is on five live from around 3.303m tomorrow morning. great britain's skeleton bob team for the winter olympics in pyongchang was announced this morning — unsuprisingly it includes defending women's champion lizzie yarnold — she's aiming to become the first—ever british winter olympian to retain a title. yarnold is also joined by team—mate laura deas, who's appeared in three world championships but this will be first olympics. the pairjoined my colleague holly hamilton earlier in the studio. it is really exciting because i have been building up to this for my entire career. i have been doing the skeleton for nine years. to say, i am going to an olympic games for my country is so exciting. you are the first british olympian trying to retain your title. i used billing the pressure? there is the reason why people do not defend their winter titles. there is a lot of ha rd winter titles. there is a lot of hard work but it is a team effort. i slide down the track headfirst.

there are a whole lotta people who have kept me going. i am really excited to go out there and i intend to retain my title. best of luck to her in the coming weeks. on a day wherejimmy armfield lost his life, good night. weeks. on a day wherejimmy armfield lost his life, good nightli weeks. on a day wherejimmy armfield lost his life, good night. i would a lwa ys lost his life, good night. i would always have a tennis ball in my pocket. i would play with it. it has hit the post. i think you have to have something inside you that propels you as well. armfield and a perfect interception. he transmitted inherent decency, honesty. somehow you knew. as soon as we sat down, i

was totally relaxed and comfortable. i was never on edge. i have never been on edge all of the time i have been in broadcasting. here's a great quy: been in broadcasting. here's a great guy, a great ambassador. everybody ina way guy, a great ambassador. everybody in a way owned jimmy. guy, a great ambassador. everybody in a way ownedjimmy. he guy, a great ambassador. everybody in a way owned jimmy. he would talk to anybody, have a conversation with anybody. he was a lovely guy even though we knew he was so well, he will be greatly missed.” though we knew he was so well, he will be greatly missed. i have always tried to be loyal. it isjust always tried to be loyal. it isjust a generation i was brought up in. jimmy armfield, who has died at the age of 82. britain's armed forces risk falling behind russia unless there is more investment. sir nicholas carter said the ability to deal with threats will be eroded if we do not spend

more money. let's talk tojulian lewis, chair of the house of commons select committee. was this effectively just a plea for select committee. was this effectivelyjust a plea for more money for the mod or at least to avoid any more cuts to the mod? money for the mod or at least to avoid any more cuts to the momm is certainly part of an increasing chorus, all in agreement with that u nless we chorus, all in agreement with that unless we do something to halt the relative decline of defence in the scale of our national priorities, we're not going to be able to defend ourselves adequately against new threats in addition to pre—existing ones. i have listened to his speech by general carter. he was talking in chilling terms about the threat the russians pose under vladimir putin. the reality is britain would not face russia by itself. we are part

of the nato umbrella. that is true. we have to ensure we are able to do, in this century, what need to did so brilliantly, in the second half of the 20th century, which is to make sure that war is not initiated by being able to deter any potential aggressorfrom thinking being able to deter any potential aggressor from thinking that there is some area, method, or new type of conflict that could initiate in order to steal a march on nato. that is why it is so disturbing that we are being told on the one hand that the present security and capability review is being carried out because there is an intensification of new threats. we are being told also that the old threats still apply. we have then being told that whilst we have to give more resources to the new

threats, we cannot have any more money. that can only mean we make ourselves less capable of dealing with the pre—existing threats that have caused us so much worry in the past. if you are saying there is not enough being spent on the armed forces, it is the fault of your government isn't it? i am not going to get into party politics will stop i blame both sides equally full to the last time we faced an assertive russia and a major terrorist threat, in those days from the ira, was in the late 1980s. we were spending not 2% on defence but between 4.5 and 5.196 2% on defence but between 4.5 and 5.1% on defence which is roughly similarto 5.1% on defence which is roughly similar to what we were spending on education and health at the same time. now we are spending barely 2% on defence. we spent two and a half times on education what we spend on defence and we spent four times on health what we spend on defence.

even after the end of the cold war, in 1995 to 1996, after we had taken the so—called peace dividend cuts, we will not spending barely 2% of gdp on defence as we do today, we were spending only 3%. both the governments, the blair government and the cameron coalition government has brought that down to the present unacceptable has brought that down to the present u na cce pta ble level. has brought that down to the present unacceptable level. thank you. henry bolton has insisted he will not quit as leader of ukip — despite a string of resignations of senior members. it comes after the national executive committee backed a vote of no confidence in mr bolton. i shall respect the next steps in the constitutional process and will therefore not resign as party leader. i will repeat, i will not resign as party leader. instead,

joined the next four weeks, i should be calling for the coordination and mobilisation of all leave campaigns to ensure the government delivers full independence from the european union in all areas of government and administration. i should union in all areas of government and administration. ishould be union in all areas of government and administration. i should be calling for the party itself to mobilise in order to support that effort. joining me now from central london is sebastian payne, political lead writer at the financial times. what is your view? more turmoil in ukip. it never seems to end. ever since the vote for brexit, the party has really been without purpose. it is called the uk independence party and it is getting independence for the uk, orat and it is getting independence for the uk, or at least how it sees it. it is not about henry bolton and what is going on in his private life, it is about a political force that does not have a purpose anymore cost of membership numbers have been dwindling, poll numbers are in the ground. the real issue is ukip is a

pointless party now. no matter whether henry bolton stays or goes, there is no purpose in uk politics. henry bolton has said he wants to train the swamp. this political infighting and backstabbing at the top of ukip goes on. this is all about the national executive committee, the ruling body of ukip. they have all said henry bolton is not up to the task needs to go, as have most of his officials, have a lwa ys have most of his officials, have always signed from their posts. he denies that and has said he was declaring war on the national executive committee. it was all bizarre. there is a feeling that ukip is not going anywhere. he became leader left them a year ago. it is on about 3% in the opinion polls. i think as well as all of the stuff about his private life, a lot of ukip officials feel there is no point to it now and that is why they

wa nt to point to it now and that is why they want to get rid of him. by throwing this out to a vote of the whole pa rty‘s this out to a vote of the whole party's membership, he has taken inspiration from jeremy corbyn and hoping the grassroots of the party are on his side. we will find out in the next 28 days this saga will well run unless he decides to go but for them. —— before then. run unless he decides to go but for them. -- before then. beyond 100 daysis them. -- before then. beyond 100 days is coming up for you in a moment. our headlines at the top of the hour. you're watching beyond 100 days.

the us government will reopen tonight after a three—day shutdown. democrats agree to give republicans the votes to get things moving in return for discussion of a key immigration issue. but the deal only lasts a fortnight, which means we could be back in a shutdown again next month. it's an odd way to govern. scuffles in israel's parliament, as the us vice president announces america will move its embassy tojerusalem by the end of next year. also on the programme... we're in davos, where the snow is falling, and debate is shifting to how the world might better share the wealth that is created. and ‘grab and go' shopping, the supermarket in america with no queues and no checkout. get in touch with us using the hashtag... #beyond100days