and four laura deas. ..nt for elise christie and charlotte gilmartin this morning. great news, first of all that laura dees has the bronze and second that lizzy yarnold has bronze, and becomes the first british athlete to successfully defend her medal at the subsequent winter olympic games. she won it in sochi in 2014 and she wins again now in south korea in 2018. what a remarkable run, even after that little apparent bump earlier on in the course of this, we heard lizzie completing apparently the course of this, we heard lizzie com pleti ng a ppa re ntly effortlessly, although this has been described as the thing he did as a kid when you jump the thing he did as a kid when you jump ona the thing he did as a kid when you jump on a tea tray that you stole from your mum and dad and went down the slopes on the field out the back if you were lucky enough, as i was, to live out in the country. and boy, is that an understatement of what has been achieved today! lizzy yarnold being embraced and hugged by everybody,

she wasjoined on the podium by team—mate laura deas.inter games. as yarnold jumped into the crowd to join the celebrations, how did she feel? exhausted! now a back-to-back champion, the 29—year—old couldn't hide her delight. i'mjust champion, the 29—year—old couldn't hide her delight. i'm just so relieved that i've done the race, been consistent and laura and i are on the podium together. for her pa rents, on the podium together. for her parents, judith and clive, another moment to savour. from the mixed season she's had to win the gold medal here today and we have a bronze medal as well through laura, is absolutely mind—boggling. success story is absolutely mind—boggling. su ccess story was is absolutely mind—boggling. success story was started by the youngest member of team gb, 19—year—old izzy atkin saving her best until last to take bronze in the slopestyle and become britain's first official olympic skiing medallist. great britain's izzy atkin takes a bronze. i'm still kind of speechless. i can't... i'm really excited, really happy

laura deas took bronze.ers not to put lives at risk by blocking a security deal after brexit because of "deep seated ideology". houses in wales shake as an earthquake hits. at the epicentre was just north of swansea. 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. jovenel moise 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 and 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 eve

laura deas have won bronze as well!t, on the microphone, along with john jackson and amy williams going nuts in the middle as you can see. herself a former skeleton of competitors while. not containing their excitement at all and it was in fact watching austria's jeanine excitement at all and it was in fact watching austria'sjeanine flock slipping into force, immense laura deas got the bronze medal and that is what they were celebrating. the upturned on the floor. —— the chair. it was quite something. that is going to go well and social media. back to the sport itself, cat will be live in pyeongchang with lizzy yarnold and laura deas just after half past eight. we have been trained to keep you in touch with the culling, the great britain women have just lost that match against sweden. —— curling. we will have an update of the half past eight. it is ten past eight. church spires are going to be used to help people in rural areas get better access to mobile networks, broadband and wifi services. a deal between the governm

laura deas have won bronze as well! the very essence of cool bronze as well!m and collected. also in partiality! john hunt was on the microphone. he was alongside john jackson and amy williams, struggling to contain their excitement as austria's janine flock slipped into fourth place, sealing those medal places for lizzy yarnold and laura deas. there were pens flying around, microphone cables flying around, all over the place, and, gett. they were effectively celebrating someone coming fourth in not being terribly well which benefited the british competitor but that is what they we re competitor but that is what they were celebrating. it will speak to all three medal winners. kat downes will be live in pyeongchang with izzy atkin just after 7:30, and with lizzy yarnold and laura deas at around 8:30. it is 6:13pm so let's look at the newspapers. —— am. let's go with the sun on sunday, the good old show business front page, all about cheryl cole, who splits torque smoothly, they are ready to end it, they are on the rocks, says the sun on sunday. the mail on sund

and great britain had more medal joy, laura deas taking bronze. getting used to dominance in this sport, in women's skeleton, it is now gb gold three games in a row. in the hours after her win, lizzy yarnold posted on social media ‘i won the olympics, again' #historymaker. very humble! there's been fantastic british support at the sliding centre and afterwards our correspondent david ornstein spoke to yarnold's parents. completely unbelievable emotion that lizzy has achieved what she said she was going to achieve, and she's done it. it's just mind blowing, we will take days and weeks to get to realise and accept what she's done. you saw four years ago in sochi, now in pyeongchang, your daughter is the most decorated british winter olympian ever. has that started to sink in? it is not sinking in at all. i was terrified through all four runs. just wanted them over, is that awful to say? i wanted her to get to the end and be safe and fast. she is amazing under pressure, look what she has done. she said she would do this for our country and she has. l

