tom pidcock has _ is the biggest competition? tom pidcock has been _ is the biggest competition?the favourite to win the race because he won at tokyo in the last 0lympics won at tokyo in the last olympics and has consistently shown he is a great all—round rider. but mina shed has been winning since 2009 and there is speculation as to whether he might take over tom pidcock. but at the age of 38 there is an element to which tom pidcock is hungrier. recently an interview tom pidcock said unless he wins the gold the olympics would not be an achievement 0lympics would not be an achievement to him. tell olympics would not be an achievement to him. , ., ., to him. tell us about the training and the level— to him. tell us about the training and the level of— to him. tell us about the training and the level of dedication - and the level of dedication required? t. and the level of dedication required?— and the level of dedication reuuired? i, ., ~ ., required? i, myself cycle and i know a lot of peeple _ required? i, myself cycle and i know a lot of people who _ required? i, myself cycle a

pidcock duly completing one of the sport's greatest comebacks. tom pidcock is the olympic champion. you give everything, and that's what i had to do. i knew that victor was going to be super fast on the last lap, even if i couldn't get rid of him, so i knew it was going to be a big, big fight. and, erm.. yeah, he left a gap and i had to go for it. and with the road race still to come, one of cycling's most versatile talents could be set for yet more success. dan roan, bbc news, paris. well, earlier, great britain's first gold of the games came in the equestrian team event for laura collett, tom mcewen and ros canter. it's a record fifth gold for great britain in the event, as laura scott reports. team gold! jumping forjoy, securing team gb's first gold of these games and successfully defending their title from tokyo. to come back and defend a gold that we'd probably desperately both wanted to come back and do again after the last experience has been incredible, but especially so because of the crowds here. i mean, it has been the most amazing feeling to be able to ride these special

but pidcock is known for his never say die attitude.t, and slowly, remarkably, he managed to claw his way back through the field. and then in the final, decisive moments, pidcock managed to overtake when he was in the trees with an audacious manoeuvre. the french crowd here weren't happy to see the lead snatched away from from their man, but pidcock at that point was safely there and completed a quite staggering comeback, one of the greatest, perhaps, that mountain biking has ever seen, to retain his olympic gold. emotional scenes at the end and of course, his olympics are not yet over. he's already established himself as one of the most versatile riders in cycling, and he has the road race now to look forward to this weekend so he could be set for even more glory after a quite astonishing victory here today. yes, quite an achievement. pidcock the man from leeds in yorkshire. here he is reflecting on his gold medal race. i know how fast victor is on the last laps like this, you know, especially with the home crowd. he wouldn't have been

but pidcock is known for his never say die attitude.t, and slowly, remarkably, he managed to claw his way back through the field. and then in the final, decisive moments, pidcock managed to overtake when he was in the trees with an audacious manoeuvre. the french crowd here weren't happy to see the lead snatched away from from their man, but pidcock at that point was safely there and completed a quite staggering comeback, one of the greatest, perhaps, that mountain biking has ever seen, to retain his olympic gold. emotional scenes at the end and of course, his olympics are not yet over. he's already established himself as one of the most versatile riders in cycling, and he has the road race now to look forward to this weekend so he could be set for even more glory after a quite astonishing victory here today. yes, quite an achievement. pidcock the man from leeds in yorkshire. here he is reflecting on his gold medal race. i know how fast victory is on the last laps like this, you know, especially with the home crowd. he wouldn't have bee

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in the final moments, pidcock overtook with an audacious manoeuvre. snatched from their man, but pidcock was there. one of the greatest comebacks that mountain biking has ever seen to return. the notional scenes at the end, and he has a road race now to look forward to this weekend. we could be set for even more gloria after quite astonishing victory. so, a fantastic achievement for pidcock, and here he is reflecting on his gold medal race. i know how fast victory is, especially with the home crowd. you wouldn't have been feeling his legs. you've got 15,000 people cheering your name. but i knew if i could stay close, i could come around near the finish. he made a mistake on the dissent, so i managed to come past. if that was great britain's second gold of the games. if that was great britain's second gold of the games, it didn't come long after the first, with the team eventing providing another retained 0lympic title. tokyo 2020 champions laura collett and tom mcewan, joined by world number one ros canter sealed victory in the final showjumping stage

