the british 0lympic association and team gb have said they have plans in place should that situation the athletes right now don't seem here. the athletes right now don't seem too here. the athletes right now don't seem too concerned. here. the athletes right now don't seem too concerned. we are excited to put performances down. the plans are in place. great britain's short track speed skating team is here and getting used to their surroundings. come next february, they will hope to be part of a wider team gb of around 60 athletes, looking to bring home great britain's best ever tally, beating their previous best of four medals. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are christopher hope, chief political correspondent at the daily telegraph, and political commentator ayesha hazarika. tomorrow's front pages — starting with. .. the telegraph leads with the resignation of defence secretary michael fallon, after allegations about his personal conduct. the mirror goes wit

but the success of para gb and team gb at the olympics and paralympic games continues to aspire the next, was beaten by the reigning elliptic champion, and her old training base at county durham is thriving, as market explains. slaving's old at the old stomping ground at the leisure centre... she has been doing it since she was two years old. i started the classes to target kids earlier, get them into tae kwon do earlier, pick them up into tae kwon do earlier, pick them up as early as we can, and obviously they have more chance. what is the best pa rt they have more chance. what is the best part about tae kwon do? fighting, winning, getting medals and trophies. since she started fighting raged for, poppy has been doing well, and her mum recognises the role played by lottery funding. yes, i think it has made a massive difference. 0bviously yes, i think it has made a massive difference. obviously there are now more opportunities for people all over the country, easier access, tea m over the country, easier access, team gb, training, living down in manchester, yes, it has definitely improve

she has been with the england programme for three years and already team gb under 21 trials.s my daughter and i am so proud of her. she sort of caddies in the family ethos which is to never feel through lack of effort. both in sport and academically. she is a hell of an athlete as you'd imagine being related to her father and that is her biggest asset. have hockey skills are as good as they need to be to be people with that amount of pace. she has something about her, and determination that sets her apart from some of the younger girls that you see. i have big aspirations. i would like to play hockey at the highest level. i have a long way to go to reach anything here that but i would love to win olympic gold, i think that is everyone's dream. she is at the nightclub. the olympic gold medal winning team contained eight players who played for leicester but no pressure from dad. i am the polar opposite of a pushy parent. this is her driving have aspirations to play hockey. it is not parents, not me. it isa hockey. it is not parents, not me. it is a debrief and the cargo?|j spea

eight of the england squad winning gold with tea m the england squad winning gold with team gb last summerthe girls. up next, the host new zealand for a place in the final. ronnie o'sullivan is out of the northern ireland open, and any chance of £1 million jackpot. he lost 4—1 to the world number 82. £1 million was on offer to any player winning english, northern ireland, scottish and welsh opens. former england rugby league international and super league man of steel, rangi chase has been banned from all sport 4-4-2 chase has been banned from all sport 4—4—2 years after testing positive for cocaine. he is suspended from his club since august. he failed a drugs test. can return to the sport untiljuly 2019. let's change rugby codes. england's rugby union captain dyla n codes. england's rugby union captain dylan hartley left out of the starting line—up for the first time under head coach eddiejones. for the saturday autumn is a national against samoa. hookerjamie george get his first start. george ford and chris robshaw named co—captain. sam simmonds makes a starting debut at twickenham. har

eight of the england squad won olympic gold with team gb last summer, and it was rio 0lympian sophie, new zealand, for a place in the final — that's tomorrow morning. ronnie 0'sullivan is out of the northern ireland 0pen, and with it any chance of a million pound jackpot, after defeat to elliot slessa. he lost 4 frames to 1 to the world number 82. one million pounds was on offer to any player that won the english, northern ireland, scottish and welsh 0pens. former england rugby league international and super league man of steel rangi chase has been banned from all sport for two years, after testing positive for cocaine. the 31—year—old was suspended his club, widnes vikings, in august after he failed a drugs test, and can't return to the sport untiljuly 2019. we're going to return to football and there are just a few days left to vote for the 2017 bbc african footballer of the year. voting for the five—man shortlist closes at six o'clock monday evening. we've been speaking to the players in contention, and asking them if an african nation will win the world cup, before england do aga

