gus kenworthy and 19—year—old zoe atkin both reached their respective finals. come on, zoe. sky, well, how about filming it? one cameraman getting rather more of a close up than he'd bargained for. no major harm done, thankfully, but you suspect he might need a new lens. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. yes indeed, good evening. every expectation is we have a powerful and dangerous storm bearing down on the uk. the red warning from the met office which means a danger to life, danger to property. if you have any sort of travel plans over the next 24 hours, worth having another think about those. this hook of cloud on the satellite picture is our developing storm system and on the southern flank of this low over the next 24 hours, that is where we have potential for the damaging winds. this red warning from the met office, gusts up to 90 mph for the coast of south—west england and wales, damaged disruption and coastal flooding likely. wales, damaged disruption and coastalflooding likely. this broader amber warning with potential fo

gus kenworthy and 19—year—old zoe atkin both reached their respective finals. come on, zoe. ky, well, how about filming it? one cameraman getting rather more of a close up than he'd bargained for. no major harm done, thankfully, but you suspect he might need a new lens. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news from where you are, with more details about how storm eunice may affect you. have a very good night. storm eunice is bearing down on the uk. all indications are that this is set to be a damaging, destructive, and dangerous storm. a met office red warning in force for coastal parts of southwest england and south wales, gusts of to 90mph — damage, disruption, flooding around the coasts all looking likely. but across this broad amber warning area could see gusts of up to 80mph even inaland — and that is quite unusual and will cause issues. so turning increasingly wet and windy through the first part of friday, this rain continuing to drive northwards. snow developing over high ground of northern england, parts of northern ireland, and sco

yeah, zoe atkins, the two sisters, — time. yeah, zoe atkins, the two sisters, i— time.oing. you are trying to get through the whole - trying to get through the whole team. now, these athletes are in a really unusual olympics for two reasons. there is intense political discussion about the issues surrounding china and some of its policies. numbertwo, surrounding china and some of its policies. number two, there is the pandemic, and in china there is a zero covid policy. trying to picture what this must like the four athletes?— what this must like the four athletes? �* , . , ., athletes? there's athletes have re aired athletes? there's athletes have repaired every _ athletes? there's athletes have repaired every day _ athletes? there's athletes have repaired every day for— athletes? there's athletes have repaired every day for at - athletes? there's athletes have repaired every day for at least l athletes? there's athletes have l repaired every day for at least the last four— repaired every day for at least the last four years, since the last winter— last four years, sinc

zoe atkin began the halfpipe as a medal contender. not for long, though. although she made it down safely, atkin had to settle for ninth. i'm glad that i put one down on my last run, i because i fell in my first two. yeah, to be able to ski - in the olympics is an amazing opportunity, and i'm really glad that i was able to make - it to the finals. oh, it's massive, isn't it? the gold, though, was never in doubt. the extraordinary eileen gu soaring to her third medal of the games. born in the usa, representing china, now on top of the world. what a breathtaking talent eileen gu is, and what delight for the host nation. and with her second gold medal here in beijing, she's proving to be perhaps the star of these games. but the name of these games is surely kamila valieva, the 15—year—old who failed a drug test, was cleared to compete, but whose hopes last night ended in tears. today, the lack of sympathy shown by her entourage was criticised at the very highest level. it was chilling to see this, rather than to try to to help her, you could feel this chillin

it was also a good day for britain in the skiing. 19—year—old zoe atkin is through to the final of the team so far, but still some real medal hopes going into the last few days. mil real medal hopes going into the last few da s. �* , , few days. all right, very tense, thank you _ few days. all right, very tense, thank you much, _ few days. all right, very tense, thank you much, andy - few days. all right, very tense, thank you much, andy swiss. l at least 94 people have died in landslides and flash flooding in the brazilian city of petropolis. the city, which is in the mountains north of rio dejaneiro, was hit by torrential rainfall. houses in hillside neighbourhoods were destroyed and cars swept away as floodwaters raced through the streets. search and rescue teams are combing the mud for survivors. schools in england are being given official guidance on how to tackle controversial political and social issues in the classroom. the education secretary nadhim zahawi says no topics are off limits, but teachers must approach them with political impartiality and not promote contested theor

