gary lineker calls the move gut wrenching. i shed a tear.tearfor claudio, i shed a tear for football and i shed a tearfor my club. and in the film review we'll get jason solomon's take on patriot's day, the hollywood blockbuster based on the boston marathon bombing. it was — by any standards — a great result for the conservatives, causing an electoral upset by winning the long—held labour seat of copeland in cumbria. their candidate beat labour by more than 2000 votes. it's the first time a governing party has gained a seat at a by—election since 1982. in the night's other by—election, labour held stoke—on—trent central — holding off the challenge of the ukip leader paul nuttall. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says the party's win in stoke was a decisive rejection of ukip‘s politics of division. but he says their message was not enough to win through in copeland. let's go live now to our assistant political editor norman smith, who's in stoke. good evening, norman. thank you very much. well, by—elections rarely reshape british politics. but

the former leicester and england footballer, gary lineker, has described the club's sacking of claudioitle — as "inexplicable, unforgivable and gut—wrenchingly sad." the italian was dismissed last night after a string of poor results, that has left the side just one point — one place — above the relegation zone. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson reports. and your manager, claudio ranieri! he was the smile, the face and the manager of the most extraordinary sporting success anyone in leicester had ever seen, well quite possibly anyone anywhere had ever seen. and leicester sacked him. the starkness of that reality has shocked even those who have spent their life in football. ladies and gentlemen please welcome the leicester city squad including their coach claudio ranieri. flashback to sports personality of the year, gary lineker the former leicester player and lifelong leicester fan, and to claudio ranieri, eternally greatful. the way that everybody got behind leicester last season was just something, that i had never witnessed before. and i thinkjust to toss that all away, over a pre

gary lineker says he shed a tear for claudio ranieri, who has been sacked as leicester's manager nineleader, was killed by the highly toxic vx nerve agent according to malaysian authorities. mr kim died last week after two women accosted him at kuala lumpur airport. royal bank of scotland reports a loss of £7 billion for 2016, far worse than the previous year's figure. the results mark the ninth consecutive year of losses for the bank, with chief executive ross mcewan warning of potential job cuts. now the sports news. leicester city's interim manager says claudio ranieri did not lose the support of the players in the run up to his sacking. ranieri helped leicester win the premier league last season but was sacked last night. with the team just one point and one place above the relegation zone. craig shakespeare told bbc sport editor dan roan the players needed the fans to be on their side. i cannot tell the fans how to behave, but we will need their support over the next couple of matches, starting with liverpool on monday. can you categorically say he had not lost some parts of the

that was gary lineker reacting to news of the sacking of claudio ranieri.5 years. in stoke—on—trent central, labour retained that seat, beating ukip bleeder paul nuttall into second place. with me is matthew goodwin, professor of politics at the university of kent and author of a forthcoming book ‘brexit: ‘why britain voted to leave the eu' and expert on ukip. you believe that ukip should have won the seat in stoke—on—trent. you believe that ukip should have won the seat in stoke-on-trent. why didn't they? it was certainly perfect territory for ukip. it was filled with those types of voters that have propelled ukip to the forefront over the last three or four years. in the end they proved unable to cross over that line and largely that's because the conservative vote held up. it was very strong. these were both very good results for the conservatives who have tried to reposition after david cameron to go after the social conservatives and the aspirational middle—class and blue—collar workers, but also, ukip have struggled to articulate to the electorate wha

gary lineker, former player and lifelong leicester fan. ternally grateful. the way that everybody got behind leicester last season was just something that i had never witnessed really in football before. and i think to toss that all the way over a premature decision and a disloyal and in many ways a lack of gratitude, is quite gobsmacking. but ijust think you deserve a little bit more, and certainly more time. —— ijust think he deserved. i think they should be building statues, not backing him. do you think the players are culpable? do you think some players will be thinking, crikey, did i cause this? if the players are involved, they should have a long, hard look at themselves as well. there was always going to be and after the lord mayor's show season. it was never going to match anything like last season. this was the reality of where less than normally are. they're all sorts of different reasons why this happened, but ijust think it's a really sad day for leicester in many ways, that it's come to this. i think he deserved and bought him