come next february, they will hope to be part ofa february, they will hope to be part of a wider team gbtally, beating the best of four medals. among those competing will be gus kenworthy, the american freestyle skier. he became a media star not only for winning silver at the sochi 0lympics but also, later, for publicly declaring he is gay. he's been called the first action—sports star to come out and has since been hailed as a new standard bearer for lgbt people in sport. 0ur correspondent andy swiss went to meet him. i'm just hoping that might story serves as encouragement and a beacon of light for any people that are in the closet in sports. of anything i've done my life, the thing i'm the most proud of for sure is coming out and doing it the way that i did it. in the frenetic world of freestyle skiing, gus kenworthy stands alone. world number one and also the first openly gay competitor. when he won silver at the sochi olympics in 2014, kenworthy had not revealed his sexuality. behind the celebrations, he says he felt deceitful, guilty and even considered quitting, for fear of what h

the winter olympics in pyeonchang, south korea — and one of the athletes who could win a medalfor team gbormerod. she narrowly missed out on qualification for the games four years ago and almost immediately became the first female snowboarder to land double 10 — which is two full flips and one full spin. i was so gutted last time when i was so i was so gutted last time when i was so close but i didn't get there. i let all of that frustration out when i landed the double time. since then, everything's gone up for me, i got invites to x games and got my world cup podiums and ifeel like i've earned my place in the sport and i'm really confident and co mforta ble and i'm really confident and comfortable with my riding, and i feel i am going into this olympics with my best shape possible. ifeel i could come back with two medals. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's get more now on the deadliest terror attack since 9/11. five friends from argentina were among eight people ki

coming up on sportsday on bbc news: with 100 days to go till the winter olympics, we meet the team gborea. they're the people who look after the most vulnerable in society — children, old people and the disabled. but councils across the uk are struggling so much to recruit and retain permanent social workers that the money they spend on agency staff has nearly doubled in the past four years. a freedom of information request by the bbc has found that overall local authority spending on agency social workers rose from £180 million in 2012 to more than £350 million in the last financial year. and spending on agency staffjust for children over the same period went from £118 million to £238 million. 0ur social affairs correspondent, alison holt, has more. she requested for me to call her back, regarding concern for a child at your school. the school has contacted the duty social worker in northamptonshire, worried about the safety of one of their pupils. it is now ibrahim'sjob to assess what is going on, and make sure plans are place to protect and support a child whose problems seem to be

eight of the england squad won olympic gold with team gb last summer, and it was one of them, sophie goals. they'll now play the hosts, new zealand, for a place in the final — that's tomorrow morning. 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 and i'll have more for you in the next hour. we will see you then. thank you very much. the prime minister has insisted that philip hammond'sjob is safe after what she described as a "very good" budget. earlier the chancellor said his budget will address britain's problems with productivity, amid gloomy forecasts for economic growth. this morning theresa may went out of her way to praise the chancellor. the chancellor did a very good job yesterday. what the chancellor was doing was setting out how we will ensure we have an economy fit for the future. both the chancellor and i agree what the budget was about was jobs for people up and down the country, ensuring people are in work with that income for their family, it's about building the homes they need, and about ensurin

as a team gb and wales athlete, tesni ward's idea of a winning photograph was one which showed the distancek. tesni ward joins us now. some of those are absolutely beautiful. tell us your story, how do you get from throwing a javelin to wildlife photography? as an athlete i had no time to myself so i had a slight interest in photography but no time. so when i was injured and had to end my career i had all this free time so i started doing my photography. idid it photography. i did it initially as a very basic hobby, on the occasion i might get a free day i might go to the peak district for the day or take photos on holiday but not seriously. so you a lwa ys on holiday but not seriously. so you always in being out in the countryside? absolutely. do you have a knowledge of wildlife, you must have some kind of expertise in that area? i do not have any official expertise but the time you spent out in nature with the world life you develop quite a good understanding of their behaviour and habitats, which is quite important when it comes to capturing them. what makes a stunning wildlife photograp

