billy morgan fell in the wayside. billy morgan fell in all four of his tractors runs and his first competition run, but then he pulled off two magnificent effo rts he pulled off two magnificent efforts to take that bronze medal. he could get even betterfor efforts to take that bronze medal. he could get even better for britain later with a possible bronze coming in the curling. you make him up in the curling. you make him sound ancient. he is only 28! ifeel ancient now. and we'll be speaking to the man himself from pyeongchang just after 8:30. that is billy morgan. i am looking forward to it. a number of us companies have cut ties with the national rifle association as consumers call for a boycott of firms linked to the powerful gun lobby. they include the car rental companies, hertz and enterprise holdings, both of which have stopped offering discounts for members of the association, in the wake of the florida school shooting. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, reports. the aftermath to a school shooting w

morgan bags a big air as billy morgan bags a big air bronze in the men's snowboarding. it's just wild. i bronze in the men's snowboarding. it'sjust wild. i had such bronze in the men's snowboarding. it's just wild. i had such a bronze in the men's snowboarding. it'sjust wild. i had such a bad training andi it'sjust wild. i had such a bad training and i fell on that first jump training and i fell on that first jump andi training and i fell on that first jump and i thought it was game over. i went into the next two thinking, i hope i don't follow the three times and everyone will be devastated. big companies cut ties with america's powerful gun lobby the national rifle association after last week's mass shooting at a florida school. 0ne one of the uk's biggest aid charities plan international reveals six cases of sexual abuse and exploitation of children by its staff and associates. we are set for very cold weather affecting the whole of the uk over the next week with temperatures in some areas expecting to drop to minus eight. and that will be the minus eight. and that w

yes, billy! that left one last chance to secure a spot in the medal positions. billy morgan, yes! yes! billy morgan with the double grab triple 1a. that is massive! that is absolutely huge. canada's max parrot was his biggest threat to walking away with bronze. but on his finaljump it all went wrong. what are you thinking write the second? it what are you thinking write the second ? it is just what are you thinking write the second? it is just wild. what are you thinking write the second? it isjust wild. i what are you thinking write the second? it is just wild. i thought it was game over. i went into the rest of the month and i was thinking, i hope i don't fall over three times in all my mates in the laboratory watching. i thought, i'm going to follow the three times. i thought, i'm going to follow the three times. an injury in december nearly ruled him out of these games. but the oldest man in the final helped great britain come home with a fifth medal to ensure their best performance at a winter olympics. you have to go back nearly 90 years to match those for medals. so the uk�

yes, billy! that left one last chance to secure a spot in the medal positions. billy morgan, yes! yes! billy morgan with the double grab triple 1a. that is massive! that is absolutely huge. what a wild ride that was. what are you thinking write the second? it was just wild. you thinking write the second? it wasjust wild. i had a you thinking write the second? it was just wild. i had a that's training and a foul on thatjump. i was hoping i would not fall over three times and everyone would be devastated at him. all my mates are ina barat devastated at him. all my mates are in a bar at home watching and i thought i would fall over three times. an injury in december nearly ruled him out of these games. but the oldest man in the final helped great britain come home with a fifth medal to ensure their best performance at a winter olympics. so the uk‘s fifth medal makes this our most successful winter olympics, but as david ornstein explained to me earlier, optimism within team gb has always been high for these games. well, that was in line with the target set by uk sport. the governme

billie morgan with a record fifth medal of these games. taking britain passed the four they won in chamonix in 192a, and in sochi in chamonix in 1924, and in sochi in 2014. it has also meant that britain chamonix in 1924, and in sochi in 2014. it their.so meant that britain chamonix in 1924, and in sochi in 2014. it their targetant that britain chamonix in 1924, and in sochi in 2014. it their target from at britain chamonix in 1924, and in sochi in 2014. it their target from the ritain has met their target from the funding body. billy morgan fell on his training runs and his first run in competition, but then nailed his next two to win a bronze medal. it really is a fantastic story for billy morgan. three years older than anyone else in the field. you'll make i meant to anyone else in the field. you'll makei meant to snowboarding at the make a mea nttesnowboerdingatthei of make a mea nt'ta'anawbearding'atthei of 15. years had trouble with age of 15. years had trouble with his knees. he had a background in gymnastics and ease gymnastics and

an imposing 49 metre ramp for british hope billy morgan in the big airfinals. complex tricks and a clean landing required to impress the judges. morgan only disqualified for the final but on second of three attem pts final but on second of three attempts he looked every bit the part. and he holds it up, yes! it was huge and depict the nose grab on it, the hardest grab. yes, billy! that left one last chance to secure a spot in the medal positions. that is massive. canada was the biggest threat to walking away with bronze but on his finaljump it walking away with bronze but on his final jump it all went walking away with bronze but on his finaljump it all went wrong. what are you thinking right this second? i don't really know. it's just wild. i had such a bad training andi just wild. i had such a bad training and i fell just wild. i had such a bad training and ifell on just wild. i had such a bad training and i fell on the first and thought it was game over. i went into the rest of the runs and i was just hoping i wouldn't fall over every time. i thought i was g

