here's what leicester city have said.h claude puel, who leaves his position as first team manager with immediate effect." liverpool could go back to the top of the premier league table this afternoon, but they'll need to get a result against rivals manchester united at old trafford. however, ole gunnar solskjaer isn't concerning himself with liverpool's title race. you know the end effect that it might have, but we can't go into this game thinking like we can do someone else a favour, we have to do ourselves a favour, and we can't control who is going to win the league, we can only control the games we play against the top teams. that match gets under way at five past two, and after that, manchester city look to match their women's side by winning their first piece of silverware this season — they face chelsea in the final of the league cup. you can't help but think liverpool's fixture at old trafford won't be far from pep guardiola's mind — however he says his only concern is his game at wembley. of course it would be go

a few years ago, leicester city pulled off that 5000-1 leicester city pulled off that 5000—1 medicalf nowhere. contrasting use, a difficult day for leicester city, while here at wembley, the fans of man city and chelsea will be coming here with great optimism is the first trophy of the english football league season is decided.“ first trophy of the english football league season is decided. if nothing else, you have a lovely afternoon to look forward to. enjoy the football. thanks very much. products high in salt and saturated fats are being marketed as healthy by leading supermarkets — according to an investigation by bbc radio 5 live. sainsbury s and tesco have promised to change their labelling and say they are committed to "promoting healthy eating". the royal society for public health says it s time to consider whether a supermarket regulator is needed. my colleague ben brown has been speaking to adrian goldberg from 5 live investigates. we find that in at least three cases, we are talking about sainsbury‘s, tesco and morrisons, goods were on sale in their healthier sections whi

of the leicester city manager after just 16 months?t 16 months? that's right. another managerial casualty, this time leicester city sacking claude puel. it was confirmed just this morning. it was confirmed this morning following yesterday's 4—1 defeat at home to crystal palace. puel‘s been under huge pressure afterfailing to win in the premier league since beating everton away on new year's day. they were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county. the club released a statement which said the following... puel had an uneasy relationship with the leicester fans during his time at the club. this is what he had to say about that following the defeat to palace yesterday. i understand, i understand their feeling, i understand their disappointment. just i would like to say they keep all their support for the players, to support all these young players in the next game against brighton. here's claude puel‘s record at leicester. so out of 56 games played, puel oversaw 19 wins, 13 draws and 211 defeats, conceding 84 goals.

indifferent on the pitch and it will not come as a surprise to many who have followed the fortunes of leicester cityearlier, however, just when it seemed puel was under most pressure, each time he pulled off a magnificent result with performances against the likes of man city and chelsea, the protagonists today at wembley, also a good performance against liverpool at anfield, and that kept claude puel in a job. the speculation will be over who takes over. a number of people see this as the most attractive job outside of the top six clubs, so big names will be linked with it. a few years ago, leicester city pulled off that 5000—1 miracle in sporting terms to win the premier league out of nowhere. contrasting news, a difficult day for leicester city, while here at wembley, the fans of man city and chelsea will be coming here with great optimism as the first trophy of the english football league season is decided. more now on those talks theresa may is expected to hold with european council president donald tusk and other key eu figures in egypt later, during a summit between leaders of eu and arab lea

leicester city have sacked manager claude puel. yesterday's 4—1 defeat at home to crystal palace. puel has been under huge pressure afterfailing to win in the premier league since beating everton away on new year's day. they were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county. the club released a statement, which said... we can get some reaction now from former leicester city defender simon grayson. simon, thank you forjoining us, gone after 16 months, another manager leaving leicester city, but this one shouldn't come as too much ofa this one shouldn't come as too much of a surprise? no, i don't think so. it is never nice to see a manager lose hisjob, but ultimately, it's something that has been hanging around the football club for a few months now. it's not as if it's just been the last couple of results, it's been going back four orfive months and when he has been under a little bit of pressure for results, he always managed to get a couple of results to keep him in thejob. but i think results to keep him in th

leicester city should also be a no-go for rogers.'t see why brendan would not continue its quest for glory at celtic. he has won seven trophies since she has been there, why not go and when another seven? i would have thought that would be his focus. as far as you mentioned about hitting a ceiling, no, ithink mentioned about hitting a ceiling, no, i think the challenge is always there, season an aunt out for celtic to win competitions, and brendan rodgers and celtic are a great fit. three of the premier league is obviously a fantastically, and i think most players of managers want to be there but for brendan rodgers to be there but for brendan rodgers to be there but for brendan rodgers to be at celtic, which is an unbelievable football club, playing in europe need an anti—red, winning trophies, there is a massive attraction. i think, trophies, there is a massive attraction. ithink, if trophies, there is a massive attraction. i think, if you are asking me, ithink attraction. i think, if you are asking me, i think the celticjob is ask