she's not alone on the podium as her team mate laura deas got a bronze medal in the event. 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

and with team—mate laura deas collecting her bronze, a picture—perfect podium for british sport.fs have faced their third straight 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

and great britain had more medal joy, laura deas taking bronze.to dominance in this sport, in women's skeleton, it is now gb gold three games in a row. let's hear now from the british bronze medallist laura deas, who will be joining lizzy yarnold on the podium. i can't believe it's happening, this is like a dream. i knew i could do it, and i thought it was going to be taken away at the last minute. when she came down behind me, i couldn't believe it was happening, i'm so pleased for lizzy as well. and chasing the pack, it was always consistency that was going to win the day, and i was pleased at the time of that last run. i could barely feel my legs, i was so nervous. i can't believe this is real. team gb also celebrated their first winter olympic medal on skis. 19—year—old izzy atkin was born in the us and is based in utah, but has a british father. she won an historic bronze medal in the ski slopestyle. ben croucher reports. this is the face of history, great britain's first silverware on skis. slopestyle is about nailing the rails and avoiding

the back—to—back olympic champion was joined by british team mate laura deas on the podium. pair were part of what was britain's most successful ever day in a winter games. british short—track speed skater elise christie is in a race to be fit for tuesday's 1,000 metres. she suffered soft tissue damage from her fall in saturday's1500m short—track skating semifinal. christie was taken to hospital after colliding with china's li jinyu as she tried to finish in the top two and reach the final. as for today's action, britain's women's curling team lost their latest match in controversial fashion. gb lost 8—6 to sweden after a decisive 11th end. gb skip eve muirhead was ajudged not to have let go of her final stone before the line, meaning the shot was void. that gave the swedes an easy final shot to secure an 8—6 victory. it leaves muirhead's rink with a record of won three, lost three, with switzerland, japan and canada still to play in the round—robin stage. when you see the replay is in the stadium it looks like it was let go before and it is hard to take, but it came down to

laura deas takes bronze. not to put lives at risk by blocking a security deal after brexit because of "deep seated ideology". ukip members are to vote on whether to back or sack henry bolton as the party leader. a court in pakistan has sentenced a man to death for the murder and rape of a six—year—old girl. zainub ansari's body was found on a rubbish dump in the city of kasur injanuary. 24—year—old imran ali confessed to the killing and to attacks on other young girls. her murder triggered riots across the country over alleged police incompetence in the investigation into zainub's murder. our correspondent secunder kermani is following the story for us from islamabad. this case caused outrage across the world, and particularly in the city where the awful murder happened. it was the latest in a spate of killings by one man, it seems. that man was imran ali, a 24—year—old who lived in the city. the trial lasted only four days and took place in a special anti—terrorist court, set up inside ofajail in anti—terror

laura deas have won bronze as well! lizzy yarnold, what a performance!”ing. that wasjohn hunt on the microphone alongsidejothackson and amy williams, struggling to contain their excitement as austria's janine flock slipped into fourth place, sealing those medal places for lizzy yarnold and laura deas. as you are saying earlier, they were effectively celebrating the demise ofa effectively celebrating the demise of a non— british competitor. that is fine! john hynes is one of our best commentator and is probably known to our horseracing commentator and is brilliant and can put his hand to anything. that was almost a sport in itself, dancing around the commentary box. that's terrific. i cannot see that enough! and coming up later, we'll be speaking to all three medal winners. kat downes will be live in pyeongchang with izzy atkin just after half past seven, and with lizzy yarnold and laura deas at around half past eight. to stay with us for all of that, and we are keeping an eye on the women's curling. will let you know what is happening a bit later. it is 7

