millie knight and guide brett wild take downhill silver in pyeongchang. on this slope where i crashednto the finish line. medallists, is amazing. warrior and peace maker? a double agent on an english street? that's all to come in dateline london. good morning and welcome to bbc news. into the poisoning of a former russian spy. in salisbury after being exposed to a nerve agent. have been deployed to the city, as andy moore reports. a police car possibly contaminated by traces of nerve agent. it had been parked outside salisbury hospital. had made it ready for transportation. this cemetery is another focus of the investigation. and there's also a memorial stone for his son. alexander's birthday was last week. yulia had flown in from russia to visit her father. before they fell ill? to medical treatment, but they are both seriously ill. to the nerve agent, is said to be making good progress. but no sign of widespread fear. we're concerned about public safety. we've got two young sons who often come into the centre. so, you know, we want it to be safe here. that they are handling the case

they will get to go again, as will millie knight and brett wilde, in the superg will millie knight andc. millie knight is only 19 years old, she only has 5% vision, she relies on sound and feeling, and quinces of brett wilde‘s orange jacket. more victory for england‘s cricketers, as well. jonny bairstow hit 104 as england beat new zealand by seven wickets in christchurch to win the one—day series 3—2. chris woakes excelled with the ball, finishing with figures of 3—32. adil rashid also claimed three wickets as the black caps were bowled out for 223. england reached that total with the loss ofjust 3 wickets. they‘ve now won five successive 0di series. and what a catch that was. the six nations championship could be decided today. if results go their way, ireland will take the title. they‘re the only side that can do the grand slam, winning every match — and if they beat scotland and take a bonus point, england must do the same in france to take the championship to the final weekend. we just need to make sure that we play from the first minute and that we don‘t let any distractions or an

millie knight and her guide brett wild had a confident ski down the technical super—g course.wed, menna fitzpatrick and jen kehoe. they have had a tricky 2a hours after crashing out in the downhill yesterday. they had to come back focused and ready to take on this race. this is what they are world cup champions in. they admit they have had anxious moment in the lead—up to the race. the first half of the run today was about building the confidence. by halfway down she started skiing really well. we are super pleased. we have still got three more races. it is a massive dream come true. i'm just so glad we have done it together. it was a successful day for britain yesterday on the ice, as the curling team beat world champions norway. they came into today against the swiss full of confidence, but it wasn't meant to be and they lost 7—4. they had to bounce back quickly against finland later. it was a much better performance by the brits. they won that comfortably and will hopefully be back to winning ways tomorrow. it's been a day of mixed fortunes for cycling's yates family. simon

and they delivered, not quite enough to beat millie knight but a podium finish nonetheless.ain outperformed the brits, so it was a silver and bronze. massive dream come true for both of us. and i am just so glad we have done it together is elsewhere on the snow, first representative in nordic skiing for 20 years, went in the 15 kilometre cross—country, a gruelling course, and he finished a long way down the field, in 17th place. with day to, done and dusted, tomorrow the attention turns to the snowboarding and for the first time ever, great britain have athletes taking part. —— day two. all three going for gold. ireland won the six nations championship yesterday but wales are up to second in the table after a bonus point win against italy in cardiff. after a bonus point win george north scored two of their five tries in the 38—14 win. they face france on the final weekend. italy will win the wooden spoon for the third year in a row. the bbc sport website has highlights of all the weekends six nations by, but that's all the sport for now, clive. it's been a symbol of defiance

millie knight and guide brett wild take downhill silver in pyeongchang. last year, i sustained quite a severe concussion on this slope where i crashed into the finish line. and to now cross the line today as paralympic silver medallists is amazing.

this really is the important medal that millie knight and brett wild wa nted that millie knight and brett she was feeling ready to go. it was a really tough downhill slope. her team—mate and her guide had wiped out earlier in the event. she had to knuckle down and focus on getting down the slope. luckily guided by brett wild, they got down the slope safely, winning the silver medal, the first medal for great britain at these games. clearly over the moon. i caught up with them just before they went to pick up their medals. it's absolutely fantastic. this time last yearl absolutely fantastic. this time last year i sustained quite a severe concussion on this slope where i crashed into the finish line. to cross the line today as paralympic silver medallists is amazing. were you nervous at the start, was it going through your mind?|j you nervous at the start, was it going through your mind? i certainly was nervous, but i guess that means i cared about it. the moment i pushed out of the start gate, all the nerves went. brett, you are guiding her down the mountain. it wasn‘t an especially easy d