he's said i m very privileged and honoured to be here as leicester city manager and ill give my life to make the supporters proud of their club. together, we ll be stronger and i m looking forward to working with the players, staff and supporters to make the right steps forward. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. an internal briefing paper released by the government on the impact of a no deal brexit, is warning of significant effects on cross border trade, on tariffs which would have to be paid, and on the northern ireland economy. the document says tens of thousands of businesses are ill—prepared. today the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, said he would guarantee that the bank's forecasts for economic growth, would be reduced. our business correspondent, simon gompertz is here. a lot of this with her before and interesting it has come out on the day the prime minister has said for the first time that i no—deal brexit can be taken off the table by mps at thatis can be taken off the table by mps at that is what they want. yes however i odil

banks first made his name back in the 1950s with leicester city, where he won the league cup. banks was safe in the leicester goal. he was awarded the first of 73 caps in 1963. his reliability and agility pivotal to english football's greatest moment three years later. today, those who played alongside him at wembley were united in tribute. sir geoff hurst hailing banks as one of the very greatest. and the recognition came from rivals, too. the german fa describing him as a fierce opponent and a good man. although england fell short at the next world cup, banks was at his peak, most famously against brazil with the save of the century. pele! what a save! quite how he denied pele and a header that seemed destined for the net dumbfounded everyone, not least banks himself. ijust get my hand to it, and it goes in that direction. and honest to god, i thought it was a goal. when i hit the floor, boom, like that, the position now,

they unveiled a banner before the game suggesting the new leicester city manager has traded immortalityiocrity. the game itself was probably a tad more stressful for celtic than they would have liked but 0dsonne edouard's last gasp winner in stoppage time gave them a 2—1 victory. england's women took a well deserved victory in their opening she believes cup game against brazil. after andressa alves's controverisal penalty in the first half, ellen white leveled things for england after the break with this low ball, but it was beth mead who scored the winner with this curling ball into the top corner. england were runners up here last year and will be looking to put on a performance here ahead of the world cup in france this summer.

he first made his name with leicester city.'t long before he attracted england's attention. his reliability was pivotal to the 1966 triumph. winning the world cup, he later said, changed his life. triumph. winning the world cup, he latersaid, changed his life. 0h, tremendous. when we come back, you won't believe the people. just incredible. we felt so proud. although england fell short of the next world cup in 1970, banks was at his peak, most famously against brazil in what's been described as the save of the century. quite how he denied pele has dumbfounded everyone, not least the strike himself. i had the ball, ijump to save the ball. bank 's brilliance and then helped stoke city to the league club —— league cup in 1972, its first major trophy but later that year, a car crash cost in one eye. amid emotional scenes, he was forced to retire from the game although remarkably he did make a brief comeback in the us. but his fame and popularity proved enduring. on of these achievements for stoke and ringland, in 2012, he carried t

the former liverpool manager has left scottish champions celtic to take charge of leicester city, whors watched from the stands. we will get the view from leicester and celtic shortly. but first, here isjoe lynskey on the northern irishman's return. brendan rodgers is the

rodgers is set to leave celtic to return to the premier league, and become the next manager of leicester cityt time since she began negotiating uk's withdrawal from the european union, thersesa may has opened up the possibility that brexit could be delayed. facing pressure from some of her own ministers, the prime minister has offered parliament a series of votes. first, a vote on whatever deal she negotiates by the 12th march. if that's rejected, mps will then have the chance the following day to vote on whether to leave with no deal. then, if the commons votes against that too, there'll be another vote by the 14th of march on delaying brexit beyond the current deadline of march 29th. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg, on a major turning point in the government's brexit strategy. asthma departure has always been the prime minister pours my plan. adamant we would leave the eu by the end of this month, keeping the pace up end of this month, keeping the pace up to leave on time —— make a smooth departure. but with no deal in place yet, theresa may had to say what she never wanted to

coming up on this programme: brendan rodgers has been appointed leicester city's new manager, after leaving his job at celtic. all to play for. real madrid host barcelona in the second leg of their copa del rey semi final on wednesday, with the first leg finishing 1—1. and former sri lanka captain sanath jayasuriya has been banned from cricket for two years. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the big footballing story of the day, and the news that brendan rodgers is returning to the premier league. the former liverpool manager has left scottish champions celtic to take charge of leicester city, who were victorious over brighton and hove albion on tuesday, where rodgers watched from the stands. we will get the view from leicester and celtic shortly. but first, here isjoe lynskey on the northern irishman‘s return. brendan rodgers is the manager whose style pointed the way forward. the way he sets up teams to play took him to the club he supported as a boy, and that celtic, just like swa nsea boy, and that celtic, just like swansea city, success has come through that footb

