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this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: lizzy yarnold becomes the first british winter athlete to defend an olympic title after winning gold in the women's skeleton — laura deas took bronze. britain equals its winter games record. theresa may warns the eu not to put lives at risk, by refusing to co—operate on security after brexit. we will not let that happen. we will, together, protect and project oui’ will, together, protect and project our values in the world. we will keep our people safe, now. and in the years to come. ukip members are to decide on whether to back or sack henry bolton as the party leader. president trump meet survivors of the high school shooting in florida. india's top—selling author meets rebecca jones in talking books, that is in 30 minutes here on bbc news. good afternoon and
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welcome to bbc news. in the past hour, lizzy yarnold has won team gb‘s first gold medal at the winter olympics in south korea. she's won the women's skeleton, making yarnold the first british competitor to defend a winter olympic title. she's not alone on the podium as her team mate laura deas got a bronze medal in the event. our sports correspondent david 0rnstein is in pyeong—chang. weeks and months on snow and ice can come down tojust weeks and months on snow and ice can come down to just an instant. at these games, a few seconds can turn i°y these games, a few seconds can turn joy to despair. this was a elise christie's second medal shot, with one lap to go she had a route to the final. she had to finish in the top two but then this happened... as
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they come around the final bend... elise christie has crashed again! this most brutal sport can have the most painful ending, and for her, heartbreak comes with jeopardy. her favourite events begins in three days' time. she now has a race to recover. i'm not bothered about the medals, right now i am thinking about elise and hopefully that injury is not significant. as a precaution she has gone to hospital to be scanned but it looks to be a heavy fall. for elise christie it has been a cruel week, but her team's fortunes are improving. for easy act and it was a twist into history. a bronze in the slopestyle is the first. she needed a flawless final run, the american—born youngster had the tricks unnerve to see it through. i was stood at the bottom and i skied the best i could.
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i was waiting on those last three or four goals to drop. my heart was racing. —— girls. i cannot believe it! for team gb, these games have been ground—breaking and heartbreaking. at the olympics, four yea rs of ha rd heartbreaking. at the olympics, four years of hard work can be defined in a moment. theresa may has called for a new "deep and special partnership" after brexit to ensure the uk and eu can continue to work together on security. in a speech in germany, the prime minister said that the uk's commitment to protecting europe from threats was "unconditional", but warned that failing to cooperate would put everyone at risk. in response, the president of the european commission said he would welcome a close security alliance but it must be negotiated separately from brexit. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young is in munich. can you give us a sense of the prime minister's main message? that is
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right. her message was very much about the fact that britain has a lot to offer when it comes to defence and security. she came here but she said she wanted to make an unconditional offer and wanted close cooperation to continue. there was a warning to eu leaders, not to let your ideology about eu institutions to get in the way of all of this. we can have a special treaty and continue that close cooperation. let's discuss this more, johnny mercer, the conservative mp, is here to talk. what did you make of the speech? the speech was very good, she is absolutely right, we need to start talking about turkey. we have a lot to offer as a country, you can see with the figures, what we contribute to nato and so on, we are a significant player in european defence. it is important to remember that. i am struck by the vote that
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is going on out here. it has been interesting. the prime minister was correct to knock that back. that was mentioned by a german diplomat, saying it would be so much easier if you just stayed in the eu! and the audience applauded, didn't they? there is an argument that she is asking for complete continuation of what we already have? asking for complete continuation of what we already have ?|j asking for complete continuation of what we already have? i can see that side of the argument, the british people want to leave the eu. they need to be robust, that is the view she needs to represent of the people who voted for her. i think that yes, we have got to start getting in the detail of this, one thing we can do is improve our offer around defence and security and we need another look in the uk as to how to prioritise security. but she did do really well today, i thought. it has beena really well today, i thought. it has been a good conference for the prime minister. johnny mercer, thank you very much indeed. theresa may, the
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second in a series of speeches. a rather crucial meeting of senior cabinet ministers later in the week, they will have to try and thrash out some sort of compromise about our future relationship with the eu. vicki young, for the time being, thank you very much. let's continue that snowy theme. in pyeongchang, there has been british success in there has been british success in the last 30 minutes —— in the last hour or so. david 0rnstein can tell us more. hour or so. david 0rnstein can tell us more. it will live for a long time in british olympic history. largely because of lizzy yarnold, winning gold here in the skeleton, and defending her title and joint by her parents clive and judith. can you sum up your emotions? it's unbelievable emotion, that lizzie has done what she said she would achieve. she has done it. it is mind