british winter athlete to defend an olympic title after winning gold in the women's skeleton — laura deas. earlier izzy atkin won bronze in the women's ski slopestyle, a first ever medal for britain on skis. theresa may warns european union leaders not to put lives at risk by blocking a security deal after brexit. the prime minister said britain would no longer be able to help europol, as it does, or extradite suspects quickly. ukip members are to vote on whether to back or sack henry bolton as party leader. the party's national executive committee backed a vote of no confidence in him last month, after his former girlfriend had sent a series of racist messages. the president of haiti says the sex scandal involving some 0xfam workers may be just the tip of the iceberg. jovenel moise says he's concerned that medecins sans frontiers has repatriated some staff without any explanation. now on bbc news — it's time for click fashionably late, apple has decided it wants a slice of the home speaker market, finally releasing its homepod, some two and a half years after the first—generation amazon

laura deas is the other british competitior in the event. and she improved on the second run.e was second fastest to sitjust a place behind yarnold in fourth overall. the medals are decided with runs three and four tomorrow lunchtime. the men's curlers are on the ice... it has been hard work for them. on the final end of ten they trail by two. but, they do have the hammer on the final leg. they need to try and get two on this end to take it to extra ends. you can follow that on the bbc sport website and on the red button. alex mcleish says becoming scotland manager for a second time is a "tremendous honour". it the first time. the former rangers and birmingham boss replaces gordon strachan on a deal until 2020. iam i am absolutely ecstatic to be back as the coach. it goes without saying, and i'm saying it anyway, that's the goals are to win the nation ‘s league groups and to get to the euros in 2020. there is no question that i am up for the challenge, i believe that i am the right guy that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport websit

british winter athlete to defend an olympic title after winning gold in the women's skeleton — laura deasonze. theresa may warns european union leaders not to put lives at risk by blocking a security deal after brexit. the prime minister said britain would no longer be able to help europol, as it does, or extradite suspects quickly. ukip members are to vote on whether to back or sack henry bolton as party leader. the president of haiti says the sex scandal involving some oxfam workers may be just the tip of the iceberg. jovenel moise says he's concerned that medecins sans frontiers has repatriated some staff without any explanation. now on bbc news it's time for talking books. hello and welcome to talking books, here at the birmingham literature festival. celebrating its 20th birthday, this festival brings together writers, poets, speakers and thinkers across the whole of the city centre. today i'm talking to preeti shenoy, who began her career writing a blog and has gone on to become one of india's top—selling writers and an influential celebrity. you are the only woman, preeti shenoy, o

let's try and get into the mind of lizzy yarnold and laura deas overnight. in bronze and forth for great britain. that must be terrifying. will they get any sleep tonight? i think there will be a lot of nervous out there but they will also be excited to perform. to go out there and get it done, i think they will be excited. and your recovery, you had a bit of a mishap recently? i broke my heel in an 0lympic qualifier. it can be brutal at times. and you fell over recently? sorry, was that a secret?! yes, i fell over! we wish you all the best with your recovery and hopefully the next 0lympics, you will be there. here is a reminder of what you can look forward to overnight. some of the key events out of pyeongchang. izzy atkin and katie summerhays are in the freestyle skiing. elise christie, what shape will she be in? that is from ten o'clock tomorrow morning. and the winning's skeleton, it could bea and the winning's skeleton, it could be a nailbiter. the winter olympics across the bbc and so is the fa cup. it's an fa cup weekend, quarterfinal places to be won

and with team—mate laura deas collecting her bronze, a picture—perfect podium for british sport.one fa cup fifth round tie today. they are under way at spotland, league 0ne's bottom club rochdale are playing premier legaue spurs. 11 changes for the premier league team from their 2—2 draw againstjuventus in the champions league on tuesday night. rochdale have re—laid their much—criticised pitch, so there should be no complaints from spurs. an early penalty claim for handball for rochdale, not given. 0—0 at the moment. the winners will play swansea or sheffield wednesday in the quarters. there have been a few championship fixtures this weekend for those teams not involved in the cup. tim klose scored an injury time equaliser to rescue a point for norwich in the east anglian derby at carrow road. ipswich took the lead against the run of play when luke chambers headed home martyn waghorn‘s corner with two minutes of normal time remaining. but ipswich's nine year wait for a victory in the derby will have to wait as klose scored in the fifth minute of added on time. both teams are lock

