andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. that was andy swiss.us in a training fall on the eve of competition in sochi. the injury almost saw her quit the sport of halfpipe skiing, which isn't for the fainthearted, but she is back for another shot at olympic glory. stuart pollitt reports. it was a massive setback for me. i had bawled my eyes out, crying. i thought i didn't want to do the sport again. the sport of half pipe is not for the half—hearted. rowan cheshire's first 0lympic experience endedin cheshire's first 0lympic experience ended in a hospital bed. some extreme news from the park and it concerns one extreme news from the park and it concerns one of the youngest members, rowan treasure. the first of three can cause of balls which almost ended her career —— rowan cheshire. the physical scars healed quickly enough but the mental barriers lasted longer. there was a point where i thought i probably wouldn't get another chance or i was scared i would hurt myself and obviously the consequences can be quite high so i felt really panicked and

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang.premiership defeat after a 13—7 sting from wasps. a marcus watson try and two jimmy gopperth penalties sealed wasps‘ narrow win. third—placed wasps move to within four points of second—placed exeter. in the pro 14, benneton rugby were 18—15 winners over dragons at rodney parade. benneton came from 10—0 down on the way to victory — with two second—half penalties from benetton fly—half marty banks the difference between the sides. dragons are still without a victory in the pro“; since september. england have missed out on a place in the final of the t20 tri—series despite beating hosts new zealand in their final group game. eoin morgan's side needed to win and restrict new zealand to less than 175 to go through on net run rate — which they couldn't do. as keith york reports. mathematical machinations meant that even a win for england might not be enough to see them through to the final. jason roy's recent form has been disjointed, but he soon set about making an addition to the total. bu

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang.on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with ben brown. a committee of mps has warned that a hard brexit could mean higherfood prices for consumers. a report by the commons environment, food and rural affairs committee also said failure to get a free—trade deal with the eu could be devastating for farmers. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. the peace and bucolic splendour of uk farmlands could be dramatically upset if britain fails to get a comprehensive free—trade deal post brexit. a key group of mps says consumers might also end up paying more forfood if the uk reverts to world trade organization rules. the environment, food and rural affairs committee of mps says a so—called hard brexit would have a devastating effect on rural communities. that's because 60% of uk food exports go to the eu and they could face much higher tariffs. the committee also said that britain should not dilute its own high food sta

andy swiss reports. andrew musgrave was about to warm the spirits. and they are underway. cross—country skiing is not a traditional 0lympic strength for britain — their previous best, the 29th place in sochi for andrew musgrave. he said there he was skiing like a tranquiliser badger. not this time. with barely a lap to go, there he was remarkably in silver medal position. could he hang on? not quite as the norwegian raced to the gold, musgrave faded to seventh but with his best events still to come, that is some feat. what a result for andrew musgrave, he could not quite get that first medal for britain but even so, the performance of his life. with a lap and a half to go, i was pretty confident and i thought i would be able to get a medal. ijust could not quite keep up that pace. the last lap was was pretty tough. on a day when some events were postponed due to high winds, one man soared... at the age ofjust 17, american red gerard spinning to snowboarding gold, a teenage triumph to light up these games

our correspondent andy swiss is in pyeongchang. action gets under way. team gb have high hopes of success at these games. they are targeting their best winter olympics ever, and their best hope is speed skater elise christie, a triple world champion, who goes in her first race later today. also competing, lizzy yarnold, who won gold in sochi four years ago, looking to retain her title. also keep an eye on out for 19—year—old izzy atkins, the youngest member of tea m izzy atkins, the youngest member of team gb, with a real chance in the slopestyle skiing. the big talking point ahead of these games has been russia's athletes. russia is banned from the games because of doping but 168 of their athletes had co ntroversially 168 of their athletes had controversially been allowed to compete as neutrals. 45 or had their appeals rejected yesterday. it has caused a lot of confusion and criticism for the olympic authorities, who will be hoping that the sport can now take centre stage. that's it. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang.ews channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:05pm. bye for now. hello. it is a much colder day today compared with yesterday. a brisk wind. but after yesterday's damp and drab weather for most of us, at least today there is some sunshine around. it is only one part of the weather story, as the picture behind me indicates. we have a north—westerly wind and this speckled cloud in the atlantic are the showers moving in. they are producing some snow across western scotland, north—west england. we are going to see several centimetres a germinating in the hills. the further east you are today, fewer showers, more in the way of sunshine. it is just showers, more in the way of sunshine. it isjust an indication of some of these showers, where they are going to be at 3pm this afternoon. there are gaps between them where it is clear. the odd shower of either asleep or hail or wet snow pushing into parts of eastern england this afternoon but some places across the east of the uk will avoid them a