bendan rodgers has agreed to take over at leicester city.eltic midway through what could well have been another trophy laden season. he's expected to be in the stands to watch his new club in action tonight against brighton. we'll be looking ahead to tonight's pl fixtures and assessing what this means for the scottish champions — but firstjoe lynskey on rodgers‘ pl return. brendan rodgers is the manager whose style pointed the way forward, the way he sets up teams to play took him to the club that he supported as a boy and at celticjust as at swa nsea su ccess a boy and at celticjust as at swansea success has come a boy and at celticjust as at swansea success has come through that philosophy. but at liverpool it has almost brought the ultimate. steven gerrard has slipped. temple bar has scored! in 2014 two games and two points cost liverpool the league title. the summer that followed saw luis suarez than depart and rodgers replaced the star striker was some expensive mistakes they finished sixth in the next season but steven gerrard still ca

that is between leicester city and crystal palace, one goal so far.o far. for crystal palace, confirmation of the day's other results as well. we can see what that does to the table. that defeat by tottenham hotspur is not helping their title chances, who are five points behind manchester city. they play in the league cup tomorrow against chelsea and liverpool. it is a difficult blow for them in terms of their title aspirations. bournemouth are up to tenth after their point against wolves who stay in eighth. that's happy look at the bottom of the table. huddersfield's defeat to newcastle leaves them rooted firmly to the bottom. newcastle for the moment move up to 14th. right that pretty much wraps up the day's premier league news. over to lizzie now for the day's other football and the rest of the day's sport. a busy day in the championship with 11 games... leaders norwich city twice came from behind to beat bristol city 3—2. elsewhere there were wins for brentford, leeds — who are just two points behind norwich, middlesbrough, preston, sheffield wedn

football, and brendan rodgers has been appointed leicester city's new manager after leaving his job ativerpool and swansea city. this evening he watched from the stands as his new side beat brighton 2—1. this time last year, the uk was in the frozen grip of the so—called beast from the east, with temperatures dropping to as low as minus 12. but this year, for the second day in a row, parts of england and wales have seen record—breaking february temperatures, with a new uk winter record of 21.2 in kew gardens, southwest london. that's warmer than some mediterranean cities like barcelona. our science editor david shukman has spent the day at kew. a wonderful display of colour here at kew gardens in west london, and with the air so unusually warm and the sun so dazzlingly bright, it really does feel like summer. and no surprise, this extraordinary spell of weather has set new records for temperatures for this time of year. obviously, a lot of people are out enjoying themselves. these crowds are apparently nearly double the numbers you would normally get here in february.

he says he'll ‘give his life' to make leicester city's supporters proud. ers has signed a contract until june 2022 replacing claude puel, who was sacked on sunday after 16 months in charge. brendan is a very experienced manager, he has obviously done incredibly well regarding trophies over the last few years and he is a manager at this moment, and he is used to winning. he knows the premier league very well. he's certainly always a manager that has been prepared to give his time. as an appointment, obviously very difficult for celtic at this moment. but as an appointment, i think it's an excellent appointment. neil lennon will now take over at celtic for the rest of the season, after leaving hibernian last month. he had been without a club since leaving hibernian last month. lennon led celtic to three league titles during his first spell and says he's "returning to one of the biggest and best clubs in world football." his first game in charge will be tonight's scottish premiership game against hearts at tynecastle. lots of chat this morning about the timing

having seen off leicester city in the last round, middlesborough were the next scalp for the four tierfor their impressive victory, they'll take on premier league champions manchester city in the next round. there was also a five goal thriller at the molineux as wolves came from behind to beat shrewsbury 3—2, there were wins as well for brentford and qpr. finally, becoming a professional sportsman for many would be a dream come true. to make a career out of their greatest passion day—in—day—out, often get paid hansomly to do so. but in the case of dutch boxer rudi lubbers, a successful life in the ring didn't bring him lasting fame or fortune. the former olympian needed the help of a crowdfunding campaign to get him through one of the toughest fights of his life. austin halewood has the story. ja ka rta jakarta 1973, muhammad ali, the greatest of all time. you got to see him fight in the flesh, even if you actually got to go in the ring with him and only a small minority of those managed to last until the end. dutch fighter rudi lubbers was one of that select few. on the 20th of octobe

no change at the bottom of the table but there will be a managerial change at 12th—placed leicester cityer claude puel after 16 months in charge. it follows yesterday's 4—1 defeat at home to crystal palace which means they're with a win in the premier league since new year's day. they were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county last month. theirformer player robert huth isn't surprised the decision has been made. i personally find him really hard work, obviously we have had managers before who were energetic, positive, getting you up for games, and when he came and it was pretty much the opposite. when things do not go well, you need someone to motivate you and make sure you perform, but i do not suppose there will be many disappointed players in the changing room today after they heard the news. defending champions celtic are still 8 points clear at the top of the scottish premiership, thanks to a 4—1win over motherwell. earlier, rangers briefly closed the gap with an emphatic 5—0 win at hamilton. rangers were four up by half time. ryan jack scored their first.