gold medallist and olympic champion thomas pidcock!he yorkshireman took an early lead, but then came a puncture, suddenly down in ninth and almost a0 seconds off the lead. well, here he comes. tom pidcock, about to complete his fifth lap of this tight and twisty course, but he�*s up against it. that puncture has cost him so much time. can he somehow fight back into contention? to the delight of the home fans, frenchman victor koretzky appeared to be cruising to victory, but the defiant pidcock, who�*d had to quit the tour de france just 16 days ago with covid, was starting to close the gap. by a thrilling final lap, he and koretzky were locked together. but then came the decisive moment. they�*re shoulder to shoulder, and that has taken koretzky out of the pedals. pidcock duly completing one of the sport�*s greatest comebacks. olympic champion! having snatched the title from the fans favourite, the french crowd booed the winner. but britain�*s first solo gold of these games was secure. i think it�*s just like never give up, so you give

gold medallist and olympic champion thomas pidcock!r, the yorkshireman took an early lead, but then came a puncture, suddenly down in ninth and almost 40 seconds off the lead. well, here he comes. tom pidcock, about to complete his fifth lap of this tight and twisty course, but he�*s up against it. that puncture has cost him so much time. can he somehow fight back into contention? to the delight of the home fans, frenchman victor koretzky appeared to be cruising to victory, but the defiant pidcock, who�*d had to quit the tour de france just 16 days ago with covid, was starting to close the gap. by a thrilling final lap, he and koretzky were locked together. but then came the decisive moment. they�*re shoulder to shoulder, and that has taken koretzky out of the pedals. pidcock duly completing one of the sport�*s greatest comebacks. olympic champion! having snatched the title from the fans favourite, the french crowd booed the winner. but britain�*s first solo gold of these games was secure. i think it�*s just like never give up, so you

although pidcock excels in any surface.rd title, and finger guard had to use viable energy. every section of gravel offered the chance to attack. second overall, he made his move. it may take awhile for the dust to settle to see who suffer the most. pogacartried dust to settle to see who suffer the most. pogacar tried but couldn't get away as they finished together. while turgis came to fore with pidcock in front when it came to the final sprint, the frenchman finished his stage win at the tour, pledge clock looking for his second. —— pidcock. with 25 days to go until the track and field programme gets under way at the olympics, laura muir is in great form as she set a new british record in the women's1500m at the paris diamond league meeting unfortunately for muir that was only good enough for third as she finished behind faith kipyegon who underlined her status as favourite for the olympic title by setting a world record in the french capital. australia'sjessica hull was a brilliant second, also setting a national record.

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few gold medals in paris will be won in such dramatic fashion as tom pidcock�*s in the cross countryng. the british rider started the race as favourite to retain the gold he won in tokyo and was leading the way until a puncture disrupted his plans it sent pidcock down to ninth place and a0 seconds behind the leaders. but he recovered, battling his way back through the field. then came the head—to—head with france's victor koretzky but, with just a few metres to go on the near 90—minute race, pidcock passed koretzy to take the title again. i know how fast victor is on the last laps like this, especially with the home crowd, he would not have been feeling his legs and you 15,000 people cheering your name, but i knew if i could stay close, i could come around near the finish, i would have a chance, and he made a mistake on a descent, so i managed to come past. great britain's first gold of the paris 0lympics also involved a retained title in team eventing. tokyo 2020 champions laura collett and tom mcewan joined by world number one ros canter sealed victory in the final showjumping stag

it sent pidcock down to ninth place and 40 seconds behind the leaders, but he recovered, battling histo take the title again. never gave up, and i knew that is what i had to do. i knew victor would be fast in the last lap. i knew it was going to be a big, big fight, and he left a gap and i had to go for it, so, yeah, that�*s racing. some people might view it differently, and... iwant racing. some people might view it differently, and... i want to show what sport is, not giving up. team gb�*s first gold of the games came in team eventing, another 0lympic title retained. tokyo 2020 champions laura collett and tom mcewan, joined by world number one ros canter, sealed victory in the final showjumping stage at versailles. host nation france took the silver, japan in bronze, while collett also went on to win a bronze in the individual event. the most recent british medal has come in the men�*s canoe single — a silver for adam burgess. this event also brought success for kimberley woods yesterday, with burgess going one better than her bronze. going fourth from last, he held on to the gold m

