that is despite nearly £6.5 million of uk sport funding.ay, great britain's pair of charlotte banks and hugh nightingale finished sixth in the mix snowboard cross team event. at the halfway stage in his games, team gb are still without a medal. i'm hearing that there is disappointment and frustration in the camp, but not deflation at this stage. hopes remain in the carling and eddie bobsleigh. elsewhere today, we have had an update on the ongoing saga related to the teenage skating prodigy valieva. we have heard from the... the world anti—doping agency and the international skating union against the russian authorities�* decision to left her provisional suspension after she tested positive for a banned substance. we now know the hearing will take place in beijing tomorrow evening with a decision expected on monday after. valieva practised today and that is because, as things stand, she will be any women's singles event on tuesday, where she is the favourite for gold. but that decision now lies in the hands of a three—person panel, who are d

sport. the weather is affecting loads of things. it was also having an impact across the ukted were celebrating. he was fine to continue and even went on the score their fourth. united face atletico madrid in the champions league on wednesday. this is what we have to show. this is exactly that kind of attitude that we need if we want to be successful in the end this season — both in the premier league and in the champions league. and i think this — not only the result, but the way that we achieved it, the way that we played — could really be of help for the future, as well — for wednesday, and for the upcoming games of the premier league. wolves are still very much in the hunt for the champions league places after they beat leicester 2—1 at molineux. daniel podence scored the winning goal — his first in the league this season. celtic are now three points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after they came from behind to beat dundee at 3—2 at celtic park. greek striker giakoumakis scored all three goals. their rivals rangers dropped points on the road again. they dre

earlier, the chair of uk sport, katherine grainger, was here to answer those questions. the medalfailure in one of the sports that receives the most funding, skeleton. the most important thing is we don't jump the most important thing is we don't jump to conclusions. there will be many reasons why those performances were not as good as people hoped. there have been discussions already. i don't want to speculate yet. we have to hear from the sport themselves. only they know what went on in the last two weeks, and for years, and what will help going forward, because we believe in that programme, we have brilliant people reading it. and it is hard to hear from the athletes, who are the most disappointed of all of us that they can't perform how they want to do, so we need to take a little time to really drill down into what was good for some sports, and what wasn't good for others, and where we can learn better. good for others, and where we can learn better-— good for others, and where we can learn better. lessons being learned as a big part — learn better. lessons being le

the chair of uk sport says it�*s right to question how public funding for winter sports has been spentof their medal target for beijing. they won just two medals, both in curling, with the women�*s team claiming gold on the final day of the games. they�*d been set a target of three to seven. there were only 15 top—ten finishes from team gb, compared to 17 outside the top 25 orfailing to finish. there orfailing to finish. is there or failing to finish. is lots of potential coming through, there is lots of potential coming through, yes, they did not bring back medals but incredible stories and a drama we all engaged with. we need to be open—minded. yes, this matters because delivering success is what we are about but we have to define what we see as success, the public reach is as important right now. the union that represents footballers in england says concussion protocols are failing to prioritise players safety. it comes after leeds defender robin koch suffered a head injury during their a—2 defeat to manchester united yesterday. koch received treatment, but played on before being su

uk sport, national lottery for ourfunding stirling, and yeah, it's been hard work, there's been ups,hen and celebrating in the stands watching that match was bruce mouat and the men's team with the silver medal around their neck. he will be the flag bearer for the closing ceremony, into the ceremony, eve carried it into the stadium for the ceremony, eve carried it into the stadium fi carry it in the closing ceremony, eve carried it into the stadium fi wthe it in the closing ceremony, eve carried it into the stadium fi wthe curling 3 closing ceremony, eve carried it into the stadium fi wthe curling e clos have ceremony, eve carried it into the stadium fi 11 saved .ing 3 clos have ceremony, eve carried it into the stadil gb. 11 saved .ing 3 clos have team gb. loving the woolly hat, by the way! it is very cold! loving the woolly hat, by the way! it is very w downes in beijing. in england who test positive for covid will no longer have to isolate, as part of plans to "live with the covid". all remaining restrictions in the country are set as gareth barlow reports. we've been living with

uk sport believes the team should bring back between three and seven medals, with contenders across thet to see them get out disciplines than ever before, and ijust want to see them get out onto the field of play, enjoy themselves, have a great experience, and i think the results will come as a consequence of that. if snowboard—cross wasn't so dramatic, charlotte banks would be considered a banker. and in the curling, mixed doubles pair bruce mouat and jen dodds are hoping to sweep their way to success. the world champions have already got their campaign under way here at the ice cube, winning two of their first three matches. focusing solely on the sport will be impossible for some athletes. but on the snow and the ice, they know the targets they've been set. laura scott, bbc news, beijing. the duchess of cambridge has carried out a rare joint engagement with the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall. the royal trio were visiting the prince's foundation's trinity buoy wharf, a training site for arts and culture in east london's docklands, where they met photography and animation

