosting the flower show in June, visitor figures

should flourish. A father and his two sons who killed

two teenagers and a baby in a revenge arson attack

in Derbyshire have lost Peter Eyre and his sons Anthony

and Simon were jailed They set fire to a flat

on North Street in Langley Mill in June 2015, killing 17-year-old

Amy Smith, her six-month-old daughter Ruby-Grace Gaunt,

and 17-year-old Edward Green. Today senior judges rejected claims

that the convictions were "unsafe". Major proposals have been announced

to improve journey times for passengers using and passing

through Derby railway station. Network Rail has submitted plans

for a multi-million-pound The scheme would change

the platform layout, allowing more trains

to pass through. If approved, it's hoped

the work will be carried out Council tax is set to go

up by just under 5% The authority has set its budget

for the next financial year, which will see the average household

pay around 99 pence more per week. It says an extra ?15 million

is needed to help pay for adult social care,

as well as services for children A similar rise has already

been agreed in the city. Now the final part in our series

on the sweet stuff - sugar, and finding out just how much

of it is in processed food The main reason being the fact that

there's no single labelling system. However, there is a new free-phone

app that scans barcodes and reveals the truth when it comes to not only

sugar, but salt and fat as well. And a school at Bulwell

in Nottingham is the first Our health correspondent

Rob Sissons reports. Daniel, how many cubes of sugar in

Coca-Cola? I think about five. Go on, then. That's a pretty good

guess. Do you want to know how many? Nine! Nine cubes of sugar in one can

of Coca-Cola. I'm quite surprised. I was thinking just a little bit. Now

there's no need for guessing which the Government's change for life

sugar app. Many children love sugar a bit too much and love their phones

even more. Now they can find out more about what is in their food

using this app and scanning a bar code. Would you like to scan this

for me first? If you look at cereal, you might be

dazzled by the marketing and the bright packaging, but actually you

turn it over and scanned the bar code and instantly you can see

what's in there. You can make an informed choice as to which one you

want to be eating. I really like the app because it can tell us how much

sugar there is in products. And some other stuff. Yes, it also shows up

salt and fat levels, and it has proved a hit with this school.

I think we should all have one of those, actually!

And it's time for sport now, and clearly there's only one story

everyone is talking about - the sacking of Claudio Ranieri.

So it's back to Natalie at the King Power Stadium in Leicester.

Yes, this story today has made headlines around the world on the

front and back pages. Today, the nation's sports writers have been

here. So what have they made of King Claudio losing his crown?

It was an absolutely packed press conference here today, 50 or 60

journalists from national and international news journalists or

here to die just the news that Claudio Ranieri was sacked as the

manager of Leicester City football club. So what are these journalists

make of the news on the sacking of the man who won the Premier League

just nine months ago? It was a shock and a real disappointment, because

even journalists who have seen and done it all, that one last season,

without doubt it was the greatest miracle sport has ever seen, in any

sport at any time. When you think about it, it's a shock -- is it a

shot in the ruthless world of the Premier League? No, it's not. They

were getting successive defeats and they decided a change was necessary.

Not a popular decision but only time will tell whether it is the right

decision. We could debate all day whether it's the right or wrong

thing to do, to sack a manager who has pulled off the greatest story

the Premier League has ever seen and might ever see. Six days after, in

my view, mistakenly a storming vote of confidence, they only had one

more game. Why give that massive endorsement to Claudio Ranieri when

so swiftly afterwards it was made to appear a complete waste of time?

Weasel words, in fact. So last season was a fairy tale story. This

season, very different. With 13 league games left to go, what next

for Leicester City football club? Yes, what next indeed. The former

player Gerry Taggart is with me again. What happens now? Can

Leicester stay up? Can the club turn it around with a new manager? At the

minute Craig Shakespeare is in the hot seat, and if you listen to his

interview today, he was asked, was he faced by? He said he could handle

it. He is not fazed by it. What he needs to do or what anybody would

need to do coming in is, be strong, good personality, strong

personality, have direction and get this team playing to the way they

know we can -- we know they can. Some of the Buckie favourites, from

Alberto Mancini, Martin O'Neill, Guus Hidink. -- the bookies

favourites. To name just a few. Who do you think should be next? Listen,

it is hard to tell. It's a minefield out there! But I go back to 20

months when he first walked through the store, everybody was going, what

are Leicester City doing appointing him? -- through this door. So it is

just important they get the right person for this job. Thank you very

much indeed. But next appointment is key with 13 games to go. Nine months

ago I stood here and watched Leicester City lift that Premier

League Trophy. It was a moment I thought I would never see. Nine

months later, I also didn't think we would see Claudio Ranieri get the

sack. It's an astonishing story. Another twist in this remarkable

Leicester City tail. -- tale. So tonight, the fans would like to say,

Claudio, thank you for the memories. # Time to say goodbye

#... We all thought he was there for better or for worse. What has he

done to deserve this? Is devastating and all the fans are devastated at

the minute. Claudio, you really transformed the team. I would say

thank you. You kind of gave the city a bit of hope. You made dreams come

true. You literally did. Last season will stay with me, my

family and all the other Leicester fans forever. Thank you for that.

Thank you. You didn't just change football, you changed the whole

city. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

We will miss all those lovely sayings!

It was a celebration. Friday wasn't bad after two storms, one in the

stadium and Doris! How is it looking?

Not quite as stormy as it has been. This is earlier today. Quite a lot

of sunshine around, so these were some of the pictures from our

weather watchers. Beautiful blue skies across Nottinghamshire and

more blue skies in Derbyshire. Thank you for them.

As we look towards tomorrow, not so much blue sky! We are expecting rain

throughout the day and it will be breezy. Not on the scale of

yesterday but take your brollies out because we are expecting some wet

weather. It is because of this slow-moving low-pressure system

moving across the country over the next 24 hours. We continue to see

the cloud increasing over the night and then the rain starts to work its

way in across the region. Lows of about 5 degrees. Still quite breezy

and places, and that continues to pick up through the day tomorrow.

Quite a lot of cloud around to begin with and then more rain

intermittently through the day. Quite showery, some of it heavily in

places, with highs of 9 degrees. Again quite windy at times. As we

look ahead towards Sunday, we've got some brighter spells in the picture.

This rain mostly staying away to the north-west with highs of 10 degrees.

So feeling slightly milder on Sunday. We can see Saturday's low

pressure system starting to move away and then this gap here on

Sunday, bringing us some respite, but as we go into next week, more

unsettled weather on the way. So I will leave you with the outlook.

Whatever you do over the weekend, take an umbrella on Saturday but

things looking slightly better for Sunday.

Thank you, Alex. Now, blue and white... That's looking quite

organised? It wasn't but in retrospect...! Goodbye.

Cake-a-bake? Yeah. What is that?

It's like bake a cake, but we flipped it.

Oh, my God, we love flipping. Cake-a-bake. Cake-a-baking.

I love it. I so love it when this happens.