presidential candidate francois fillon had a fake job of the taxpayers expense.

♪ good evening, we begin in iraq where government forces continued their -- retaking the airport from the islamic state group. the army says it is now going to use that airport for its operation. expect the battle foror ththe west of the city to be muh more complicated, not at least because of it being densely populated. reporter: iraqi forces pushed into westernmost of -- western most so -- western mosul. >> we are fighting the islamic state group at the southern edge

of the city. trancesrying to breach -- breach trenches they used. being drivenfter out of eastern mosul -- there were bombers, mines, barricades, trenches and tununnels. jihadists were completely surroundeded in west mosul, so d little choice but the fight too the death. i iraqi forces carried outt airstrikes overnight, headed a ground attack on the city itself. most of the fighting will be done house to house. it is believed 750,000 civilians are trapped inside the city. losing mosul could spend the end of the extremist caliphate. the jihadists are on the back foot in iraq and syria. they also lost control of a syrian road after a three months .ong battle

--the i iraqi air force hitting islamic state targets on the syrian side of the border. it is the first time the operation has been made public. meanwhile the islamic state group says it was behind a pair of car bombings in northern syria a couple of hours apart. day earlier that area in question had just been liberated from the extremists. reporter: left with an unfortunate fate pre-it 49 people were killed in the first car explosion with a second explosion occurring just moments after, killing two turkish sosoldiers. bob,nside the center of al the other just on the outskirts of the town.

just one day after it was liberated by syrian rebels and turkish military forces. onafter the liberation thursday, there was a gathering in this neighborhood. and then a member of the islamic state group driving a car filled with explosives blew himself up in the middle of the crowd. reporter: the bombings were in active revenge from the islamic state group. turkish forces and syrian rebels have regained control of the city on thursday after two months of fighting. ushor: new still coming into at france 24. the french financial prosecutor has asked the millet -- asked the magistrate to open a probe

into francois fillon's life being paid money for a so-called fake job. favorite one stage the -- armen georgian the joins me now. this meansut what and what happens next? guest: as you said, and investigating magistrate has now claimsmed to look into that fillon gave his family fake jobs. the two specific allegations have been mentioned by the financial prosecutor's office today. that --to say alleged alleged embezzlement of funds and corporate assets. more documents will be reviewed in respect to those two people willand more

be heard by that investigating magistrate. anchor: two months to go on till the presidential election, the first round. what sort of impact is that likely to have? guest: it is clear this is not going away now. if anything the case seems to be building. francois fillon will do his best to talk about other things so that the media, in order to try to get the media to talk about other things other than these allegations. casely the way this legal has developed seems to be growing, and therefore it is likely to keep coming back pretty regularly, one imagines. look weaker.e him he won his party's primary convincingly and the party were

to say we have to hand over this nomination to one of the losers, it is going to look very bad indeed. hear somely you conservatives saying they should to whoer this nomination fillon beat in the primaries. it seems the party doesn't want to do that as a whole. it's very hard. on one hand he has allegations hanging over him. on the other hand, even if he is charged with something, which honestly looks terrible, what would he do? withdrawal from the race doesn't seems to be -- doesn't seem to be an option. obviously a lot can happen two months before the first round of the presidential election. charged, it is

just a probe at this point. be some pressure on the judicial system to make clear exactly where this is before that political deadline. >> thank you for that. it is not just francois fillon in a spot of legal bother people lawyers from the far right presidential candidate says she is refusing to talk with the police in connection with their probe. she says she will only talk to the police after the elections. reporter: there will be no statement from ari le pen on corruption claims. she paid herhat staffers using eu funds by passing them off as assistants at the european parliament. the far right leader has denied the claims and now refuses to be

interviewed by anticorruption police. >> it is an -- a sort of unspoken tradition, there is a judicial truce. she said she will not respond to these questions during her electoral campaign. reporter: the staffers in question are her bodyguard, who was charged on wednesday, and her chief of staff. it is accredited with the european parliament between 2010 they did not find proof of a residential address in brussels and no evidence she was regularly working at the parliament. the european parliament says it is owed 300,000 euros, but le pen has refused to pay it back.

she says it is part of a political agenda to discredit her party. pen -- the national front's leader is worn she is not above the law. anchor: the british conservative party won a landmark election. a prime minister theresa may lift ahead of the brexit negotiations. -- which isme called copeland in the north of the country, has been held by any party other than the labour party. they did manage to hang on to stoke on trent, dashing hopes of the populist u.k. independence party. >> the tory party has captured the northwest city of copeland. the first gain of 35 years.