meanwhile data analysts have predicted that team gb may win its best ever winter 0lympics haul, gettinga star not only for winning silver at the sochi 0lympics but also, later, for publicly declaring he is gay. he's been called the first action—sports star to come out and has since been hailed as a new standard bearer for lgbt people in sport. 0ur correspondent andy swiss went to meet him. i'm just hoping that might story serves as encouragement and a beacon of light for any people that are in the closet in sports. of anything i've done my life, the thing i'm the most proud of for sure is coming out and doing it the way that i did it. in the frenetic world of freestyle skiing, gus kenworthy stands alone. world number one and also the first openly gay competitor. when he won silver at the sochi olympics in 2014, kenworthy had not revealed his sexuality. behind the celebrations, he says he felt deceitful, guilty and even considered quitting, for fear of what his sport would think. your whole sport is based around you image and your persona. it's like, your social media followers and your

team gb typically has less success in the winter games.me, especially when it is a world away from what you are used to. the first time i stepped onto the snowboarder was so scared, because if you think about it, for someone because if you think about it, for someone who hasn't really seems no, you are essentially falling.|j someone who hasn't really seems no, you are essentially falling. i could not believe i am here. the last time i saw it, and the first time i saw snow. there are not that many opportunities for kids in care, unfortunately, but it opens many doors. they have been given free access to snow sports thanks to the scheme, which raises its money through fundraising events, youth trust, foundations, sponsors and individual donors. olympians get involved with their top tips as well. that's it, relax. like britain's number one ski cross racer. they were not as lucky like me to have that holiday every year to the mountains. but here they are now, getting the same joy out of skiing as we do. those who show enthusiasm can come back

eight of the england squad won olympic gold with team gb last summer, and it was one of them, sophieng. that's all the sport for now. you can find all the reaction to the cricket on the website, bbc sport. i'll have more for you in the next hour. welcome to bbc ask this, where we're taking your questions on the budget. joining me to answer them, is business presenter, jamie robertson and personalfinance journalist, sarah pennells. welcome to you both. before we start, let's get a reminder of what the chancellor said this budget was all about. in this budget, i've set out the vision for britain's future and a plan for delivering it. but by getting our debt down, by supporting british families and businesses, by investing in the technologies and the skills of the future, by creating the homes and the infrastructure our country needs, we are at a turning point in our history and we resolve to look forwards, not backwards. so the chancellor says the budget "supports british families and businesses" and that the government resolves to look "forwards, not backwards." but what do people mak

the winter olympics in pyeonchang, south korea — and one of the athletes tipped to win a medal for team gbng the first female snowboarder to land a double ten — which is two full flips and one full spin. i was so gutted last time when i missed out on sochi, so close but i didn't get their and i let that frustration out and ended the double time and since then everything has gone upwards from you, i started getting bid invites to games on tour and getting my world cup podiums and my confidence levels have gone so highi my confidence levels have gone so high i feel i have earned my place in the sport now and i'm really co mforta ble in the sport now and i'm really comfortable and confident with my riding andi comfortable and confident with my riding and i feel i'm comfortable and confident with my riding and ifeel i'm going into this 0lympics riding and ifeel i'm going into this olympics in the best shape possible and feeling confident i could bring back tee—macro medals. hard to believe that is 100 days. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's get more n

eight of the england squad won olympic golds with team gb last summer.aught with child abuse images for the second time. john venables, who is now 35, together with robert thompson, tortured and killed two—year—old james bulger in the early 1990s. the boys were ten. john venables has been living under a new identity fears. daniel sandford, our correspondent, is here. about a week ago on a routine visit tojohn here. about a week ago on a routine visit to john venables, here. about a week ago on a routine visit tojohn venables, now here. about a week ago on a routine visit to john venables, now living under a second new identity, officials found what they suspected we re officials found what they suspected were new illegal images of child pornography on a computer linked to him. it is potentially a criminal offence and police are investigating but under the prison recall system he was recalled to prison, sojohn ve na bles he was recalled to prison, sojohn venables is back in prison, considered again by the parole board as to whether or not he should remain