and we will be speaking shortly to billy morgan. but now away from the winter games and a big day in rugby. away from the winter games, attention will turn once agin to the six nations and the third round of matches taking place this afternoon. last night france recorded their first win of the tournament last night, beating bottom—of—the—table italy, 34—17. the match was played in the stade velodrome in marseille — the first time france have hosted a six nations match outside paris. italy started strongly, but eventually fell to the french pressure. the italians have lost all of their matches so far. the six nations trophy isn't the only silverware to be won across the six weeks of the championship, france took home the guiseppe garibaldi cup, for their victory last night, but nothing can rival the history of the calcutta cup, asjohn watson explains. here we are then in the heart of the world rugby museum at twickenham. and this is what it's all about, those historic matches between scotland and england. the calcutta cup.

an imposing ramp for billy morgan in the big airfinals. complex tricks and a clean landing required to impress thejudges. and a clean landing required to impress the judges. morgan onlyjust qualified for the final, but on his second of three attempts he looked every bit the part. he holds it up! yes! it was huge. and he used the ha rd est yes! it was huge. and he used the hardest grab. that left on last chance to secure a spot in the medal positions. yes! billy morgan with the double grab front, that is massive! that is absolutely huge. billy morgan moves into bronze medal position, and it is a very long and nervous wait. canada was his biggest threat to walking away with bronze, but on his finaljump it all went wrong. an injury in december nearly ruled him out of these games, but the oldest man in the final helped great britain, home with a fifth medal to ensure their best performance at the winter olympics. i'm sure it will hit me later. i never expected it. baby p coming to the contest shooting for a medal you are ready for it, but ijus

add 28, billy morgan isa history. yes. add 28, billy morgan is a snowboarding veteran, this is lastjump and is a snowboarding veteran, this is last jump and surely is a snowboarding veteran, this is lastjump and surely his last 0lympics. lastjump and surely his last olympics. what a way to finish. that is absolutely massive. it propelled morgan into bronze medal position and one by one his rivals' hopes came tumbling down. when the last one crashed, morgan, to his utter disbelief, had his medal. it is pretty radical. if everyone landed the runs i would not be in this position. it is the luck of the draw and it came down to me on the deysel happy days. morgan's joy was also tea m happy days. morgan's joy was also team gbs. a record—breaking fifth medal of these games. the british tea m medal of these games. the british team have had their ups and downs but billy morgan has ensured they have hit their target of making this there are more successful winter olympics in history. they have had £30 million of funding, double v

he's a former acrobat with a dodgy knee, but billy morgan was about to leap into history. double grab... yes, yes! at 28, morgan is a snowboarding veteran. this, his last jump, but surely his last olympics. what a way to finish. that is absolutely huge! it propelled morgan into bronze medal position and one by one his rivals' hopes came tumbling down. when the last one crashed, morgan, to his utter disbelief, had his medal. it's a bit of luck, luck of the draw, it came down to me on the day. so happy days. and morgan's joy was also team gb's. a record—breaking fifth medal of these games. the british team have had their ups and downs here but billy morgan has ensured they've hit their target making this the most successful winter olympics in history. but there have been bitter disappointments. none more so than the women's curlers set to take their bronze medal match to an extra end, captain eve muirhead went for broke. a shot for victory. but instead, calamity. it's got to just sit right. it's not. instead of knocking out japan's stone she knocked out her own, handing he

he is a former acrobat with a dodgy knee, but billy morgan was about to leap into history. at 28, morgan is a snowboarding veteran. this is last jump snowboarding veteran. this is last jump as surely as last 0lympics, snowboarding veteran. this is last jump as surely as last olympics, and what a way to finish. that is absolutely huge. it propelled them into bronze medal position, and one by one his rivals' hopes came tumbling down. when the last one crashed, morgan, to his utter disbelief, had his medal. yes, it is pretty rad. if everybody landed their runsi pretty rad. if everybody landed their runs i wouldn't be in this position. it is a bit of luck, and it came down to me on the day, happy days. his joy was also teamgb's in record—breaking fifth medal of these games. the british team have had ups and downs here, but billy morgan has ensured they have hit their targets of making this their most successful winter of making this their most successful winter olympics in history. they have had £30 million of funding, double the last games, but those in charge insist it is