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until the end of the current season after brendan rodgers returned to the premier league with leicester citywinning return for the northern irishman by volleying in and making it an eighth successive win in the league for the hoops. in spain, barcelona remain on course to win the copa del rey for the fifth year in a row after seeing off real madrid. the tie was level at 1—1 after the first leg, and luis suarez scored twice as the holders won 3—0 at the bernabeu in the return. in between those goals, raphael varane scored an own goal as barcelona completed a 4—1 aggregate victory. barca, who've won the copa del rey a record 30 times, will face either valencia or real betis in the final. in the coppa italia, atalanta who conquered juventus in the quarter—finals drew 3—3 away to fiorentina. colombian international luis muriel with the equaliser for the hosts with the second leg at atalanta on the 24th of april. in the coupe de france, lyon are through to the semi—finals after memphis depay was among the scorers in their 3—1 victory over caen — and rennes also progress to the last four following

brendan rodgers has been appointed leicester city's new manager after leaving his job at celtic.is new side take on brighton. rodgers has signed a contract untiljune 2022 and succeeds claude puel, who was sacked on sunday after 16 months in charge. it marks a premier league return for rodgers, who previously managed liverpool and swansea city. rodgers has said the following in a statement this evening... celtic have appointed former manager neil lennon until the end of the season. he had been without a club since leaving hibernian last month. lennon led celtic to three league titles during his first spell and says he's "returning to one of the biggest and best clubs in world football". leicester's home match against brighton is one of four premier league games taking place this evening. brendan rodgers will like what he's seen so far, demarai gray has given them an early lead. the other games are goalless so far. live text commentary on the bbc sport website. chelsea manager maurizio sarri says that goalkeeper kepa arrizabalaga made a big mistake in refusing to be substituted dur

staying with the premier league, leicester city have sacked their manager claude puel after 16 monthslows saturday's 4—1 defeat at home to crystal palace which means they're without a win in the league since new year's day. they were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county last month. in italy, juventus are 13 points clear at the top of serie a, after a 1—0 win away at bologna. it wasn't convincing from juve, who only two shots on target, but they got the job done. paulo dybala steering the ball home midway through the second half to ensure his side bounced back from their mid—week champions league defeat to atletico madrid. meanwhile napoli consolidated second place in serie a following a 4—0 away win over parma. substitute adam ounas added a fourth goaljust two minutes after his introduction to complete the rout. borussia dortmund held on to get their bundesliga title challenge back on track with a 3—2 win over bayer leverkusen. mario goetze scored the all important third goal on the hour—mark to give dortmund their first victory in four league games and kee

a great player for england and a great club player with leicester city and stoke city and we have heardlysis of the skill that led to him being declared fifa goalkeeper of the year six times has been done over the years. what was it about him that made him special as a goalkeeper? looking back at the fitted from 1966 and those games with leicester and stoke city, it was the confidence he inspired among his fellow players, he was reliable, the man at the back, he had a presence under command of that defence that others of his generation did not have at the same level and that is what marked him out and made him alf ramsey‘s number one choice to play in goal during that world cup. he spoke eloquently about goalkeeping, the art of goalkeeping, in his retirement. he talked warmly of his contemporaries. that is what he will be remembered for, a great figure within english football. gary lineker tweeting that gordon banks is a hero of his, he is one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time and such a lovely man. that reaction just all time and such a lovely man. that reactionjust coming in all

banks first made his name with leicester city.sn't long before he attracted england's attention and his reliability was pivotal to their 1966 triumph, winning the world cup he later said changed his life. tremendous! i mean, when we came back, you wouldn't believe the people in the streets. it was just incredible, and we felt so proud. although england fell short at the next world cup in 1970, banks was at his peak, most famously against brazil and what has been described as the save of the century. quite how he denied pele dumbfounded everybody. i looked down, i said "go..."! his brilliance helped stoke city to the league in 1972, the club's first major trophy. but later that year, a major trophy. but later that year, a major car crash because in his sight in one eye. amid emotional scenes, he was forced to retire from the game although remarkably he made a brief comeback in the us. but his fame and popularity proved enduring. honoured his achievements for stoke and england, in 2012 he carried the olympic torch, where decades ear