there was further success as millie knight and her guide brett wild managed to sneak the bronze in thepics gb have reached their target of seven medals, but all dependent on one sport, one classification and a small number of athletes. i am proud of every single one of the 17 athletes who came to pyeongchang to represent paralympics gb. yes, the medals came from snow, but every one of those athletes did give it their all. the games came to a fitting close, britain's golden girls carrying the union flag, and more nations than ever taking part, and a record number of tickets sold. they now call these games the greatest winter paralympics to date. scotland have finished their women's six nations campaign in fifth place, after being well—beaten by italy in padova. on a terrible, muddy pitch, italy won by 26—12, with beatrice rigoni crossing to secure their bonus point. scotland end the tournament with just one win from five, whilst the italians finish in fourth, having claimed two victories. france clinched their fifth grand slam with friday's thumping of wales. that's all from sportsday.

and at the winter paralympics, millie knight and brett wild win their second silver medal, in the women'sl super—g for the visually impaired. good evening. hundreds of people in salisbury, who went to the same restaurant and pub visited by a poisoned former russian spy, have been advised to wash their clothes and possessions. england's chief medical officer says anyone who spent time at the zizzi italian restaurant, or the mill pub last sunday or monday, should take precautions, but she stressed the risk is extremely low and no one should be alarmed. the bbc has learnt that the table where sergei and yulia scripal ate in the restaurant, has been destroyed. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. wearing gas masks and protective clothing, military personnel were spending mother's day in salisbury loading potentially contaminated ca i’s loading potentially contaminated ca rs onto loading potentially contaminated cars onto trucks. two vauxhall vehicles had been parked behind a church not far from the city centre. bizarre and extraordinary scenes once again. this time in a pay

teenager millie knight celebrated silver with her guide in the visually impaired downhill skiing.n of these paralympics fell in the hand of british debutant menna fitzpatrick and her guidejen kehoe. in the spotlight did not last long. the unpredictability of the downhill was too much and they crashed out on the first bend. luckily, no harm done. 0ver crashed out on the first bend. luckily, no harm done. over to the reigning world champions, millie knight, who only has 5% vision, and her guide brett wild. they have had their own experience of crashing on their own experience of crashing on the pyeongchang slopes last year. but those demons were put to rest today as they negotiated the course and safely crossed the line to win silver, britain's first medal of the games. we are just so excited to have a paralympic medal under our belts, and it is also our best result of the season. you have got a busy programme, the super—g tomorrow. yes we are back up tomorrow. yes we are back up tomorrow at four o'clock in the morning to go again. so we will be leaving the celebrating until the las

millie knight and brett wild claimed their second silver medals of the games.ate gray reports. today it was all about the super g in the alpine skiing. great britain had to medals to add to the silver they won yesterday. first out of the gate was the owner of the silver medal, millie knight, and her guide, brett wild. a confident ski down a very winding technical course. they managed to cross the line. as they did they set a very strong time. there are team—mates then followed. menna fitzpatrick and jen kehoe. they had a tricky 24 hours after crashing out in the downhill yesterday. they had to come back, focus and prepare for this race. they are world champions. they admit they had some anxious moments in the guido pella. the first half was about building the confidence. by halfway down she started skiing really well. we are super pleased. we have still got three more races. it isa we have still got three more races. it is a massive dream come true for both of us. and just so glad we have done it together. it was a successful day for britain yesterday on the ic

millie knight and brett wild were first on the slopes today. this time in the super g.low them down. brimming with confidence, the standard was set. could their team—mates do any better? menna fitzpatrick and jen kehoe crashed out yesterday. there were no signs of holding back on their favour the event. already super g world cup champions, this was their best medal chance. and they delivered, not quite enough to bid —— to beat millie and bread but a podium finish nonetheless. the winner of yesterday's race followed them down the hill and she performed the brits. it was a silver and bronze. today's run was just about building that confidence and by about have would only get into it. she started skiing really well. we are super pleased. it is a massive dream come true for both of us. and just so glad we have done it together. elsewhere on the snow, britain's first representative in nordic skiing for 20 years, scott meenagh, went in the 50 kilometre cross—country, a gruelling course. he finished a long way down the field in 17th. on the ice the curlers were hoping to build