billy morgan's made his name with big tricks on you tube. he had to catch the eye to make the final. commentator: no, billy! the disappointment tells! for him, or three and rowan coultas, the big air competition is a chance for redemption but from here the campaign turns to elise christie's campaign, she is the speed skater boeing the superstardom. plenty more to come, do not be disappointed by the early failure to qualify in the slopestyle. now back home, and a mouthwatering contest at twickenham where england take on wales. england, remember, are bidding to win the title three years in a row. they dominated against italy last week. but wales were mightily impressive too, in their win against scotland. it isa it is a big occasion for everyone involved but for us, it is the next game, the next game on ourjourney, the next game to develop and prove and focus on performance and i tell you what, if we get our performance right, we will get a result. you are not playing a venue, give up playing an occasion, the game and the guys who are involved

great britain celebrates its most successful winter olympics ever — as billy morgan bags a big air bronze in the men's snowboarding. what are you thinking right this second? what are you thinking right this second ? it's just wild. i had such a bad training and i fell on that first jump and i thought it was game over. a number of us companies cut ties with the all—powerful national rifle association, following last week's school shooting in florida. one of the uk's biggest children's aid charities — plan international, reveals six cases of child sexual abuse by staff and volunteers in the last two years. also in the next hour: britain is set for the coldest february week in five years as freezing air arrives from russia. the cold snap — known as the beast from the east — will affect the whole of the uk with temperatures in some areas

well team gb snowboarder billy morgan's daily commute from the olympic village to the slopes is pretty impressive. here he is on the scooter he's been supplied with making his way from his apartment to the athletes bus. impressive stuff, so much so that his fellow snowboarder jamie nicholls decided to film it and edit so we could all marvel at billy's skills. billy goes in the final of the big air at one o'clock in the morning uk time on saturday. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. goodbye for a now. a bit of breaking news regarding the abuse allegations surrounding oxfam. we arejust abuse allegations surrounding oxfam. we are just hearing from reuters that haiti have temporarily revoked oxfam's authorisation to operate in the islands. there is a bit more detail coming from the afp news agency in haiti talking about suspension of operations pending an outcome of the investigation of those accusations. the country's ministry of planning said they had made a serious error of failing to inform their staff at the time these accusations occurred. these acknow

and billie morgan soars into the bronze position in the snowboarding big air, helping team gb to it's best winter olympics performance ever good evening, and welcome to bbc news. within the past hour, the united nations security council has unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a 30—day ceasefire across syria. the resolution would allow some respite for civilians in the rebel enclave of eastern ghouta, where activists say 500 people have been killed in the past week alone. here's the moment that the current president of the un security council, kuwait's permanent representative, introduced the vote. translation: i would call upon those who are in favour of the draft resolution in the document as 2018 146 to raise their hand. yes. translation: the results of the vote are as follows. the draft received 15 votes. the draft is hence adopted unanimously. as solution 401 for the year 2018. after the vote, the us ambassador, nikki haley, accused russia of cynically stalling on the ceasefire vote. the syrian people should not have to die waiting for russia to organise their instructi

morgan. four is he acting, in total there were five british medalists, after £28 million investment. the record lottery funding for uk sport was allocated to create leap off the sofa moments like watching lizzie arnold in a skeleton, gold medalist again. the first three quarters off the ground. i wondered what her legacy could be. there were many escalators in britain, but no skeleton courses to slide down. we area skeleton courses to slide down. we are a 01’ skeleton courses to slide down. we are a or ice nation, so the inspirational message that i take to schools as i grew up in kent, and i love sport, and ijust wanted to be an olympian. but i ended up going, doing my best, and coming home with a gold medal, and i was a normal kid from kent. the fact remains if you wa nt to from kent. the fact remains if you want to excel in winter sports, you have to travel abroad. there are some olympic sports which are far easier to play in every town and city in great britain. like this one. in east

well team gb snowboarder billy morgan's daily commute from the olympic village to the slopes is pretty impressive. here he is on the scooter he's been supplied with making his

brit billy morgan is into the final of the big air competition — scoring 90.5 on his second run. 7 points off the top score. the final takes place on saturday morning with morgan looking to make the step up to medal contention. it could be one of the performances of the games so far — the 15 year old russian skater alina zagitova set a new world record in the ladies short programme. the record actually tumbled twice as she beat compatriot evgenia medvedeva's earlier score, who is just 18 herself and looked favourite for gold. and there was a tearful goodbye from skier lindsey vonn who took bronze in the women's downhill in her last ever games. at 33, the american became the oldest woman to claim a winter olympics alpine skiing medal. vonn has struggled with injury, and was clearly emotional as she bid farewell to her olympic career. it was intense, and i think mostly it was intense because ijust wanted to win for my gram —— grandpa. it's my last olympic downhill race. i really want to keep racing forever, but i can't. so,... but i can't. knowing really want to keep racing forever, b

