this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines. great britain celebrates its most successful winter olympics ever — as billy morgan bags a big air bronze in the men's snowboarding. what are you thinking right this second? what are you thinking right this second 7 it's just wild. i had such a bad training and i fell on that first jump and i thought it was game over. a number of us companies cut ties with the all—powerful national rifle association, following last week's school shooting in florida. one of the uk's biggest children's aid charities — plan international, reveals six cases of child sexual abuse by staff and volunteers in the last two years. also in the next hour: britain is set for the coldest february week in five years as freezing air arrives from russia. the cold snap — known as the beast from the east — will affect the whole of the uk with temperatures in some areas expected to drop to minus—eight. and in half an hour here on bbc news — dateline london looks at the continuing carnage in syria,

and discuss the latest twists in the brexit debate. team gb is celebrating its best ever performance at a winter olympics, after winning a fifth medal. billy morgan claimed bronze in the men's "big air" snowboard event, with a jump he'd never previously completed. the medal takes them past the four won in 2014 as paul frostrick reports. the penultimate day of action and the chance for the big jumpers to

show off their skills. an imposing 49 metre ramp for british hope billy morgan in the big airfinals. complex tricks and a clean landing required to impress the judges. morgan only disqualified for the final but on second of three attem pts final but on second of three attempts he looked every bit the part. and he holds it up, yes! it was huge and depict the nose grab on it, the hardest grab. yes, billy! that left one last chance to secure a spot in the medal positions. that is massive. canada was the biggest threat to walking away with bronze but on his finaljump it walking away with bronze but on his final jump it all went walking away with bronze but on his finaljump it all went wrong. what are you thinking right this second? i don't really know. it's just wild. i had such a bad training andi just wild. i had such a bad training and i fell just wild. i had such a bad training and ifell on just wild. i had such a bad training

and i fell on the first and thought it was game over. i went into the rest of the runs and i was just hoping i wouldn't fall over every time. i thought i was going for the three times. an injury in december nearly ruled him out of these games but the old est ruled him out of these games but the oldest man in the final helped great britain come home with a fifth medal. to ensure their best performance at a winter olympics. this fifth medal makes it the most successful winter olympic games. you have to go all the way back to 192a and the winter olympic games. as our sports correspondent explained earlier, optimism is allspin— sports correspondent explained earlier, optimism is all spin— these games. that was in line by the targets set by uk sport, the government funding body who doubled their funding for the last olympic cycle. some may say

that was expected, that they would step up and when the record fifth medal and it could even get better tonight with a possible six for the women's curlers who play a bronze medal match. some would say that is a fantastic achievement for a country that doesn't have a great deal of snow or ice or a pedigree in those sorts of events. of course, billy morgan becoming the first british man to win a medal on snow. jennyjones became the first british snowboarder to win a medal at the last olympics. it is a fantastic achievement. it puts britain 18th in the medal table. some context there because norway are way ahead on an olympic record of 38 medals. if we look down the list of athletes who have won medals at these games for great britain, don parsons started it off and then the freestyle skiing. lizzie arnold in the skeleton taking britain's only gold of the games. those were on super

saturday last week. this is on saturday last week. this is on saturday against this week so it is proving a happy hunting ground for great britain and fill them with confidence going to the next winter games in beijing in four years‘ time. but for now, it is just a moment to savourfor time. but for now, it is just a moment to savour for billy morgan especially as team gb. the women‘s curling, the prospect of a sick medal. it is a team that has been dominated by the scottish women. eve muirhead, the skip, has built a fabulous reputation in the sport. they will be very disappointed to miss out on either gold or silver because that is what they came for having one bronze four years ago. they were beaten by sweden yesterday. 10—5 the score in that one and they will now face japan in a few hours‘ time. in a bid to winning runs medal. it is the third—place play—off and i would third—place play—off and it would ta ke third—place play—off and it would take britain to six medals for these games. there was a possible hope

