both jason and laura kenny have returned to racing for great britain for the first time since the rioorld championships in the netherlands. jason sat out the opening round of the team sprint before being drafted in to help the olympic champions reach the gold medal ride a little later this evening alongsidejack harlin and philip hinds. they'll face the netherlands. as you can see, as they round the final bend, jason kenny finished just a tiny bit behind the netherlands, who celebrate their second gold in this first evening of the world cycling championships in apeldoorn. they win their gold medal. britain looking for their first gold medal since 2005. a silver ford jason kenny and his team. while laura kenny said she "absolutely loved being back" after she helped the women's team pursuit qualify second fastest for tomorrow's first round. alongside katie archibald, elinor barker and emily nelson she finished just behind the united states, the medals will be won tomorrow evening. she has slotted back into the team very well. honestly there is the expectation within them to live well but

coming up... 0lympics, laura kenny got married and had a baby. the world track cycling championships.yond our borders. formula 0ne's pre—season testing. check for the latest on your phone. the series, thanks in no small part to ben stokes. to ben stokes. ball and he ran out the new zealand batsmen as well. batsmen as well. zealand with more than 12 overs remaining. remaining. involved in an incident outside a bristol nightclub. bristol nightclub. from him shortly first, here is tim hague. there's not a single snowflake in sight here. the hotter in this match. early wickets and brilliant fielding setting the foundations for victory. what about the boy ben? back on the field, at his very best. century along with stokes. the best all—rounder in the world showed all facets of his skill. impressive than stokes. a one—handed catch, giving that man around £26,000. what a day! with the winning runs. performance, in every respect. a dominant display to trawl the match level at 1—1. match level at 1—1. go, the next early on saturday that this is how they did it. this is how they did it. scoring

four time olympic champion laura kenny is to make her return to the track at the world championships in february just six months after giving about to have a child he'll also be competing her husband in the netherlands the six time limpid gold medalist for vast his decision to retire off to sun up it was born. and the samarium end lambton wildly thank you very much tatiana well that's it for myself and for this news hour but my colleague lauren taylor will be with you in just a few moments time with much more of today's news so stay with al-jazeera. the scene for us where on line what is american sign in yemen that peace is always possible but it never happens not because the situation is bad but because no one cares or if you join a sunset there are people that there are choosing between buying medication and eating this is a dialogue i want to get in one more comment because this is someone who's an activist who's close to the story joined the global conversation at this time on al-jazeera. in archaeology graduate from iraq he's also a part time going to pergamon museum which inclu

jason and laura kenny will both make their british team comebacks at the track cycling world championshipsince increasing their olympic gold medal haul to 10 between them at the rio olympics in 2016 the couple have got married and had a baby, albie, six months ago. jason also retired briefly before returning to competitive cycling last month. this friday sees the opening ceremony for the winter olympics in south korea. rowan cheshire's debian games four yea rs rowan cheshire's debian games four years ago was over before it even started, knocked unconscious in a fall in training. it almost saw her quit the sport of half pipe skiing, but she is back. it was a massive setback for me. i bawled my eyes out, i would cry. setback for me. i bawled my eyes out, iwould cry. i setback for me. i bawled my eyes out, i would cry. i thought, setback for me. i bawled my eyes out, iwould cry. ithought, i setback for me. i bawled my eyes out, i would cry. i thought, i don't wa nt to out, i would cry. i thought, i don't want to do the sport again. the sport of half pipe is not for the half—hearted. rowan che

and jason and laura kenny will represent great britain for the first time since the 2016 olympics.rn working practices , but unions say the measures don't go far enough. nina warhurst reports. times have changed. tom has around 30 full—time employees like paddy. he gets sick and holiday pay. and around 20 workers like this tom, he's self—employed and has to save for rainy days and holidays himself. following today's announcement, the boss will have to be crystal clear with all of his staff on where they stand. if we are moving towards a situation where it is made clearer to employees what their rights are and what their entitlements are, i think that is something that can only be good for both the employee and for the business. there are up to 5 million people working on a job byjob basis rather than as fully employed. and the government has promised to crack down on employers who bend the rules. if they fail to pay sickness and holiday pay, then the government will act. so it's not left to the little guy to have to fight for himself or herself against a large corporation that migh