let us get the headlines out of the way, billy morgan who won bronze in the big air event for britain, he will carry the flag. in the last few minutes, the russian ice hockey team have won but the russians will not be able to parade under their own flag. that is right. they will be very disappointed, especially after the second gold medal you just mentioned, they had hoped at these games russia's isolation would come to an end, they could walk into the main stadium as team russia, carrying the russian flag, that this would be the end of the punishment they have had after the mass doping at the sochi games macro. it is not to be. they will be very disappointed. they at least know that as long as there are no more drug failures at these games, as long as no more russian athletes fail doping tests, at the next olympics, they will be able to. this is going to be very political rights to the end at pyeongchang, we will have a closing ceremony with ivanka trump and the north korean general potentially sitting again close to her, will they talk to one another? it is going to be very fascinat

that is what billy morgan said, he won the big air contest, said he had never finished that jump where won the big air contest, said he had never finished thatjump where he grabbed hold with both hands on his board. this is mental. he said he fell so much fear will suddenly get confidence from experience, he had landed this once in training, never ina landed this once in training, never in a competition. to have the chance to get on the olympic podium and paul that run out just to get on the olympic podium and paul that run outjust then and land it it was amazing. the fact he admitted to having that fear is something that is important for sporting stars like billy to say because in life we all feel fear and face fear. is one of those moments where adrenaline takes over and you produce that moment. if it wasn't for billy yesterday would you have been disappointed about the medal haul? i think team gb have done amazing and we have had three fourth positions but yesterday was difficult with the curling team being very close and so disappointed with the performance. but billy changed that.

rowan coulthard did not qualify, neither did billy morgan, a very well—known british snowboarder, big notes for him, he finished two second run on his back. —— big hopes for him. —— rowan coultas. but they do have chances in the big air event, and a moment of history as well, first gold medal of these games awarded, charlotte calor of sweden took gold, the big story out of that is that market dearden, of norway, she has now become the most decorated female olympian, she now has 11 olympic medals from the winter games. moment of history. —— charlotte kalla. not the best of days for team gb. we will be looking to pick ourselves up a little later on, when christie takes to the ice rink. so when and where, will team gb‘s medals come from. someone who knows what it takes, is former skeleton racer amy williams, who won gold at the vancouver games in 2010. britain's only medal. you must be there again. when you watch the opening ceremony yesterday, you are transported back, cannot believe it was eight years ago at vancouver. the whole jeopardy, not being able to land properly,

the closing ceremony is taking place right now in pyongchang, and billy morgan, the bronze medallist in the big air yesterday, has been selected to carry the team gb flag. there was plenty of excitement on the final day of action. the men's ice hockey final was a classic as the olympic athletes from russia came from behind to beat germany 11—3 in overtime in a thrilling climax. there were jubilant scenes as the oar won their second gold of the games and 17th medal overall. the winning team proudly sang the russian national anthem as the olympic flag was raised in honour of their win. if you're a football fan, it's one of those days where you might never leave the sofa or the pub, or might not switch the radio off all day. two big games in the premier league, and the league cup final. the early premier league kick off is already under way. palace take on spurs, palace are just a point above the bottom three, while spurs are fourth. tottenham have already missed a good chance through harry kane,a nd had an appeal for a penalty waved away. it's 0-0. well, after place—tottenham there

this is a youthful olympic discipline in many ways, billie morgan has made his name with tricks on youtube, now he had to keep the judges watching, the problem, he was playing catch up as well, forced into mistakes.” well, forced into mistakes. i knew! was going to be slow coming into the jump, was going to be slow coming into the jump, second round, ifelt the headwind, and i thought, no... that was all i could think about. in these events, months, years of training can be defined in an insta nt, training can be defined in an instant, in an error. a more patient struggle would decide the first medal, this combines two kinds of cross—country, equally gruelling, skiathlon, and charlotte kalla of sweden glided first past the galleries, and there was more history on the hill with marit bjoergen silver, she is now the most decorated female winter olympian. britain‘s medal hopes start with the winter sprinting, elise christie is a world champion now, more used to success. this sport is not spies to be boring, you are not supposed to sit in second. —— not supposed to be boring. i will g

jamie nicholls and team mate billy morgan both tumbling out of the slopestyle event. the women's cross country skiing meanwhile produced the first gold medallist of the games, victory for charlotte kalla from sweden. a first gold medal for the hosts brought the loudest cheer, there's skater sparking euphoria as south korea celebrated its own olympic champion. but for team gb this was an opening day of mixed fortunes, disappointment on the snow but elise christie's hopes of gold off to the perfect start. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. he looks cold! full coverage of the games across the bbc, the highlights on bbc two tonight with clare balding at seven o'clock in england wales or scotland, 730 in northern ireland. now onto the six nations championship, england leading wales 12-6 at championship, england leading wales 12—6 at twickenham, looking to make it to two wins out of two. england had an explosive start withjonny may sprinting to get on the end of owen farrell's punt forward which was inch perfect — farrell though missed the conversion. it was may who ran