manchester united moved above arsenal into fifth place after a 1—0 win at leicester city.olskjaer‘s unbeaten run to 10 matches since he took charge. paul pogba put in a man—of—the—match performance but it was marcus rashford who got the winning goal inside ten minutes which leaves united within just two points of chelsea and the champions league places. a few rate saves, if you great blocks, and some headers. —— great saves. i thought maybe we could have defended better higher up the pitch, but when they put us under pressure we put everything that we had in front of that goal and we deserved the three points, i thought. a lot of this happened at the end, because the second half, we show day lots of things with more desire, more quality in our players, to play full—forwards. then we are starting the game. without the intensity. the first control, the first passes, literally, forward. it was a shame. real madrid are eight points away from barcelona at the top of la liga after a 3—0 win over deportivo alaves. karim benzema scored one of their three goals. they're now only tw

he's both known for leading leicester city to an unlikely title back in 2016.ermany's puma has signed a deal with manchester city. the team will wear the company's gear after years with nike. it also includes sister clubs and australia, spain, uruguay, and china. uruguay has a chance to stay levant after losingg its previous sponsorship. the german city of cologne has kicked off the first of five days of carnival festivities. oh, yes. the massive street festival sees hundreds of thousands of people dressing up in all sorts of customs and kissing a lot. the first date is known as the women's carnival. it is predominately celebrated in the catholic west and south. here is a reminder of the top story we are following for you -- israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is to be charged with bribery and fraud after a two-year investigation. netanyahu says the allegations are politically motivated. the news comes just weeks ahead of the country's parliamentary elections. you are watching "dw news" lies and from -- live and from berlin. after a quick break, i will

leicester city part company with their manager claude puel after only sixteen months in charge.bbc news, the first black woman to become a headteacher in london, and the story of the south asian women who galvanised britain's trade union movement in the 1970s. in the run up to international women s day, a special edition of witness history. you may find some of the historical images shown disturbing. hello, and welcome to witness history, with me, razia iqbal, here at the royal academy in london. today, to celebrate international women's day, we present five extraordinary moments from the recent past, as told to us by women who were there. this month, we are featuring some remarkable women. we meet carmen callil, who founded the feminist publishing house, virago press, in the 1970s. we are going back to the 60s to talk to the first female black head teacher in britain. we will find out about joseph stalin's final purge, the so—called "doctors‘ plot", as experienced by a young girl whose parents were arrested in moscow. and we will head to south africa to speak to a judge who ser

brendan rodgers is expected to become leicester city's new manager after celtic gave him permission tothe premier league club. good morning — and welcome to the bbc news at 9:00am. theresa may is under increasing pressure this morning after a new threat of resignations from within her ranks. three ministers have said they will resign unless the prime minister agrees to take the prospect of a no—deal brexit off the table. writing in the daily mail, margot james, richard harrington and claire perry said mrs may needed to stop no—deal if her brexit agreement is rejected again by mps. this morning, theresa may will chair a meeting of the cabinet before updating mps on the latest in the brexit process. on 12th march, with just 1a business days to go, ministers will have another meaningful vote on mrs may's brexit deal. if by 13th march a deal has not been voted through, an amendment could delay article 50. if there are no delays, the uk will leave the eu on friday 29th march. our assistant political editor, norman smith is at westminster. lots to talk about now. good morning. is theresa may

celtic boss brendan rodgers is expected to be confirmed as leicester city's new manager, after holdingil lennon set to take over at celtic until the end of the season. with more, here's our scottish sports news correspondent, chris mclaughlin. this has come as a huge shock to the club and that is that brendan rodgers held talks with leicester city last night. sources close to him and celtic have confirmed to me they expect the switch to happen. a massive shock to fans because brendan rodgers was simply the most successful manager at this football club since the legendaryjock steen, he swept aside all before him domestically, winning a double treble and on the way to a triple treble. what next for the club? once confirmation comes through, i expect that neil lennon the former manager will take control, at least until the end of the season. he had a successful spell here already, he left in 2014. but for this club and for the fans, especially, its going to take a while for the news to sink in that the brendan rodgers era here is over. chelsea manager maurizio sarri said today that goalke