gary lineker, former player and list of fun, says this is unforgivable. up the view of many, on the flip of that coin, you've got to think about the and business acumen of le i ceste r‘s the and business acumen of leicester's owners. based their relegation in the face and that is a nationally damaging to the club. —— they stare relegation in the face. relegation would deny them the chance to have a share of the £9 billion in tv revenue that the clubs share over the course of three seasons. main tabbing focused. —— buying tabbing focused in the boardroom. their statement said that it was a reluctant decision. but they put sentiment aside and do what was in the best interests of the club. that will be a point of this debate in the coming days. they will have to find somebody in to replace him withjust 13 have to find somebody in to replace him with just 13 games left in the season and student away from danger. we might they be focusing on next? the early favourite is mancini, the former manchester city boss that was also out into milan. he has been installe

and former foxes striker and now match of the day presenter gary lineker has today told the bbc of hisadness at ranieri's treatment by the club and criticised the harshness of the decision. given what he achieved, the extraordinary success of last season, i suppose in many ways he's been a victim of that success because expectancy levels rise so much. but leicester are where leicester normally are, and should be, and last year was the inexplicable one, not this season. the fact that they managed to get in a recent opposition in the last 16 of the champions league with a 50—50 chance of getting through to the quarterfinals, and they are not in the bottom three, and given the magic of last season, surely they had some sentiment and empathy for him. ithink had some sentiment and empathy for him. i think the way that he handled everything this season, the fact that he gave leicester so much, the fa ct that he gave leicester so much, the fact that he made the whole country get behind leicester, a lot of that was down to no silly football so—called mind games etc, he was just genuine, he was

former leicester star gary lineker didn't just present ranieri with coach of the year.he's angry. i'm not ashamed to say that last night when the news broke, i shed a tear. i shed a tearfor claudio, i shed a tear for football and i shed a tearfor my club. ranieri's barely believable triumph last season won admirers across the world, but since then the euphoria has evaporated. the champions are languishing one point above the relegation zone. leicester's thai owners said the club was in crisis and with premier league survival on the line, decided to act. the fans are divided. 50% of the fans want him sacked because of results, but for me, i would have kept him. to come back to find out he's been sacked after last year, it's disgusting. ranieri's former rivals, meanwhile, were struggling to understand. it's not only football, for me. there's a few strange decisions in16, 17. brexit, trump, ranieri. so, um... tonight, ranieri said his dream had died. even if his former club now stays in the premier league, his dismissal, for many, will forever be a symbol of betrayal. rani

decision to sack ranieri hasn't gone down well with the lifelong leicester fan and former striker gary linekerhe told us he's saddened by the club's treatment of the man who led them to their first title in their history. last season is inexplicable, not this season, so the fact they have managed to get into a reasonable position in the champions league with a 50—50 chance of going through to the quarter—finals, they are not in the bottom three, and given the magic of last season, surely he deserved more time, surely we have sentiment and empathy for him. i think i speak for myself as a leicester fan, think i speak for myself as a leicesterfan, i think i speak for myself as a leicester fan, i cannot think i speak for myself as a leicesterfan, i cannot speak think i speak for myself as a leicester fan, i cannot speak for all leicester fans, some leicester fan, i cannot speak for all leicesterfans, some might disagree, but i think the way that he handled everything last season, the fact that he gave leicester so much, the fact that he made the whole country get behind leicester, a lot of that wa