billy morgan is into the final of the inaugural big air competition, scoring 90.5 on his second run — seven points off the top score. he'll have to push his tricks a bit further — on saturday morning, morgan will be going for a medal. scotland head coach gregor townsend has named an unchanged starting line—up for saturday's six nations meeting with england at murrayfield. townsend keeps faith with the side that beat france, but has made three changes to his replacements, recalling fit—again prop willem nel, who hasn't played since breaking an arm in november, lock tim swinson and centre nick grigg. and finally australia have won the t20 tri—series, beating new zealand by 19 runs on the duckworth lewis method this morning. with the australian's chasing 151 for victory, the umpires called the match off due to a couple of spells of heavy rain with their score 121—for—3. d'arcy short top—scored with a half century for the aussies, who were well ahead on the dls method when play was brought to a close. that's all from the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories

jamie nicholls and then team—mate billy morgan both tumbled out of the slopestyle event. the women‘s cross—country skiing, meanwhile, produced the first gold medallist of the games. victory for sweden‘s charlotte connor. it was a first gold medalfor the charlotte connor. it was a first gold medal for the hosts, charlotte connor. it was a first gold medalfor the hosts, though, that brought the loudest cheer, their skater sparking euphoria as south korea celebrated its own olympic champion. but the team gb, this was an opening day of decidedly mixed fortunes. disappointment on the snow, but elise christie‘s hopes of gold are off to the perfect start. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. that‘s it from me. there‘s much more on the bbc sport website, including news of an important win for britain‘s fed cup team. back to you. you can see more on all of today‘s stories on the bbc news channel. that‘s all from me. good night. pa rt part one of our weekend was pretty disappointing. a lot of rain moving across the country with bad conditions on the roads too. thing

great britain celebrates its most successful winter olympics ever — as billy morgan bags a big air bronze in the men's snowboarding. what are you thinking right this second ? it's just wild. i had such a bad training and i fell on that first jump and i thought it was game over. a number of us companies cut ties with the all—powerful national rifle association, following last week's school shooting in florida. one of the uk's biggest children's aid charities — plan international, reveals six cases of child sexual abuse by staff and volunteers in the last two years. also in the next hour: britain is set for the coldest february week in five years as freezing air arrives from russia. the cold snap — known as the beast from the east —

jamie nicholls and then team—mate billy morgan both tumbling out of the slopestyle event. the women's cross—country skiing produced the first gold medallist of the games, victory for sweden's charlotte kalla. the first gold medalfor the sweden's charlotte kalla. the first gold medal for the hosts sweden's charlotte kalla. the first gold medalfor the hosts brought the loudest cheer. south korea celebrated its own olympic champion. but for team celebrated its own olympic champion. butforteam gb, celebrated its own olympic champion. but for team gb, this was an opening day of decidedly mixed fortunes. disappointment on the snow but elise christie's hopes of gold are off to the perfect start. lots more still to come from south korea. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on bbc news throughout the evening. we've got a development coming from south korea fire the reuters news agency. the us vice president mike pence is on the return leg home back to the united states and on the plane he's been quoted as saying "there is no daylight between the united states, t

the closing ceremony will take place at 11:00am and billy morgan, the bronze medallist yesterday has been selected to carry the team gb flag. was plenty of excitement on the final day of action. the men's ice hockey was terrific, a classic final. athletes from russia beat germany 11—3 in sudden death overtime. it was a thrilling climax. jubilant scenes as they won their second gold, the oar. the winning team proudly sighing the russian national anthem. pretty loudly, as the olympic flag was raised in honour of their win. after the british women missed out on a bronze medal yesterday in the curling, sweden beat south korea and the final overnight. it finished 8—3 to the swedes. not a good result for great britain in the four—man bobsleigh. they had two teams. one came 18th and another finished in 17th position. it was the germans who took the gold. their first theirfirst league their first league cup success for arson fingerfor their first league cup success for arson finger for arsenal, their first league cup success for arson fingerforarsenal, ora their first league cup succes

great britain have made history at the winter olympics, thanks to billy morgan taking the bronze in the snowboard big air. that takes team gb to the highest ever tally of medals. but disappointment for great britain's women's curlers, losing 5-3 to britain's women's curlers, losing 5—3 to japan. that was japan's first medal in the sport. ireland have beaten wales 37—27 to remain unbeaten after three matches. scotla nd remain unbeaten after three matches. scotland host england at 4:45pm. all the latest football results are on the bbc sport website. i will have a full sports desk for you at around 5:30pm. campaigners in london are urging authorities to improve knife crime prevention measures, after two more men were stabbed to death in the capital this week. it takes the number of people fatally wounded by knives so far this year to 16. caroline davies reports. four knife attacks, two deaths in seven hours in one area of london. knife crime is nothing new, but after years of dropping, it is going up across the uk. the highest rise was here in london, recorded by the met police. in the