there are flashing images in this report from andy swiss from pyeongchang.arsons is ranked just 12th in the world, but wearing team gb‘s much discussed new skin suit, he was out to prove his pace. well, dom parsons is flying around this track. he did look so impressive in his training runs here, but can he back it up with a big performance when it really matters? the answer was encouraging. dom parsons goes to the front! come on, dom! he ended up fourth at the halfway stage, just three hundredths of a second off the medal places. tomorrow could be special. the medal chase for britain is on here! i hope i can sleep tonight. yes, it's like the last four years obviously i've just been aiming for this one moment so i'm going to make the most of it. from the ice to the snow, it was a day for speed. norway's aksel lund svindal making history in the men's downhill. at 35, the oldest ever champion. oh, she's down! in the women's giant slalom meanwhile, the photographers got an unexpected close—up. both they and switzerland's lara gut thankfully unscathed. by the end

andy swiss reports. she is britain's biggest medal hope.ish, setting a new 0lympic record... it was some statement of intent. after her disqualification at the last games, what relief! i was so nervous! i was like, i'm games, what relief! i was so nervous! iwas like, i'm not games, what relief! i was so nervous! i was like, i'm not going to do this, i'm so nervous! i got up today and i was excited and i'm just glad i've got to race in front of eve ryo ne glad i've got to race in front of everyone again! but british hopes in the snowboarding came crashing down. jamie nicholls and then team—mate billy morgan both tumbling out of the slopestyle event. the women's cross—country skiing, meanwhile, produced the first gold medallist of the games, victory for sweden's charlotte kalla. butler team gb, this was an opening day decidedly mixed fortunes, disappointment on the snow but elise christie's hopes of gold are off to the perfect start just andy swiss, bbc news, eight chang. andy was wrapped up nice and warm their — let's have a look at the pros

from pyeongchang, our sports correspondent andy swiss has the details.truggle. howling winds for the women's snowboarders and soon a blizzard of controversy. instead of postponing, they went ahead, with calamitous results. commentator: goodness me! quite how no one was injured, especially slovakia's klaudia medlova, almost defied belief. as one after another, their hopes crash landed. all of the 25 riders fell at some point, including britain's aimee fuller. the wind forced her to pull out of a jump on herfirst run, which meant on the second it was all or nothing, and agonisingly it was the latter. fuller finished 17th, but more importantly, intact. the conditions, she said, where simply brutal. it felt like i had a sailboat under my board. the wind ripped me sideways. there wasn't a chance i was going to land. so, yeah, devastated. amidst the chaos, america's jamie anderson kept her balance and her 0lympic title. 0rganisers felt it had been safe to start the final, but was it? the coaches and judges, they all have a chat together and make a decision at

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. laura deas impressing in her second and they sit third and fourth going into the third and fourth runs, which concludes tomorrow, on what could be a super saturday for great britain with medal opportunities in the short track speed skating with elise christie and freestyle skiing with izzy atkin. jane. thank you. that brought tears to my eyes. time for a look at the weather.

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes.lar sunrise pictures being sent to us by our weather watchers. this was from the isle of wight. the weather front that has since moved and has brought rain and hail snow. you can see that front. 0ut hail snow. you can see that front. out in the atlantic is has developed a bump on the front. that will prevent it from completely moving out of the way. blustery showers in the north—west. although it will be a cold night, not quite as cold as it was last night. nevertheless, a touch of frost in the countryside. icy stretches. tomorrow will be a day of temperature contrasts. a ridge of high pressure across england dragging in milder air. for most of the uk, still under this colder air. weather—wise, blustery showers for scotland and northern ireland. snow on high ground. further south, cloudy in southern england. that cloud will thin, with sunshine coming through. most of england and wales should have a largely dry day with sunny spells. mild in the south. quite a contrast further north. st

from pyeongchang, andy swiss reports. the —— the sound of defiance.them being sung by the gold—medal—winning ice hockey team of the olympic athletes from russia on the very day their nation was getting a reprieve. 160 of their athletes have had to compete here under a neutralflag. while russia wasn't granted their flag for the closing ceremony, their olympic ban is now set to be lifted, despite two russian athletes, including curler alexander krushelnitsky, failing drugs tests here. these are cases of negligence, but there is no indication whatsoever for a systemic or systematic doping. as for team gb, well, it was a disappointing final day. their bobsleighers finishing 17th and 18th. but with five medals, including lizzy yarnold's gold, it's been their most successful winter games ever. we're very happy. this is a historic games for us, it's our best ever winter olympics. we have three medals in one day on that saturday, we had back—to—back gold medals with lizzy yarnold. but these games have been about politics as well as sport. president trump's da