tom pidcock goes in that one. and he had had an exhausting summer already.de france. he had covid. he had to leave that event early. and now he is a competing in the road racing as well. but today it is the final of the mountain bike, and that is the one he is prioritising. he is the defending champion and he is the favourite, so he will be targeting gold in that one. and then we could have a very exciting finale to the eventing which takes place in the beautiful surroundings of the palace of versailles. team gb in pole position for that one. they are five points ahead of the french, going into the final round of showjumping, after the dressage and the cross country, of course. they could have been further ahead of the french but ros canter was penalised in the eventing yesterday. team gb appealed against that decision. it was unsuccessful. they are not very happy about it, but they are in pole position targeting back—to—back golds at the team eventing. let's speak to drew barrand, chief executive officer at aquatics gb. he joins us from paris. great to have

and in mountain biking, tom pidcock of great britain overcame an early puncture to win the men's finalround—up of events. day for an immense step sport for many teams, the first team from the immune —— eventing team retaining the middle they won in tokyo, tom daley and his partner come with a silver in the ten metre synchro diving men stop we saw success for tom pidcock on the mountain biking, he got the gold medal, met richards won silver in the pool as well and we saw adam burgess winning a canoeing silverfor team gb. all in all a brilliant day for team gb, now the moment to look ahead for day four, 14 medals up for grabs today and there is all to play for, france are hoping for a middle win in the judo with claris abba denier outlining the host nations hope injudah. she is defending her title. elsewhere team used a and simone biles could win her first olympic title since rio 2016 and the woman's team all round title in artistic gymnastics. irish olympic history could be made with a first olympic gold medal in swimming with daniel within the world short course record holder in the me

britain's tom pidcock was second with derek gee back in third. motogp, ducati's francesco bagnaia has taken back the championship lead after winning the german grand prix at the saschenring. the reigning world champion went ahead with two laps to go after title rivaljorge martin crashed, bagnaia comfortably taking the chequered flag — waved by hollywood actor keanu reeves — for a fourth consecutive win. the italian now leads the championship by 10 points from martin. well, that's it from me. as always, there's much more on the bbc sport website and app. but from me and the team, goodbye. hello there. sunday brought a volatile mix of weather across the uk — sunny skies one minute, thunder clouds the next, ominous—looking skies across lincolnshire through sunday afternoon. most of those showers are actually easing away and we've got clearing skies and that's going to allow those temperatures to fall away. so a chilly start to monday morning, but lots of sunshine around. however, this cloud will arrive later on in the morning. it's going to bring so

tom pidcock goes in that one. and he had had an exhausting summer already. the tour de france. he had covid. he had to leave that event early. and now he is a competing in the road racing as well. but today it is the final of the mountain bike, and that is the one he is prioritising. he is the defending champion and he is the favourite, so he will be targeting gold in that one. and then we could have a very exciting finale to the eventing which takes place in the beautiful surroundings of the palace of versailles. team gb in pole position for that one. they are five points ahead of the french, going into the final round of showjumping, after the dressage and the cross country, of course. they could have been further ahead of the french but ros canter was penalised in the eventing yesterday. team gb appealed against that decision. it was unsuccessful. they are not very happy about it, but they are in pole position targeting back—to—back golds at the team eventing. we start in venezuela where the electoral authority says president nicolas maduro has been re—el

britain's tom pidcock was second with derek gee back in third.otogp, ducati's francesco bagnaia has taken back the championship lead after winning the german grand prix at the saschenring. the reigning world champion went ahead with two laps to go after title rivaljorge martin crashed, bagnaia comfortably taking the chequered flag — waved by hollywood actor keanu reeves — for a fourth consecutive win. the italian now leads the championship by ten points from martin. well, that's it from me. as always, there's much more on the bbc sport website and app. but from me and the team, goodbye. hello there. sunday brought a volatile mix of weather across the uk — sunny skies one minute, thunder clouds the next, ominous—looking skies across lincolnshire through sunday afternoon. most of those showers are actually easing away and we've got clearing skies and that's going to allow those temperatures to fall away. so a chilly start to monday morning, but lots of sunshine around. however, this cloud will arrive later on in the morning. it's going to bring som

thorn of great britain and guys set british cyclist and reigning 0lympic mountain bike champion tom pidcocke tour stage win to his credit but doesn't feature in stage 1a. he's the third competitor to withdraw from this years tour with covid symnptoms and will defend his 0lympic title in paris later this month. race leader taday pogacar himself had covid 10 days before the race. i will have multiple view in the coming hours and all the latest from wimbledon. so the atmosphere rising among england fans but i'm sure spain's fans are also feeling it ...bbcjournalist sergee forcada is in barcelona. you're holding a newspaper is it big news there? yes you're holding a newspaper is it big news there?— news there? yes the one story everyone _ news there? yes the one story everyone is — news there? yes the one story everyone is talking _ news there? yes the one story everyone is talking about - news there? yes the one story everyone is talking about a - news there? yes the one story l everyone is talking about a cross bend —— spain. this little boy on the front of the newspapers here is turning 17..