and in sport: great brtain have made hstory at the winter olympics thanks to billy morgan taking the bronze in the snowboard big air. that takes team gb to their hightest ever medal tally of five. there was disappiontment for great brtiain‘s women's curlers who missed out on a bronze. they lost 5—3 to japan in the bronze medal match — it is japan's first medal in the sport. and in the six nations aird are leading wales 15—13. england face scotland at 4.115 today. more at around 4.15 for you. police in calais have told the bbc they fear there'll be another camp in the region within 6 months, because of the rate at which migrants are returning to the area. french authorities cleared the so—called jungle camp in 2016, where up to 8,000 migrants were living, trying to smuggle themselves onto lorries bound for the uk. at the moment, it's estimated that around 800 migrants are there, with 200 having arrived in just the past 2 weeks. the bbc‘s europe reporter, gavin lee, has visited the area again. the calaisjungle camp as it was — population 8,000, until it was closed by fren

jamie nicholls and then team—mate billy morgan both tumbling out of the slopestyle event. the women's cross—country skiing, meanwhile, produced the first gold medallist of the games, victory for sweden's charlotte kalla. but for team gb, this was an opening day of decidedly mixed fortunes — disappointment on the snow but elise christie's hopes of gold are off to the perfect start. andy swiss, bbc news. snow yet. it could be heading our way. a bit ofa a bit of a roller—coaster, tonight we have the spell of heavy rain and strong winds as well, gale force winds and they are expected across northern parts, this next area of low pressure is moving in and this is the one that is over the country right now. that has bought the outbreaks of rain which are clearing away so through this afternoon it is east anglia and the south—east that gets the rain and better in scotland but we have the next area of weather developing, gales across the north with gusts of 60 mph, very windy inland and other areas get the rain but not much bad weather in the side. it should be clear early

jamie nicholls and team mate billy morgan both tumbling out of the slopestyle event. the women's cross country skiing meanwhile produced the first gold medallist of the games, victory for charlotte kalla from sweden. a first gold medal for the hosts brought the loudest cheer, their skater sparking euphoria as south korea celebrated its own 0lympic champion. but for team gb this was an opening day of mixed fortunes, disappointment on the snow but elise christie's hopes of gold off to the perfect start. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. full coverage of the games across the bbc, the highlights on bbc two tonight with clare balding at seven o'clock in england wales or scotland, 7:30 in northern ireland. ok, that's the rugby covered, time for a busy day of football with lizzie and john. i'm joined byjohn bennett, i'mjoined byjohn bennett, our football reporter. six premier league games. first the late kick—off has just finished between manchester city and leicester, after reasonably equal start, city ran away with that. they were superb. they started really well. less

jamie nicholls and then team—mate billy morgan both tumbling out of the slopestyle event. the women's cross—country skiing, meanwhile, produced the first gold medallist of the games, victory for sweden's charlotte kalla. butler team gb, this was an opening day decidedly mixed fortunes, disappointment on the snow but elise christie's hopes of gold are off to the perfect start just andy swiss, bbc news, eight chang. andy was wrapped up nice and warm their — let's have a look at the prospects for closer to home! i think it is going to ranger and we have got some snow on the way as well, and some gale force winds. that's all going to be happening through this afternoon and this evening and overnight. we have another weather front which is actually an area where the cold air is battling with the mild air. so, this is what is happening in the short—term, a slight window of opportunity, very short, of brightness, but then we're going to see another weather front moving through, with some snow mixing in across scotland. and also gale force winds around the irish sea, liverpo

billy morgan's made his name with tricks on youtube. now he had to keep thejudges watching. the problem was he too was playing catch up, forced into mistakes. i knew i was going to be slow coming into that jump. 0n the second round, the gap down, i knew, i felt headwind there. i was like, "oh, no!" that's all i could think about. in these events, months, years of training could be defined in an instant — in an error. a more patient struggle would decide these games' first medal. skiathlon combines two kinds of cross country — equally gruelling. but it was sweden's charlotte kalla who would glide first past the galleries. and there was more history on the hill with marit bjoergen in silver. she is now the most decorated female winter 0lympian. britain's medal hopes start with the winter sprinter. elise christie is a world champion now, more used to success. 0ur sport isn't supposed to be boring. you're not supposed to sit in second. for me, i want to go out there and fight for that win. i might not do it, but that's what i'm going to be trying to do, for sure. three medal