further success as millie knight and guide brett wild managed to sneak the bronze in the same race, whichent on one sport, one classification and a small number of athletes. we came into these games with clear potential on both snow and ice, the wheelchair curlers have had a tough week, but i think from my perspective, as chef de mission, i am proud of every single one of the 17 athletes who came here to pyeongchang to represent paralympics gb, yes, the medals came from snow, but every one of those athletes gave it their all. so, the brits have had plenty to cheer about, and with more nations taking part than ever before, and a record number of tickets sold, the international pa ralympics committee can also celebrate. they move these games to be the greatest winter paralympics to date. that is all for now, plenty more on the bbc sport website, we will have more at 5:30pm. the turkish president says the northern syrian city of afrin is now under turkish control after its troops backed by syrian allies, entered the city centre. turkey has been engaged in a two—month battle with kurdish figh

millie knight, who only has 5% vision, and her guide brett wild, have had their own experience of crashingt year. but those demons were clearly put to rest today as they negotiated the course and safely cross the line to win silver, britain's first medal of these games. we're just so excited to have a paralympic medal under our belts. it's also our best results this season, so we are peaking at the right time. you have a busy programme, the super g tomorrow. we are back up tomorrow at 4am to go again. so we will be leaving the celebrating until the last evening. the british action wasn'tjust confined to the snow. as we moved into the afternoon, there was a fiercely contested match on the ice on folding with the wheelchair curling team. up against the world champions, norway, it was no easy task. just over an hour of play, and it all came down to the final stone. norway had to score two points to ta ke norway had to score two points to take it to a deciding end. it's not good enough. britain's curling campaign off to a winning start. kate gray, bbc news, pyeongchang. there's a huge day ahea

millie knight and brett wild claimed their second medal.he bronze medal position. kate gray reports. it has been another brilliant day for paralympic gb. two medals to add to the silver they won yesterday. it was the honour of the silver medal, millie knight and her guide brett wild, that were first down the super g course this morning, confidently taking on those bents. a very tricky course but it didn't seem to faze them and they crossed the line ultimately with the fastest time because they were the first down the slope. they ended with the silver. the real story had to be menna fitzpatrick and her guide, jen kehoe. they crashed out of the downhill yesterday. they really had to refocus themselves for their favourite event. they are already world champions in this event and they were hoping to put their best performance out there. it has been a tough 24 hours. they have been speaking to psychologists. they admitted was a real anxious wait. the first half of today's run was about building that confidence. by about building that confidence.

millie knight and guide brett wild take downhill silver in pyeongchang.ast year i sustained quite a severe concussion on this slope where i crashed into the finish line. and to now cross the line today, as paralympic silver medallists, is amazing. and in half an hour's time, the travel show goes to mauritius, marking the 50th anniversary of the end of british colonial rule. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the home secretary will chair a second meeting of the government's emergency cobra committee today, as investigations continue into the poisoning of a former russian spy. sergei skripal and his daughter yulia are both in a serious condition in hospital in salisbury after being exposed to a nerve agent. specialist troops trained in chemical warfare have been deployed to the city, as andy moore reports. driven away by the army last night, a police car possibly contaminated by traces of nerve agent. it had been parked outside salisbury hospital. during the day, military personnel in protective gear had made it ready for transportation. this cemetery i

visually—imparied skier millie knight and her guide, brett wild, have taken downhill silver.ate grey reports from south korea. the opening run of these paralympics fell in the hands of this british debutant and her guide. their moment in the spotlight did not last long though. the unpredictability of the downhill proving too much, and they crashed out on the first bend. luckily, no harm done. over to the reigning world champions. millie knight who only has 5% vision and her guide brett wild had had their own experience of crashing on the slopes last year. but those demons were put to rest today as they negotiated the course and safely crossed the line to win silver — britain's first medal of these games. we are so excited to have a medal under our belts. it is the best result this season, so we're peaking at the right time. you've got a busy programme. we are back up tomorrow at 4am! to go again. so we believe in celebrating on the last evening. the british action was notjust confined to the snow. as we moved into the afternoon, a fiercely contested a fiercely contested match