tomorrow is another one in the bobsleigh but those guys have faded away in the men‘s four so it now will all come down to the women‘s curlers. kelly has proved a fine source of medals for great britain over recent olympics. the men and women winning four years ago. the men were knocked out before the semifinals. eve muirhead‘s team did make it to the semis but yesterday they came up short. this is their last chance now and they could face a bronze medal. they do face a bronze medal match and they could ta ke bronze medal match and they could take it to bring britain‘s medal tally to six. currently stands at that record five. currently stands at that record five. senior officials of the international olympic committee arerdiscussing rwhetheltejeifl the russians were told they could regain their olympic status if their athletes competing in pyeongchang as neutrals stuck to a set of rules governing their behaviour. but russian athletes have accounted for two of the four failed drug tests so far, and the ioc‘s executive board has come under increasing pressure to maintain the suspension. here‘s the ioc spokesman, mark adams. one of the toughest, if not the

toughest sanction that the ioc can impose us not to allow them to compete. many people believed the ioc would not stop the flag, will compete. many people believed the ioc would not stop the flag, not stop not stop the uniform, would not stop the anthem, would allow them to come. we did not. they‘re not taking pa rt come. we did not. they‘re not taking part in these games. it is a pretty strong sanction. it is a pretty strong sanction. a number of us companies have cut ties with the national rifle association — as consumers call for a boycott of firms linked to the powerful gun lobby. they include the car rental companies hertz and enterprise holdings, both of which have stopped offering discounts for members of the association, in the wake of the florida school shooting. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the aftermath to a school shooting that could prompt change in america. it the grieving, the mood has been different this time. within hours of the gunman

killing 17 people, anger overflowed onto the streets. now it is social media where pressure is being exerted on the hugely powerful gun lobby. under the hashtag boycott nra, activists are targeting firms that offer special benefits to members of the national rifle association. and they include some of the most familiar corporate names. the car rental companies hertz and enterprise, which also owns alamo international. they‘re ending discounts offered to members of the gun lobby group from next month. met life insurance and the software company symantec are taking similar action. there has been no word in response from the nra. it is unclear whether these actions will hurt an organisation that boasts 5 million members. their goal is to eliminate the second amendment and our firearms freedoms.

so they can eradicate all individual freedoms. donald trump says he is open to new ideas but the one he seems to like best is giving guns to teachers. it‘s concealed. so this crazy man who walked in wouldn‘t even know who it is that has it. that‘s good. that‘s not bad, that‘s good. and a teacher would have shot the hell out of him before he knew what happened. the debate over what to do next will be highly charged and intensely political. a former senior adviser to donald trump has admitted charges of conspiracy and lying to investigators, who are examining russian political interference in the 2016 presidential election. in a plea deal, rick gates admitted conspiracy to defraud the government and making false statements. he‘s become the third associate of the president to agree to co—operate with a special investigation. two people have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, after two brothers, aged six and two, were killed in a collision

in coventry on thursday. corey platt—may, and his brother casper, were killed in the incident. 53—year—old robert brown and 41—year—old gwendoline harrison are both due to appear at coventry magistrates court today. the aid charity, plan international, has revealed there have been six recent cases of sexual abuse and exploitation of children involving its staff, volunteers or partner organisations. it says five of the cases were reported to the authorities in the countries involved. plan international says it‘s tightened its procedures to prevent another charity mired in sexual misconduct making the front pages. this time, plan international uk, which works in more than 50 countries to improve children‘s rights and promote equality for girls. in its latest online blog it has confirmed six cases of sexual abuse and exploitation of children between july 2016

and june last year. one involved a member of staff. the others were by volunteers or associates. plan international says the staff member was not from the uk and was dismissed without a reference. and it ended the contracts with the other volunteers and organisations involved. the charity also says there were nine cases of sexual misconduct and harassment by staff against other adults which led to seven dismissals. in the past plan international uk has received millions of pounds of funding from the government. it is the latest major charity to admit cases of sexual misconduct and follows investigations into aid organisations including oxfam and save the children. in an open letter the three charities and many others have now promised a series of urgent and immediate measures to protect the vulnerable. britain is set for its coldest