zoe atkin fell notjust once but twice in the final of the halfpipe, and had to settle for ninth.ry eileen gu of china soaring to her third medal of the games. what a breathtaking talent eileen gu is, and what delight for the host nation. and with her second gold medal here in beijing, she's proving to be perhaps the star of these games. but the name of these games is surely kamila valieva, the russian teenager who failed a drugs test, was cleared to compete, but whose hopes last night ended in tears. today, the lack of sympathy shown by her entourage was criticised at the highest level. it was chilling to see this rather than to try to to help her. you could feel this chilling atmosphere. thomas bach added he was very disturbed by valieva's performance. the pressure is beyond my imagination, he said, especially for a girl of 15 years old. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. back to our main story — storm eunice. as the worst of the storm hit britain, thousands were glued to big jet tv, a live youtube stream of planes trying to land at heathrow. david sillito has more. it has been, sha

zoe atkin fell notjust once but twice in the final of the halfpipe, and had to settle for ninth. extraordinary eileen gu of china soaring to her third medal of the games. what a breathtaking talent eileen gu is, and what delight for the host nation. and with her second gold medal here in beijing, she's proving to be perhaps the star of these games. but the name of these games is surely kamila valieva, the russian teenager who failed a drugs test, was cleared to compete, but whose hopes last night ended in tears. today, the lack of sympathy shown by her entourage was criticised at the highest level. it was chilling to see this rather than to try to to help her. you could feel this chilling atmosphere. thomas bach added he was very disturbed by valieva's performance. the pressure is beyond my imagination, he said, especially for a girl of 15 years old. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. back to our main story — storm eunice. and as the worst of the storm hit britain, thousands were glued to big jet tv — a live youtube stream of planes trying to land at heathrow with commentary from avi

remaining hopes have been raised of success in half pipe freestyle skiing thanks to british teenager zoe atkinalifying in fourth place. she said she may include some fresh tricks, in tomorrow's final, which she hopes will push her into the medal positions. she was born in america, and is the sister of izzy atkin, who won britain's first olympic medal on skis at the last games. i was really nervous. sometimes qualifying can be even more nerve—racking than finals. so, ijust wanted to put it down and after i'd laid down the first round i thought, oh, the pressure is off. and i put an extra trick in there that i hadn't trained just to try it, and i'm really happy that i landed it and i'm in the finals tomorrow. britain's gus kenworthy, made into the men's final by the finest of margins. his second run, was much improved on his first, when he'd fallen, and he had a nervous wait before discovering he'd got the final qualifying spot for saturday's final. and one of the most controversial moments of these games, and perhaps olympic history, comes in the next few minutes when the 15—year—old, kamila va

overnight there was disappointment in the halfpipe finalfor team gb�*s, zoe atkin. as she had qualified in fourth for the final. china's18—year—old eileen gu took the gold. she's the first freestyle skier to win olympic medals in three different events. gu — who's known as the �*snow princess', added to her big air gold and slopestyle silver. there was widespread concern over the way the 15—year—old russian skater, at the centre of a doping controversy, was treated by her coach, after a series of falls in the figure skating routine in the individual final. kamila valieva was under enormous pressure — weighed down by a doping scandal and questions over the wisdom of allowing her to compete — came 4th after a string of mistakes. it was uncomfortable to watch, but afterwards, there was no hug, and no comfort for the 15—year—old, instead, she was asked, "why did you stop fighting?" and this has led to strong critisim from the international olympic committee. when i afterwards saw how she was received by her closest entourage, with what appeared to be a tremendous coldne

poor old zoe atkin, what happened?d it wasn't her day. she was pretty pleased to have made the final. gus kenworthy goes in the men's final tomorrow. there she is falling on herfirst run. gus kenworthy is the american star who won silver in eight years ago and has switched to represent great britain at this olympic games. so a possible child in the men's —— chance in the men's half pipe. but eileen gu has been the poster girl of the games for china, a former californian, she took the gold in the women's half pipe. she felt incredible pressure but he had done so well by the time she was on her final run, she had the gold medal in her grasp. so three medals for eileen gu, she has really delivered on the expectation. we know we are going to get a medal from the on the expectation. we know we are going to get a medalfrom the men in the curling, and a huge day for the women today. they screeched through the semifinals by winning the must win against the roc and all of the other results went their way so they will play the d

it's been a good day, too, for british teenager zoe atkin, who cruised into the final of the freeskions. she was born in america, and is the sister of izzy atkin, who won britain's first olympic medal on skis, at the last games. i was really nervous. sometimes qualifying can be even more nerve—racking than finals. so, ijust wanted to put it down and after i'd laid down the first round i thought, oh, the pressure is off. so i put an extra trick in there that i hadn't trained just to try it, and i'm really happy that i landed it and i'm in the finals tomorrow. britain's gus kenworthy, made into the men's final by the finest of margins. his second run, was much improved on his first, when he'd fallen, and he had a nervous wait before discovering he'd got the final qualifying spot for saturday's final. away from beijing, some significant news in formula one this afternoon. race director michael masi has been removed from his position by the sport's governing body. the fia announced his departure as part of a series of changes following their inquiry into the controversial end to last yea

