the result leaves yarnold in 10th place in the overall competition standings. amateur boxer, who has represented england six times, is facing deportation, after being told he has no leave to remain in the uk. after winning amateur titles in middleweight, light middleweight and welterweight, bilal fawaz was offered the chance to turn professional. but instead he's fighting to stay in the country he calls home. azi farni went to meet him. as an amateur boxer bilal fawaz has enjoyed great success, but his biggest fight so far has been outside the ring. born in nigeria his life was turned upside down when, as a young child, his mother was killed. he was sent to the uk and told he was meeting his father. when he arrived in london, had erealised he'd been tricked.|j when he arrived in london, had erealised he'd been tricked. i was keptin erealised he'd been tricked. i was kept ina erealised he'd been tricked. i was kept in a house. i wasn't allowed to go to school. i wasn't even allowed to go out. for a significant amount of time, i contemplated running away. i final

yarnold is also joined by team—mate laura deas, who's appeared in three world championships but this first olympics. the pairjoined my colleague holly hamilton earlier in the studio. it is really exciting because i have been building up to this for my entire career. i have been doing the skeleton for nine years. to say, i am going to an olympic games for my country is so exciting. you are the first british olympian trying to retain your title. i used billing the pressure? there is the reason why people do not defend their winter titles. there is a lot of ha rd winter titles. there is a lot of hard work but it is a team effort. i slide down the track headfirst. there are a whole lotta people who have kept me going. i am really excited to go out there and i intend to retain my title. best of luck to her in the coming weeks. on a day wherejimmy armfield lost his life, good night. weeks. on a day wherejimmy armfield lost his life, good nightli weeks. on a day wherejimmy armfield lost his life, good night. i would a lwa ys lost his life, good night. i would always have a tennis ball in my

yarnold is also joined by team—mate laura deas, who's appeared in three world championships but thistudio. it is really exciting because i have been building up to this for my entire career. i have been doing the skeleton for nine years. to say, i am going to an olympic games for my country is so exciting. you are the first british olympian trying to retain your title. i used billing the pressure? there is the reason why people do not defend their winter titles.

he will pass and fresh from her victory at the weekend, lizzy yarnold will lead the skeleton team atay that britain's military capability could fall behind that of potential enemies without extra investment. in a speech to the royal united services institute, general sir nick carter will point to russia's growing battlefield capabilities, and the threat posed by cyber warfare. this appeal is being made with the approval of the defence secretary, gavin williamson, who's made clear he wants more cash from the treasury. we were supposed to be speaking to chris parry, a former officer with the royal navy. i don't think we have the skype line, but we should be able to speak to him. let me check you are there. good morning, chris? we are having problems with that line, i'm afraid. chris, can you hear me? we will come back to that story when we get him. in the meantime, ican that story when we get him. in the meantime, i can read you a message that has come in on the story we have been talking about this morning. 0ur have been talking about this morning. our top story, morning. 0urtop story

in pyongyang much of that depends on the performance of reigning olympic skeleton champion lizzy yarnold she says team spirit builds up at the training center at bath university is key to their success. teams hate and please come and train with each other and encourage each other and it just it is hiding from. one of the people behind results. he's helped write the country's surprise success story. we. achieved. a vision. of. peace from both the. what you can see below winning olympic medals despite the lack of an ice truck has been an extraordinary achievement next month team great britain will be hoping to rights to go again. a quick reminder now the top stories that we have been following for. allegedly kept captive by their parents a seventeen year old girl who managed to escape alerted. the parents have been jailed. and child. pope francis has arrived for his first visit to. pressure to confront. the catholic church of a long time cover up which has contributed. for watching. to come going to sleep god lives. back in full amount of the winter break by and munich beat me because inte

in pyongyang much of that depends on the performance of reigning olympic skeleton champion lizzy yarnold she says team spirit builds up at the training center at both university is key to their success. persist balancing teams here and it's please come and train with each other and encourage each other it just it is a sign from. dani hold crofts is one of the people behind british skeletons results as head of performance he's helped write the country's surprise success story. we have a kind of saying inside the program of achieving possible i think if you set a vision and said it well and transparency and having great people i'm bored you. see the same dream the same opportunity but you can cheat a lot winning olympic medals despite the lack of a nice track has been an extraordinary achievement and next month team great britain will be hoping to race to go again. now musicians and fans have been paying tribute to dolores o'riordan the lead singer of the irish rock band the cranberries she died suddenly on monday in london at the age of forty six the cause of death has not yet been disclo

yarnold is aiming to become the first british winter 0lympian to retain her title, with her success ine in south korea next month. i think there's a reason people don't try to defend winter titles, it's a lot of hard work but it's a tea m it's a lot of hard work but it's a team effort. i am the one on the track sliding down the track headfirst but there is a whole group of people who have helped keep me going over the past four years and will support me so i'm really excited to go out and i intend to retain my title. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you. more than a million elderly people in the uk are suffering from malnutrition. that's according to a parliamentary report, seen exclusively by bbc news. the report says money given to wealthy pensioners to help pay their heating bills should be used instead to help tackle hunger among the elderly. john maguire reports. do you always manage to finish what we deliver to you? yeah. janet is receiving a check up—this morning from annabel martin, a nutritionist from the hertfordshire independent li