february week in five years, as freezing air, dubbed the beast from the east, arrives from russia. the cold snap will affect the whole of the uk from sunday night, with temperatures expected to drop to minus—eight in some areas. simonjones reports. the gritters are gearing up as britain braces itself for a big freeze. the so—called beast from the east is sweeping in from siberia. the met office, in conjunction with nhs england, has issued a level three cold weather alert for the whole of the country, the second most serious level. that means there is a 99% chance of severe weather, icy conditions or heavy snow, between now and thursday. there are additional yellow severe warnings for snow early next week covering most of easter in britain. that could cause travel problems and power cuts. it is certainly not the first snow we will have this winter.

but what makes this cold snap different is it is expected to affect the whole of the uk. temperatures could fall as low as —8, but it will feel much chillier because of the wind. there could be increased pressure on already stretched nhs services and councils are providing extra emergency beds for rough sleepers. in ipswich it is being done in partnership with the local housing association. the main aim is always to get people off the street and to stop people from dying in the cold weather. and to date we have been pretty successful. next thursday is the meteorological start of spring. but that appears to be on hold as winter continues to bite. the headlines on bbc news: great britain celebrates its most successful winter olympics ever — as billy morgan bags a big air bronze in the men‘s snowboarding. a number of us companies cut ties with the all—powerful national rifle association, following last week‘s school shooting in florida.

one of the uk‘s biggest children‘s aid charities — plan international, reveals six cases of child sexual abuse by staff and volunteers in the last two years. campaigners in london are urging authorities to improve knife crime prevention measures, after two more men were stabbed to death in the capital this week. it takes the number of people fatally wounded by knives so far this year to 16. caroline davies reports. four knife attacks, two deaths in seven hours in one area of london. knife crime is nothing new, but after years of dropping, it is going up across the uk. the highest rise was here n london, recorded by the met police. in the run—up to january for the last 12 months, they recorded 14,52! knife crime offences, nearly a0 every single day.

so far in 2018, 16 people have been stabbed to death in the capital. on tuesday, it was 17—year—old abdikarim hassan and 20—year—old sadiq adan mohamed. london needs me alive. the mayor of london launched a campaign last year to stop young londoners carrying knives. he has promised £15 million for the police to tackle knife crime. my thoughts and prayers are with their families. i‘m afraid it‘s not the first time where i have sent condolences to the victims of knife crime. my worry is that it won‘t be the last time either. i have asked the prime minister and the home secretary to meet with the commissioner and myself to discuss a way forward, not to name blame, but to see if we can work together to grapple with this issue that is causing huge misery to londoners. yesterday, the head of the met cressida dick was in glasgow speaking to police there. scotland‘s murder rate has nearly

halved in the last 13 years. could their model work in london? some are sceptical. meanwhile, campaigners in london say action needs to be taken now. violence isn‘t inevitable. we‘ve had knife crime falling before and we need to start taking action quickly to have that happen again. this isn‘t a quick fix. nobody can flick a switch and knife crime falls straightaway. it will take a little bit of time, but at the moment, we seem to be in an impasse and that is most frustrating, particularly when we see so many young people being stabbed and murdered. the race is now on to find some way to stop knife crime before even more young lives are lost. caroline davies, bbc news. i asked her knife crime could be prevented. we need to think wider

than the police. unfortunately the police resources have been reduced. we‘ve had a 20% reduction in elisa. when i was a borough commanderfor four years, we had six people on each ward. sergeant, two pcs and three community support officers. there has been significant reduction in policing. it has clearly had an impact. the idea that reducing these numbers will have an impact sounds quite bizarre, so it would have and it has. theresa may... that has been an effect on things like stop and search which requires disco intervention. absolutely. you‘ve got an increasing workload for police officers with fewer resources and notjust pcs on the street but also pcs owes and police staff. all of those have been reduced quite significantly. we need to be looking at a much wider approach. cressida dick, the commissioner, was in scotland