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang.allots are being cast right now and one of the contenders in the foreign language category is a film starring a transgender actress. a fantastic woman comes from chile and is being hailed as a landmark film. set in santiago, marina is at the centre of a fantastic woman. her older boyfriend has died suddenly. as a transgender woman she faces hostility from doctors and the police. her partner's family reject her, didn't want her at the funeral. she retains her dignity. she stands her ground and does not give in. marina is portrayed by the chilean tra nsgender actress daniela vega. she plays a woman who inhabit the world very different to harome. —— her own. of course i am tra nsgender, but my life is completely different. i have the opportunity to study. my family support me, my friend support me and i have a lot of love around me. not only has a fantastic woman earned excellent reviews, but this oscar—nominated picture has brought inspiration to the transgender community. the response h

andy swiss reports. so would it be another step towards the olympic title?n's face betraying just how much was at stake. four years ago in sochi, the british women lost in the semifinals. so for eve muirhead and her team this is a chance to put that disappointment behind them and to guarantee themselves an olympic medal. what followed proved predictably tense. sweden went ahead early but britain fought back. commentator: has eve muirhead played a cracker here? a spot of muirhead magic to level things up. well done, eve muirhead. but their hopes suddenly slipped away. an error by the captain giving the swedes three shots. the expression said it all. from there, there was no way back. sweden wrapped up an emphatic win. britain will now play off for bronze, but their golden hopes have gone. absolutely gutted. i guess we've trained hard for the last three or four years to be in that position and unfortunately today we were just outplayed. but if that was one—sided, the other semifinal delivered astonishing drama. in extra time, south korea had the final stone an

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. the bbc, the highlights on bbc two tonight with clare balding at seven o'clock in england wales or scotland, 7:30 in northern ireland. ok, that's the rugby covered, time for a busy day of football with lizzie and john. i'm joined byjohn bennett, i'mjoined byjohn bennett, our football reporter. six premier league games. first the late kick—off has just finished between manchester city and leicester, after reasonably equal start, city ran away with that. they were superb. they started really well. less than two minutes gone, kevin de bruyne once more picks at the ball, stirling missed a great chance against burnley last weekend and he wasn't going to miss that. leicester got back into it before half—time, 1-1 at got back into it before half—time, 1—1 at half—time, then straight after the break city took back control, aguero with the goal, an excellent finish, riyad mahrez back with the leicester squad, coming on in the second half. he came an ovation from both sets of fans and then ague

andy swiss reports from pyeongchang.s eve muirhead's. with the scores tied against canada, the british captain conjured a mathematical miracle. one, two hits, that one hits that one — it's a great shot from eve muirhead. well, eve muirhead played a cracker. in curling, the simple aim is to get closest to the target, but how muirhead took the scenic route — her geometric genius took britain into the semi—finals, even if her reaction... ajump in the air forjoy and why not? ...left her slightly embarrassed. i can't actually remember it. when you're out there and you're in that zone you forget about the small things. but, yeah, i'm glad i landed safe on my feet. so eve muirhead's team are through, but could there now be another muirhead into the semi—finals? brother thomas is hoping to help the men's team into the last four of their competition. but there was to be no family celebration. the men's team thrashed by the usa. they will now have to beat switzerland in a play—off to reach the semi—finals. british hopes in the bob

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang.esident for talks, at the "earliest date possible." the invitation was given by kim jong—un's sister, who's been visiting the south for the winter olympics. laura bicker‘s report does contain some flash photography. this is no ordinary messenger. kim yo—jong, the sister of the north korean leader is the first of her family to set foot on south korean soil. as the two sides take their seats, the cameras spot a blue folder. within it, a handwritten invitation to travel north and for the two leaders to meet. kim jong—un's younger sister is not used to the spotlight. she was usually behind the scenes as pyongyang's pr queen. on this occasion, she is the perfect charmer for this charm offensive. it is quite typical of north korea to actually do this sort of thing. they are stealing a little bit of the limelight from south korea, who has the whole world's press descend on it. they are also trying to control the message between the two. it is very hard for south korea, even though they have b