and in mountain biking, tom pidcock, of great britain, overcame an early puncture to win the men's finals. but day three was an immense day of support for so many teams. team gb had a brilliant day, starting off with that first team gb gold medal from the venting team, retaining the gold medal they want in tokyo. then we saw tom daley and his partner, noah williams, come in with the silver on the ten metre synchro diving men's. we also saw success for tom peacock and mountain biking, he got the gold medal. we also saw adam burgess winning eight canoeing silverfor team gb too. a brilliant day for team gb — but let's look ahead to day four. 14 metals up for grabs today, and it's all to play for. france are hoping for a medal win injudo, with their contestant had lining the nation's hopes. elsewhere, team usa's simone biles could win herfirst olympic title usa's simone biles could win her first olympic title since rio 2016 in the women's team all around final in artistic gymnastics. irish olympic history could be made with the first olympic gold medal in swimming, with daniel with income of

we also saw success for tom pidcock in the mountain biking. he got the gold medal.he pool as well, and we also saw adam burgess winning a canoeing silverfor team gb too. so all in all, a brilliant day for team gb. but now let's take a moment to look ahead at day four. 14 medals up for grabs today and there's all to play for. france, they're hoping for a medal win in thejudo, with clarisse agbegnenou, headlining the home nations hopes injudo. she'll attempt to defend her olympic title in the women's under 63kg weight class at the champ de mars arena. elsewhere, team usa's simone biles could win her first olympic title since rio 2016, in the women's team all round final in artistic gymnastics. irish olympic history could be made with a first olympic gold medal in swimming, with daniel wiffen, the world short course record holder in the men's 800m freestyle. in table tennis, the people's republic of china's men's world number one singles player, wang shujin, is paired with the world's best women's singles paddler, sun yingsha, in the doubles event, and they're heavy fa

british cyclist and reigning olympic mountain bike champion tom pidcock has had to withdraw from theers has one tour stage win to his credit but doesn't feature in stage 14. he's the third competitor to withdraw from this years tour with covid symnptoms and will defend his olympic title in paris later this month. race leader taday pogacar himself had covid 10 days before the race. and that's all the sport for now. isa is a matter of the small game on sunday. i'm sure you will be talking about that. i sunday. i'm sure you will be talking about that. ., �* ~ ., ., , ., about that. i don't know what you are talking _ about that. i don't know what you are talking about. _ about that. i don't know what you are talking about. what _ about that. i don't know what you are talking about. what a - about that. i don't know what you are talking about. what a smooth segue. of course anticipation continues to build as we count down to the finals of the european championship, euro 2024. england take on spain in sunday's final in berlin, the first meeting between the sides at the euros since a engla

um, we've obviously got a lot of interest in the men's race tomorrow with tom pidcock.ng, so really hoping he can get back to back wins for team gb. and also the french are going to be strong tomorrow in the men's race. we've got a really strong south african who's won the last couple of world cup races in alan hasley. bbut as we saw today, it really there's things can often change with the mountain bike and it's not an out and out kind of set of wwhoever�*s in form, there's got to be lots of other things, lots of factors that can come with crashes. the surface — today we saw was really dry and slippery after the rain we've had. it's dried up a lot today, so i think look out tomorrow in the men's race for some of those early crashes, when there's a mass start going into a small, narrow area and the surface is like riding on gravel, it's super slippery. so there's going to be some good action tomorrow, i think. and is that what the audience come to watch, people who go and attend these events? they want to see that kind of sense of danger, that slipperiness that you're t