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said questions need to be asked about the equipment and that comes after nearly 6.5 mil pounds of uk sportention in the women's event. nor arejust struggling to contention in the women's event. nor are just struggling to try and get into that fourth and final run. so yes, a lot of difficulty within team gb at the halfway stage in these games. team gb still without a medal. within the camp, there is immense frustration, disappointment from some athletes about their performances, but not deflation at this stage. there are still hopes for curling and bobsleigh that team gb can come back from these games with some medals. still some hope for team gb. laura, we have had an update on the teenager, the russian skater. yes. teenager, the russian skater. yes, the court of — teenager, the russian skater. yes, the court of arbitration _ teenager, the russian skater. yes the court of arbitration for sport says it has now received applications from the international olympic committee, the world anti—doping agency, and the international skating union against the decision by russian authorities to lift t

uk sport believes great britain can win between three to seven medals at these winter olympics — fivetil now. the sporting action actually began a couple of days ago and one man that's following everything out there for us is our sports correspondent andy swiss: the olympics might just the olympics mightjust be officially under way, but britain has already seen plenty of action and earlier on, they made it three winds out of four with the mixed event with entry over australia's. it was a real nailbiter. let 6—i event with entry over australia's. it was a real nailbiter. let 6—1 of the halfway stage but australia limited up at eight on the final end. that meant the match went to an extra end and the british pair held their nerve to win the match 9—8 and they'll be breathing a heavy sigh of relief because i would've been a huge upset but as things stand with three victories out of four, in good shape for a place in the semifinals. tomorrow sees the first full day of competition and brings best hope of the metal in the first weekend with katie in the snowboard slope style, he was due to

uk sport, national lottery for ourfunding over the years to allow us to be full—time athletes.rth it. and celebrating in the stands watching that match was bruce mouat and the men's team with the silver medals around their neck. bruce will be the flag bearer for the closing ceremony, eve carried it into the stadium for the opening ceremony and bruce will carry it in the closing ceremony. the curling teams have pretty much saved these games for team gb. katherine downes invasion, thank you very much. wejust had an katherine downes invasion, thank you very much. we just had an update on the weatherfrom darren bett very much. we just had an update on the weather from darren bett but let's get a with him. hello there. the weather has been getting worse again today. the winds are continuing to strengthen, and a lot of rain around at the moment. it will stay wet into the afternoon across much of england and wales. already had a lot of rain in the lake district. further north in scotland and northern ireland it eventually turns brighter, more showery, some heavy showers, maybe some ha

chang, and they failed to deliver at these games despite getting £6.4 million of funding from the uk sportuirhead, who has dashed across the olympic park here. thank you so much for breaking away from all your media commitments down there, you saw us on bbc breakfast, so good to have you on, and with another big gold medal around your neck. how does it feel, finally, four olympics? it neck. how does it feel, finally, four olympics?— four olympics? it has been a journey- _ four olympics? it has been a journey- my _ four olympics? it has been a journey. my fourth _ four olympics? it has been a | journey. my fourth olympics, four olympics? it has been a i journey. my fourth olympics, to four olympics? it has been a - journey. my fourth olympics, to have this gold medal around my neck is extra special, and a lot of people say this, but it really has not sunk in yet. it say this, but it really has not sunk in et. , . . , �* in yet. it is the cliche, isn't it? i in yet. it is the cliche, isn't it? i imagine _ in yet. it is the cliche, isn't it? i imagine community - in yet. it is the cliche, isn

next, let's hear from the former director of ethics and anti—doping at uk sport, michele verroken.didn't realise i that her sample had yet to be analysed and the information had yet to come forward. _ so i think, you know, _ the russian disciplinary anti—doping committee have tried it to act in terms of fairness, - because there was no time . for her to mount any defence about whether the suspension should be imposed provisionally, _ and similarly, the ad hoc panel. but this still means - that this athlete will be facing a full hearing, _ and obviously everybody's announced that they will investigate the circumstances — - as they should, when it's a young person. i look at their entourage, _ look at the circumstances that have led a 15—year—old to use such a serious substance. - let's take a look at how the controversy unfolded. on 25 december, kamila valieva had a sample collected while competing at the russian championships. a week ago, on 7 february, valieva led the russians to gold in the figure skating team event at the beijing olympics. on 9 february, the russian anti doping

