and the foot pedals of eric swaffer and the rear tail rotor blade.atters connected with this crash, talking to other agencies, but this is there interim finding. there was a day when five people lost their lives. it wasn't only eric swaffer, but also his co—pilot and partner in life, izabela roza lechowicz, and also the club chairman, vichai srivaddhanaprabha, as well as two colleagues, so five people in total died in the crash. that led to the huge outpouring of grief and committed oration —— commiseration outside the stadium and also in thailand, where people were so intimately connected with that story. a lot of people couldn't quite understand why that helicopter came down. this interim report at least points in the direction of a mechanicalfault as least points in the direction of a mechanical fault as to what happened on that day. and would suggest there was nothing the pilot could have done. he was an experienced pilot. what has been happening at the memorial service today? he was a very experienced pilot with 20 years experience and it does s

eric swaffer and izabela roza lechowicz, who were also partners in life, had flown choppers around thedebra spoke about the accident for the first time today. and recalled the moment of the crash. i knew before i was told, before the police arrived, i knew. i knew what had happened. and it's left an enormous hole in our lives. an enormous hole in our lives. father in heaven... today's service brought everyone from leicester fans to aviation colleagues. a moment of reflection for two pilots and three others who died following their passions for flying and football. duncan kennedy, bbc news in guilfourd. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: trade tariffs don't seem to be working for these american auto—workers, we report from a general motors plant in ohio that's set to close. also on the programme: film award season is getting under way. we'll have a look at the nominations just announced for the golden globes. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in new york. there has been a crowd here standing in moral less so individual and the f

by coincidence, there was a memorial service for the pilot, eric swaffer, and his girlfriend and co—pilot, in front of 1000 or so friends and family. his mother, deborah, described him as a fun, kind and loving man. some of britain's leading gambling companies have agreed to a ban on television advertising during live sports broadcasts. the remote gambling association took the decision in response to political pressure about the high level of betting ads on tv. antigambling campaign say it contributes to the rising problem gamblers. think fast, act faster, in play! the worlds of betting and sport have long been intertwined, but that relationship has always been controversial. now britain's biggest bookmakers have agreed a whistle—to—whistle ban on tv ads around live sport, with the industry seemingly listening political pressure led by the labour party. when adults — and children, now — feel that they need a financial stake in the outcome of a football game to feel that they're real fans, that's a problem, and that's what the marketing, the advertising, the bombardment of these ads has do

eric swaffer and izabela roza lechowicz were also partners in life, had long jumpers around the worlde accident for the first time today. and recalled the man recalled the moment of the crash. i knew before i was told, before the police arrived, i knew. i knew what had happened. and its left an enormous hole in our lives. an enormous hole in our lives. father in heaven... today's service brought everyone from leicester fans to aviation colleagues. a moment of reflection for two pilots and three others who died following their passions for flying and football. duncan kennedy, bbc news in guilfourd. the uk's top gambling companies have voluntarily agreed to stop advertising during live sporting broadcasts. the remote gambling association, which includes, "bet—365, ladbrokes and paddy power", came under political pressure over how much betting advertising is on tv. it's believed the ban could be in force as early as later this month. two former tesco directors have been cleared of false accounting. they were acquitted of fraud and false accounting after a judge dismissed their case due t

eric swaffer and izabela roza lechowicz had flown helicopters around the world. or the first time today. i knew before i visited, before the police arrived, i knew. it left an enormous hole in our lives. today's servers but eve ryo ne our lives. today's servers but everyone from leicester fans to aviation colleagues. a moment of reflection for two pilots and three others, you died following their passions for flying and football. it was a very poignant and moving servers in the cathedral behind me. about 1000 family and friends, they, like leicester fans, had about 1000 family and friends, they, like leicesterfans, had been questioning how this could have happened in the first place. today, for the first time, we got some a nswe rs for the first time, we got some answers from the air accident investigators. it does appear to be mechanicalfault rather investigators. it does appear to be mechanical fault rather than pilot error. the government has promised to act after a critical report on the care of mental health patients in england and wales, which found that som