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blowing. it will take days and weeks until we realise and accept what she has done. it is mad! you have seen it four years ago in sochi and now pyeongchang. your daughter is the most decorated winter 0lympian ever it has it sunk in yet? no, i was terrified through all four runs. i just wanted them over! is that awful to say? i wanted it to be safe and fast. lizzie is amazing under pressure. look at what she has done. she said she would do this for our country and she has! it hasn't sunk in at all. and it wasn't an easy path since sochi. but now we have a bronze and a gold here. and izzy atkin in the skiing, it's an incredible day for great britain. four medals now. up to the tally that we predicted. it hasn't been an
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easy path, a couple of up ounce last season. did not make the cut in one race. it's one of those up and down seasons. lizzie produced in the event where she needed to. and for everyone at home, she can share the medal with everyone at home and it is a medal for the country, notjust her. two proud parents, your daughter has made history and quite rightly you should be very proud. a day where british olympic competitors and fans will never forget. it is one to make history and it has done. it could get even better. we have about one week of competition left. three medals in the winter competition left. three medals in the winter olympics today, four now in total. the most successful single day in british olympic history. lizzy yarnold, the gold medallist, and the most decorated british winter 0lympian of all time. and the most decorated british
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winter olympian of all time. david 0rnstein in pyeongchang, thank you. ukip members are meeting in birmingham this afternoon to vote on whether henry bolton should stay on as party leader. mr bolton refused to resign last month after losing a no—confidence vote from the party's ruling body. he has refused to stand down. our correspondent is in birmingham now. can you talk us through the timetable of this afternoon?m can you talk us through the timetable of this afternoon? it is a late start here at the icc in birmingham for this extraordinary general meeting of the uk independence party. henry button has only just arrived in independence party. henry button has onlyjust arrived in the last ten minutes. a media scrum around him as he came through these doors. he was asked whether it was his last day in charge and he did not answer. the meeting was meant to get underway about an hour ago but it is thought there are many more members then
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left first expected. we were told 1200-1500, the icc have 1200—1500, the icc have confirmed there are around 2000 members packed into one of these holes behind me. they will have the chance to today vote on whether henry bolton remains as the party leader. the motion of no—confidence by the national executive committee was passed last month, in the wake of those revelations about text messages, thatis revelations about text messages, that is not the only reason, they say, that they voted no in henry bolton. they say he was taking the party ina bolton. they say he was taking the party in a direction they did not like and he was becoming too mainstream. and that actually he isn't the right man for the job. nigel farage disagrees, he said he may have faults but he is the right man to unite the party. and if the membership does not agree with him, the party is at risk of becoming com pletely the party is at risk of becoming completely irrelevant. that is what nigel farage has said. whether it
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has sway on the membership year, it's hard to tell. the people i have been speaking to split down the middle. younger ukip members have said they want to see henry bolton to go, they don't think he is right for thejob. other to go, they don't think he is right for the job. other membership year saying that they need to get behind him. that this is ridiculous. they have had four leaders in 18 months, and actually it is a case for the nec having too much power. it's all going on in there. we will hearfrom henry bolton, they will hear from an nec member, steve crowther, on the two sides. and people will be picked at random to put their points of view across, two from each side, 77 people have applied to speak on the stage. two on each side will be picked at random and then it goes to a closed ballot. votes are counted in front of the assembled membership and then the result is announced. we
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will be back there when it happens. catherine, thank you. president trump has met survivors of wednesday's high school shooting in florida, in which 17 people died. he thanked the emergency services and medical staff who treated the wounded. it comes as pressure mounts on the fbi over the agency's failure to act on a tip that suspect nikolas cruz might carry out an attack. barbara plett—usher reports. the funerals have begun. these stu d e nts the funerals have begun. these students were saying goodbye to a 14—year—old classmate. they and their parents have been calling for action from president trump, so other teenagers will not die this way. he and the first lady visited some of the injured still in hospital, including a woman who had been shot four times. he congratulated medical staff... do ourgun congratulated medical staff... do our gun laws need to be changed, mr president? but ignored a question on tougher gun control. the president is in his element meeting first