and with team—mate laura deas collecting her bronze, a picture—perfect podium for british sport.more sport on the bbc news channel throughout the evening. thank you very much. 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 comments of free post brexit. a key group of mps says consumers might also end up paying more forfood if the uk reverts to world trade organisation 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 standards in order to sign new global trade deals, such as o

laura deas has won bronze as well!he bbc‘s commentary team seen celebrating lizzy yarnold's skeleton gold, about which more very shortly. but it was the extent of the coverage on bbc news that exercised a number of viewers, like tim elliott. and clive wilce had this to say. for others, it was not the quantity of the coverage but its focus on british competitors which rankled. brian bollen tweeted about the bbc‘s chauvinistic coverage of the winter olympics. richard brown thought... and alan dawson agreed. well, let's discuss those issues with stephen mawhinney, the bbc‘s head of sportsjournalism. he joins us from salford. thank you for coming on newswatch. we know that some audiences don't care about sport, but was there too much on bbc news, particularly on breakfast? well, samira, perhaps you won't be surprised to hear me say that i don't think so. obviously it was up to every programme editor of each news programme to decide whether they covered the winter olympics and how much they gave to it. but i'm not surprised

laura deas is the other british competitior in the event. she improved on the second run. a place behind yarnold in fourth overall. the third run starts at 11:20 tomorrow, with the final run at 12:16. a second defeat in the curling competition for the men. they could not provide the special finish needed. they have one too and lost two in the round—robin phase. that's all from sportsday. just a reminder that coverage of day eight of the winter olympics gets underway on bbc one, the red button and the bbc sport website from midnight. nine medals up for grabs there's more sport on the news channel throughout the weekend. the weather this weekend is not looking bad at all for most of us. blue skies. at least one good day for the weekend. skies like this on saturday put up on sunday, slightly different story. rain will reach western areas come the second half of the weekend. at the moment a bit of the weekend. at the moment a bit of rain around affecting western parts of the uk. that gap will be in place during the course of the day tomorrow. this is how we ended the night wit

her teammate laura deas took bronze, taking team gb to its most successful day in winter olympic history. earlier, izzy atkin won bronze in the women's ski slopestyle — a first ever medal for britain on skis. this creature is intelligent, capable of understanding emotions. and in this week's film review we'll take a look at the shape of water, in which sally hawkins falls in love with an unusual creature. we have got a lot to fit in. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror and political commentator, jo phillips. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the observer investigates britain's prison system, claiming two—thirds of prisons are providing inadequate conditions or unacceptable treatment for inmates. the sunday express says theresa may has declared there will be "no going back" on brexit. the telegraph leads on claims prominent members of the labour party met eastern bloc agents during the cold war. the mail on sunday has an interview with brendan cox, the widower of m

netanyahu's will study it and hearfrom mr neta nyahu's laura will study it and hearfrom mr netanyahu's laura deasdecision, whether or not to proceed with an indictment. —— lawyers. 0r whether to do nothing. and we expect that process to last at least several months. so israeli politics for the next several months will have this cloud hanging over the most significant figure in the country. here, a judge has upheld the uk arrest warrant for the founder of the wikileaks website, julian assange. it was issued when he breached bail conditions in 2012 and sought refuge at the ecuadorean embassy, where he's been ever since. he was facing sexual assault allegations in sweden, which have since been dropped. mr assange says he now fears extradition to the us. charlotte gallagher reports from westminster magistrates court. thejudge didn'tjust uphold the arrest warrant, she went through the arguments put forward byjulian assange's legal team forensically and rejected each one of them. she said his treatment wasn't disproportionate. she said julian assange was impeding justice by choosing, her words, to rema

laura deas is the other british competitior in the event.econd run... when she was second fastest to sitjust a place behind yarnold in fourth overall. the third run starts at 11:20 tomorrow, with the final run at 12:16. britain's men have suffered their second defeat of the curling competition. they were trailing european champoins sweden with one end to go. they couldn't provde the special finish needed to take it to an extra end. so they've won two, lost two in the round robin phase. that's all from sportsday. just a reminder that coverage of day eight of the winter olympics gets under way on bbc one, the red button and the bbc sport website from midnight. nine medals up for grabs. there's more sport on the news channel throughout the weekend. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. a bit early, even with the winter olympics on! that's ok, we were ready, poised, waiting. look at them. with me are kevin schofield, editor of politics home and katie martin, the head of fast ft. many of tomorrow