menna fitzpatrick and jen kehoe are the paralympic slalom champions with millie knight and brett wildng bronze. good morning. first our main story. snow and ice has gripped much of the uk as a cold snap dubbed the "mini beast from the east" sweeps in from siberia. the met office has put amber warnings in place, and they are expected to last all day today in south—west england and south wales. sarah walton is in elloughton in east yorkshire. it looks cold, sarah. well done for being there. i can see the wind getting up. that is when it is really chilly. yes, and the wind has been causing problems. still very strong along the east coast. what's been happening all day yesterday and last night is we have had flurries of snow, some quite heavy. we have a little one coming in now. behind me on the motorway they have had snowploughs and gritters out. where we have seen more problems is over high grounds. in lincolnshire people spent seven hours digging people out of snowdrifts. greater manchester police have warned that over the pennines the trans—pennine routes are very bad there. they twee

millie knight and guide brett wild take downhill silver in pyeongchang.ertainly was nervous, but i guess that means i cared about it. that means i cared about it. in the middle of birmingham. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the investigation into the poisoning of a former russian spy continues. were exposed to a nerve agent. both remain in a serious condition in hospital. sarah corker reports. and gather evidence in salisbury. some of the soldiers specially trained in chemical warfare. where sergei skripal‘s wife is buried. full protective suits and gas masks an unnerving sight here. by the army for decontamination. and we're learning more about the skripal family. who knew her family well. she talked to the bbc. translation: she always had the best grades at school in everything. she was perfect. she speaks brilliant english. better than an english person. i can only say good things about yulia. she hasn't done anything to deserve to die like this. i hope everything will be good with her. i will be praying and will be going to church. ill in inte

millie knight and her guide brett wild had a confident ski down the technical super g course. to come back focused and ready to take on this race. this is what they are world cup champions in. they admit they have had anxious moment in the lead to the rice. —— race. they have had anxious moment in the lead to the rice. -- race. today's rom is about building that confidence. by halfway down she started skiing really well. we are super pleased. we have still got three more races. it is a massive dream come true. i'm just so glad we have done it together. it was a successful day for britain yesterday on the ice as the curling team beat world champions norway. they came into today against the swiss full of confidence but it wasn't meant to be and they lost 7—4. they had to bounce back quickly against finland later. it was a much better performance by the brits. they won that comfortably and will hopefully be back to winning ways tomorrow. it's been a day of mixed fortunes for cycling's yates family. simon missed out on winning the prestigious paris nice race by just four seconds.

there was further success as millie knight and her guide brett wild managed to sneak the bronze in thell dependent on one sport, one classification and a small number of athletes. i am proud of every single one of the 17 athletes who came to pyeongchang to represent paralympics gb. yes, the medals came from snow, but every one of those athletes did give it their all. the games came to a fitting close, britain's golden girls carrying the union flag, and more nations than ever taking part, and a record number of tickets sold. they now call these games greatest winter paralympics to date. those medals mean that paralympics gb have met their uk sport medal target, which was six to 12 medals. they have won one gold, four silvers and two bronze medals during these games. uk sport chair katherine grainger says the future looks bright for the british team. it's incredible, biggest medal numbers coming back ever, and they've all come from two of our top athletes, so they've got far more medals than i ever had combined, so they'll have trouble going a few security on the flight back! they will b

millie knight who only has 5% tuition and her guide bret wilde had had their own experience of crashinghose demons were put to rest today as they negotiated the course and safely crossed the line to win silver, britain's first medal of these games. we are so excited to have a medal and our belts. it is the best result the season so we're peaking at the right time. you got a busy programme. we are back up tomorrow at 4am! to go again. so we believe in celebrating on the last evening. but british action was notjust confined to the snow. as we moved into the afternoon, a fiercely contested fight on the ice. against norway it was no easy task. over an hour plane came down to the final stone. norway had to score two points to take it to a deciding edge. not good enough! britain's curling campaign off to a winning start. jonny bairstow hit another brilliant century as england beat new zealand by seven wickets in christchurch to win the one—day series 3—2. chris woakes and adil rashid were both excellent with the ball, taking three wickets apiece as the black caps were bowled out for 223. bair

