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GOLD_Sofia Goggia, ItalySILVER_Ragnhild Mowinckel, NorwayBRONZE_Lindsey Vonn, United StatesGOLD_Germany 1 (Mariama Jamanka, Lisa Buckwitz)SILVER_United… Via: Wednesday's Olympic Medalists

LONDON (AP) – Music stars will wear white roses on the Brit Awards red carpet to support campaigns against sexual harassment and assault.Guests at Britain’s… Via: Brit Awards adopt white rose symbol to signal 'Time's Up'

Latest medal table | Full event scheduleFeel free to email Daniel | or tweet @DanielHarris 1.52pm GMT So all we’ve got left today is hockey, and in our remaining men’s quarters, Germany still lead Sweden 2-0. Canada v Finland, meanwhile, is 0-0 … no it isn’t! A face-off falls kindly Read more

M20 closed in both directions following discovery of body and separate collisionMotorists on a major link to the Channel Tunnel and Dover port have been experiencing miles of tailbacks after a body was found on the road and a separate collision forced police to close the M20 motorway in both Read more

Britain’s jobless rate has risen to 4.4%, the first rise since February 2016Latest: Young women bear brunt of unemployment riseReal wages have shrunk for 10 monthsBreaking: UK unemployment rate rises to 4.4% – first rise since 201646,000 people have joined the jobless totalPublic sector strikes hits record low 1.43pm GMT Read more

The American great, often beset by injury, goes about her trade with an emotional transparency almost unheard of among athletes of her caliberEight years of waiting came down to one hundred seconds on a sun-splashed, near-windless Wednesday morning in the Taebaek mountains. When it was over, Lindsey Vonn, the best Read more

Graham died at home in North Carolina, spokesman saysPastor became counselor to presidents and preached to millionsThe Rev Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, has died.Spokesman Mark DeMoss says Graham, Read more

The Government has announced a review into public health scandals caused by failings in the regulation of vaginal mesh implants, anti-epilepsy drug sodium valproate, and pregnancy test Primodos. Via: Jeremy Hunt announces review of Primodos, vaginal mesh, and epilepsy drug scandals

Survey indicates just 28 per cent of Londoners plan to vote Tory Via: Labour to sweep London in local elections with best result for any party since 1968, new poll suggests

Investigators were not told 'Christine Green' had taken part in the raid until 16 years later Via: Scotland Yard apologises to Hampshire force after undercover officer helped free mink from fur farm