brendan rodgers says he'll "give his life" to make leicester city's supporters proud. thanks to goals from demarai gray and jamie vardy. rodgers has signed a contract until june 2022 replacing claude puel, who was sacked on sunday after 16 months in charge. he was very positive, bouncing, the lads were great to see him, we are all desperate to start work. the lads were in or listening to him and he said i've only come here... i've only left to come here for one reason and that's to work with these group of players and that's what he sees in these players. that speaks volumes for the young players we've got here. so the mood is generally upbeat in leicester, but back at celtic the fans aren't so happy. absolutely disgusted. the timing is shocking. two months left of the season. i was just shocking. two months left of the season. i wasjust told the news, that's why i drove down. i'm shocked, actually, the devastation has not set in yet. i'm still trying to get over him actually leaving. neil lennon will now take over at celtic for the rest of the season, after leaving hi

banks first made his name with leicester city. sheffield united attack.anks was safe in the leicester goal. it was not long before he attracted england's attention. his reliability was pivotal to their 1966 triumph. and banks showing the form he has displayed all along. winning the world cup, he later said, changed his life. tremendous. when we came back, you wouldn't believe the people in the streets, just incredible. we felt so proud. although england fell short at the next world cup in 1970, banks was at his peak — most famously against brazil and what has been described as the save of the century. quite how he denied pele has dumbfounded everyone, not least the striker himself. i had the ball. i alreadyjumped to say, "goal!" and then i looked back. idid, "go..." banks' brilliance then helped stoke city to the league cup in 1972, the club's first major trophy. but later that year, a car crash cost him his sight in one eye. amid emotional scenes, he was forced to retire from the game although, remarkably, he made a brief comeback in the us. but his fame

points in twelve matches and they are currently ten points from safety is best known for leading leicester city unlikely premier league title back in two thousand and sixty. germany's have signed a sponsorship deal with english premier league champions manchester city starting next season man city will wear the company's apparel after years of playing in nike and ten year deal is said to be worth seven hundred fifty million euros more than twice as much as ninety had been paying the team it also includes sister clubs in australia spain euro why in china the deal is most important has a chance to stay relevant in the english football league after losing its previous sponsorship of arsenal to local. well the german city of cologne is kicked off the first of five days of carnival festivities. the massive street festival sees hundreds of thousands of people dressing up in all sorts of costumes and kissing a lot first date was known as vibe or the women's carnival runnable itself is celebrated in germany's predominantly catholic west and south. of the top stories we're following for you israel's pri

anyway well celtic have moved foster place brendan rodgers who left on tuesday to take over at leicester city the scottish champions of brought back of their old balsa neil lennon who helped them to three league titles and two scottish cup so when he was manager between two thousand and ten two thousand and fourteen will take charge until the end of the season has been eventful day i have to formula one testing in barcelona sebastian vettel crashed into a tire burial but he did not sustain any injuries his car was damaged though he lost control of the ferrari heading into a turn that'll blamed it on the mechanical a problem so the car is now being checked. by the theory there was an issue with the. impact. that it was he wasn't in control of. vettel managed to close the second fastest time but for the second day running so far is the mclaren best top at the time sheets this time is drive a lot of fans quickest. former client dr hernando alonso has become a team embassador whole advice drivers engineers and drive test sessions to help develop the car. with us one last season to focus on winnin

banks was a leicester city player when he won the world cup with england, coming through the ranks ofime was a teenager peter shilton who would go on to become england's most capped goalkeeper.” signed for leicester when i was 15 as an apprentice. quickly became his understudy at 16. you know, i had the opportunity to train and you know, i played... loss of sound if you times i've seen him lose his temper with people, in the time when you were allowed to challenge goalkeepers. i'm not happy with that. he had a bit of a temper at times, he was a genuinely nice fellow. 0n field umpires warned gabriel at the time. he said the matter was closed. there will soon on 111 on day four. play gets going in st lucia in the next 20 minutes. england leading by 4118 runs. closing in on victory, but the series is already lost. the british horse racing authority says strict bio—security control measures will be put in place when racing resumes tomorrow. weeding suspended for the last six days in britain. following an outbreak of equine flu. the sport was my governing body says a return to action will

brendan rodgers looks likely to become leicester city's next manager. ub, celtic, are eight points clear at the top of the scottish premiership — and they've given rodgers permission to speak to leicester. and they've given rodgers permission most celtic fans who believe that he would be eventually enticed away from so take back to the top flight in england believed he would do it after securing a triple table, which he is well on their way to do. i think for brendan rodgers, he realises that opportunities like this do not come around very often. he was making noises 18 months ago about perhaps not getting a new backing from the celtic board that he may have wanted. so, this doesn't come as a massive surprise, but the timing perhaps does. that is down to the fact that brendan rodgers knows these opportunities don't come up very often, he is a very ambitious manager and perhaps felt it was now or never. there is a full programme of midweek premier league fixtures ahead. there are four mathes coming up tonight while manchester united travel to crystal pala