at the winter paralympics, millie knight and brett wild win their second silver medal in the women'sill super g for the visually impaired. there's a public health warning for hundreds of people in salisbury tonight, who went to the same premises visited by the russian spy sergei skripal the day he came into contact with a deadly nerve agent. they're being advised to wash their clothes and possessions after traces of the poison were found in an italian restaurant and a pub. england's chief medical officer has stressed the risk is extremely low, and no—one should be alarmed. but questions have been raised, as to why it's taken seven days to issue the advice. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. more surreal and extraordinary scenes in salisbury this afternoon. wearing gas masks and protective clothing, military personnel loading potentially contaminated cars onto trucks. the vehicles, some but not all of them with police markings, were being recovered from a pay—and—display car park behind a church not far from the city centre. it was the attack on yulia and sergei

millie knight and her guide have now claimed two silvers in as many days, this time in the super—g.was third and that was because people crashed out. to get our best result at the paralympic games has been really great. even on the podium yesterday, it was really hard not to terror up a little bit. i can't believe this is what is hanging around our neck. we'll have an update in the next hour. see you then. thanks, 0llie. 0fwat says its review will determine whether companies had proper contingency plans in place. simonjones reports. emergency water handouts on the streets. tens of thousands of customers, particularly in south—east england and parts of wales, forced to endure days of inconvenience as the taps run dry. they are simply meant to get the water fixed. i think this is absolutely appalling. it is shocking that there is such poor communication — well, zero communication. as pipes burst in the thaw which followed the cold spell, the water company said they were facing an unprecedented situation. the government ordered a review into what went wrong. 0fwat said today it underst

teenager milly knight took silver on the opening day of the competition.ill skiing. so won gold, but described in second place at the best feeling in the world. there is lots more on the winter powers of the bbc sport website including all the bbc sport website including all the results, also details of the one—day series win for england's cricketers against the new zealand. but that is all for now. thanks for that. all foster there. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. bye for now. hello there. this is a bbc news. let's return to our top story now. more than 240 witnesses have been identified as police investigate the russian skype poisoning at speed. —— spy russian skype poisoning at speed. —— spy poisoning. the had secretaries have set amber rudd promised or rather praised the professionalism of the police who are now looking more than 200 pieces of evidence. speaking of little earlier, she said the police investigation wa

further success from millie knight and guide brett wild, sneaking the bronze in the same race, whichne sport, one classification, and a small number of athletes. we came into these games with clear potential on both snow and ice, the curlers have had a tough week but i think from my perspective, as chef de mission, i am think from my perspective, as chef de mission, iam proud of think from my perspective, as chef de mission, i am proud of every single one of the 17 athletes who came here to pyeongchang to represent paralympics gb, yes, the medals came from snow, but every one of those athletes gave it their all. so, the brits have had plenty to cheer about, and with more nations taking part than ever before, and a record number of tickets sold, the international paralympics record number of tickets sold, the international pa ralympics committee can also celebrate. they move these games to be the greatest winter paralympics to date. many congratulations to men —— two menna and jen and all that competed there, now let's have a look at the beast from the east. it won't last long and it

there was further success as millie knight and her guide brett wild managed to sneak the bronze in thatfication and a small number of athletes. classification and a small number i‘m proud of every single one of the 17 athletes that came here to pyeongchang to represent paralympics gb. yes, the medals came from snow but every one of those athletes did give it their all. but every one of those so, these games drew to a fitting close with britain‘s golden girls carrying the union flag, and the international pa ralympic committee could also celebrate with more nations taking part than ever before, and a record number of tickets sold. before, and a record number of they now call these games the greatest winter paralympics to date. the greatest winter kate grey, bbc news, pyeongchang. the greatest winter just before we go — a teacherfrom london hasjust won a $1 million prize. a teacherfrom london hasjust andria zafira kou — who teaches art and textiles at alperton community school — was awarded this year‘s varkey foundation global teacher prize at a ceremony in dubai. the money works out to m

millie knight and guide brett wild take downhill silver in pyeongchang.

millie knight and brett wild claimed their second silver medals of the games in the women's super—g foren kehoe finished third. kate grey reports. two medals to add to the silver they won yesterday and it was nearly night and had dyed bright wild that will burst down the super g course this morning. confidently taking on the bends, a very tricky course. but it did not seem to faze them and they crossed the line with the fastest time because they were the first down the slope. but they ended up first down the slope. but they ended up with the silver medal. the real story had to be men of fitzpatrick and her guide, they crashed out of the downhill yesterday and really had to be focused. their favoured event, they are already world cup champions and they were hoping to put them is performance out there. eight of 24 hours, they have been speaking to psychologists and they admit when i spoke to them it was a real anxious wait. the first half of today's run was just about building that confidence and by about half way down, you got into it and she started skiing really well. we super pleased.