also mountain biking which tom pidcock, the defending champion will be competing in.n showjumping, individualjumping show jumping, individual jumping finals. it was a dramatic second day at the olympics for team gb, winning two medals in the swimming and kayak. adam peaty won silver in the 100 metres breaststroke final last night — missing out on gold by two—hundredths of a second, while kimberley woods won bronze in the women's kayak single. joe lynskey reports. for eight years, adam peaty has pushed his sport to new limits. he's not used to silver but he now has perspective. in the 100m breaststroke, he went for a third gold in the row and britain's first at these games. he missed out by a margin of two hundredths of a second. commentator: the gold has gone to martinenghi of italy. _ and a joint silver medal, it's gone to adam peaty of great britain. less than two years ago, he said this sport had broken him. to get so close might have felt cruel. but, for peaty, the breakthrough wasjust to be here. it's just incredibly hard. like, to win it once and to win it again

it was medal monday for team gb as they picked up six, including golds for mountain biker tom pidcock. all the details shortly. it's tuesday 30th july. our main story. police are trying to establish the motive of the attacker who targeted a children's dance workshop in southport, killing two children and injuring nine others. six children and two adults are still in a critical condition as a result of the knife attack, which is not being treated

pidcock will defend his 0lympic title in paris later this month. she heads towards the end of her third round. and that's all the sport for now. we are going to stick with football. let's go live to two of our reporters. 0ur reporter harry low travelling in a car with four england fans. when we spoke earlier you were near dunkirk, where are you now? good evenina. dunkirk, where are you now? good evening- we _ dunkirk, where are you now? good evening. we have _ dunkirk, where are you now? good evening. we have nearly _ dunkirk, where are you now? (13mg. evening. we have nearly reached eindhoven in the netherlands. we travelled through belgium, around the outside of and her and travelled another couple of hundred miles since we spoke. still some distance to go, 450 kilometres, which is about 230 miles. some distance until where we are going to stay tonight, a rural town in germany. fans here are really supportive of the fact we're making this journey, are really supportive of the fact we're making thisjourney, despite the fact we are in fact the coun

so a fantastic day, well done to tom pidcock.te to retain his title . he was coming. he his title. he was coming. he was. you probably seen that the mountain biking spectacular stuff, coming down he, he was leading had a puncture, had to get off, lost 40s again. there was a frenchman in front and it looked as though his hopes had gone, but he caught him up. and then it was a massive battle towards the bottom of the course. the leads changed hands a couple of times, but pidcock, who's a fantastic mountain biker and a road racer, came through to win britain's second gold of the day. a legendary performance from the man who's 25 years old tomorrow. so that's pretty wonderful, tom daley's done it again. silver, with his new partner, noel williams in the diving, and just about half an hour ago in the, canoeing . oh, hour ago in the, canoeing. oh, there we are. there's tom. >> we hear from him . >> we hear from him. >> we hear from him. >> the achievement was getting back to . back to. >> no, that's tom day there. but okay, so chris, s

at the olympics, a fight to the finish by team gb's tom pidcock who retains his mountain bike title withral money for projects to combat and coming up in sport on bbc news, paris 2024 organisers say they're confident the olympic triathlon events will go ahead as scheduled from tomorrow, despite concerns over pollution in the river seine.

. >>> staying with the olympics, great britain's tim pidcock successfully defended his gold medal ofountain bike race. he finished nine seconds ahead of the second place finish. >>> this was a nail biter. david popovici was the first gold winner for romania. he had a time of 0.04 seconds slower than when he finished fourth in tokyo. >>> team japan edged out china in the men's gymnastics to win gold. take a look at that. wow. japan came back from sixth at the halfway stage to seal the eighth men's tigtle winning by half a point. the u.s. secured the bronze. that was a big win for team usa as well. >>> coming up on the show, we will take a closer look at the private equity markets as they undergo a crucial shift. 'lbeig bk.h . wel rhtac i'm andrea, founder of a boutique handbag brand - andi - and this is why i switched to shopify. it's the challenges that we don't expect, like a site going down or the checkout wouldn't work. what's nice about shopify is when i'm with my family, when i'm taking time off, knowing that i have a site up and running and our business is moving forward becaus

team gb mountain biker tom pidcock celebrates gold in paris today. so there we go.y express columnist carole malone, former labour minister bill rammell and the former chairman of the conservative party, sirjake berry. right, now organisers of the woke opening ceremony at the paris olympics have been made to eat humble pie. the showpiece drew many criticisms among them this banquet scene with a table of drag queens, which looked to resemble leonardo da vinci's the last supper painting, and some religious groups now have condemned the ceremony, including the catholic church in france, who said it's included, quote, scenes of derision and mockery of christianity and in a press conference yesterday, paris 2024 organiser anne deschamps said this , and clearly deschamps said this, and clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. >> on the contrary, i think that tom and ellie really try to really intend to celebrate community tolerance. if people have taken any offence, we are of course, really, really sorry. >> oh. that's okay. you're s