and four—time 0lympic champion laura kenny will make her competitive return at this months track cyclingshe will be joined by husband and six—time olympic gold medallist jason kenny in the british squad. another day, another series for england's cricketers. it's a t20 tri—series against australia and new zealand over the next fortnight. england's opener was in hobart today and they lost by five wickets as glenn maxwell starred for australia. paul garrity reports. on this tour, australia have shown why they are the best at test cricket, and england have led the way in the 50—overs series. so in the battle over 20 overs, england had a great start. dawid malan has been masterful with the bat to claim a half—century, but as he triumphed, ashton agar had his say — two wickets to halt england's acceleration. three more batsmen fell forfive runs, as england set a target of 156 to win. it was an explosive start to the australian innings — david willey with two wickets in the first over, the hosts in hobart on the back foot. cue glenn maxwell. he was even more majestic than dawid malan, moving to

jason and laura kenny will represent great britain for the first time since the olympics after beingd champoinships in the netherlands. since increasing their gold medal haul to 10 between them in rio, the couple have got married and had a baby, albie, just over six months ago. jason also retired briefly before returning to competitive cycling last month. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. c0. uk/sport and i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much indeed. around 60 people are still missing in taiwan after a 6.4 magnitude quake struck the city of hualien. at least three people died and more than 200 others were injured. several buildings have grumbled or are at risk of collapsing. from taiwan, our correspondence sent this report. taiwanese people are used to earthquakes but this one shocked many. it forced several buildings to new complete collapse. new cctv footage has emerged of the moment when the earthquake struck. this terrified woman escaped without injury. the quake shook many people out

and jason and laura kenny will represent great britain together for the first time since the olympics laura's had a baby, and jason has retired... briefly... more coming up after 10am. thank you. time for an update in the trial of former football coach barry bennell. 0ur reporterjim reed is here. andjim, the defence has now closed its case. yes. this is the trial of 64—year—old barry bennell. he was a youth football coach linked to manchester city and crewe alexandra football clubs. he denies 45 counts of historic abuse in this case. yesterday, then, we had the closing speech from defence barrister eleanor laws who represents mr bennell. she asked the jurors to put aside their "revulsion" for mr bennell as they consider their verdicts. she then reminded the jury about the publicity around previous guilty pleas mr bennell made in 1997. she said: "there has been a great deal of publicity and indeed a great deal of contact between complainants." she outlined the compensation claims made by some of the alleged victims in this case and the contact they had with solicitors about those claim

katie archibald, elinor barker, laura kenny and emily nelson made up the quartet and finished just behind stories on the bbc sport website. and you can find more about the return to form for ben stokes. and we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6.30pm. more now on our top story. heavy snow and freezing conditions across the uk are causing major disruption to roads, railways and air travel. amber warnings are in force for much of the country, with a red alert — the highest warning level — for areas of central scotland. let's get the latest from our correspondents, particularly the impact on travel. this was glasgow airport, close to all flights for the rest of the day. the highest warning level is in place for many parts of central scotland. at the other end of the country, this cd has frozen at bembridge harbour fun day on the isle of wight. temperatures dipping to minus six celsius overnight. in a moment we will have the latest on the travel prospects wherever you are. victoria fritz will have more on the public transport situation. 0ur correspondent ben ando is near the a1 in cambridg

jason and laura kenny will represent great britain for the first time since the olympics after beingcycling world champoinships in the netherlands. since increasing their gold medal haul to 10 between them in rio, the couple have got married and had a baby, albie, just over six months ago. jason also retired briefly before returning to competitive cycling last month. you can follow the cricket via the bbc sport website or on radio 5 live sports extra. but that's all the sport for now. jon venables, one of two men convicted of killing james bulger, has pleaded guilty to having indecent images of children for a second time. the 35—year—old, who served eight years for the murder of james bulger in 1993, was recalled to prison last year. 0ur correspondent richard galpin is at the old bailey. richard, take us through what has been happening in court. the man formerly known asjon venables has pleaded guilty on four counts. three of those counts of making indecent pictures of children. in total, more than 1000 pictures, some of them videos. he has also pleaded guilty toa videos. he has also