success has not been hard to come by for eight members of the english hockey team part of the gb squad in action later against germany. desperate for more success having been given a taste of its first year. —— last year. one of the most iconic in a historic performance. commentator: that is the golden goal. first ever olympic hockey gold a glorious end to the careers of several established stars, but those who remain are arguably more ambitious than ever. those who have had a taste of god, you want nothing else. —— a taste of gold to. we are looking to 2020 but big tournaments along the way. the final in new zealand will see england take on the best hockey teams in the panicked and boosted by head coach danny carey back in charge since the first time since suffering a heart attack was that we have pace, we have depth, it is exciting. it's makes me move on from what has happened injuly. that seems surreal what has happened injuly. that seems surreal now what has happened injuly. that seems surreal now really because... personally, i am looking forward to being back out. we want to be t

the england side includes eight of the squad who won olympic gold with team gb last summer, and it wasd after beating the hosts 9—8 — they'll face sweden for the title on saturday. later, scotland's women also take on the hosts in their semifinal. and finally, it's a journey from anfield to ascot for former liverpool and england striker michael owen. at lunchtime, he will ride for the first time as a jockey in a charity race at ascot. 0wen owns horses and a training stables but has never got into the saddle before. and he's had to lose nearly a stone in weight to do that because it is it -- in weight to do that because it is it —— asa in weight to do that because it is it —— as a jockey, you need to make the right weight. right weight. kenny dalglish, the new film about what he's been through. thank you very much. it is 10 days since zimbabwe's army took control of the capital, harare, in a move they insisted wasn't a coup, now the country is preparing to swear in a new leader. that's robert mugabe's former right—hand—man, 75—year—old emmerson mnangagwa will take control, whether he us

bianca, who is known in team gb as queen b, good reason, she was actually born in liverpool where thischristie is currently gearing up for the winter olympics where she will be one of our big hopes after this year becoming the first european woman to win the 1,000 metre, 1,500 metre and overall titles at the world championships. the winner will be revealed at the bbc sports personality of the year 2017 award ceremony in liverpool on the 19th december. and you are going to be there as usual. go on. is it the end of the show? that is the short list, is it? that is the shortlist, yes. hang on, i have some sports news to carry on with. ok. will you be there on monday morning? i am there on sunday night and he on monday morning. i will come straight here in my sparkly dress, shall i do that? yes. the ecb say ben stokes is visiting family in new zealand and not heading to australia, after he was apparently spotted flying out of heathrow airport. stokes has been suspended since he was was arrested in september on suspicion of actual bodily harm after an incident outside a nightclub but the in

it'll be home to the gb men's and women's national teams.titute of sport. the men's team won a bronze medal at the paralympics in rio last year. notjust not just the athletes notjust the athletes but not just the athletes but the coaches, the support that, the medical staff. you get everyone on site and you make it really, truly world —class site and you make it really, truly world—class facility and it inspires world —class world—class facility and it inspires world—class performances. world—class facility and it inspires world-class performances. maybe this is the x factor. maybe this is what we need. the boys are together every single day, pitting the hours in, so hopefully, we will return the favour at uk sport and british wheelchair basketball by bringing back the medals. now, traditionally, the world's top snooker players have come from europe. asia is rapidly become a super power in the sport, but africa only has one player on the world professional tour. he's from alexandria in egypt, and he's about to play the biggest match of his l