former leicester star gary lineker described it as...—1 defeat against sevilla in the last 16 of the champions league. the managers seemingly unaware of his fate when he spoke after the match. we know, we know they are better than us, very high quality team, highly experienced team, everything, 0k. but we have a very big part, and a very big effort, we help each other. and i think we deserve this. very big effort, we help each other. and i think we deserve thism very big effort, we help each other. and i think we deserve this. it is le i ceste r‘s and i think we deserve this. it is leicester's poor performances in the premier league that could see them become only the second english champions in history to see a title defence and in relegation and it is that which ultimately cost ranieri hisjob. their memories of that which ultimately cost ranieri his job. their memories of what he achieved will always be cherished but the fairytale is now over. malaysian police say they have found the highly toxic nerve agent, vx, on the face of kim jon

former leicester star gary lineker didn't just present ranieri with coach of the year.y. i'm not ashamed to say that last night when the news broke, i shed a tear. i shed a tearfor claudio, i shed a tear for football and i shed a tearfor my club. ranieri's barely believable triumph last season won admirers across the world, but since then the euphoria has evaporated. the champions are languishing one point above the relegation zone. leicester's thai owners said their club was in crisis and, with premier league survival on the line, decided to act. the fans are divided. 50% of the fans want him sacked because of results, but for me, i would have kept him. to come back to find out he's been sacked after last year, it's disgusting. ranieri's former rivals, meanwhile, were struggling to understand. it's not only football, for me. there's a few strange decisions in 16, 17. brexit, trump, ranieri. so, um... tonight, ranieri said his dream had died. even if his former club now stays in the premier league, his dismissal, for many, will forever be a symbol of betrayal. ranieri's

tonight, former leicester star gary lineker described the dismissal as inexplicable, unforgivable and. against sevilla last night. he was seemingly unaware of his state. we know they are better than us, a very high quality team, very experienced. everything. 0k? but we have a very big heart. very big heart. we help each other. but it is leicester's poor performances in the premier league that could see them become only the second champions in history to see a title defence ending in relegation, and that is what cost ranieri hisjob. the memories of what he achieved will always be cherished, but the fairy tale is over. dan roan, bbc news. world champion constructors, mercedes, have unveiled their new car for the upcoming formula 1 season. it will be going a lot faster than this when the season starts next month in australia. but for now, lewis hamilton, who was joined by new team—mate, valteri bottas, took the car for a few laps around a very blustery silverstone. hamilton said the car felt "incredible." you will have to take my word for that. before we go, just time to show you some gr

former leicester star gary lineker did not just present claudio ranieri with coach of the year, he paid... and in many ways a lack of gratitude, it is quite gobsmacking. i am not ashamed to say that last night when the news broke i shed a tear, i shed a tear for claudio, for football and for my club. since then the euphoria has evaporated. the champions languishing one point above the relegation zone. the club's thai owners said the club was in trouble and they decided to act. the fans are divided. for me, i would have kept him. to find out he had been sacked after what he did last year, disgusting. it was not long ago claudio ranieri helped bring the city to a standstill. many wanted him to stay forever but the journey has ended faster than many imagine. apologies there for the sound problems on that film. the former great britain coach brian noble says he is certain rugby league can be a success in north america. he is now coach of the toronto wolfpack, a canadian team who have begun life in the third tier of british rugby league and have plans of reaching the super league. thanks to

tonight, former leicester star gary lineker described the dismissal as inexplicable, unforgivable and game in charge was this 2—1 game against sofia last night. he was seemingly unaware of his state. we know they are better than us, a very high quality team, very experienced. but we have a very big heart. very big fought. we have each other. and i think we deserve this goal. but it is leicester's for performances in the premier league that could see them becoming only the second champion in history to see a title defence ending in relegation, and that is what cost ranieri hisjob. relegation, and that is what cost ranieri his job. the relegation, and that is what cost ranieri hisjob. the memories of what he achieved will always be treasured but the fairy tale is over. with me is richard conway. the business of professional football can be brutal but even by those standards this will strike many as very harsh. ruthless, cut—throat, a number of words you could use. many people thought claudio ranieri would be given at least a full season, an act of loyalty perhaps from grateful owners gi