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responders who rescued the wounded and captured the killer. he praised their speed and bravery... give them a raise! dye and his wife thanked them for protecting the children. they are our future, and let's take care of them. they have gone through a lot and what they experienced two days ago, you need to take care robbed them. the president is talking about making schools safer and has linked violence to mental health issues rather than guns. the young man who carried out the attack, nikolas cruz, was a troubled youth who loved guns and found it easy to buy them. it has emerged the fbi ignored a tip—off about him last month. the coroner warned he had the potential to carry out school shootings. mistakes by law enforcement at a new twist to grimly familiar arguments. mass shootings in america revive continuing debates on gun violence and gun control. a school attack like this one boils
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theissue school attack like this one boils the issue down to a stop question— how can we keep our children safe? people here would judge their president on how he responds to that. barbara plett usher, bbc news, southern florida. the president of haiti has called for an investigation into the activities of aid agencies working in his country, saying that the sex scandal involving some oxfam workers after the 2010 earthquake was just the tip of the iceberg. he told the reuters news agency that one charity, medecins sans frontiers, had repatriated some its staff from haiti without any explanation. john mcmanus reports. haiti in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. oxfam has been on the defensive over allegations that some of its staff paid prostitutes here. i always dreamed of working for them... this woman spoke anonymously
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to the bbc says she was attacked by a colleague. he pinned me up against the wall, he was groping me, grabbing me, kissing me and i was just trying to shove him off. and got him off eventually and he got mad and he threw his glass at me. now, haiti's presidentjovenel moise has said other charities also have questions to answer and he has made a specific allegation against medecins sans frontiers, also known as doctors without borders, which sends medical staff around the world. the president said msf had to repatriate about 17 people for misconduct, without any explanation why. in response, msf said: msf has already admitted that it fired 19 staff members last year after allegations of harassment or sexual assault. so how widespread is the problem? oxfam are not alone in this,
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every agency in the sector has the problem that we work in a sector that attracts the vulnerable, that works, sorry, supports honourable people. and therefore attracts predators. meanwhile, oxfam's uk had says the evidence in haiti were a disgrace but also told the guardian newspaper that: certainly the intense scrutiny of the aid sector is unlikely to stop soon. john mcmanus, bbc news. a look at the headlines now on bbc news. lizzy yarnold becomes the first winter games athlete to defend an olympics title after winning a gold in the women's skeleton. laura deas takes bronze. theresa may warns european union leaders not to put lives at risk by blocking a security deal after brexit because of
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"deep seated ideology". ukip members are to vote on whether to back or sack henry bolton as the party leader. a court in pakistan has sentenced a man to death for the murder and rape of a six—year—old girl. zainub ansari's body was found on a rubbish dump in the city of kasur injanuary. 24—year—old imran ali confessed to the killing and to attacks on other young girls. her murder triggered riots across the country over alleged police incompetence in the investigation into zainub's murder. our correspondent secunder kermani is following the story for us from islamabad. this case caused outrage across the world, and particularly in the city where the awful murder happened. it was the latest in a spate of killings by one
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man, it seems. that man was imran ali, a 24—year—old who lived in the city. the trial lasted only four days and took place in a special anti—terrorist court, set up inside ofajail in anti—terrorist court, set up inside of a jail in the city of lahore. during proceedings, imran ali confessed to having killed zainub. he was arrested about two weeks after her body was found on the basis of dna evidence. he also confessed to having assaulted, or killed, eight other young girls in the same neighbourhood of the same city. the conviction today relates only to the case of six—year—old zainub, and he was given a total of four death sentences. the verdict was welcomed by zainub's family who have called on him to be publicly executed. that is not likely to happen. although he is likely to face another trial in relation to the killings and assaults that he
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has admitted to carrying out against other young girls. but he does have the right to appeal against the death sentences that have been handed out today. a convicted serial killer is understood to have confessed to the murder of a 21—year old british student in france in1990. bbc news has been told that he has admitted to killing joanna parrish, from gloucestershire. she was found dead in a river in the burgundy region. the family's lawyer said he had appeared in court "two to three times" in the past week and admitted the killing on each occasion. charlotte gallagher reports. joanna parrish had gone to france to teach english as part of a university course, but she disappeared after placing an advert in a local newspaper offering lessons. her body was later found in a river. she had been raped, beaten and strangled.