laura deas has won bronze as well!ommentary team seen celebrating lizzy yarnold's skeleton gold, about which more very shortly. but it was the extent of the coverage on bbc news that exercised a number of viewers like tim elliott. "why is the bbc so interested in the winter olympics? it is getting an inordinate amount of coverage following the fortunes of privileged people taking part in sports that have not been heard of in the uk." clive wilce had this to say. "i have enjoyed the winter olympics but i cannot believe the amount of coverage that has been given to elise christie's speed skating races. i lost count of the number of times i heard the story of her disqualification, over and over again." for others, it was not the quantity of the coverage but its focus on british competitors which rankled. brian bollen and tweeted about the bbc‘s chauvinistic coverage of the winter olympics. "i've heard at least one reporter refer to gb as we. in the falklands war the bbc referred to the british." richard brown thought: "th

laura deas is tenth.to bbc one, that be happening in the next two or minutes. also available via the bbc sport website and throughout the morning on bbc television is coverage of the men's latest round robin match in the curling. they are on a third and at the moment, with britain leading the european champions, sweden. plenty of time still left on that one. the men have suffered one defeat, but have won twice. after finishing an impressive seventh in his first event. cross country skier andrew musgrave suffered a little more in the 15 kilometres freestyle. he had an outside chance of a medal... but came in 28th. more than two minutes behind the winner dario cologna of switzerland who made history by claiming the title three games in a row. meanwhile pita taufatofua the tongan who's known for his bare—chested flag carrying in the last two olympics succeeded in his task of putting on clothes and then avoiding last place in the same event. he's onlyjust started skiing. and came in 114th, third from last. mo

freestyle skiing, then lizzy yarnold in the skeleton taking britain's only gold of the games and laura deasere on super saturday event. those were on super saturday last week. this is on saturday again this week, so it is breathing a happy hunting ground for great britain and it will fill them with confidence going to the next winter games in beijing in four years' games in beijing irtfrauryteagtv but games in beijing irlirauryeal.lv but for now, games in beijing infrauryeagsev but for now, it is just a 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 and team gb. david, the women's curling, this of especially and team gb. david, the women's curling, this - of a women's curling, this prospect of a medal, it is a team that has thick medal, it is a team that has been dominated by scottish women. —— this prospect of a thick medal. eve muirhead, the scottish skip, has been dominant in this sport. they will be disappointed to miss out on gold or silver because that is what they came out for after winning bronze in so

laura deas lies in fourth position at the halfway mark, whilst teamate lizzy yarnold is third.o become the first briton to successfully defend a winter olympic title. elise christie returns to action later this morning after falling in the 500m short track speed skating final. she goes in the 1500 metres. we can cross to south korea now and speak to former short track speed skate world champion wilf o'reilly. hi, wilf. we all saw the tears and felt christie's pain the other day. how is she feeling now ahead of this much longer either end? —— this much along the event? well, i think what's really supposing compared to four years ago for the people that will have seen what happened then, she fell and it was basically a snowball effect, just got worse and worse and worse, u nfortu nately got worse and worse and worse, unfortunately now, she went down in the first distance, the 1500 metres this evening, but in the period between the races, she's actually doing very, very well. she was very positive the day afterwards, she's been doing interviews, she was bubbly and chatty in traini

she shared the podium with team mate laura deas, who won bronze — the first time british athletes haveermany‘s jacquelin loelling took silver. elsewhere on the ice yuzuru hanyu of japan clinched the first back—to—back men‘s 0lympic figure skating title in 66 years. hanyu lost his balance twice in his free skate but a total score of 317—point—85 gave the japanese star gold with room to spare, over compatriot shoma uno and spain‘s javier fernandez. hanyu was greeted by a shower of his mascot winnie the pooh stuffed toys on the podium. south korea‘s world record—holder choi min—jeong won the women‘s 15—hundred metres short track speed skating, after her disqualification in the 500m. great britain‘s elise christie crashed out — just as she‘d done in the 500 metres. and canada‘s sam girard won the men‘s 1—thousand metres title after a mid—race pile—up cost home hope lim hyo—jun a shot at a second gold. manchester united are through to the quarter finals of the fa cup, they beat huddersfield town 2—0 away from home. both goals came from romalu lukaku. the belgian opened the scoring afterjust