yesterday, she‘s a very, very capable and very able individual who actually as good a track dealing with issues. and she was the architect of trident in terms of working with communities and making sure we reduce gun crime. in cressida dick we‘ve got a very able and a very sort of talented individual. it was working very closely with london‘s black community. this gang question, is there a particular gang problem in that part of london? there is. i mean when i was there in camden we had a significant gang problem there. what i try to do when i was problem there. what i try to do when iwas an problem there. what i try to do when i was an inspector there was think outside the box, think differently. yet quentin blake, he came along. the children‘s book illustrator. all the children knew his illustrations and for generations quentin was an icon. clinton agreed to, long and he was phenomenal. because we had

groups of young people who were on the periphery of gangs, with some individuals who were involved in gangs and quentin spoke, design drawings, had a chat with them and we had a massive reduction in those young people who were on the fringes of gangs being involved in gangs. police in calais have told the bbc they fear there‘ll be another camp in the region within 6 months, because of the rate at which migrants are returning to the area. french authorities cleared the so—called jungle camp in 2016, where up to 8 thousand migrants were living, trying to smuggle themselves onto lorries bound for the uk. at the moment, it‘s estimated that around 800 migrants are there, 200 having arrived injust the past 2 weeks. the bbc‘s europe reporter, gavin lee, has visited the area again. the calaisjungle the calais jungle migrant the calaisjungle migrant camp, as it was. population 8000. the doors closed by french authorities in 2016. this is thejungle now. empty,

closed off with police watching on nearby. there are migrants still in the area. a few hundred metres from the area. a few hundred metres from the old jungle a group of ethiopians show us where they‘ve set up the latest cou nt show us where they‘ve set up the latest count living amongst the rubble. ali is 20 and has been here for six months. in the morning when we wake up all the blankets are wet because of, the water is in, you know. and also the top is white house we wake up in the morning. how many people are sleeping in here with you? with me, three. but most of the people are sleeping with four. on the street below charity groups hand out food. police officers look on. they are tolerating the migrants gathered but under orders to break up gathered but under orders to break up any camps the sheer size of permanence. there are monitoring the situation carefully after a recent fight broke out when four people were shot and injured. this is my place here.

ina this is my place here. in a forest clearing nearby, the cameroon quarter. one of these men has been in hiding for a year. some of these government english—speaking countries. that is why every body is here. the french president has promised to stop another camp appearing by speeding up claims and deporting migrants faster. the british element is spending £40 million to improve security at the border. numbers are slowly growing again. attempts to stow away on lorries bound for the uk continue with authority suggesting that every week at least one migrant managers, undetected, to make it across the water. we‘re up for that sixth medal.

sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s mike bushell. that record—breaking tally could well rise to six within the next three hours if the women‘s curling tea m three hours if the women‘s curling team can beat japan. three hours if the women‘s curling team can beatjapan. this is in the bronze medal play—off match. that would match their achievement of four years ago. great britain are hoping to repeat their victory over japan in their match earlier at these games. eve muirhead‘s team trying to bounce back from the disappointment of not reaching the final. they look off to a good start. the first one and it did write to the end. you can match live on bbc one. early days indeed. now in the second end. with great britain on the ice. they were right in the middle earlier and thenjapan knocked that is a great shot. you can see the japanese, though, sweeping the stone out of the house.

it is all to play for in the second end but crucially, great britain have got the one to zero lead. the match can last three hours. plenty more stones to curl down the ice. there‘s a live pictures. now, this evening, scotland will hope to ruin england‘s hopes of a grand slam as the sides compete for the calcutta cup. scotland‘s last victory came in 2000 nader may have not scored a try at home to england since 2004. the scotla nd at home to england since 2004. the scotland coach is under no illusion as to the challenge. they would challenge us in many ways. some of them similar to the all blacks in terms of their ability to run the ball but also in their physical presence. and their soft defence. scotland are playing pretty well very dangerous side moment. defensively we have to be on it. in