jamie nicholls and then team—mate billy morgan both tumbling out of the slopestyle event. the women's cross—country skiing, meanwhile, produced the first gold medallist of the games. victory for sweden's charlotte kalla. but, for team gb, this was an opening day of decidedly mixed fortunes — disappointment on the snow, but elise christie's hopes of gold are off to the perfect start. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. the second weekend of games in the six nations championship brings us a mouth—watering contest at twickenham — england versus wales, both sides coming off the back of impressive wins last weekend. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson is there. good afternoon. good afternoon. one thing the welsh players will notice insta ntly thing the welsh players will notice instantly when they come out here thatis instantly when they come out here that is different from cardiff is we have no roof at twickenham and we have no roof at twickenham and we have had a steady drizzle here. despite modern rugby's tactical sophistication and analysis, i imagine at one point th

great britain celebrates its most successful winter olympics ever — as billy morgan bags a big air bronze in the men's snowboarding. a number of us companies cut ties with the all—powerful national rifle association, following last week's school shooting in florida. one of the uk's biggest children's aid charities — plan international, reveals six cases of child sexual abuse by staff and volunteers in the last two years. also in the next hour: britain is set for the coldest february week in five years as freezing air arrives from russia.

jamie nicholls and then team—mate billy morgan both tumbling out of the slope style event. the women's cross country skiing, meanwhile, produced the first gold medallist of the games, victory for charlotte kalla of sweden. for team gb, opening day of decidedly mixed fortunes, disappointment on the snow, elise christie's hopes of gold are off to the perfect start. lets get a look at the weather forecast a little closer to home! bit of a roller—coaster, spell of very heavy rain and some strong winds as well, gale force winds in fa ct, winds as well, gale force winds in fact, expected across northern parts of the country, this next area of low pressure is moving in, this is the one that is over the country right now, that is what has brought outbreaks of rain, which are looking at spitz and spots across east anglia, better in scotland, here we have the next piece of whether developing, gales of 50 to 60 mph, very windy inland, spell of snow, not too much bad weather in the south, should be clear early hours of the morning, and quite windy. as faras of the morning, and quite

the closing ceremony will take place in about 45 minutes in pyongchang, and billy morgan, the bronze medallist in the big air yesterday, has been selected to carry the team gb flag. there was plenty of excitement on the final day of action. the men's ice hockey final was a classic as the olympic athletes from russia came from behind to beat germany 4—3 in overtime in a thrilling climax. there were jubilant scenes as the oar won their second gold of the games and 17th medal overall. the winning team proudly sang the russian national anthem as the olympic flag was raised in honour of their win. after the british women missed out on a bronze medal in the curling yesterday, sweden regained the olympic title, beating south korea in the final overnight. 8—3 it finished. not a good result for great britain in the four—man bobsleigh overnight. they had two teams, lamin deen and his crew came in 18th and the team led by brad hall finished in 17th position, germany took the gold. now, will it be a first league cup sucess for arsenal manager arsene wenger, or a first trophy as manchester

billie morgan is also in that event and later on in the games, also keep an eye out for the skiers. lizzie atkin and james woods, both have podium potential. in the slalom competition, dave riding could become team gb ‘s first ever alpine medallist. and who would write off lizzy yarnold? the flag bearer is aiming to become the first british athlete to defend a winter olympic title. herform athlete to defend a winter olympic title. her form has athlete to defend a winter olympic title. herform has not been great of late but she traditionally raises her game for the big occasion. of late but she traditionally raises her game for the big occasionm has been an up and down world cup season this year. it is a lesson i think i needed to respect sport and respect the day of competition that anything can happen but mainly to understand that i do know what i am doing andi understand that i do know what i am doing and i need to trust myself a lot more when i am going down the track and slide more intuitively. i have learnt a lot and i think i am ina good have learnt a lot and i think i am in

then billy work morgan. in the meantime, billy has been showing off some impressive moves off the snow. your years on a scooter he has been supplied with for making its way from his apartment to the athletes bus. it looks impressive. you would like to think he would be quite good at this to thing considering he is used to his feet being attached to a single board, so no wonder he is quite excited to have wheels at his disposalfor excited to have wheels at his disposal for a excited to have wheels at his disposalfor a change. excited to have wheels at his disposal for a change. that excited to have wheels at his disposalfor a change. that 0p excited to have wheels at his disposalfor a change. that op is as good on the snowboard as he is on that scooter. he makes it look so easy. that is all from sports day. coming up injust a moment, there the hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are chris hope, chief political correspondent of the telegraph and jessica

jamie nicholls and then team—mate billy morgan both tumbling out of the slopestyle event. the women's cross—country skiing, meanwhile, produced the first gold medallist of the games, victory for sweden's charlotte kalla. but for team gb, this was an opening day of decidedly mixed fortunes — disappointment on the snow but elise christie's hopes of gold are off to the perfect start. andy swiss, bbc news. snow yet. it could be heading our way. a bit ofa a bit of a roller—coaster, tonight we have the spell of heavy rain and strong winds as well, gale force winds and they are expected across northern parts, this next area of low pressure is moving in and this is the one that is over the country