menna fitzpatrick and her guidejen kehoe topped the podoim in the visually—impaired slalom with millie knightbronze for the paralympicsgb team too. southamton have taken the lead in their fa cup quarter final against wigan. pierre—emile hojbjerg with the goal in mark hughes' first game as the southamptn manager. they've also had a penalty saved. just a few mintues left —— southampton. just a few minutes left. 2—0, with a couple of minutes left. 2—0, with a couple of minutes to play. and the scottish prmeiership leaders, celtic are being held by motherwell — it's 0—0 with the second half about to start. motherwell are down to ten men after cedric kipre saw a straight red card for kicking out at scott brown. details on those stories and more, in around one hour's time. president trump has said the sacked deputy director of the fbi, andrew mccabe, did not taken any notes at meetings between the two men. the comments follow reports that mr mccabe delivered detailed notes of their conversations to robert mueller, the special counsel investigating russian interference in the presidential elections.

millie knight missed out on a third straight medal with brett wild. they were for. could win the title against manchester united at the etihad next month. southampton have sacked murray to pellegrino after just one southampton have sacked murray to pellegrino afterjust one win in 17 league games. is the ninth premier league boss to lose hisjob league games. is the ninth premier league boss to lose his job this season. marco silva is the favourite to ta ke season. marco silva is the favourite to take charge. serena williams says she has a long way to go in her comeback after the birth of our child following defeat against her sister venus. i will have more for you at ten. noel edmonds, face of bbc saturday night tv for decades and then deal or no deal on channel 4, says he was almost left bankrupt after falling victim to a multi million pound fraud at lloyds. he's seeking £60 million in compensation over losses he claims he suffered when his former business, unique group, collapsed. the £245 million loans scandal at halifax bank of scotland, which was later bought by

britain's millie knight missed out on a third straight medal with brett wild, they were fourth.so grateful that it all went right today. the strategy that we put in place was to go for it in this super g, we had confidence from two days ago so g, we had confidence from two days ago so we g, we had confidence from two days ago so we thought will push it a bit more and we skied really well in that one and then we gave it all for the slalom this afternoon. team sky have scored their first major victory of the 2018 cycling season — michal kwiatkowski has won the week—long tirreno—adriatico race, while team—mate geraint thomas finished third overall. the final stage on italy's adriatic coast was a time trial, and thomas was fast enough to move up from fourth and take the last podium spot. it is still goalless between sevilla and manchester united. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. president chun has sacked his top diplomat, the secretary of state, rex tillerson, apparently without warning. president trump has sacked his top diplomat,

millie knight and wrote wild —— brett wild claimed their second medals in the downhill skiing.h the last four hours? the audience may not realise you fell in the downhill yesterday, very early. 24 hours later you have won bronze in the super—g. 24 hours later you have won bronze in the super-g. definitely an emotional 24 hours. lots of crying. today they were good tears, thankfully. yesterday we just had a little bit too much speed, unfortunately. and we came in with 90 kilometres an hour in. be pass, so it was that we then unfortunate that we fail. we then turned g around, unfortunate that we fail. we then turned it around, for unfortunate that we fail. we then what guide, you must think, was it my fault? it is hugely nerve-wracking. menna fitzpatrick and i spend a lot of time together and i could see when we pushed out of the gate this morning, i could see how nervous she was. myjob then becomes encouraging her anyway that i can, get her to ski confidently. so

britain‘s millie knight missed out on a third straight medal with brett wild, they were fourth.ad the confidence from two days ago. so we thought we would pushit days ago. so we thought we would push it a bit more and skied really well in that run. then we gave it all for the slalom this afternoon. team sky have scored their first major victory of the 2018 cycling season — michal kwiatkowski has won the week—long tirreno—adriatico race, while team—mate geraint thomas finished third overall. the final stage on italy‘s adriatic coast was a time trial, and thomas was fast enough to move up from fourth and take the last podium spot. michal kwiatkowski started with just a three second lead at the top of the standings, but put in a storming run on the six—mile course to claim the leader‘s blue jersey by 2a seconds. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. president trump has sacked his secretary of state, rex tillerson. he‘s been replaced by the director of the cia, mike pompeo. the state department said mr tillerson had not spoken to the president and wa

