Of Elise Christie in the short track speed skating, today team gb began its search for that elusive first medal of the games with both mens and womens curling teams in action. Both teams won medals in sochi four years ago and both have begun well here. But the most spectacular action today came with a quite brilliant performance in the halfpipe from american shaun white as adam wild reports. He needs 95. 25 and a run of his life. In sport they say reaching the very top is tough, staying there are even tougher. In snowboarding that is true in more ways than one. This is true in more ways than one. This is shaun white, arguably the greatest sport has ever seen, saving his brilliant best the last to dramatically win his third olympic title. Im really proud to come out on top today and i am thankful for those guys honestly, because they pushed me to the point where i can do this kind of run. History of another sort in doors. If north korean skaters on south korean ice was significant, this
Honour the victims of the grenfell fire. And in half an hour, newsbeat asks if its time for change to attitudes to the legalisation of cannabis good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Ten of thousands of People Living in the us state of texas have been ordered to leave their homes, as flooding, caused by Tropical Storm harvey, continues to cause devastation. Its expected up to 30,000 people may need temporary emergency shelters, with more than two and a half feet of rain fallen on the city of houston alone. Unconfirmed reports suggest up to five people may have drowned, but Officials Say they cant confirm figures until the flood waters recede. Thousands of people have had to be rescued, many plucked from rooftops by helicopter. 0ur correspondent Laura Trevelyan is in la grange, 100 miles west of houston in texas for us. Welcome to this Small Community la grange is about 100 miles west of houston. This is a microcosm here of the devastating, catastrophic flooding which is ravaging this
Welcome to bbc news. Ten of thousands of People Living in the us state of texas have been ordered to leave their homes, as flooding, caused by Tropical Storm harvey, continues to cause devastation. Its expected up to 30,000 people may need temporary emergency shelters, with more than two and a half feet of rain fallen on the city of houston alone. Unconfirmed reports suggest up to five people may have drowned, but Officials Say they cant confirm figures until the floodwaters recede. Thousands of people have had to be rescued, many plucked from rooftops by helicopter. What began as a category four hurricane in the gulf of mexico has become a Tropical Storm, meaning that the winds are much less than they were, but the rains are still causing devastation. 0ur correspondent Laura Trevelyan is in la grange, 100 miles west of houston in texas for us. Welcome to la grange in texas. Look at the water levels. You can just see how fast the water levels are rising here. The Colorado River has bro
Paris Saint-Germain Neymar still isn't giving up hope of returning to FC Barcelona on the cusp of his expected transfer to Al-Hilal, according to L'Equipe.…
Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar still isn t giving up hope of returning to FC Barcelona on the cusp of his expected transfer to Al-Hilal, according to the French media.