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now, almost three decades on, the prime suspect in her murder, serial killer michel fourniret, has reportedly confessed. he is known as the ogre of the ardennes, and was jailed in 2008 for murdering seven young women. his wife, monique, was his accomplice. we had been hoping to get closure from the french authorities for quite some time. but it was still quite a shock when we heard from france that he had admitted to being involved in the murder. joanna parrish‘s parents have spent the last decades fighting forjustice for their daughter, and pressing the french authorities to keep investigating the case. we had suspected michel fourniret for many years. and that was based on a number of things, quite a lot as a matter of fact, but we have always recognised that those things had been circumstantial, and probably not evidence that can be supported through a legal case. michel fourniret has yet to be charged with the murder ofjoanna parrish and will be questioned further. butjoanna's family hope their long
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search for answers is finally over. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. two people died when a car was struck a train at a level crossing in west sussex. police and paramedics were called to barns green level crossing in horsham just after quarter to nine this morning. the ca r‘s driver and passenger were killed — and officers are now trying to identify them. all lines between horsham and pulborough are blocked, with a rail replacement bus service currently operating between the two towns. 13 russians have been charged with interfering in the us 2016 election, in a major development in the fbi investigation. donald trump says the indictment vindicates his argument that there was no collusion by his campaign team. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. the result of the 2016 presidential election is still the subject of much debate and rancorous dispute.
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now a finger is firmly pointed out outside interference, with 13 russian citizens accused of trying to affect the outcome. the defendants allegedly conducted what they called information warfare against the united states, with the stated goal of spreading mistrust towards the candidates and the political system in general. the indictments said the defendants used fictitious online personal accounts and posted political messages in social media that impersonated real us citizens. they had fraudulent bank accounts and false identification documents. the operation supported the campaign of candidate donald trump, who disparaged hillary clinton. mr trump has always strongly denied that his campaign had anything to do with russian interference in the election and the words of the deputy attorney general added credibility to the president's view. there is no allegation in this
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indictment that any american was a knowing participant in this illegal activity. in a statement, the white house said the president was: mrtrump added: this is the most significant development in the russia investigation, but it isn't over yet. peter bowes, bbc news. center parcs has ceased advertising with the daily mail after one of its adverts appeared near an online article some readers deemed homophobic. richard littlejohn criticised tom daley and his husband dustin lance black after they shared on social media an ultrasound photo of their unborn baby. the columnist says he thinks children benefit most from being raised by a man and woman. center pa rcs called the placement of the advert ‘completely unacceptable'. friends of a missing scottish man
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have said there have been further possible sightings of him in hamburg. 29—year—old liam colgan disappeared while on his brother's stag do in the german city last weekend. there has been a reported sighting of a man matching his description in hamburg's buxtehude area. mr colgan's friends said there had been further similar sightings in the same area since then. southern and central parts of mexico have been shaken by a powerful earthquake which hit the state of oaxaca. the quake measured seven—point—two magnitude and caused buildings to sway in the capital, mexico city, hundreds of kilometres away. many people rushed into the streets but no casualties have been reported. virginia langeberg has more: in mexico city, journalists of a local newspaper film the moment the quake struck, as light fittings swing violently above their heads. panic at this school in oaxaca city,