former leicester star gary lineker paid a very public doubting his success and he is angry.d in many ways, a lack of gratitude, is quite gobsmacking. i am not ashamed to say that last night when i heard the news, i shed a tearfor claudio night when i heard the news, i shed a tear for claudio ranieri, night when i heard the news, i shed a tearfor claudio ranieri, for football and my club. ranieri's barely believable triumph won admirers across the world but since then, the euphoria has evaporated and the champions are languishing one point from the relegation zone. the owners said their club was in crisis and with survival on the line, decided to act. the fans are divided. 50% of the fans wanted him sacked because of the results but i would have kept him. disgusting, after what he did last year. there we re after what he did last year. there were former rivals talking also. this decision i think has everyone in football united. because it is something very difficult to accept, but at the same time, it is good for all of us to realise how football is. it wasn't long ago ranier

decision to sack ranieri hasn't gone down well with the lifelong leicester fan and former striker gary linekerclub's history. last season was the inexplicable one, not this season. the fact that they managed to get in a recent opposition in the last 16 of the champions league with a 50—50 chance of getting through to the quarterfinals, and they are not in the bottom three, and given the magic of last season, surely we have some sentiment and empathy for him. ican i can only speak for myself as a leicester fan, and perhaps i can only speak for myself as a leicesterfan, and perhaps some i can only speak for myself as a leicester fan, and perhaps some will disagree. but i think the way that he handled everything this season, the fact that he gave leicester so much, the fact that he made the whole country get behind leicester, a lot of that was down to, you know, no silly football so—called mind games etc, he wasjust genuine, he was just warm, and the whole country warmed to him and to the club. now, that will have evaporated today. there's one game in the scottish prmeiership tonight. third place

gary lineker tweeted that now mathematically leicester city have no chance of retaining their title, you in the next half—hour or so. let's bring you up—to—date with matters north of the border. celtic have maintained their 24—point lead at the top of the scottish premiership with a 2—0 win over hamilton. moussa dembele scored both goals to give the hoops their 21st league win in a row. aberdeen moved nine points clear in the race for second place with a 1—0 win over ross county — adam rooney with the goal. dundee won 5—1 away at motherwell. partick thistle beat a ten—man hearts side 2—0 at firhill. and kilmarnock got their first away win since october — 2—0 at stjohnstone. 0nto the championship, and leeds beat promotion rivals sheffield wednesday 1—0 in the yorkshire derby at lunchtime. both teams are in the play—offs, and chasing promotion to the premier league. it was chris wood who produced the only goal of the game — he continued his remarkable form with his 23rd of the season. wednesday had a chance to equalise, but rob green kept out jordan rhodes' second—half penalty. leeds h

the decision to sack the italian hasn't gone down well with lifelong fan and former striker gary linekerhat a new manager comes in and everything is ok again. well, the facts tell us, and the statistics tell us, that actually, it doesn't make that much difference. i think they should be building statues to him, not sacking him. he deserved, and bought himself, a bit more time in this, really. i'm not ashamed to say that when the news broke, i shed a tear. i shed a tearfor claudio, i shed a tear for football, and i shed a tearfor my club. dan is here ahead of football focus, when i'm sure you'll be trying to make sense of it all.and leicester could be in the relegation zone by the time they play again. it isa it is a funny situation, because even people who don't follow football field invested in that less the story. there is no sentiment in the story. there is no sentiment in the game, and loyalty went out of the game, and loyalty went out of the window along time ago. there is a small difference between a pat on the back and a knife in the back. maybe they needed a change, and maybe the