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. that‘s it from me.stories on the bbc news channel. that‘s all from me. good night. pa rt part one of our weekend was pretty disappointing. a lot of rain moving across the country with bad conditions on the roads too. things will quiet down for a while. it‘s going to be quite a wild one with strong gale force winds, some rain and snow in the forecast as well. this is the band of rain spreading east during the course of the day. this starts to bring some heavy rain to northern ireland. it‘s this developing area of low pressure continuing to move east and tightening isobars meaning wind will continue to pick up across england and wales. gail is developing inland. it looks like there could be very strong winds over north wales, north—west england and in towards northern england. maybe 70 mph for a time. rain in the southbound snow in the north. southern scotland could see pretty heavy snow. a chilly night too. as we head into sunday morning it‘s going to be a windy start, certainly across the east and the s

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang.mes in the six nations championship brings us a mouth—watering contest at twickenham — england versus wales, both sides coming off the back of impressive wins last weekend. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson is there. good afternoon. good afternoon. one thing the welsh players will notice insta ntly thing the welsh players will notice instantly when they come out here thatis instantly when they come out here that is different from cardiff is we have no roof at twickenham and we have no roof at twickenham and we have had a steady drizzle here. despite modern rugby's tactical sophistication and analysis, i imagine at one point the ball will be booted into the london sky to see how those young welsh backs get underneath it. last weekend there was an outstanding game in cardiff. warren gatland is a very experienced coach and he knows how to win at twickenham and he has stuck with the same starting 15. england in terms of experience and wait, they are vastly superior to wales. but it is po

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's evan. and, new trouble for 0xfam as another big name ambassador

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. time for the weather with stav. hello.is one from essex. some high cloud streaming in from the west but at least places stay dry. the first half of the weekend looks drier and brighterfor half of the weekend looks drier and brighter for many of us before things turn cloudier and milder on sunday. there is the cloud streaming and across much of the country, and behind that a more substantial band of rain. this will continue to move into western areas. this is the overnight period. bringing hill snow to scotland and the far north, and certainly across the pennines and the cumbrian fells. where we have the cumbrian fells. where we have the cloud, not too cold obviously because of the cover but for the south—east of england, another chilly nights to come with clear skies, some frost and fog around as well. it is saturday, that front continues to move east, fizzling out as it moves, so some remnants of cloud affecting central and eastern parts of england but that should tend to clear away. most clear away. m ost pla ces clear a

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. was attended by the daughter of president trump, as well as a delegation of north koreans. the us ruled out meeting any representatives from pyeongchang but north korean officials said they we re north korean officials said they were open to talks with the americans in the future. john mcdonnell has been following developments. serious developments, we are still some way off. given where we were with north korea not talking to either south korea or the united states just months ago, i think those in favour of the dialogue would say that president moon has done a good job of using this winter olympics to at least try to bring both sides together. we have heard this before from north korea. more recently we have heard it from the vice president pense. we will have to see if the talks come to anything if they are prepared to sit down with one another. president moon was elected. he has a mandate to try and reach out to the north koreans. that is what he went to the south korean people an

from pyeongchang, here's our sports correspondent, andy swiss.woods has long made the extraordinary seem effortless, and once again how he rose to the occasion, as he tricked, flipped and leapt his way right into contention. commentator: what's he got for us? cheering. you can hear what the crowd think of that. what a run by james woods! he came here with such high hopes for a medal, will that be enough? well, it seemed it might be. second place for woodsy. .. and with just a few left to go he was still in bronze, before america's nick goepper snatched away his medal. so close. it's a game of perfection, and it's notjust that, you've got to go above and beyond technical difficulty. that was insane. controversy meanwhile at the curling. the woman's captain eve muirhead penalised for not releasing her stone in time. muirhead felt she had let go before the line, but curling does not use video technology. the incident handed victory to opponents sweden. meanwhile, it's emerged speed skater elise christie suffered soft tissue damage in her crash yeste