>> this is truly a wonderful victory for the conservative party, but also for the people of copeland. and what i think we have seen from this victory is that this truly is a government that is working for everyone for every part of the country. >> it's a humiliating defeat for labor. and piles pressure onto jeremy corbyn. the later did manage to hang on to the central seat, defeating -- all protections that they would prevail. >> stoker has been held by labors since the 1950. the city has been dubbed the capital of brexit. even though it's labor mp

campaigned. >> tamil trump address the conservative political action committee earlier today. he spoke about a whole wide range of issues in what he calls the greatest military buildup in american history pre-it he'll so delivered fresh criticism of the news media in particular. he'll also repeated his vow to build a wall along with the mexican border. >> we are building the wall. it's going to start soon, way ahead of schedule. we are getting bad people out of this country, people that shouldn't be, whether it is stroke's or murder or other things, we are getting bad ones out. those are the ones that go first and i said it from day one. basically all i've done is keep my promise.

anchor: u.s. president donald trump speaking there. authorities in malaysia say it powerful nerve agent was used to kill the north korean leader's half brother, who was poisoned at the airport 10 days ago. even a miniscule dose of that chemical is enough to kill and was most likely produced in a highly sophisticated weapons laborde tory. -- weapons laboratory. the deadliestof poisons in the world, malaysian police say they now know what killed kim jong-nam. the chemical is illegal, it is a chemical weapon and we are investigating it and how it entered the country. rulerrt of north korea's was attacked by two women in a crowded airport in kuala lumpur. hit with the poison

he began to feel unwell. he died on the way to the hospital. actingne of the fastest fatal poisons that exist according to scientists. just a miniscule amount, the equivalent of a few grains of salt can kill you, with symptoms occurring in seconds. >> if the amount of the chemical brought in was small it would be difficult to detect. >> odorless and tasteless, there is an antidote. elation investigators believe handso women wash their after the attack and used the antidote on themselves. malaysian police are seeking several others, including a north korean diplomat. the assassination has strained ties between pyongyang and malaysia, one of north korea's few international allies. with both countries questioning who is really responsible. >> it is highlight of the year for french cinema.

that is in keeping with tradition, a glamorous red carpet affair in its 42nd year here in the french capital. for atress -- is tipped gold in her role. the tell us more i am joined by our film critic. good. what are your hot favorites? >> my favorite film of last year in any language happens to be a contender this evening. .nd that is l it's other -- if other awards are anything to go by, foreign correspondents here in france gave best actress and best director to that one and the french union of some critics also voted it the best movie of the year. there is another movie called france, said after world war i. the story of germany and

france and the toll it took him people who were in the war. it is up for grabs, it was a good year for french cinema. anchor: tell us about this event. is it an exaggeration to call it the french equivalent of the oscars? yes, because nothing is as silly as the oscars. because it is french television, there is absolutely no censorship and no time limits on acceptance speeches. there will be people who will harangue the mayor of paris or the mr. of culture or just have to sit there -- the minister of culture, who will just have to sit there and take it. something interesting this year 's there are up to seven .andidates in each category for best film, four them were directed by women. three of the people up for best director happen to be

female. things that is different is everybody gets excited about what people are wearing on the red carpet in los angeles. because this takes place in the dead of winter in paris it is cold and dark, nobody is going to put a microphone in someone's face and say what are you wearing? no one cares about that, it is about the movies. anchor: just briefly, it is tradition isn't it for a big-name u.s. start to walk away with some sort of award. guest: not necessarily u.s., but this year it is george clooney. he is sitting there. they were all up for best actor of the year. it is important to point out that isabella and a pair is in the audience.

