this is bbc news, the headlines at 3pm... this is bbc news, the headlines at 3pm. .. this could be at least a silverfor 3pm. .. this could be at least a silver for lizzy yarnold! gold for lizzy yarnold and bronze for laura deas taken in the women's skeleton, as britain equals its winter games record, to the delight of yarnold's parents. she has done it! it is mind blowing. she has done it! it is mind blowing. she said that she would come and do this for our country and she has. it hasn't sunk in, at all! earlier izzy atkin won bronze in the women's ski slopestyle, a first ever medal for britain on skis. theresa may warns the eu not to put lives at risk by refusing to cooperate on security after brexit. ukip members are to decide on whether to back or sack henry bolton as party leader. also in the next hour...

president trump meets survivors of wednesday's high school shooting in florida. the president declined to answer a reporter's question on gun control. and — click goes skinny dipping in the himalayas, as a remote village receives electricity for the first time. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. 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. joe lynskey reports. weeks and months on snow and ice can come down to just an instant.

at these games, a few seconds can turn joy to despair. this was elise christie's second medal shot. with a lap to go, she had a route to the final. she had to finish in the top two, but this happened. and it's between zhou yang and christie now... and christie has crashed again now! this most brutal sport can have the most painful ending. and for christie, heartbreak also comes with jeopardy, her favourite event starts in three days' time. she now has a race to recover. right now, i'm not bothered about medals, i'm thinking about elise right now. and hopefully, the injury‘s not a significant one. but as i say, as a precaution, she's gone to hospital to get a scan. but it looked a pretty heavy fall to me. for christie, this has been the cruelest week, but her bad luck comes as her team's fortunes are improving. for izzy atkin, this was a twist into history, bronze in slopestyle is a first british medal won on skis.

the american—born teenager needed a flawless final run. she had the tricks and the nerve to see it through. i was standing at the bottom after my third and final run. i know i had skied the best i could. and i wasjust waiting, you know, for that last was it three orfourgirls to drop, and my heart was racing. but yeah, i can't believe it. for team gb, these games have been ground—breaking and heartbreaking. at the olympics, four years hard work can be defined in a moment. well our sports correspondent david ornstein is in pyeongchang. an extraordinary day here, one that will live long in british olympic memory. the most successful in british winter olympic history. that's largely because of lizzy yarnold winning the gold medal here in the skeleton and defending her title. her parentsjoin me now.

clive, can you sum up your emotions? it's unbelievable emotion, that lizzie has achieved what she said she would. she has done it and it is mind blowing. it would take days and weeks to get to realise and accept what she has done. it is mad. and judith, you saw it four years ago in sochi, now in pyeongchang. your daughter is the most decorated winter olympian ever. is that sinking in yet? not at all! i was terrified, through all four runs, i just wanted them overcome is that awful to say? i wanted them to get to the end, to be safe and fast. she is amazing under pressure, look at what she has done! she said she would do it for our country and she has. it hasn't sunk in, at all! and it wasn't an easy path, since sochi. today we have a gold medal and a

bronze medal, with laura deas and izzy atkin in the skiing, that makes an incredible day for great britain? yes, four medals, nearly up to the tally that they predicted. it hasn't been easy, she didn't make the cut in one race. just one of those up and down seasons. but as lizzy does, she produced in the event she needed to and for everyone at home, she will share those memories with everyone at home and it is a medal for the country, not just everyone at home and it is a medal for the country, notjust lizzy. two proud parents, your daughter has made history and rightly you should be very proud. a day british olympic competitors and fans will never forget. it is one that has made history, and it could get even better because we still have just over one week of competition left. three medals in the winter olympics today and four in total, the most

successful single day in british winter olympic history. and lizzy yarnold, the gold medallist and the most decorated british winter olympian of all time. 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. our chief political correspondent vicki young reports. in defence and security, the uk is a significant player and the prime minister hopes that will get her a special deal. she arrived in munich, keen to lay out britain's contribution. generous spending on defence and expertise it wants to share, even after brexit. theresa may urged the eu to take

a practical approach. this cannot be a time when any of us allow competition between partners, rigid, institutional restrictions, or deep—seated ideology to inhibit our cooperation and jeopardise the security of our citizens. she's calling for a new security treaty so the close partnership can continue. failure to agree one would have damaging consequences, she said. we must do what ever is practical and pragmatic in ensuring our collective security. those who threaten our security would like nothing more than to see us fractured, so let the message ring out loud and clear today, we will not let that happen. some listening to this were left bewildered. things would be so much easier if you stayed, so here comes the questions. mrs may didn't agree.