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang.here and organisers will keep their fingers crossed for the weather. the wind is howling already but the good news for spectators is temperatures are forecast to rise. could this be the day team gb win their first medal? speed skater elise christie going for gold in the 500 metres. elise christie is a triple world champion and probably britain's best hope of and probably britain's best hope of a medal at these games. she is competing in three events and the 500 metres probably her least favoured but she looked impressive in qualifying where

andy swiss, bbc news.site where you can also watch all the action and highlights... but from me for now — back to you. all the action and highlights... that's it. all the action and highlights... i'll be back with the late news at ten, but now on bbc1, it's time for the news where you are. bye for now. where you are. hello. this is bbc news. more than a third of child deaths and serious injuries caused by neglect in england are linked to parents who drink too much, according to a new parliamentary report. it also found that nearly all councils have cut their budgets for alcohol support services. our health correspondent, adina campbell, has more. dad of sixjosh connelly knows first—hand about the damage alcohol can have on a family. his father was an alcoholic, and died when he was nine. i remember one particular incident, he smashed all the windows through, by the door, and he was waving a knife through one of the windows, and the police coming up and taking him away. at the same time i was trying to deal

andy swiss, bbc news. great britain.in, eoin morgan. stokes played for the international team for the first time since september but his two wickets couldn't save england who lost the first one day international against new zealand by three wickets. against new zealand the day's football results and the latest from the women's six nations are on the bbc website. and the latest from the women's six the indian actress, sridevi, who starred in nearly 300 bollywood films, has died of a heart attack at the age of 5a. has died of a heart a former child star, herfilms had huge box office success from the 1970s to the late 1990s. that to the late 1990s. was whether or not she had a prominent that was whether or not she had a prominent male co—star. rajini vaidya nathan looks back at her life. for decades, she was bollywood's leading lady. sridevi captivated audiences with her charisma and comic timing. in a male—dominated film industry, she was one of the first woman to become a megastar in her own right. you know, the audience

from pyeongchang, here's our sports correspondent andy swiss.inal. james woods has long made the extraordinary seem effortless. 0nce long made the extraordinary seem effortless. once again, he rose to the occasion. commentator: what's he got for us? you can hear what the crowd think of that. what a run by james woods! he came here with such high hopes for a medal, will that be enough? it seemed it might be. second place for woodsy. .. and with just a few left to go he was still in bronze, before america's nick goepper snatched away his medal. so close. it's a game of perfection, and it's notjust that, you've got to go above and beyond technical difficulty. that was insane. eve muirhead was penalised for not letting go of her stone in time. she felt she had let go in time, but no video technology is used in curling. they lost out to sweden. meanwhile, it's emerged speed skater elise christie suffered soft tissue damage in her crash yesterday. her boyfriend posted this... with her next event on tuesday, it's a race against time. but for others, th

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. improve their chances of reaching the semifinals. now, take a look at these striking images of thousands of starlings swooping over blackpool beach over the weekend. the mass movement is known as a ‘murmuration' — with flocks of birds swirling through the skies together, before settling into their roost for the night. the numbers swell in winter, when they are joined by migratory starlings from scandinavia. absolutely lovely. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith lucas. misty and murky today and this picture sums up the field to this morning's weather. a lot of low cloud and mist and a slight improvement this afternoon with some brightness across western parts of the country. through the rest of this week after a mild start, things turning colder later in the week. and also becoming mostly dry. at the end of the week in a moment, but back to the here and now, and two weather fronts affecting the country. a warm front across eastern pa rt country. a warm front across easte

andy swiss, bbc news. snow yet. it could be heading our way.s and they are expected across northern parts, this next area of low pressure is moving in and this is the one that is over the country

andy swiss in pyeongchang.retly begun considering who might succeed the queen as its head. the role isn't hereditary, and so won't automatically pass to the prince of wales on the queen's death. however, there is no formal process for deciding a successor. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, is here. and this is only recently emerged, james. how does this work and what do we know is going on? this is the debate that nobody really wants to have, certainly not in public. you'll never find this issue on any agenda of any formal commonwealth body, even this high level group of seniorfigures within body, even this high level group of senior figures within the commonwealth that was set up and is meeting today to look at the whole governments of the commonwealth, this was not part of their formal mandate. however, whenever you get senior members of the commonwealth together, one of the issues that comes up together, one of the issues that comes up is the succession. that is because the queen is 91 years old,

andy swiss reports.rm the spirits. and they are underway. cross—country skiing is not a traditional 0lympic strength for britain — their previous best, the 29th place in sochi for andrew musgrave. not this time. with barely a lap to go, there he was remarkably in silver medal position. could he hang on?