on anll have to get airplane or go to los angeles and do the oscars on the same .eekend anchor: a busy week ahead. it is on the name of good reason to be busy. think you that, our film credit. -- film critic. it is the party to end all parties, i'm talking about the real carnival. they are all kidding ready for the big day. we are going to hear about one dancer who has a leading role in festivities, who has traveled a very long way to get to rio. reporter: it is sunrise. come sunday she will be one of the stars of another symbol of rio, the carnival. this french dancer was discovered by one of rio's most renowned sombra schools.

the choreographer called me and said i see what you have done. this was made for you. now the former professional gymnast arrived in brazil from her native france three years ago. she doesn't speak a word of portuguese, and she couldn't have imagined that one day she would find herself leading the troops. >> it was pretty but there is this element of being resilient. >> this is the first time the choreographer has chosen a foreigner to lead his s omba troop. she is the most resilient of french woman i have ever met. she is going to be the one to represent us. just a little added pressure. the carnival is all about dancing and having a good time. it is also a competition between somba schools -- between

schools. anchor: it is time for a check of the day's top business news stories paid i'm joined by kate moody here. expert -- it shines a light on the farming sector, which is going through a tough time. farmers areyear given a chance to bring their wares to the capital but also their concerns about the industry in general. touch baseity to with rural voters, and that is especially important in this year as the french farming industry is struggling to whether its worst crisis in decades. our reporter has been finding out. reporter: 4000 animals produced, 600 thousand visitors expected over the next week or so.

this is an industry of society under increasing pressure. a growing problem of rural property -- rural poverty. >> these days there is europe and the trade agreements with canada. and still the politicians aren't talking about us in the manifestoes. things can work out much better.

it is of course allegedly are here to answer. and contenders will they visit here to -- will be paying a visit here. on 800 people registered as out of work in the month of january. that represent an increase of just .4% to a little under 3.4 7 million. that includes some people with some form of income. there was no change at all in the category that focuses on people with no jobs. they hope to reverse that trend as 2017 continues and get unemployment well below the 10% mark. is lessch public concerned than it used to be about unemployment.

that is helping to boost consumer confidence. was released just after european markets closed. all major industries firmly in the red this friday. the frankfurt dax down over 1%. dragged down by disappointing corporate earnings. the basic resources sector dropped 2%. banking turned downwards pay to slipping, the dow losing steam after a 10th consecutive record close on thursday. on the economics front new-home sales rose less than expected last month. up 3.7 percent compared to a forecast of over six. investor still waiting for more details about the president's economic agenda, including tax reforms. that could come when he addresses a joint session of congress next week. the european union appears to be closing bring says the u.k. plans to trigger article 50 financial times is reporting --many, austria and italy

before trade negotiations can begin. the brexit bill is estimated to be 60 billion euros. british government has been hoping that other member states would be more lenient on the cost, allowing trade talks to be held at the same time before the exit fees have been settled. anyone in the market for a new smart phone may want to check out the new models that will be in display in barcelona. one of the shows traditional stars will be taking a backseat. samsung has decided not to release its latest phone so it can run actor safety tests following exploding battery scandals. two old school players are getting back in the game. no kia and blackberry hoping to /.ke a 20th century >> the world's leading mobile

industry event is said to host -- no kia -- nokia and blackberry. it's some kind of nostalgic retro feeling. ia is expected to launch three android phones this year. including the candy bar phone from their heyday. neither will be manufacturing phones bearing their names. the chinese communications company licensed the right to produce blackberry phones. entering competitive markets. the market is becoming like soap powder, where branding is important.

gianter: and other tech is looking to work with its brand and has the seven not to unveil in new smartphone at the show, samsung. the south korean company says it would delay the launch of its new galaxy phone, the galaxy x eight and focus on the models safety following the samsung alex enote seven exploding data reschedule last year. get the trust of the loyal samsung buyers back, and they have to make sure that never again this kind of battery disaster happens again. overter: a lesson for the 2200 exhibitors expected to showcase new technology and products. >> lots of new things to look forward to. anchor: kate moody with today's business. and i will be back at half past nine with the top stories, so

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