no british skier has ever done what dave ryding has.it. remarkable for a man raised not on snow but on plastic. even in his 205, ryding was still competing around the uk on artificial slopes, training here near burnley where he had to battle wind, rain and even sheep. there would be sheep all over the slope, we would have to shoo them off. obviously there was sheep, uh, muck on the slopes, so you occasionally got that on you. but, no, yeah, get rid of them and crack on training. so you had to dodge a few sheep, is that good for your technique? oh, yeah, keeps you on your toes i guess! and now ryding is skiings most unlikely celebrity. at 32 he's a late bloomer, but with good reason. i can't recollect any other racer who's got to the level that he has on the world stage who's had that kind of background. he only developed as an athlete quite late on in his career and i think that's because he did not have the advantage of skiing on snow at a young age. ryding briefly led last years 0lympic slalom before eventually finishing ninth. but wi

east ryde gisela fakie can be a tough negotiator. we need to weigh that up.rate to be as they debate that he can, in turn, deliver and do tough talks. but on the other side he wants to deliver some degree of stability and stock market will preservation, so to speak. it is a balance. that is not like what we are expressing in china where the party needs to constantly put in place harmony and stability, to a great —— degree, and on trump with that into question in conflict. thank you for coming in so early, gregory perdon. just to remind you, it is trade officials on both sides laying foundations for those talks that will continue later this week between more higher—level officials. we'll keep you up—to—date with anything hear. now let's brief you on some other business stories. the uk's international trade secretary, liam fox, is in switzerland today, where he will sign a trade continuation deal. trade between the two countries is worth more than $38 billion a year — and the new agreement will mean most goods will still be traded on the current terms following

they failed to make the quarterfinals after dave ryding was the only member of the team to win a racegainst kazakhstan in april, in a play—off to reach world group two and a chance to make it into the top tier for the first time since 1993. they'll probably play at london's copper box arena. the british horse racing authority say strict bio—security control measures will be in place when racing resumes tomorrow after a six—day suspension. among the courses preparing to start up again is chelmsford, where racing returns on thursday, following the outbreak of equine flu in the sport. they've been doing everything they can to make sure there are no further cases. there's lots of bio—security been put in place, i mean we have com pletely put in place, i mean we have completely emptied our stables. they have been disinfected, steam cleaned and they will be bedded down, we have done the same to starting stalls and boxes so we are doing everything physically possible to make sure the horses that come here have a sterile environment to work from. well that's all from sportsday but let's give

alpine world ski championships in sweden, there was a ninth place finish for great britain's dave rydingsh is his best result at the event. gold went to austria's marcel hirscher for a record—equalling seventh title. there's more on the bbc sport website, including the athletes named in great britian‘s team for next month's euopean indoor championships and the latest from snooker‘s welsh open. that's it from me. i'll be back with the late news at ten o'clock. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. videos and photographs promoting animal cruelty and illegal blood sports are being shared on social media, according to a bbc countryfile investigation. in response, facebook and youtube have taken down some of the content, but material celebrating illegal hunting and cockfighting is still accessible, as tom heap reports. from hare coursing to cockfighting, these are the cruelest of so—called sports with gambling at their heart. you may have thought these blood sports lived only in the past, but today, the power of the web has given them a new aud

ryding was lying in 20th place, three seconds off the lead after his first run in 0ra, sweden.d another chapter to her family's incredible sporting success story with victory in the women's australian open. korda carded a final round of 67 to finish 17—under par, two shots clear of korea'sjin young ko, to claim her second lpga title. she's the latest in her family to win an aussie open of some kind. korda's sisterjessica won the same tournament seven years ago, while their father petr won the australian open tennis title in 1998 and her brother sebastian won the boys' singles title in melbourne last year. jessica korda tweeted this picture earlier of the four of them celebrating their respective wins doing the same celebratoryjump! amazing success in that family. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. foran for an that is all for me. back with more in the next hour. thanks, john. the headlines on bbc news: the family of shamima begum, the british teenager who ran away to syria to join the islamic st

alpine world ski championships in sweden, there was a ninth—place finish for great britain's dave rydingh is his best result at the event. gold went to austria's marcel hirscher for a record—equalling seventh title. fomer champions neil robertson and stuart bingham are currently locked in battle trying to win snooker‘s welsh open title. robertson had taken a 7—3 lead, but bingham has come back to win the last four frames. it's now 7—7. the first to nine frames wins. there's more on the bbc sport website. that's all from us. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. more now on our main story. a teenager who ran away from home tojoin islamic state in syria four years ago and now wants to return to britain has given birth to a boy. shamima begum was one of three 15—year—old schoolgirls from bethnal green academy who went to marryjihadi fighters. the lawyer representing her family has been telling the bbc what action they want the british government to take. primarily, they'd like the government to recognise its responsibility to a now one—day—ol

dave ryding claimed his best finish at a world skiing championships with ninth in the men's slalom.grand slam tennis winner and your sister is the 12th best golfer in the world, the pressure to win could be pretty great. well, now, nelly korda has joined her successful family by winning the women's australian open golf. dad petr won the aussie open tennis in 1998, brother sebastian won the boys' tennis title last year, and sisterjessica won the australia open golf seven years ago. i'm veryjealous. and in what has now become tradition, the children have all copied dad's celebration too. that is such a great picture. now, let's show you some incredible pictures from overnight. they're from the famous daytona race in florida. one of the cars slammed into the wall and started a chain reaction that involved more than two dozen vehicles. it looks almost like a cartoon crashed, i can say this because nobody was hurt. not surprisingly a red flag stopped the race for a lengthy cleanup. but everybody was fine. not the cars but the humans. once you are in that, there is nothing you can do. let