our sports correspondent andy swiss has been speaking to katherine grainger, the chair of uk sport.ys away from the game is starting and we don't know what the situation is. the athletes don't know if they will compete. the biggest thing from our point of view is for the british athlete keep them focused on their form alone. they have a performance to give. and the people around them will be focused on helping them achieve that. you never know who will line up against you. the uncertainty can be charging and tricky and i think both the ioc and the court of arbitration for sport is as involved as well and anything could happen up until the start of the games. it is a mess, isn't it? it isa the games. it is a mess, isn't it? it is a confusing situation and one i don't think anyone in sport would want, whichever side you were wrong, whatever your belly. nobody wants to see decisions made to close to the line when that becomes the focus rather than the actual game. and finally, over the past 100 days the olympic torch has travelled all over south korea — covering a distance of over 2,00

andy swiss reports.pic journey has britain's olympicjourney has not a lwa ys britain's olympicjourney has not always been the smoothest. 17th and 18th for the much touted bobsleigh team, a disappointing finish. but there have been medals. yarn old wins gold again. —— yah yarnold wins gold! after some £30 million of funding, they have not come cheap, but the team believe they are worth it. this is a historic game for us, oui’ it. this is a historic game for us, our best ever winter olympics, and back—to—back gold medals for lizzy yarnold. the drama came in the men's ice hockey, one with a golden goal. the olympic athletes from russia beat germany, and they certainly enjoyed it. but the greatest feat came in the cross—country skiing. this is a very special moment for all of us to witness. norway sealed their place at the top of the medals table, thanks to the most decorated winter olympian of all time. a glorious finale, winning her 15th medal. a spectacular end to a winter olympic games that's awesome sto

there are flashing images in this report from our sports correspondent andy swiss in pyeongchang. here he is for great britain. run two, dom parsons. he arrived an outsider, he is now a contender. dom parsons is ranked just 12th in the world but wearing team gb's much discussed new skin suit, he was out to prove his case. dom parsons is flying around this track. he looked so impressive in his training runs here, but can he back it up with a big performance when it really matters? the answer was encouraging. dom parsons goes to the front! he ended up fourth at the halfway stage, just 300th off a second off the medal places. tomorrow could be special. the medal chase for britain is on here. i hope i can sleep tonight! the last four years have been aiming for this moment. so, going to make the most of it. from the ice to the snow, it was a day for speed. norway's aksel lund svindal making history in the men's downhill, at 35, the oldest ever champion. in the women's giant slalom meanwhile, the photographers got an unexpected close—up. both they and switzerland's lara gut thankfully u

meanwhile, team gb's women's curling team have been making progress towards the medal rounds, as andy swiss reports from pyeongchang. the first ever bronze medal in mixed doubles curling... from delight to a doping controversy. barely a week after celebrating a bronze medal alongside his wife, anastasia, alexander krushelnitskiy could now be stripped of it. but his is a case with far broader implications. bronze medallist olympic athletes from russia... krushelnitskiy is russian. his country is banned from these games because of... guess what? a huge doping scandal. olympic organisers allowed him and 160 other russians to compete as neutrals. now, though, it is an all too familiar story. there was very good pregames testing, where, for example, the russian athletes were tested to a significant level more than others. but when an athlete... in the broadest sense, when an athlete is caught for doping, if caught, it is extremely disappointing, but it does show that the system works. well, the decision to allow russian athletes to compete here, albeit as neutrals, attracted criticism before the

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's evan.ight, we'll ask the dup what next for northern ireland after those power—sharing talks collapse. and, new trouble for oxfam as another big name ambassador halts his association with the charity. join me now on bbc two. that's newsnight with evan. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh woozencroft. it's a ‘fab five‘ for liverpool in the champions league as sadio mane inspires them to victory over porto in the last 16. there‘s another happy red as the ‘flying tomato‘ shaun white takes his third halfpipe gold at the winter olympics. chris froome says he should be allowed to compete as he returns to cycling for the first time since an adverse drugs test. well, plenty to come but if you‘re a liverpool fan and you cancelled that valentine‘s day dinner in order to watch the football tonight, congratulations, you clearly made the right decision. and it was a case of ‘p.s i love you‘ asjurgen klopp‘s side wrote home with a huge 5—0 win aw