saturated fats are being marketed as healthy by leading supermarkets summerare summer are suggesting, leicester cityannounced the sacking of their manager, claude pavel. they have sacked their manager. we will have sacked their manager. we will have more on that throughout the morning. but now it's miners on the 0scars. talking movies takes a look at the films and the stars with a chance of taking home and abroad. hello from hollywood. i'm tom brook. welcome to this special edition of talking movies previewing the 91st annual academy awards. the 91st annual academy awards is about to get under way. the road to the oscars has been a bit bumpy. there was controversy over a proposed new most popular film category, subsequently abandoned. then there were difficulties securing a host. this year, the ceremony is now proceeding without a host. then, most recently, there was a plan to hand out four awards during commercial breaks, which met with howls of protest, and the academy backed down. anyway, all of that is water under the bridge, and now, it's on with the show. this year, there are great expectation

also today, bournemouth travel to wolves, newcastle play huddersfield and at 5.30, leicester city play the women's cup. the caption you scored an own goal! england's cricketers cannot repeat their run chase heroic losing the second day international against west indies after a decent target was that of 290 in barbados. england were on course to chase it down until a batting collapse meant they lost their wickets. the series is now level at 1—1. chris eubank says he's petrified of his son losing his big fight tonight, against james degale. .. it's a crucial career fight, for 33—year—old degale, who is a two—time world champion and olympic gold medallist, at super middleweight, while chris eubankjunior has yet to break into the sport's elite. de gale, says the loser, will have to retire. that is all for me, now it is back to you. thank you. that is it for us. the next news on bbc one is at seven o'clock. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. three cabinet ministers are facing a call to resign, after saying the uk should delay brexit rather than leave the eu without a deal. the war

wednesday sport briefing where we start with the news that brendan rodgers has been appointed leicester city'sd a contract untiljune 2022 and succeeds claude puel, who was sacked on sunday after 16 months in charge. it marks a premier league return for rodgers, who previously managed liverpool and swansea city and he watched from the stands as his new club beat brighton 2—1 on tuesday. he has just spoke to the lads. the lads were in awe, were listening to them. and he said i've only come here — i've only left to come here for one reason, and that is to work with this group of players. because that's what he sees in these players, and i think that speaks volumes for the young players we've got here. all the top teams play in the premier league later on wednesday, with leaders liverpool having won just once in their last four matches — and they'll want to change that statistic against watford. everything is fine, but if you a lwa ys everything is fine, but if you always look at this breaks, would be dropped points or concede cole's will do this or that, the next game, we have to win that, but no

leicester city are starting life without manager claude puel.1 home defeat to crystal palace. (tx 00v) the former premier league champions are back in action the —— the former premier league champions are back in action on tuesday as they face brighton at home — and after five defeats in their last six league games, they know things need to improve fast instead of giving forgiving what is happening if we did, we would have done at seven, eight days ago. the performances have been so good, this isa performances have been so good, this is a good, good team, a good, young bright good players. the former england cricket captain alastair cook will officially receive his knighthood from the queen on tuesday. cook led england in 59 test matches and is the fifth—highest run scorer of all time in test cricket. he retired from the international scene last year but will play for his county side essex this year. and before we go here's one of the best things we've seen posted by a football club on social media for a while. this is mobolaji dawodu, who plays

of course celtic have moved faster place brendan rodgers who left on tuesday to take over at leicester city the scottish champions brought back their old boss neil lennon who helped them to three vinnie titles and two scottish cups when he was manager between twenty ten and twenty fourteen he'll take charge until the end of the season. now to tennis and top seed rafa nadal was has made a flying start at the mexico open the spaniard was playing for the first time since finishing runner up to nova joke a bitch at the australian open and he chris passed germany's bear of in straight sets nidal hit twenty five winners and just fourteen unforced errors he wraps up the win a team it's. up next for now del in the second round he'll be against the bad boy of tennis nick kyrgios to the australian also won in straight sets against on the day seventy six three seven five. and be you can't talk about tuesday's games and not mention. the denver nuggets a powerhouse is seven feet tall and towered above the oklahoma thunder scored a game high thirty six points the a tennis and nine rebounds to finish just