did you watch tom journey — did you watch tom pidcock on the mountain biking today?person who was in the lead was french, and getting remarkable support, — french, and getting remarkable support, and because of this puncture, _ support, and because of this puncture, you can imagine, psychologically feeling as if fate is against me, and then working... and it _ is against me, and then working... and it took— is against me, and then working... and it took a — is against me, and then working... and it took a long time to start to hring _ and it took a long time to start to hring the — and it took a long time to start to bring the gap down to 30 seconds, and then— bring the gap down to 30 seconds, and then 25, and time is running out _ and then 25, and time is running out and — and then 25, and time is running out. and the commitment and the drive _ out. and the commitment and the drive you — out. and the commitment and the drive. you can imagine each second probably— drive. you can imagine each second probably took hours and hours of training — probably took hours and h

britain's tom pidcock was second with derek gee back in third. kamala harris could overwhelmingly win in a general election against donald trump and that joe biden needs to make a decision about his candidacy. the comments come as a growing number of democrats call on the president to step down following a prime—time tv interview on friday that failed to quell doubts stemming from a shaky debate against former president trump. leading democrats are meeting this weekend to discuss concerns about mr biden. let's take a listen to what the senior democratic congressman adam schiff said in the last couple of hours, speaking to nbc news. can president biden win overwhelmingly by any stretch at this point? either he has to win overwhelmingly, or he has to pass the torch to someone who can't. it's as simple as that, because what the supreme court did in that decision was give the next occupant of that office, whether it'sjoe biden or anyone else, uh, nearly dictatorial power. i want to ask you about that coming up, but let me very quickly ask you about t

tom pidcock came within inches of winning the second stage at the tour de france.ferguson has clinched a place in the open chip after clinching victory in the bmw invitational in munich. ferguson two shots clear of the field, his first win on the world tour in two years and he loved it. laura muir set it. laura muirseta it. laura muir set a new british record in the women's 1500 laura muir set a new british record in the women's1500 metres but could only finish third, fifth keep you going underlined her status by setting a new world record. salford are up to fifth in the super league. mark snade played a key role in guiding salford to victory over hull fc in what was his 300th super league appearance. he kicked two penalty —— three penalties and two conversions. they all count, doesn't matter how you do itjust all count, doesn't matter how you do it just get all count, doesn't matter how you do itjust get over all count, doesn't matter how you do it just get over the all count, doesn't matter how you do itjust get over the line. that is something england have been

also a big shout for gold in the mountain biking with tom pidcock.ion black hole in the public finances, left by the conservatives. in a speech later, she�*ll accuse the previous government of refusing to make difficult decisions. our political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us now from westminster. nick, what more can we expect the chancellor to say later? in short, it is a lot worse than labour thought. the blame game will not get under way right away. rachel reeves will point the finger at the conservative saying when they were in power they didn�*t take the big decisions needed in the cupboard up how bad the public finances were. rachel reeves will say that to try to bridge the gap in the public books, some difficult decisions will have to be made. they will start today. i think the government will cancel the plan for a tunnel under stonehenge. i think some hospital projects that were planned by the last, but hadn�*t been fully funded are going to be cancelled as well, which will be pretty controversial. there will be tax rises today, something

. >> tom pidcock, that's his name. there he is.what a hero. >> even though his team weren't ready for him when his bike punctured. >> isn't that nothing works? >> isn't that nothing works? >> no . right. taylor swift has >> no. right. taylor swift has broken her silence on this awful knife attack that happened in southport yesterday. >> she's put a message out on social media and she says the horror of yesterday's attack in southport is washing over me continuously. i'm completely in shock. these were just little kids at a dance class. absolutely right, isn't she? >> yeah, she is . and a 17 year >> yeah, she is. and a 17 year old young man. a boy has been arrested after two children were, of course, killed. nine others were injured. six of them continue to be in a critical condition. >> two adults trying to protect the children are also in a critical condition. and we've got the picture there. of the 35 year old dance teacher, leanne lucas, who is has critical injuries, she went to help the children with the fellow dance teacher he