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. the time is 7:45pm. the headlines on bbc news: the government has been told that more needs to be done to recognise the extent of abuse suffered by vulnerable women in towns and cities across the uk. a mother whose two young sons were killed in a hit—and—run crash in coventry has described them as "amazing" and "cheeky" boys, who will be deeply missed. the european council president, donald tusk, has called the uk's post brexit position with the eu "pure illusion". post—brexit position with the eu "pure illusion". those are the headlines. now it's time for newswatch hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. coming up — has bbc news coverage of the winter olympics been too focused on badly performing brits? we speak to the head of bbc sports journalism. certain newspaper front pages made a lot of allegations about jeremy corbyn and a czech spy. did the bbc make too little? and, as kfc stores across the uk temporarily shut this week, did bbc news get clucking mad with its coverage? first, for th

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. early morning here and organisers will keep theirfingers early morning here and organisers will keep their fingers crossed for the weather. the wind is howling already but the good news for spectators is temperatures are forecast to rise. could this be the day team gb win their first medal? speed skater elise christie going for gold in the 500 metres. elise christie is a triple world champion and probably britain's best hope of and probably britain's best hope of a medal at these games. she is competing in three events and the 500 metres probably her least favoured but she looked impressive in qualifying where she set an olympic record. four years ago in sochi she was disqualified for all three events and she received death threats and thought about quitting but she is back with a real chance of a gold medal. team gb are targeting their best ever winter olympics performance between four and ten medals. they have had a disappointment so far, particularly in snowboarding, but they will

the bbc‘s sports correspondent andy swiss is in pyeongchang. music.eremonies are always a spectacle, but few have seemed quite so significant. on a freezing night although not as cold as it has been, pyeongchang welcomed the world. the theme of the ceremony was a relevant one. peace and harmony seen through the eyes of five children exploring a winter landscape. a celebration of the nation's culture. team gb led in by their only gold medallist from the last games lizzy yarnold. it is the biggest team gb winter olympics team ever. and they are targeting their best ever performance. and then, entering under a neutral flag, olympic athletes from russia. their presence here is highly contentious. no russian colours because russia is banned after their recent doping scandal and yet 168 of their athletes have been allowed to compete as neutrals. finally, historically, the moment they had all been waiting for. under a flag representing the peninsular, north and south korea parading as one. joint flag—bearers from each country, the sudden thawing of tensions

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.lo and welcome to sports day. the main headlines this evening. the champions league is back and how, as spurs recover from a dreadful start againstjuventus in turin, while manchester city were at their typical best in switzerland. ben stokes will fly out to new zealand tojoin his stokes will fly out to new zealand to join his england stokes will fly out to new zealand tojoin his england team—mates tomorrow after pleading not guilty tomorrow after pleading not guilty toa tomorrow after pleading not guilty to a charge of affray at a magistrates‘ court in bristol. and there‘s heartbreak for elise christie at the winter olympics as she misses out on a medal in the short track speed skating. good evening. we will guide to what is to come shortly in pyeongchang but we have to start with the return of the champions league and the first games of the knockout stage we re first games of the knockout stage were played the night and football reporter don bennett is here to talk through the evening

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's evan. and tomorrow a cabinet committee is it arguing about brexit and what it should look like. so we'll have our own inhouse gathering tonight, thrashing out those arguments. everyone agrees we finally need to make some big decisions, but can they agree on what to do? join me now on bbc two. that's newsnight with evan. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. over. hello there. a frosty night for those of you who finished the day with some sunshine today, but for many parts of the uk, skies were a good deal more like this weather watcher‘s spot, captured in north berwick through the afternoon. afternoon. greater conditions. that will stop the temperatures from dropping too much and will help to introduce something a little less chilly for tomorrow, if i show you the chart where you see the yellows the chart where you see the yellows the slightly less hello, you're watching bbc news. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight. no drama for spurs.