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where the students are directed by their teachers to evacuate, after a sustained rumble which lasted around a minute. translation: security protocols were followed. the students have been placed in the safe area and, from there, after about 20 minutes, the protocol stipulates that they be sent to a safer area. for even the most frail, outside the streets was the safest place, hospital wards forced onto footpaths as medical staff continued to tend to their patients. the magnitude 7.2 triggered earthquake alarm systems to go off across mexico city, where residents flooded into the middle of roads, their eyes glued to the tall apartment buildings. fear on many of their faces, this was an all—too—real reminder of the two quakes last september, which caused buildings to collapse and killed a total of a65 people. the epicentre of friday's
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quake was about 145km from the pacific coast surfer resort of puerto escondido in the southern state of oaxaca. officials say the quake caused some minor damage to buildings in oaxaca, but no deaths have been reported. virginia langeberg, bbc news. four senior west bromwich albion players have apologised after breaking a curfew and allegedly stealing a taxi from outside a fast—food restaurant in barcelona. the team were on a mid—season training break in spain. jonny evans, jake livermore, boaz myhill and gareth barry have released a joint statement apologising for the incident. catalonia police interviewed but didn't arrest the four men. the club say the players will be "subject to the full rigours of internal disciplinary procedures " british soldiers are to be deployed to africa to boost the fight against illegal wildlife poaching. they will train rangers in malawi to find and stop poachers, in an expansion of a successful pilot scheme that was
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trialled last year. the defence secretary, gavin williamson said poaching puts ‘majestic‘ animals at risk. animals under threat include elephants, rhinos and lions. if you are a fan of the mullet, the ponytail or the beehive then a new exhibition that celebrates the history of hairdressing may well interest you. we sent one man who hasn't had to ask for a short back and sides in some time for a preview. and as our entertainment correspondent colin paterson found, it brought back some hair raising memories... sometimes the way stories are assigned at the bbc can lead to the cruel hand of fate being dealt. despite being one of the very baldest correspondents, here i was dispatched to barnsley to cover the opening of a new exhibition dedicated to hairdressing. beehives, bobs and blow—dries explores the history of hair
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from the 1950s until the present day and former hairdresser of the year andrew barton was back in his hometown curating the wigs. hairdressing is one of those careers that can be incredibly exciting for young people to get into. we employ about 1% of the total uk workforce. it's a true profession. what is it about a new hairstyle that gives you a new outlook? a fresh personality... hair is that one outfit that she never takes off, so it means so much to her and what we want to do in the exhibition is really kind of showcase all the cultural aspects, why things have happened in hairfashion over and throughout history. what could be more flattering than a style that can be adapted simply by the addition of a matching wig? despite hairdressing having been a multi—billion pound industry for decades, this exhibition claims to be the first ever in britain to fully examine the subject. everyone has got a hair story. some experience of being in a salon
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and that transformation. so we really want to show that side of it and to think about the links. how does hairdressing evolve? how does technology come into this? deborah and denise have worked together for almost a0 years in the same barnsley salon. that's me and that one is me. then a trip to the exhibition was a snip down memory lane. people used to have rollers in their hair and that was the only way to get movement and curl in their hair. to do it at home would have been a great time—saver. pop music had a real influence on hair. there were local bands from sheffield, like human league. # i was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar...# people wanted that to be recreated. the girl from human league, i want that haircut. before i left i want to share my own
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peace of hair history. this was me at my school prom. ok, wow! rockabilly quiff inspired. i bet there aren't many people coming to shops asking for that! it's very on trend at the moment! colin paterson, bbc news, in barnsley. as you have never seen him before! let's have a look at the weather. for many, it is a sparkling saturday. there is a good deal of sunshine. that is certainly the case in the highlands of scotland, this was taken not long ago. barely a cloud in the sky. not everyone is seeing sunshine
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