laura will be on the track shortly in a qualifier. the kennysaby albie with them. instead of staying in the team hotel, they've rented a city apartment, along with the grandparents who'll be helping out with childcare. laura and jason are two of seven olympic champions in the british team. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. and how the weather is affecting sport — tonight's fixtures in the scottish premiership have all been postponed. we'll have more for you in the next hour. let's talk more about our main political story. let's get more on the eu's publication of its draft legal document setting out the terms of the uk‘s withdrawal. it addresses the question of the irish border, proposing a "common regulatory area without internal borders" — if other solutions cannot be found to avoid a hard border. the eu's chief negotiator, michael barnier, described the idea as a back stop option while it awaited detailed ideas from the british government. the island of ireland will be protected and

laura kenny and jason kenny are back in action tonight, they have brought their six—month—old baby withhe european union over brexit. the eu is publishing its first draft agreement for how things like trade and the movement of people will work. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, will be outlining the proposals later. amongst the proposals will be the preferred option on the future of the irish border, and who will ultimately rule on trade disputes involving british and eu companies. to tell us more about what we can expect, let's talk to our political guru norman smith. he will explain it all in plain english which is one of the many reasons why i love you! flattery will get you everywhere!” reasons why i love you! flattery will get you everywhere! i do mean it. let's talk about the border, there is an invisible border between northern ireland and the republic at the moment. and the eu wants it to remain like that. yes, the problem is basically this. at the moment there is no border because northern island and the eu are altogether, there doesn't have to be a border, goods can f

laura. >> reporter: kenny and michelle, suspect nikolas cruz remains behind bars and under suicide watch. his attorney says he is a broken human being. and this shooting rampage is a result of the system failing him. >>> reporter: emotions were raw at the pine trails amphitheater in parkland, florida where a vigil was held overnight for those killed wednesday. at one point, the crowd chanted in unison, no more guns! >> this makes no sense. this is impossible. my girl, my 14-year-old baby. >> reporter: earlier in the day, the suspect, 19-year-old nikolas cruz, was brought handcuffed into court. >> you are charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. >> reporter: cruz was ordered held without bond. a broward county sheriff's office reports that he confessed to details of the shooting. cruz's attorneys say their client had mounting problems and fell through the cracks. >> he is a broken human being. he is a broken child. >> he is on suicide watch. the child is deeply troubled. and he has endured significant trauma that has been from the loss of his mother. >> reporter: as more details emer

cyclists laura and jason kenny are back competing later today.rld championships in the netherlands. instead of staying in the team hotel, they've taken up residence in a city apartment, along with the grandparents who will help out with childcare. the kennys are two of seven olympic champions in the british team. we've been talking a lot about the wintery weather this morning. but if you thought your journey into work or school was hard, then take a look a this. vertical skiiers have been facing an uphill battle at the european ski mountaineering championships. this was the spectacular scene on the southern slopes of mount etna. the race had to be delayed for two days as the freezing conditions became simply unbrearable for competitors and spectators alike. it was exhausting workjust to reach the finish line. and there was a dog out there as well, amazing. we mentioned cold weather payments on monday and you can get a cold weather payments if you get certain benefits. if the average temperature in yourarea is benefits. if the average temperature

kenny choi. a massive vigil was held in florida for those killed in wednesday's high school massacre. the school remains closed today and cbs news' laura podesta has more from parkland, florida. >>> reporter: that's right, michelle and kenny. marjory stoneman douglas high school remains a closed crime scene for the second day. there is a middle school nearby where staff an students can meet with grief counselors to cope with the tragedy. >>> reporter: emotions were raw at the pine trails amphitheater in parkland, florida where a vigil was held overnight for those killed wednesday. at one point, the crowd chanted in unison, no more guns! >> this makes no sense. this is impossible. my girl, my 14-year-old baby. >> reporter: earlier in the day, the suspect, 19-year-old nikolas cruz, was brought handcuffed into court. >> you are charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. >> reporter: cruz was ordered held without bond. a broward county sheriff's office reports that he confessed to details of the shooting. cruz's attorneys say their client had mounting problems and fell through the cracks. >> he is a broken human being. he is a broken c