andy swiss is in pyonchang.ought things could not get worse for elise christie remarkably they have. she emerged from the 1000 metres heat clearly still struggling with that ankle injury picked up in fall on saturday and what followed was an all too ‘of drama and ‘ of drama and desperate familiar of drama and desperate disappointment. right up untilan disappointment. right up until an hour before the race there was uncertainty that elise christie would compete but she theice the ice only she last, last chance her fifr’rast chance" ”f 7” committed offence during the race and despite finishing in second place, typically enough to progress, she was disqualified by officials. sad end to the olympic games but we could yet see her compete in beijing. afew could yet see her compete in beijing. a few days ago i did not think i would be getting on the ice. idid all think i would be getting on the ice. i did all i could to turn this around with ligament damage in my ankle. putting on a skateboard that is not good and we di

over the next few weeks, across all the news for us in pyoengchang is our sports correspondent andy swisster olympics will be officially under way tomorrow and carrying the flag for team gb at the opening ceremony will be lizzy yarnold chosen by had team—mates for that honour. your arnold won britain's only gold medal at the saatchi games four years ago and has struggled for form but signs in recent weeks she is back to something like our best and she says carrying the flag for her country will be a huge honour. it is an honour that i never really thought about but means so much. because the flag represents the whole team and we asa flag represents the whole team and we as a team represent everyone in great britain who have watched us, supported us, for our parents to watch us on the tv screen and grandparents at home, that is the moment when they say, great britain, your skin tingles and the emotions begin. the other big talking point is the weather, it is getting milder, a sweltering of —3 here today but some concern still for tomorrow night's opening ceremony. fans will be given blanke

andy swiss reports.hi where he said he was skiing like a tranquiliser badger. but this time. did he hang onto silver position? not quite, as norway raced to gold musgrave faded to seventh, but with his best events still to on is some feat. what a result that was for andrew musgrave, couldn't quite get that first medal for britain, but even so, the performance ii eff: some events were postponed due to high - one—mansword... —— high winds, one—mansword... —— one—managers: ' high winds, one—mansword... —— one—managers: america is spinning one—man sword. america is spinning to snowboarding gold. a teenage triumph to light up these games. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. triumph to light up these games. andy seee’sfbe also as; pyet out1ang. triumph to light up these games. andy sgtsspbe slss sis; pyet out in 1g. third run. fiéliézl—l—lii‘f~ffi—i—i—-~w——"7 7”? you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. and we will be back with another round—up at 6:30pm. studio: thank you very much. i lo

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith lucas. some glimpses of blue sky earlier on. through the rest of this week, miles to start things off, but not staying this way. colder conditions later on in the week, but things become largely dry, with a fair amount of sunshine. right now, pretty mild air with us, yellow on the map. we have two weather fronts producing some yellow on the map. we have two weatherfronts producing some rain, a warm one the east and a cold one in the west, so we will see some rain there. that cold rain tracks its way eastwards overnight. clearer skies the northern ireland and western scotland, but most of us should be frost—free tomorrow morning. still a lot of cloud and missed around, particularly towards the east, where we will continue to see outbreaks of rain, but not a bad day for the rest of the country. a return to sunnier skies across scotland, northern ireland and western parts of england and wales, but in the south—east, cloud and some outbreaks of rain. in the evening, we will lose the cloud from t

andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. across the bbc of course but the bbc sport website will guide you through the night the best of british film—making talent has been honoured at the baftas this evening, with many of the stars using the spotlight to highlight the sexual harassment scandal which has gripped the industry in recent months. the big winner of the night was three billboards 0utside ebbing, missouri which won in five categories, while gary 0ldman was named best actorfor his portrayal of winston churchill in darkest hour. here's our arts editor will gompertz. his report contains some flash photography. the baftas 2018. part award ceremony, part platform for protest. the wear something black dress code represents a collective stand against harassment and inequality in the workplace. there is definitely a different feel to the baftas this year. people are still coming to celebrate filmmaking at its finest but it is a sombre and serious mood with the time's up campaign and it does change the emphasis of the award

andy swiss reports from pyeongchang. and he needs to go absolutely stratospheric.but billy morgan was about to leap into history. double grab... yes, yes! at 28, morgan is a snowboarding veteran. this, his last jump, but surely his last olympics. what a way to finish. that is absolutely huge! it propelled morgan into bronze medal position and one by one his rivals' hopes came tumbling down. when the last one crashed, morgan, to his utter disbelief, had his medal. it's a bit of luck, luck of the draw, it came down to me on the day. so happy days. and morgan's joy was also team gb's. a record—breaking fifth medal of these games. the british team have had their ups and downs here but billy morgan has ensured they've hit their target making this the most successful winter olympics in history. but there have been bitter disappointments. none more so than the women's curlers set to take their bronze medal match to an extra end, captain eve muirhead went for broke. a shot for victory. but instead, calamity. it's got to just sit right. it's not. instead of knocking out jap