Sochi 2014 and beyond. Great britain look set to win a bobsleigh bronze medal, the 10c banned three more russian athletes for doping. We had our moment stolen, basically. I feel like we fought so hard, knowing we were good enough to get on the podium. Its hard to take. As were seeing across all sports in the world right now, this is happening all too frequently. Its a really sad state. It would have been a massive family achievement, more than anything. Theres no escaping that, it would have been different. The funding would have been much higher. Obviously, the personal reward of it. Potentially, though, there would have been opportunities for us to further our careers. We did come third but until weve got the medal. How much would you like it to be resolved by pyeongchang . One of the things that is mentioned is, how do you feel about your moment being stolen away from you . In some cases, that could be corrected by being presented with a medal in the pyeongchang. Silver for Great Br
Here on bbc news. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A british woman has been sentenced to three years in prison in egypt after being found guilty of smuggling drugs into the country. Laura plummer, whos 33 and from hull, was arrested in october when 300 tablets of the painkiller tramadol were found in her suitcase. Daniela relph reports. Laura plummers family and friends say she is naive, not a criminal. But today the 33 year old shop workerfrom hull is beginning a three year sentence injail in egypt. Her mother, roberta, and her egyptian partner, omar caboo, have been at court to support her during the hearings this week. Laura plummer had been travelling to the red sea resort of hurghada to visit omar in october when she was stopped by the authorities. In her suitcase were 290 tramadol tablets, a painkiller which is legal on prescription in britain but banned in egypt. She said the tablets were for her partner, who suffers from severe back pain, but she was arrested and has been
With me arejo phillips, political commentator and nigel nelson, Political Editor of sunday mirror and sunday people. A chance to cut up each to catch up a chance to cut up each to catch up with them because theyve had a bit of a head start. Tomorrows front pages then, starting with. The times says that paedophiles are using youtube as a shop window to showcase abused children. The telegraph says that police have sparked an increase in shoplifting by not investigating thefts under £200. The guardian leads with tory mps demanding that chancellor Phillip Hammond reveal the Brexit Research papers looking at trade outcomes. Brexit also fronts the i following comments from the conservative mayor of the West Midlands warning against a hard brexit. The case of laura plummer, the british womenjailed in egypt leads the mirror. The Financial Times says that the Retail Sector is disappointed at the drop in footfall for the traditional boxing day sales. The sun leads with british troops being aske
Welcome to bbc news. A british woman has been sentenced to three years in prison in egypt after being found guilty of smuggling drugs into the country. Laura plummer, whos 33 and from hull, was arrested in october when 300 tablets of the painkiller tramadol were found in her suitcase. Daniela relph reports. Laura plummers family and friends say she is naive, not a criminal. But today the 33 year old shop workerfrom hull is beginning a three year sentence injail in egypt. Her mother, roberta, and her egyptian partner, omar caboo, have been at court to support her during the hearings this week. Laura plummer had been travelling to the red sea resort of hurghada to visit omar in october when she was stopped by the authorities. In her suitcase were 290 tramadol tablets, a painkiller which is legal on prescription in britain, but banned in egypt. She said the tablets were for her partner, who suffers from severe back pain, but she was arrested and has been held since then in a communal cell
Family businesses. I am looking at the challenges you might face when you go into business with your family. In sport, theres a dream european debut for liverpools teenage defender Trent Alexander boult, as this free kick for his boyhood club helps put his side on the brink of qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League. What makes Boys And Girls different . Pretty lipstick, dresses, love hearts. Well meet the doctor who says stripping away Gender Stereotypes can change the way our children think. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Wet and windy in the west. That weather slowly moving east through the course of the day. In central, southern and eastern england, it should stay dry with some pleasant spells and stay dry in the sunshine. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The largest warship ever built for the royal navy will arrive at its new home in portsmouth for the first time this morning. Hms Queen Elizabeth cost Three Billion pounds and weighs