morgan. a colourful light show and south korean music brought 16 days of action to a conclusion. ioc president thomas bach praised the joint korean hockey team for showing that sport brings people together in what he called a fragile world. this is the final medal table. norway top of the table with a record 39 medals, ahead of germany and canada. great britain have had their best winter games with five medals, including lizzy yarnold's gold. they finished in 19th place. and though britain have been criticised for investing more in winter sports, the chair of uk sport think this performance represents good investment. there is an amazing reaction from people who see the olympic games. whether they love sport don't normally follow it, for the two weeks of the winter olympics, the summer weeks of the winter olympics, the summer olympics in the is what, people get engaged. when you tried to put a number on the values we see, it is so much more compensated than that middle class that many million

billy morgan! after £30 million of funding, they haven‘t come cheap, but the team believe they are worth it. we are happy, a historic games, our best ever, three medals on saturday, back—to—back gold medals with lizzy yarnold. the final day drama came in the men‘s ice hockey, won with a golden goal. the olympic athletes from russia beating germany, and they certainly enjoyed it. but the greatest feat came in the cross—country skiing. it. but the greatest feat came in the cross-country skiing. a very special moment for all of us to witness. as norway sealed their place at the top of the medals table, thanks to the most decorated winter olympian of all time. bjorgen winning her 15th medal, a glorious finale to a glittering career. and so, a spectacular end to a games which has seen some stunning global stories, and for the british team, with a record winter medal tally, an impressive success. manchester united are back in second place in the premier league after a 2—1win over chelsea. th

great britain's billy morgan, at 28 the veteran of the field, took bronze. and that's all the sport for now. china has asked the united states to withdraw sanctions imposed on chinese firms and shipping that washington says are trading with north korea. beijing said it was responsible for investigating and punishing its own companies. the united states said on friday it was imposing its largest package of sanctions aimed at getting north korea to give up its nuclear and missile programmes. the new sanctions target businesses and ships from several countries — including china, singapore and panama. but china's foreign ministry says the government absolutely did not allow any of its citizens or companies to contravene un resolutions on north korea. and it adds: "china demands the us ommediately stops such mistaken actions to avoid harming bilateral cooperation". let's speak now to 0riana skylar mastro — she's an assistant professor of security studies at georgetown university and jeane kirkpatrick scholar at the american enterprise institute. thank you for

morgan! but their misses have yes! but their misses have after some £30 million of funding, they haven't come cheap, but the team believe they are worth it. we are very happy. they are worth it. it's a historic games, our best ever winter olympics, three medals on that saturday, and back—to—back gold medals with lizzy yarnold. and back—to—back gold the and back—to—back gold greatest feat came in the si as the greatest feat came in the skiing as norway sealed their place at the top of the medals table thanks to the most decorated winter olympian of all time, winning her 15th medal, a glorious finale to a glittering career. and so a spectacular end to a games that has seen some stunning performances and a record tally by great britain. andy swiss, bbc news. great britain. ben stokes' bowling has been described as "brilliant" by the england cricket captain, eoin morgan. stokes played for the international team for the first time since september but his two wickets couldn't save engl

cheering suddenly back with a medal and a reputation, new fans and old friends for billie morgan. or is the acting. in total, five british medallists, up in total, five british medallists, up to £28 million invested. the record lottery funding from uk sport was allocated to create leapt off the sofa moments like watching lizzie yarnold in the skeleton, gold medallist again. i wondered what her legacy could be. there are many escalators in britain but no skeleton courses to slide down. we are not a snow nation, we're not a nice nation. the inspirational message i take to schools is that i grew up in kent and i loved sport andi grew up in kent and i loved sport and ijust grew up in kent and i loved sport and i just wanted grew up in kent and i loved sport and ijust wanted to be an olympian. i ended up going, to my best, and coming home with a gold medal. and i was a normal kid from kent. absolutely stratospheric. that remains if you want to excel in winter sports you need to travel abroad. there are some olympic sports which are far easier to play in every town and city in great br

the closing ceremony will take place at 11:00am and billie morgan, the bronze medallist yesterday has been selected to carry the team gb flag. was plenty of excitement on the final day of action. the men's ice hockey was terrific, a classic final. athletes from russia beat germany 11—3 in overtime. it was a thrilling climax. jubilant scenes as they won their second gold. the winning team proudly sighing the russian national anthem. pretty loudly, as the olympic flag was raised in honour of their win. after the british women missed out on a bronze medal yesterday, sweden and the game south korea and the final overnight. it finished 8—3 to the swedes. not a good result for great britain in the four—man bobsleigh. they had two teams one came 18th and another vanished in 17th position. it was the germans who took the gold. the premier league's bottom club were booed off by their own fans as they we re booed off by their own fans as they were beaten 2—1 by hot huddersfield. their fourth straight defeat. they have won once in 1a games second goalfor the have won once in 1a games sec