attack we know we have to take our chances because they are pretty good side. again, it is again we're looking forward to. calcutta cup is up looking forward to. calcutta cup is up forgrabs looking forward to. calcutta cup is up for grabs which add a little bit of extra spice to the game. before that match ireland welcome wales to dublin and it will be the 100th test in charge of the welsh side. he says it is a nice accolade but you would preferjust side. he says it is a nice accolade but you would prefer just to focus on this campaign. it is a nice honour butjust for me it is something to reflect back on and says his nice achievement but it is about the game and the players and it is about the performance and the result on the weekend. that is more important than me reaching 100 games. we are ready to test the strength of our squad and were always ready to test the strength of our squads and we would like to think that can be as soon as possible. i think the

forward pack, they still have just as much enthusiasm for what they need to roll their sleeves up and get ready for saturday. in football liverpool can go second in the premier league and the host west ham. they have been training in spain during the two—week break because of the fa cup and the managers confidence. since david moyes is in a lot of things changed there. they get the results. they are pretty good team. they've always had a good team. really experience, tall, good, organised and stuff like that. so does the job to do. we're looking forward to it, 100%. but we know it is hard. let‘s check back in the curling. great britain are nearest to the centre of the house at the moment but it is still all to play ball. you can see that opened up right down the middle into the house there are 73 stones each to curl it is

anyone‘s n. curling started by scots in 16th century on icy lakes scotland. and this is the weather for that today, really. scotland. and this is the weather forthat today, really. let‘s scotland. and this is the weather for that today, really. let‘s get the forecast now. and increasingly wintry tale that we have to tell. especially as we move on into next week. whether what you got the better the weather first up this morning. it was literally cloud around but a lot of settled weather, too. thanks to the influence of an area of high pressure keeping the atla ntic ru ns area of high pressure keeping the atlantic runs at bay from most parts of the british isles. they‘re struggling to do so through the western isles. northern ireland and the western fringes of england and wales. elsewhere decent amounts of sunshine. not too much on the way a breeze at this stage it is a south—easterly so four, five, six, seven or so. south—easterly so four, five, six, seven or so. whatever your plans, they may centre around six nations by they may centre around six nations rugby a few have tickets for these

fixtures both in dublin and in edinburgh. i don‘t think the weather will get into the way but those temperatures begin his tumble away in edinburgh. the big overnights they have further to fall. certainly where we keep the sky is clear. there will be some cloud across the eastern side of scotland in of england keeping the frosted bay in some locations but —4 —5 is distinctly possible. so here we are on sunday. not a great deal of difference to saturday 11 we have that cloud in eastern shores. a lot of sunshine elsewhere and a lot of dry weather, too. a real get out afternoon. three, four, five, six degrees. we move into monday, this is weather change happens. it doesn‘t look radically different but in the midst of all of this cloud across the north sea first signs of snow showers beginning to purpose of those eastern counties of england and scotland and look at the temperatures. no more than five,

six, 7 degrees. was more like zero, one, two, three. add in the strength of the windy there will be more wind on monday. and we‘re looking at —5 -6 on monday. and we‘re looking at —5 —6 asked what it feels like. and that‘s because a cast with that big area of high pressure dominating the scene area of high pressure dominating the scene all the way from siberia through scandinavia, northern parts of europe into the british isles, i‘m afraid as that air comes across the north sea picks up the moisture because it is so cold. that is where we will feel it so bitter and there will be significant snow for some. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i‘m carrie gracie. this week we look at the continuing carnage in syria, and discuss the latest twists in the brexit debate. my guests this week: the conservative political commentator alex deane, marc roche of le point, the american writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, and the columnist for the gulf based newspaper the national, and arab weekly rashmee roshann lall. barrel bombs, air strikes

and shelling by syrian government forces have killed nearly 500 people this week, many of them children. eastern ghouta the beseiged area on the edge of the syrian capital damascus, has been described as "hell on earth". the un has called for a cease fire. rashmee, you‘ve been following this nightmare, do you see an end to the suffering of people in syria? i think the response to that question should certainly not to be along the united nations children‘s fund issued.