medalist she won the women's downhill for visually impaired athletes beating defending world champion millie knightof great britain who took silver. meanwhile was a super day for the united states he supports their gold medal haul from the such a games four years ago on just the first day they clinched gold in men's downhill skiing and the women's and men's biathlon staying on the slopes michela shifrin has won her fifth slalom title in six seasons shifrin secured the crystal globe with victory in the penalty that wealth cup race of the season in germany on saturday she's the first skier to win forty two world cup races before the age of twenty three the american also clinched the overall title on friday for the second straight season. djokovic is looking to put a troubled twelve months behind him at indian wells an elbow injury during rouble than last year kept the twelve time grand slam champion out of action until january australian open after which he had to have more surgery will he'll take to the court again on sunday against japan's terror daniel obviously expectations wise it's different i

medalist she won the women's downhill for visually impaired athletes beating defending world champion millie knight of great britain who took silver meanwhile it was a super day for the united states who supports their gold medal haul from sochi games four years ago on just the first day they clinched gold in men's downhill skiing and the women's and men's biathlon and that puts the usa at the top of the medal table with three gold one more that in sochi france and the neutral paralympic athletes will or n.p.a. are just behind with two gold medals each the ukraine and canada round out the top five ok well staying on the slopes mckay to schifrin has won her fifth world cup slam title in sixty seasons shifrin secured the crystal globe with victory in the world cup race of the season in germany on saturday she's the first gear to win forty two world cup races before the age of twenty three the american also clinched the overall title on friday for the second straight season. four while the one which is looking to put a troubled twelve months behind him at indian wells and an elbow injury during wimble

it wasn't the best day for gb‘s other entrants, kelly gallagher and her guide, millie knight and brettare nearly at the target of seven set by uk sport. well, the beast from the east has left cheltenham racecourse with some very heavy ground underfoot — it made for hard work for the horses and jockey‘s on the opening day at the festival but there was no dampening of spirits... in fact, the sun was shining as buveur d'air took the big race on day one... the nicky henderson trained horse was the odds—on favourite going into the champion hurdle, but he and jockey barry geraghty were pushed all the way by the seven to one shot melon, winning by barely a neck on the line. it means buveaur d'air retains his title and gives henderson his seventh winner in the race. the queen mother champion chase is the feature race today — altior is the favourite — another nicky henderson horse. coverage withjohn inverdale on the team 5live from 1pm. thank you very much, for the moment. if your child is under 5 — the chances of a man teaching them are very slim. the numbers of men working as early years teac

and millie knight and brett wild won the bronze the way to finish the winter paralympics.ional but he complains he keeps getting abuse from people in the crowd and he said more and more at golf tournament these days people used to wander around with a couple of beers but now people are wandering around with tales! it has become less big boozefest a nd tales! it has become less big boozefest and they should think about banning alcohol because people we re about banning alcohol because people were shouting and putting them off because golf is a game built on etiquette and respect and silence and concentration. justin thomas had someone and concentration. justin thomas had someone removed, didn't he? stefanie? a nice story about a village in somerset because their local villagers have saved the local pub. the race more than £1 million to buy it developers. it closed six yea rs to buy it developers. it closed six years ago, developers were going to turnit years ago, developers were going to turn it into flats, villagers rallied around and made £1 million and bought it back. th

team gb medal at this olympics. before them but luckily millie knight didn't see this happen. her off. safely negotiate it down the hill behind guide brett wild. behind guide brett wild. with them just before they collected their medals. it's absolutely fantastic. slope, where i crashed into the finish line. medallists is amazing. were you nervous at the start, was that going through your mind? means i cared about it. all the nerves went. brett, you are guiding her down the mountain. with other athletes. yeah, it was a challenging downhill. the terrain, there was no popular point to rest. the conditions were challenging. it was softening up quite quick. to be back in the mix, a great start to the paralympics. is there a slight disappointment it wasn't gold this time? definitely not. with the season we have had, it's been quite a frustrating season. from concussion was really tough. this is the highest result we have had all season. for it to come at the paralympic games is wonderful. smiles all round for millie knight and brett wild. and brett wild. with team—mates mena fitzpa

millie knight and guide brett wild take downhill silver in pyeongchang. on this slope where i crashedamazing. warrior and peace maker? a double agent on an english street? that's all to come in dateline london. good morning and welcome to bbc news.