laura deas lies in fourth position at the halfway mark, whilst teamate lizzy yarnold is third.he leader, with two more runs to go. she's aiming to become the first briton to successfully defend a winter olympic title away from the action in pyeonchang, chelsea eased into the quarter finals of the fa cup with a 4—0 victory over hull city. all the goals came in the first half, including two from willian in what was a very comfortable night for antonio conte's side. they'll be joined in the next round by leicester city. the only goal of their game against sheffield united coming in the second half from jamie vardy. that is all the sport for now. you can keep up with all the action on the bbc website. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you. we we re you in the next hour. thank you. we were hoping that elise christie's heat would begin whilst mike was speaking. he is an expert. we are seeing pictures from the centre there in pyeongchang. there has been a slight delay in we are —— there has been a slight delay and we are waiting for the start of elise christie's race. we

lizzy yarnold is third at the halfway stage, teammate laura deas is for. watch out for izzy atkin.hance in the speed skating. tea m another chance in the speed skating. team gb will be hoping it could be another super saturday. and the swiss in pyeongchang. already a swiss sensation, now he's being dubbed the peter pan of tennis, becoming the oldest player to top the atp world rankings. five years after losing his spot at the top, roger federer has reclaimed the position at the age of 36. his elevation in the rankings came after beating dutch player, robin haase in straight sets to reach the semifinals of a tournament in rotterdam. federer, a 20—time grand slam champion, said being number one at his age is a "dream come true". when you're older, you know, you feel like you have to could double the work in. this one maybe means the work in. this one maybe means the most of my career, getting to number one, 36, almost 37 years old, it is an absolute dream come true. cannot believe it. applause. there's been a massive decline in the number of orangutans on the island of borneo. a stud

way with defending champion lizzy yarnold setting a new track record in the first run and also laura deas 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.

the headlines at 5pm: in the last half hour, gold for lizzy yarnold and bronze for laura deas in thewinter games record — to the delight of yarnold's parents. she has done it and it isjust mind blowing. she said she would do this for a country and she has. it has not had enough all. earlier izzy atkin won bronze in the women's ski slopestyle — a first ever medal for britain on skis. in the last half an hour, ukip has dismissed their party leader henry bolton, after party members backed a no confidence motion by 63% theresa may warns the eu not to put lives at risk — by refusing to co—operate on security after brexit.

laura deas taking bronze in herfirst games, with defending champion lizzy yarnold sliding to gold in earlier this morning the bbc‘s kat downes spoke to the two medallists about their fantastic achievements. i think my dream was to be an olympian. not necessarily to win, but to go and call myself an olympian. to do what we did in sochi, to retain the title the great britain was phenomenal. it's been a ha rd britain was phenomenal. it's been a hard four years. loads of ups and downs. i'm pinching myself that i managed to put it together yesterday. that final run was so clea n, yesterday. that final run was so clean, so calm. what were your thoughts at the top of that run, knowing that if you went quickly a double gold medal would be yours? that's it, i knew i had to be quick, i knew i had to make a marker ahead ofjanine i knew i had to make a marker ahead of janine flock who was going after me. i was thinking be calm, enjoy it, but keep aerodynamic form and do my best. i made a few hits, i make m ista kes my best. i made a few hits, i make mistakes but i never gave up. i never took my