laura podesta at the scene. >> reporter: michelle and kenny, what investigators are going to be doing is trying to figure out theive, what made this suspect open fire on a school on a classroom that he attended just one year before. i want to warn that you some of the video is incredibly disturbing. the suspect in yesterday's deadly school shooting was escorted into broward county jail this morning. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: as the schoolday ended, police say 19-year-old nikolas cruz fired a hail of bullets into classrooms at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. bullet holes can be seen on this laptop computer in the classroom. >> he ran up and down the hallway shooting into the classrooms. he shot through my door. i saw blood everywhere. >> reporter: cruz was heavily armed with what's believed to have been an ar-15 semi- automatic rifle. law enforcement sources say shortly after the suspect entered the school, he pulled the fire alarm causing students to empty out into the hallways. >> he got us out of our classrooms slowly and in a large group of unprotected targets. >> reporter: cruz was

both laura and jason kenny will make their british team comebacks at the track cycling world championshipsalbie, and despite jason briefly retiring from the sport. i will have more shivering sports stories in the papers in a moment. we can always be grateful when we are watching the winter olympics and it is winter here, but it is never like that. it is absolutely barmy, isn't it, carol? barmy is not the word i would use to describe it this morning, but it is not as cold as it is there. —6 in parts of east anglia, surrey and can't, so once again the risk of ice on untreated surfaces and there is some frost as well. we also have a band of rain currently pushing south eastwards, and asa currently pushing south eastwards, and as a result of all of this, today will feel less cold, a little bit milder, that it did yesterday. this morning, if we look at our lovely satellite picture, zooming up towards the uk is this line of cloud, a weather front pushing across our shores, and the twinkling lights are street lights from some of our towns and cities. the weather front will continue to move southw

mr and mrs kenny haven't represented their country since the olympics in 2016 when they increased their golden haul to 10 between them. jason's retired. briefly. and laura'sis year's world championships. alistair bruce—ball reports. just six months after having her son, laura kenney is back on track for great britain, competing in the world track cycling championships in the netherlands next week. the scene of first win as a freshfaced 18—year—old in 2011. she won gold then, she has won six more since then. she is now back as a mother. ifiam then. she is now back as a mother. if i am leaving my son to train, that has to be worth it. i am not coming in pointlessly. i am coming in to doa coming in pointlessly. i am coming in to do a job and do it well and go back home and be mum. bernie that is really important. if i am going to leave him, it has to be borrowed good reason, not just leave him, it has to be borrowed good reason, notjust for the sake of it. he has been contemplated retirement after the rio 0lympics but it was his wife's speedy return that speeded him on. we kind of put things in place. we put things in place to rejuvenate us and it motivated

laura kenney is about to join an elite club. like serena williams she willjoin competitive action again just six months after having a baby. kennymedallist and has been picked in the team pursuit squad in the cycling championships. husband jason is also competing in the netherlands. who is going to stop the rockets this season? you start flying high in the western conference and faced the los angeles clip on wednesday. their win over utah jazz was their first dashboard in a row. james harden was top scorer, and wonder people are predicting he could be the mvp. we have to go back to 1995 when houston last won an nba championship. in case you missed it, espanyol stunned real madrid in the spanish division with moreno scoring the winner in the third minute of stoppage time. gareth bale started up front with cristiano ronaldo rested, but the hosts almost knocked the lead when they hit the crossbar less than five minutes after half—time before 1a. paris st—germain coach unai emery has confirmed that neymar won't undergo an operation on a cracked bone in his foot. the brazilian twisted his ankle against marseille on sunday night. emer