despite qulifying for the halfpipe final in fourth, team gb's, zoe atkin crashed out of contention, fallings become the face of the games for china, added to her big air gold, and slopestyle silver. the ioc president, thomas bach, has criticised kamila valieva's coaching team in beijing. the 15—year—old figure skater, who has been allowed to compete despite being investigated for a failed drugs test in december, fell a number of times in thursday's individual free skate routine and dropped from the gold medal position to fourth. her coach eteri tutberidze was seen to ask her, "why did you let it go, why did you stop fighting?" bach was struck by the lack of comapssion for the teenager. when of comapssion for the teenager. i afterwards saw h received when i afterwards saw how she was received by her closest entourage, with what appeared to be such a tremendous coldness, it was chilling. to see this. rather than giving her confidence, rather than to try to help her. in giving her confidence, rather than to try to help her.— to try to help her. in the last few minutes that _ to try to help her

raised, in the half pipe freestyle skiing, thanks to a really impressive display by british teenager zoe atkinhis first, when he'd fallen, and he had a nervous wait before discovering he'd got the final qualifying spot for saturday's final. and one of the most controversial moments of these games, and perhaps 0lympic history, comes later when 15—year—old kamila valieva of the russian olympic committee goes again in the figure skating. she goes in the free skate top of the standings after tuesday's short programme. but after her failed drugs test, the ioc has already said there'll be no medal ceremony if valieva wins. england's next two home uefa nations league matches — against italy and hungary — will be played at wolves' molineux stadium in june. the game against italy will be played behind closed doors following the unrest at the euro 2020 final at wembley england play italy on 11 june and then hungary on the 14th. it will be the first time wolverhampton has hosted a match involving the england senior men's team since december 1956. rory mcilroy believes the younger generation of golfers wo

atkin�*s younger sister, zoe, will make her olympic debut in the halfpipe next week.of british success after more disapppointment today. the curling teams are struggling in their bids to reach the semifinals, and britain's 20—year run of skeleton medals is coming to an end. andy swiss is in the mountains outside beijing for us. britain have won medals at the skeleton in the last five winter olympics, but fair to day they won't be winning here. at the halfway point in the women's events laura deas is in 21st place and her team—mate, brogan crowley, is in 27th place. such disappointment for laura deas, who won a bronze medal in pyeongchang four years ago. she has had a tough season and the speed was just not there. bear in mind britain's competitors in the men's event are also out of the top ten, then safe to say britain will not be winning medals here in beijing. it has also not been a great day for britain's curlers. britain's women lost their group match against south korea. south korea made a comeback to take the match 9—7. that means that the britain women's team h

in the half pipe free style skiing, thanks to a really impressive display, by british teenager, zoe atkinfirst olympic medal on skis at the last games. i was really nervous. sometimes qualifying can be even more nerve—racking than finals. so, ijust wanted to put it down and after i'd laid down the first round i thought, oh, the pressure is off. and i put an extra trick in there that i hadn't trained just to try it, and i'm really happy that i landed it and i'm in the finals tomorrow. and britain's gus kenworthy has just made into the men's final by the finest of margins. his second run, was much improved on his first, when he'd fallen and he had a nervous wait before discovering he'd got the final qualifying spot for saturday's final. later this morning team gb have a huge chance of guaranteeing a medal. the men's curling team have their semi final against the usa. and they're the form team, warming up for the semi, with yet another win, this time over canada, in theirfinal round robin match to finish top of the group. so the brits, have only lost, one of their nine matches, so far, but t

atkin�*s younger sister, zoe, will make her olympic debut in the halfpipe next week.ley even further behind. britain�*s men are also way out of the medals. it�*s been suggested there may be a problem with the equipment deas said she couldn�*t work out what went wrong and she was clearly devastated. i didn�*t have the speed, i don�*t know why. i feel like i executed a really good game plan. sometimes in this sport you just can�*t explain everything and i don�*t know where the speed went today. it has been a very tough two years for everybody and i think i should be very proud of the fact that i�*m here, i have made it to the start line, i am healthy, i have got a great team around me and my family and friends at home are so supportive so i couldn�*t be more thankful for that. joe marchant will start at outside centre for england against italy on sunday, in one of six changes to the starting 15 beaten by scotland. marchant is the latest player to be tried in that position by eddiejones, who�*s still seeking a solution to manu tuilagi�*s absense through injury. —— absenc