Winter Olympics Begin in South Korea

The Games are taking place amid tension over North Korea's nuclear programme. How much faith do people in South Korea have that the sporting event may lead to diplomatic progress?

Also in the programme; scientists successfully grow human eggs to maturity in a laboratory for the very first time and; what next for the British Islamic State group 'Beatles' gang captured by Kurdish troops?

Image: A general view during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium. Credit: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.