laura deas actually outshone sochi champion lizzie yarnold in today's training runs, finishing secondn first. yarnold wasn't far behind though — she was third and fourth quickest. and today's third gold medal has been won by lara dahlmeier of germany, who took the biathlon io—kilometre pursuit, with a near—flawless shooting performance. she's the first woman to win the sprint and pursuit double, after picking up herfirst gold on saturday. and france's martin fourcade has won the men's12.5—kilometre pursuit. he was already his country's most decorated winter olympian — this brings his tally of golds to three, and takes him level with record—holder, jean—claude killy, who dominated skiing in the 1960s. canada's mikael kingsbury is the men's moguls champion. he's dominated the event since winning silver in sochi four years ago, with 13 straight world cup wins. that is a second gold today for canada. fly—half danny cipriani will leave wasps at the end of the season — but he's not yet decided on his next move. he returned to his boyhood club two years ago and he's now 30, and says he'll ta

britain's lizzy yarnold successfully defended her skeleton title claiming gold ahead of team—mate laura deaslongside a bronze for izzy atkin in the ski slopestyle event marked great britain's most successful day at a winter olympics. and in the ski jump poland's kamil stoch retained his large hill individual title with a leap of 136 and a half metres. to keep up to date with the latest action — just go to the bbc sport website. czech ester ledecka has caused one of the biggest shocks in winter olympic history. she swapped her snowboard for a pair of borrowed skis and then beat the world's best skiers to win the super—g. it's the first alpine olympic gold medal for the czechs. richard mcelvanney reports. ester ledecka prefers to travel downhill by snowboard and she is pretty useful on skis as well. not a lwa ys pretty useful on skis as well. not always corrode skis, though, she borrowed these from giant slalom gold—medallist mikaela shiffrin. faster than she has ever gone at the super—g and faster than anyone else at pyeongchang, taking it to one of the most unexpected goals of the games. so

we'll have all the latest action from the winter olympics as skeleton winners lizzy yarnold and laura deasepare to receive their gold and bronze medals. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35 — this morning's reviewers are rachel cunliffe,comment and features editor rachel cunliffe from city am, and henry mance, political correspondent at the financial times. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the husband of murdered mpjo cox has resigned from two charities he set up in her memory after allegations of sexual harassment were made public. mr cox denies assaulting a woman at harvard university in 2015 but admits to "inappropriate" behaviour while working for save the children. the murder ofjo cox in 2016 shocked the nation. the labour mp, who was also a mother of two small children, was murdered by a far right extremist during the eu referendum campaign. after her death, her husband brendan became a prominent campaigner against extremism and went on to help set up two organisations — thejo cox foundation and more in common. now he has resigned from both following allegatio

laura deas lies in fourth position at the halfway mark, whilst team—mate lizzy yarnold is third.g to become the first briton to successfully defend a winter olympic title. in curling, britain's women enjoyed a fairly routine victory against denmark. they've now got three wins out of four and they'll play south korea later this morning. the men suffered a shock defeat to south korea — who came into this match bottom of the group and without a win but britain went down 11—5 and it means they are out of the top four places, and so as things stand wouldn't make the semi—finals, but they have four matches to make the cut and turn it around. we would just talk about what happened in some of the situations in the fifth and sixth end, where the game got away from us. and you will see if we can cut out a couple of key misses, and keep it together, really. chelsea eased into the quarterfinals of the fa cup with a 4-0 quarterfinals of the fa cup with a 4—0 victory over hull city. all of the goals in the first half, two of them from willian, and a comfortable night for antonio conte's side.

and with team—mate laura deas collecting her bronze, a picture—perfect podium for british sport. or so, skating, sliding and skiing 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 do

teammate laura deas, also up on the podium, picked up her bronze medal. now on bbc news — dateline.lo, and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week we discuss a british plea on european security, south africa after president zuma, and the continuing absence of a government for northern ireland. my guests this week are the guardian columnist polly toynbee, dr vincent magombe of africa international, the irish writer and broadcaster brian o'connell, and thomas kielinger of germany's die welt. welcome to you all and thanks so much for being here. the british prime minister, theresa may, has urged the european union to sign up to a security treaty to ensure that cooperation continues after britain leaves. addressing the munich security conference, she warned that if the eu's aim in the brexit talks was to avoid cooperation then the security of all would be damaged. if the eu's aim is to avoid cooperation, thomas kielinger, as a european, as a german, what do you make of that language? i have long given up to try to figure out what goes on in the mind of our l