and with the winter olympics less than a month away, lizzy yarnold narrowly missed out on a medal atext month, after a mixed run of results this season. and how about this for a way of ending your career? american downhill skier julia mancuso dressed as wonder woman for her final ever run in competition. wearing a cape and tights, not the most aerodynamic outfit. but she wanted to go out in style. mancuso has won a gold, two silvers and a bronze over the last three winter olympics, but didn't qualify for pyeongchang next month, so she's decided to retire now at the age of 33. they do wear the equivalent of tights, capes that catch in the wind. a lot of resistance. i still dream of a wonder woman of it. it's a big week for the british bobsleigh teams. mica mcneill and mica moore had their official funding withdrawn in september and have crowd funded their training ever since. for this exclusive breakfast report, ijoined the team at winterberg in germany for a taste of what they go through on a daily basis. imaginejumping in a dustbin and being rolled down a mountain at 90 mph. that's

and with the winter olympics less than a month away, lizzy yarnold narrowly missed out on a medal at mixed run of results this season. the team for the games is announced on tuesday. and how about this for a way of ending your career? american downhill skier julia mancuso dressed as wonder woman for her final ever run in competition. wearing a cape and tights, rather than a ski suit, were probably to blame for her not being as quick as the rest of the field. mancuso has won a gold, two silvers and a bronze over the last three winter olympics, but didn't qualify for pyeongchang next month, so she's decided to retire now at the age of 33. and retire in style. good for her! so, a big week. a big week for britain's bobsleigh team because they find out on tuesday whether they've made the team for the winter olympics. a couple that rely on crowdfunding. so for this exclusive report ijoined the team in germany for the fear they go through on a daily basis. imaginejumping ina imaginejumping in a dustbin and being rolled down a mountain at 90 mph. that's how these two describe it. and it may

yarnold got one of four golds in 2014. five at least expected this time.ood question. it always seems to be the be the best this time. i think the good thing with the winter olympics, it is still developing and we have had some really impressive results over the last few games but we are getting more consistency now. speed skater christie could get two. but as for the paralympics, the target is seven. always more to play for. you get connections when you see them, but we have a profound sense that people get from the paralympics, high—class sport but with the higher purpose. it tells you what is possible. with the higher purpose. it tells you what is possiblelj with the higher purpose. it tells you what is possible. ijust perceptions of disability. £32 million of lottery money, as ever thatis million of lottery money, as ever that is only going to be fun if it pays off. the england cricket coach trevor bayliss won't look to extend his contract when it ends at the end of next years ashes on home soil. australia regained the urn after winning the recent seri

and with the winter olympics, in pyeongchang, less than a month away, lizzy yarnold, just missed outnext month, after a mixed run of results this season. the gb team for the games is announced on tuesday. and how about this for a way of ending your career? american downhill skier, julia mancooso, dressed as wonder woman for her final run in competition. a cape and tights is obviously not the most aero—dynamic outfit but mancuso wanted to go out in style — she's won a gold, two silvers and a bronze over the last three winter olympics but she didn't qualify for pyeongchang next month, so she's decided to retire now at the age of 33. the tights are ok but of course that keep is not very aerodynamic. but she made headlines around the world with that display. 70% of private new car sales are bought through personal contract purchases, which see drivers pay a monthly premium and at the end of the contract they can either give the car back or buy it at a previously agreed sum. bbc‘s moneybox programme has found that if drivers decide part way through a contract to give the car back some cus

and with the winter olympics in pyeongchang less than a month away, lizzy yarnold just missed out onth, after a mixed run of results this season. the gb team for the games is announced on tuesday. misha mcneill will be hoping to be selected along with mica moore. they are hoping to make it, despite relying on crowd funding, to drive their ambitions. for this exclusive breakfast report, ijoined the team at winterberg in germany for the pain and fear, they go through on a daily basis, all in pursuit of olympic glory. imaginejumping in a dustbin and being rolled down a mountain at 90 mph. that's how mica mcneill and mica moore describe what they do. and it may be downhill all the way, they hope, to the winter olympics, but the last six months have been an uphill struggle after theirfunding was withdrawn by the sport. so they've been doing it mostly for themselves, from driving their van between world cup venues, helping to maintain their sled, getting their own food and cooking it in their own rental apartment, all thanks to the £30,000 raised in an appeal to the general public. it's a

still to come this morning: from lizzy yarnold to sarah storey, and even eddie the eagle — do you haveett is at the lee valley ice centre in london this morning to find out about a scheme that hopes to discover future champions. good morning to you. not long to go until the winter olympics. this event is called discover your gold. it is about spotting future 0lympians. they might not be ready for two weeks' time, but in beijing 2022, quite possibly. it is about spotting young talent, people between 15 and 24, maybe who never thought they would be able to be 0lympians, and a number of other 0lympians, and a number of other 0lympians have been spotted this way. it is about discovering new talent, and we have a lovely ice rink behind me as well, some future stars quite possibly. we will be finding out what their hopes and dreams are for the future, and the first there is the news, weather and travel where you are this morning. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. a 14—year—old girl is among three teenagers arrested for threatening a police officer with a gun in lewisham. the officer was said to

the result leaves yarnold in 10th place in the overall competition standings.our main story — president trump's decision not to visit the uk next month to open the new us embassy. he blamed president obama for getting a bad deal on the building which is in south london, despite the fact that the move was agreed under george w bush. well, the former ukip leader nigel farage has been defending president trump's decision to cancel his trip. well, certainly, donald trump wants to disassociate himself from any profligate spending, as he sees it, by barack obama. i'm not a real estate guy, i can't comment on that. he of course is. i also do think that when you think he has been all over the world, he's been to france, he's been to belgium, he's been to italy and saudi arabia and china, and everywhere he's been in the world, he's been treated pretty well. in this country, we have the mayor of london, jeremy corbyn and many others encouraging large—scale street protest against him and i do think that must be part of his calculation. do you think he should still come? w