brexit was a democratic decision that politicians had to respect and one senior brussels figure seemed to agree. the commission president said the eu wasn't at war with the uk and didn't want to take revenge on the british people. he said the security bridge would be maintained, but you cannot mix it up with other issues. so it is a familiar message from theresa may. the uk is leaving the european union, but that doesn't mean close cooperation needs to end. and it is a blunt message too. saying to europe's leaders, don't let your ideology get in the way of the safety of our citizens. the government hopes this speech shows it is acting responsibly, not wanting to drag the important issue of security into fraught brexit negotiations. vicki young reporting from munich. a

little bit of information coming in from the british geological survey, this has emerged in the last few moments. they are awaiting further information from seismologists and data experts to validate whether tremors felt in bristol and south wales, those areas have been mentioned, whether it is an earthquake and until the information comes in they cannot categorically call it an earthquake but they will post their results first on twitter. that is the british geological survey looking into reports and seeking expert opinion on whether or not tremors felt in areas including bristol, the midlands and south wales was an earthquake. if we have more on that, we will bring it to 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 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... reporter: 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 responders who rescued the wounded and captured the killer. he praised their speed and bravery... give them a raise! 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 of them. the president is talking about making schools safer and has linked the 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. but a school attack like this one boils the issue down to a single question — how can we keep our children safe? people here willjudge 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 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 i9 staff members last year after allegations of harassment or sexual assault. so how widespread is the problem? oxfam are not alone in this, every agency in the sector has the problem that we work in a sector that attracts the vulnerable, that works, sorry, supports vulnerable 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 and bbc news... 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. theresa may warns european leaders not to put lives at risk by blocking a security deal after brexit due to deep—seated ideology. ukip members are to vote on whether to back or sack henry bolton as party leader after his former girlfriend sent a series of racist messages.

in the sport, it is a day of firsts for team in the sport, it is a day of firsts forteam gb at in the sport, it is a day of firsts for team gb at the olympics. three medals in a day for the first time at the winter games. notjust gold and bronze in the skeleton, but also and bronze in the skeleton, but also a first british skiing medal. a bronze from izzy atkin —— izzy atkin. elise christie fell again, falling in the 1500 metres semifinals. four fa cup fifth round tie today. one result so far today. it was goalless at hillsborough. and southampton have just ta ken it was goalless at hillsborough. and southampton have just taken the lead against west brom. an update in the next hour. 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 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 of a jail in the city of lahore. during proceedings, imran ali confessed to having killed zainab. 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 zainab, and he was given a total of four death sentences. the verdict was welcomed by zainab‘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 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. members of ukip are in birmingham this afternoon discussing whether henry bolton should remain the party's leader. ukip‘s national executive committee backed a vote of no confidence in him last month, after it emerged his former girlfriend had sent a series of racist messages about prince harry's fiance, meghan markle.

but he has refused to stand down. our reporter kathryn stanczyszyn is in birmingham. the icc has confirmed that there are around 2000 members packed into one of these holes behind me. they will have the chance to vote today on whether henry bolton remains as their party leader. as you say, the motion of no—confidence by the national executive committee was passed last month in the wake of those revelations about the text messages. they say that is not the only reason that they voted no—confidence in henry bolton. they say that he was taking the party in a direction they did not like and maybe he was becoming too mainstream. and actually he is not the right man for the job. mainstream. and actually he is not the right man for thejob. nigel farage doesn't agree. he said he may have faults but actually he is the right man to unite the party. and actually, if the membership does not agree with him, the party is at risk

of becoming completely irrelevant. that is what nigel farage has said and whether or not that has had much sway on the membership year, it is difficult to tell. people i have spoken to are really split down the middle. a lot younger members say that they want to see henry bolton go. they don't think he is right for thejob. some of go. they don't think he is right for the job. some of the other membership say that they need to get behind him. this is ridiculous. we have had four leaders in 18 months, up have had four leaders in 18 months, up until when henry bolton was elected. this is a case of the nec having too much power. it's all going on in there now. we will hear from henry bolton and steve crowther, and nec member, on the two sides. people will be picked at random to put their points of view forward. we believe it is two from each side, 77 people have applied to speak on stage, two from each side are picked at random and then it goes to a closed ballot. votes are counted on stage in front of the