the decision to sack the italian hasn't gone down well with lifelong fan and former striker gary lineker this kind of myth that a new manager comes in and everything is ok again. well, the facts tell us, and the statistics tell us, that actually, it doesn't make that much difference. i think they should be building statues to him, not sacking him. he deserved, and bought himself, a bit more time in this, really. i'm not ashamed to say that when the news broke, i shed a tear. i shed a tearfor claudio, i shed a tear for football, and i shed a tearfor my club. leicester aren't back in action until monday night. but they could start that game in the relegation zone if any of hull, crystal palace or sunderland win today. here's what's happening in the premier league today then. a win for hull over burnley would see them out of the bottom three, while palace and sunderland can capitalise if hull slip up. at the top, chelsea could go 11 points clear with a win over a rejuvenated swansea. they are doing a greatjob with swa nsea. they are doing a greatjob with swansea. they have a compact defence

the decision to sack the italian hasn't gone down well with lifelong fan and former striker gary linekerain. well, the facts and statistics tell us it actually doesn't make much difference. i think they should be building statues to him, not sacking him. he deserved and bought himself a bit more time than this. i'm not afraid to say that when the news broke i shed a tear. i shed a tearfor him and for football. i shed a tear for the club. leicester aren't back in action until monday night. but they could start that game in the relegation zone if any of hull, crystal palace or sunderland win today. here's what's happening in the premier league today then. a win for hull over burnley would see them out of the bottom three, while palace and sunderland can capitalise if hull slip up. at the top, chelsea could go 11 points clear with a win over a rejuvenated swansea. paul's doing a greatjob with them and has had great impact with the team. very compact defensively. very dangerous in an offensive situation, in set pieces. we must pay great attention. inverness caley thistle are off the bottom o

you can join gary lineker for the live coverage.io five live as well. wales number eight taulupe faletau will be available for saturday's six nations match against england in cardiff. the 26—year—old bath back—rower has not played since christmas eve after suffering a knee injury. england head coach eddiejones says his team seemed petrified about going to cardiff, but the opposite court says those are carefully chosen words... yes, smart coaching. he isa chosen words... yes, smart coaching. he is a clever bloke, eddie, and as isaidi he is a clever bloke, eddie, and as i said i think it is great for the game. it will encourage in the game. you think of football managers like brian clough and people like that, they were a bit outspoken, where they? it is good for the game. —— weren't they? the funeral of baroness rachael heyhoe flint is taking place in wolverhampton today. the former england women's cricket captain died last week at the age of 77. she polayed in the first ever women's match at lord's, against australia, back in 1976,

gary lineker tweeted that football is losing its sense of humour over the incident.a it is a bit ofa it is a bit of a mess and people are getting quite agitated. some people making the point that there is a serious point behind it. it is difficult for the association. they knew they were odds being offered on it and some of his mates were betting on it. do we know what the pie was? meat and potato. the world old est pie was? meat and potato. the world oldest person died in 1987. from france. the oldest person alive is an italian woman at the moment who is the oldest briton was an 100 and 15—year—old woman. is the oldest briton was an 100 and 15-year-old woman. currently the old est 15-year-old woman. currently the oldest person in britain is a woman, 112. what we do know is that we are all living longer. but for the first time, the average life expectancy of women and men is expected to go above 80 years old, by 2030. a study from imperial college shows that men's average life expectancy will go from 79 to 82, but women are already living to 83 years old on average —

gary lineker. how much has changed in nine months?. why has he gone? i think it‘s been coming, i really do. despite our season, i think it‘s been coming, i really do. despite ourseason, remarkable story, the fairy tale, this season has been dreadful. performances have been orfor other team has been dreadful. performances have been or for other team tactics have been or for other team tactics have been bewildering, team tactics have confused the players. i don‘t think it isa confused the players. i don‘t think it is a panic issue, since november there have been problems and performances have completely dropped. i understand the outrage and you have to question the timing, after the defeat in sevilla that felt like a turning point, but i feel it has been coming and they are terrified of being relegated, which is the ultimate fear. we are getting loads and loads of comments via social media from fans. people are criticising the players are not the manager. i can understand that. the players, many of them highly rewarded in the summer for