President trump meets survivors of wednesdays High School Shooting in florida. The president declined to answer a reporters question on gun control. And click goes skinny dipping in the himalayas, as a remote village receives electricity for the first time. Thats in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. Lizzy yarnold has won team gbs first gold medal at the Winter Olympics in south korea. Shes won the womens skeleton, making yarnold the first british competitor to defend a winter olympic title. Shes not alone on the podium as her team mate laura deas got a bronze medal in the event. Joe lynskey reports. Weeks and months on snow and ice can come down to just an instant. At these games, a few seconds can turn joy to despair. This was elise christies second medal shot. With a lap to go, she had a route to the final. She had to finish in the top two, but this happened. And its between zhou yang and christie now. And christie has crashed again now this most
Sportsday has the latest action from the fa cup weekend fifth round ties, along with the highlights from todays winter olympics. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Team gb is celebrating its most successful day in winter olympic history. Lizzy yarnold won gold in the womens skeleton becoming the first briton ever to defend a winter olympic title. There was a bronze too in the event for her team mate laura deas, and a bronze in the ski slopestyle for izzy atkin. But there was disappointment for the medalfavourite Elise Christie who crashed in the semi final of the 1500 metre speed skating and was taken to hospital. David ornstein reports from pyeongchang. Guiding Great Britain to unprecedented glory, Lizzy Yarnold and laura deas turning dreams into reality, rewriting the record books. Commentator Lizzy Yarnold next, the olympic champion, can she make history and win it again . Yarnold went into her final slide in second place, but conjured an imperious display and the fastest time an
The latest action from the fa cup fifth round ties, along with the highlights from todays winter olympics. Good evening. Team gb is celebrating its most successful day in winter olympic history. Lizzy yarnold won gold in the womens skeleton becoming the first briton ever to defend a winter olympic title. There was a bronze too in the event for her team mate laura deas, and a bronze in the ski slopestyle for izzy atkin. But there was disappointment for the medalfavourite Elise Christie who crashed in the semi final of the 1500 metre speed skating and was taken to hospital. David ornstein reports from pyeongchang. Guiding Great Britain to unprecedented glory, Lizzy Yarnold and laura deas turning dreams into reality, rewriting the record books. Commentator Lizzy Yarnold next, the olympic champion, can she make history and win it again . Yarnold went into her final slide in second place, but conjured an imperious display and the fastest time any woman has produced on this track to enter sp
In talking books, Rebecca Jones speaks to one of indias most successful writers preeti shinoy. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Team gb is celebrating its most successful day in winter olympic history. Lizzy yarnold won gold in the womens skeleton becoming the first briton ever to defend a winter olympic title. There was a bronze too in the event for her team mate laura dees, and a bronze in the ski slopestyle for izzy atkin. But there was disappointment for the medal favourite Elise Christie who crashed in the semifinal of the 1500 metre speed skating and was taken to hospital. David ornstein reports from pyeongchang. Guiding Great Britain to unprecedented glory, Lizzy Yarnold and laura deas turning dreams into reality, rewriting the record books. Commentator Lizzy Yarnold next, the olympic champion, can she make history and win it again . Yarnold went into her final slide in second place, but conjured an imperious display and the fastest time any woman has produced on this track
Welcome to bbc news. In the past hour, Lizzy Yarnold has won team gbs first gold medal at the Winter Olympics in south korea. Shes won the womens skeleton, making yarnold the first british competitor to defend a winter olympic title. Shes not alone on the podium as her team mate laura deas got a bronze medal in the event. Our Sports Correspondent david 0rnstein is in pyeong chang. Weeks and months on snow and ice can come down tojust weeks and months on snow and ice can come down to just an instant. At these games, a few seconds can turn iy these games, a few seconds can turn joy to despair. This was a Elise Christies second medal shot, with one lap to go she had a route to the final. She had to finish in the top two but then this happened. As they come around the final bend. Elise christie has crashed again this most brutal sport can have the most painful ending, and for her, heartbreak comes with jeopardy. Her favourite events begins in three days time. She now has a race to recover.