newcastle play huddersfield and at half five to leicester city against crystal palace. the palace manager roy hodgson is the oldest in the league. he has been saying it will be hard to retire one day. when the day comes i hope i will know it, i will feel it enable take the opportunity to move away gracefully at that moment in time. then i hope i will have enough wits about me to dampen my passion and deep feeling for the game and learn to live without it. there's a familiar line up, for the women's league cup final, in sheffield this afternoon. either arsenal or manchester city have won the cup, in every season since it began, and it's a repeat of last year's final at bramall lane, which arsenal won. with almost 20 minutes the score is all this. chris eubank says he's petrified of his son losing his big fight tonight, against james degale. it's a crucial career fight, for 33—year—old degale, who is a two—time world champion and olympic gold medallist, at super middleweight, while chris eubankjunior has yet to break into the sport's elite. de gale, says the loser, will h

but they've already knocked out middlesbrough and leicester city, and today host the premier league champions the chance to make it through to the quarter—finals. there are exceptional, it will be a difficult evening, but we have got belief, we have got to go out there and play to the highest level we can play at, and hopefully a few of them will have a bad day, because then it will have a bad day, because then it will get interesting. they are taller and stronger than us. in some areas they are better than us. and you have to try to bring our game and the way we are stronger than them. that is which team is going to control these areas or bring their own game and their own side, it will be an advantage to us. great britain's men have suffered their first defeat in the hockey pro league. they lost 2—0 to australia in perth, to drop down to third in the table, behind belgium and the netherlands. britain's next match is away to argentina in april. and gb women are still without a win after they lost 3—0 to australia. they're bottom of the nine—nation table. it's semifinals day at the welsh open

leicester city part company with manager claude puel after only 16 months in charge.estigation finds products high in salt and saturated fats are being marketed as healthy by leading supermarkets. now on bbc news, it's dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week, five weeks to go till b day. some things fall apart, but can the centre hold? india looks to punish pakistan for the deadliest attack in a 30—year kashmir insurgency. and iran diagnoses "pathological obsession" as it shrugs off the latest broadside from the united states. with me today, ashis ray of ray media, david aaronovitch, columnist for the london times, nazenin ansari, managing editor of kayhan life, and american writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman. welcome to you all. last week, brexit broke the mould again when 12 mps abandoned their parties, a life—changing thing to do among the tribes of westminster. what will get broken in british politics this week? david, you first, but before you answer the question, did we make anything new last week, or did we just br

leicester city part company with their manager, claude puel, after only 16 months in charge., it's the travel show. this week on the travel show: i'll be checking out how film fans here can get closer to the movies they love. simon's back with tips for luxury trains on a budget and crossing paraguay by bus. and japan in 90 minutes, it's carmen against the clock on the country's southern island. but first, we're in the movie capital of the world, los angeles. this weekend, hollywood will once again take centre stage as newsfeeds around the world buzz with word about who and what has won the biggest awards in the movie business. travellers coming to la wanting to soak up some of that movie magic can find it all over town. if you love movies, this street in la is the place to be. embedded in the walkway you can see stars of all different genres. mickey mouse, we have bruce willis, we have sharon stone and here to my right, we actually have the handprints and footprints of some of the biggest stars around. it's here at the dolby theater where all the buzz of the oscars will be ha

leicester city part company with their manager claude puel after only 16 months in charge. a bbc investigation finds products high in salt and saturated fats are being marketed as healthy by leading supermarkets. we'll have more on all those stories at one o'clock, but first on the bbc news channel it's click, which this week looks at foldable mobile phones and the exo—suit helping disabled people to walk. this week, flashy folding phones. fashion face—off. and fantastic physio. back in 2016, we visited the cybathlon in zurich, a competition where people with limited mobility competed against each other with some of the most sophisticated physical augmentation devices on the planet. on trial were robotic arms, robotic prosthetics and exoskeletons, all being used to tackle some the most challenging tasks faced by people with disabilities. and a couple of years ago, we saw an exoskeleton helping workers to lift heavy items at an american hardware store. and now, one company in france is using the tech to rehabilitate and give paraplegic patients a chance to walk again. lj ric

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leicester city has sacked manager claude puel after 16 months in charge.ch means they're with a win in the premier league since new year's day. they were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county last month. defending champions celtic are still eight points clear at the top of the scottish premiership, thanks to a 4—1win over motherwell. earlier, rangers briefly closed the gap with an emphatic 5—0 win at hamilton. rangers were 4—0 up by half time. ryan jack scored their first, scott arfield was among the other scorers with this cracker. the result leaves hamilton just four points off the bottom of the table. in rugby union, ireland survived a scare against the side bottom of the six nations table, italy, but they did emerge with a bonus—point win in rome. the italians had a lead at half—time, but the reigning champions eventually made their quality show, scoring four tries. for italy, it's now 20 consecutive six nations defeats. there is a bit of frustration in our group, but nobody has got a margin on italy. they have had ten point