assembled membership. then the result will be announced. we are expecting something from birmingham on the subject of the ukip leader within the next 30 minutes or so. we will bring that to you as and when that happens. the british geological survey have said in the last little while that they we re in the last little while that they were examining a possible earthquake around the midlands, bristol and south wales. now they are saying that there is an event at as they call it. you can see it on their twitter feed. approximately 20 kilometres north north—east of swa nsea. kilometres north north—east of swansea. i can read it out loud, you can see the words! as you can see, this is a rare event, comparatively speaking. this only happens every 2-3 speaking. this only happens every 2—3 years. moments ago they talked about the fact that they were consulting seismologists and data experts to determine whether tremors felt in the area was an earthquake.

that week would suggest that they are confirming that has happened. 4.4 magnitude, at a depth of 7.4 kilometres. swansea is the closest place of significant population to the epicentre of that. when we have more, and perhaps reaction from you to it, we will bring it to you on bbc news. 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. 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 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. now a finger is firmly pointed at 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 indictment that any american was a knowing participant in this illegal activity. in a statement, the white house said the president was: 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 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. let's talk more about what the british geological survey have confirmed to be a minor earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4. 20 kilometres north north—east of swa nsea. kilometres north north—east of swansea. that is the graft the british geological survey have published. it shows the seismic activity to the left of the screen that they were monitoring at the

time of the earthquake. we can speak to roxanne woolhouse, she lives near swa nsea. to roxanne woolhouse, she lives near swansea. can you tell us what happened? hello, basically what happened? hello, basically what happened was my other half and i we re happened was my other half and i were sat watching a film, and there was an almighty crash which came from outside. i thought it was a thunderclap or something. then it sounded like something had crashed into the building. my partner and i got up, we didn't know what it was. we went into the street, several of oui’ we went into the street, several of our neighbours were there. we had no idea what it was. the whole building shook. i spoke to my parents in cardiff and a couple of my friends and they all felt it. how much time did you feel this activity and hear the sound for? it was about 20 seconds, around about that. it happened so quickly. it was crazy! and how much, if any,

happened so quickly. it was crazy! and how much, ifany, damage happened so quickly. it was crazy! and how much, if any, damage was done? i had a quick check of the building. there didn't seem to be any structural damage. some of my friends didn't even feel it. but everything seems to be ok where we are. it was a little bit of a shock. i'd never felt anything are. it was a little bit of a shock. i'd neverfelt anything like are. it was a little bit of a shock. i'd never felt anything like that before. i can imagine, that's probably the same sentiment you heard from neighbours on the street? yes, i thought it was my property, but the people opposite said they felt it as well. a couple of doors up felt it as well. a couple of doors up said they felt it... it was a bit scary. this apparently happens no more than once every 2—3 years. now you've digest with the fact that you felt an earthquake, near swansea, how do you feel about it now?m felt an earthquake, near swansea, how do you feel about it now? it is an eye—opener, really. you don't realise how big the welders. you feel with an earthquake like this, being as small as it is, that it

would create this much uproar. i can't think what those in mexico are feeling at the moment, there's was much stronger than ours. my heart goes out to them. it was 20 kilometres north—east of swansea, the epicentre. give us an idea of where you are in relation to that point? about 12, tours, not far. you we re point? about 12, tours, not far. you were pretty close to the epicentre? yes, very close. we appreciate you joining us, quite an experience you wouldn't necessarily want to live through again! and no! we are glad that you are ok. roxanne woolhouse, thank you. confirmation there again from the british geological survey craft as to what happened in south wales in the last 90 minutes. now a look at the weather... hello, a

different kind of day tomorrow. more cloud around, outbreaks of rain. many of us have sunshine through the afternoon. barely a cloud in the sky. not everyone has seen the sunshine. more cloud in places. this was the early satellite picture. this finger of cloud has generated outbreaks of rain, especially in northern and central england. they will be fizzling out. a clear evening. clear skies, will be fizzling out. a clear evening. clearskies, cloud developing. that builds in south—west england. bringing some drizzle. mild air overnight. elsewhere, a cold and frosty night as temperatures get close to, if not below, freezing. some dense fog in northern england. a bright start in central and eastern areas tomorrow. a chilly start. club from the west, outbreaks of rain into northern ireland, western scotland and north west england in south—west england. try and write the