In a dramatic fashion. Dom parsons took bronze in the mens skeleton the first briton to win a medal in the event for 70 years. Good morning. Its friday, 16th february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Police in florida say a teenager accused of killing 17 people at a high school on wednesday has confessed to the shooting. 19 year old nikolas cruz has appeared in court charged with premeditated murder. The fbi is now investigating how it handled a warning that the teenager reportedly posted on youtube claiming he would be a professional school shooter. Vigils were held late into the night in tribute to the victims, as nada tawfiq reports. They came to mourn the lives lost and the lives scarred by this senseless attack. Neighbours, friends and the students of Stoneman Douglas high comforted one another as best they could. Jett weetsma was among the students who ran in panic once the first shots were fired. He doesnt know if he can handle returning to the halls where his c
Of naked nymphs has been taken down by an art gallery in manchester. Welcome to the bbc news at 5pm. Im jane hill. A man who drove a van into a crowd of muslims near a London Mosque has been found guilty of murder. Darren osborne who was 48 years old ploughed into people in Finsbury Park injune last year, killing 51 year old makram ali and injuring nine others. It was britons fourth terrorist attack in three months. Osborne, from cardiff, was also found guilty of attempted murder and is due to be sentenced on friday. The jury took an hour to return the verdict at Woolwich Crown court after an eight day trial, during which, the father of four suddenly denied he had been driving the van at the moment of impact an Eleventh Hour defence the prosecution dismissed as being conjured out of thin air. In a statement, the Crown Prosecution Service said Darren Osborne planned and carried out this attack because of his because of his hatred of muslims. We have been clear throughout that this was a
From the ice to the snow, it was a day for speed. Norways Aksel Lund Svindal making history in the mens downhill, at 35, the oldest ever champion. In the womens giant slalom meanwhile, the photographers got an unexpected close up. Both they and switzerlands lara gut thankfully unscathed. By the end, they had a new focus, americas Mikaela Shiffrin winning the first of potentially several golds here. But for sheer thrills and spills, todays medal goes to snowboard cross. In particular, Frances Pierre vaultier who crashed in his semifinal, got up, scraped through and then only went and won it. Rarely has persistence paid off quite so perfectly. It is now Early Morning here in pyeongchang, and there could be plenty more drama over the next few hours. Can dom parsons win team gb their first hours. Can dom parsons win team gb theirfirst medal of hours. Can dom parsons win team gb their first medal of these games . We will also see Lizzy Yarnold begin the defence of her skeleton title. Andrew
A home made wooden sled. Cool running the exploits of the jamaican mens team at the calgary olympics in 1988 inspired a hollywood movie. Comparisons are inevitable. Its really honourable, to say the least, that 30 years later people are still singing their praises, and to say that we are along that same path of what people consider to be legendary is really humbling and its an honour to receive. Just over a year ago, seun recruited two team mates who take it in turns to sit behind the driver. They knew nothing about the sport and its risks. After going to whistler, thats the fastest track in the world, it was like, ok, this sport is actually pretty dangerous. You know, like people can get seriously hurt. Behind all the excitement, the fun, the global exposure, is a group of women who have no desire to be considered a novelty act. Rank outsiders, yes, but they also want to be taken seriously in their bid to set a new benchmark for africa at the Winter Olympics. People didnt think we had
Down to encourage debate but is it censorship . On meet the author this week, my guest is leo benedictus, whose new novel consent starts as a creepy thriller and turns quickly into a contemporary horror story. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. A man has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder after deliberately driving a van into a crowd of muslims near a north London Mosque lastjune, in an act of terrorism. He killed makram ali, who was 51, and injured several others. Darren osborne from cardiff was described as a loner whod become obsessed with muslims, after watching a tv drama and looking at far right groups online. The 48 year old told the court he was not mad but angry. Daniel sandford reports. It was an act of terror. A large van, its engine revving, smashing into a group of muslims on a summer night during ramadan. Those he injured, terrified that the driver was going to attack again. Theres a few people who were really badly hurt and couldnt move. I thought he wa