that is when he takes on the gb rowing team at the british indoor champion chips.port made to families when a parent dies. you may remember that the goverment changed the rules earlier in the year. before april 6th 2017, families would get regular payments for up to 20 years. now they get a larger initial sum, but regular payments stop after 18 months. charities, church leaders and some politicians say the changes leave 75% of uk families affected by bereavement worse off financially, compared to before. days before the bereavement benefit changed, we spoke to a man we called "alan". he had a wife and two young children. he also had incurable cancer. if i were to have died, or still do, in the next couple of days my family will benefit from the current support system. two days later, we lose £50,000. what conversations have you had with your family about this? i've explained the situation to them, i've said in some ways it wouldn't be a bad thing if they lost me a couple of days early, because at least there'd be more financial support available. of course, even ta

but russia's final run was enough to take gold, with gb's combined time 0.28 seconds slower. iamso i am so proud of this teamever seen senior guy at the moment and have never seen the team in such a good place. we have had a very difficult summer place. we have had a very difficult summerand it has place. we have had a very difficult summer and it has given us new confidence. we all knew we were capable. we just had to lay down, thatis capable. we just had to lay down, that is what we said. we were not fazed by anything. it was just like another run for us, we were doing our best and the results came. england have been beaten 1—0 by korea in their bronze medal match in the women's hockey world league in auckland. korea scored from a penalty corner in the opening 15 minutes and that proved to be enough as the koreans claimed the bronze medal. the netherlands beat new zealand in the final. european number one tommy fleetwood finished two shots off the lead, tying for sixth place at the hong kong open. the race to dubai winner hit a closing round of 69, managing just this solitary birdie on the 17th. australia'

he was gb quarterback of his hi school football team. his father taught dentistry and his mother got a ph.d. in philosophy. he is going to discuss the key projects and goals for 2018 and beyond. he began his first term in 2012 and was reappointed in september 2016 to a second five-year term. the world bank is comprised of five institutions providing both funding and technical assistance to countries and private organizations with the goal of reducing poverty and boosting prosperity around the world. in other words, it is an ambitious effort. unlike his predecessors, dr. kim did not come from the political or financial arenas, rather, his background is in public health, medicine and leadership. he was one of the founders of community health. he went on to lead the world health organization's hiv/aids program. immediately prior to being nominated and elected world bank president he served four years as president of dartmouth college. he was part of a movement that he described that sought to close the world bank. he said he is glad that mo

we're just seeing the kinds of bits that the mueller team has to places on that timeline to determine what happened. >> steve, during the days of the kr gb, the soviet union, rooms were bugged. would that still be the case for somebody like a high profile person like donald trump in moscow in 2013? >> oh,a you. absolutely. i mean, anderson, the technology has only gotten better, just like the internet and everything else technological related has and the basic skill set they have to have that is absolutely there and they train it. the resource they put towards this are incredible. but to phil's point, if i could. the points of information that we're beginning to see as we pull this whole picture together are indeed critical. and phil rightly points out that's an important piece of this. but i would hafb to add that because we still have the salacious part of the steele dossier unconfirmed, and by the way, i'm not sure how long schiller stood outside the door. we don't know what happened the rest of the evening. >> right. >> nothing may have happened. but the bottom line is that you have to remember the steele dossier is a bunch of stand

team—mate george north's return back to his home country. world champion bianca walkden and olympic champion jade jones admit they are "shocked and saddened" by coach paul green's decision to leave the gbympic taekwondo titles before the pair fell—out over her appearance in channel 4's thejump series late last year. he went on to coach walkden to a defence of her world title before leaving earlier this month. formally we started having ups and downs because we didn't agree with a few things. i'm a young girl but wa nts to few things. i'm a young girl but wants to do media opportunities so we clashed a bit with that. since rio he hasn't really coached me. 0bviously i'll be forever grateful for what he's done. we can't stop and cry and just finished so we have to keep moving forward. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30. head over to the website for more on sports personality of the year nominees. now sports personality of the year nominees. now some sports personality of the year nominees. now some of today's other news. two pharmaceutical companies say they'll invest more than £1 billion in the uk, creating hundreds of newjobs in london and manches