the chair of uk sport says it's right to question how public funding for winter sports has been spentin curling, with the women's team claiming gold on the final day of the games. they had been set a target of three to seven. there were only 15 top—ten finishes from team gb, compared to 17 outside the top—25 orfailing to finish. we reviewed the funding every four years. checking in to see how people are doing. these results are a big part of it but the whole thing is looking forward to the future. i think there is a misunderstanding that funding, the reward comes if you have the medals but it's not as simple as that. the potential, the results of the games are an element, a piece of information that is used but it's all about what the team will look like, what the age group is, the results. the will look like, what the age group is, the results.— is, the results. the gold medal willin: is, the results. the gold medal willing curlers _ is, the results. the gold medal willing curlers have _ is, the results. the gold medal willing curlers have boarded i is, the results. the gold medal. w

uk/sport gold medals have been won, no metals from team gb. we are still waiting for those.ep towards harnessing the energy source of the stars. nuclear fusion is the holy grail of energy production because it holds out the prospect of a virtually unlimited source of low carbon power. 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt has been to the research centre in 0xfordshire where the reaction took place. two, one, zero. this is the record—breaking reaction. it is more than 150 million degrees centigrade. ten times hotter than the heart of the sun. and it happened here, the world's most powerful fusion plant, jet fusion, in culham in 0xfordshire. it is, say the team here, a landmark for this kind of technology. these results are really significant because what we have managed to demonstrate insidejet is we can create a mini sun, the right kind of mini sun, hold it for a sustained period and get really good performance levels, which is a major step forward in terms of our quest to get to fusion power plants. most nuclear reactions use fission. that's when big unstable atoms like uraniu

its long—standing travel partner aeroflot after the russian state carrier was banned from uk airspace. other sportsochi in september, is off, calling it impossible in the current circumstances. the decision came after some drivers said they would not drive in russia after such an act of aggression. and now, the focus turns to fifa. poland, sweden and czech republic have all said they also will not travel to russia for world cup play—off matches in march. but fifa's president gianni infantino accepted the order of friendship medal from vladimir putin in 2019. when asked if he'd keep the medal, his answer was noncommittal. my thoughts are really on all the people who are affected by this escalating conflict, and nothing else. moving events is one thing. the tangled web of russian money in sport is a far more complex problem. natalie pirks, bbc news. yes, the reverberations of russian aggression emanating far beyond the battlefield. that's it for now from kyiv. back to the studio in london. thanks, clive. here's some of today's other news. around 4.7 million covid vaccine doses, that's 4% of the total

its long—standing travel partner aeroflot after the russian state carrier was banned from uk airspace. other sports is off, calling it impossible in the current circumstances. the decision came after some drivers said they would not drive in russia after such an act of aggression. and now, the focus turns to fifa. poland, sweden and czech republic have all said they also will not travel to russia for world cup play—off matches in march. but fifa's president gianni infantino accepted the order of friendship medal from vladimir putin in 2019. when asked if he'd keep the medal, his answer was non—committal. my thoughts are really on all the people who are affected by this escalating conflict, and nothing else. moving events is one thing. the tangled web of russian money in sport is a far more complex problem. natalie pirks, bbc news. a quick reminder of the main developments to sour. the ukrainian president zelensky has warned the russian forces may try to storm the capital of kyiv and a couple of hours. in an address to the nation, mr zelensky urged people to stand firm and said the fate of the count

tied with its long—standing travel partner after the russian state carrier was banned from uk airspace. other sports. calling it impossible, in the current circumstances. the decision came after some driver said they would not drive on russia after such an act of aggression. now the focus turns to fifa. poland, sweden and czech republic of all said they also will not travel to russia for a world cup play—off matches in march. fifa's president accepted the order of friendship medalfrom president accepted the order of friendship medal from vladimir putin in 2019. when asked if he would keep medal his answer was noncommittal. mi; would keep medal his answer was noncommittal.— noncommittal. my thoughts are reall on noncommittal. my thoughts are really on all _ noncommittal. my thoughts are really on all the _ noncommittal. my thoughts are really on all the people - noncommittal. my thoughts are really on all the people who - really on all the people who are affected by this escalating conflict and nothing else. moving events is one thing. the tangled web of russian money in sport is a far more complex p

and us open tennis champion emma raducanu is one of six uk nominees for the laureus world sports awardsyear award. there are also nominations for skateboarder sky brown, divertom daley, bmx rider bethany shriever, paralympic cyclist dame sarah storey and another cyclist, mark cavendish. the winners will be announced in april. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. it's been mild for the time of year, for the last few days. thursday's also another mild day for most of us. quite a bit of cloud around once again, but i think we should see a little bit more sunshine into the afternoon. and it's going to be breezy, as well, i think a windier day today than what we had on a wednesday. a little bit of light rain and drizzle across western hills — but then, some sunshine into the afternoon. this weather front will arrive across northwest scotland and northern ireland later on. it'll be windy here, and it'll be turning colder, as well, you can see double—figure values for most. now that weather front in the northwest is a cold front, sinking southwards and eastwards during thursday night

the chair of uk sport says it's right to question how public funding for winter sports has been spent if you have got the medals, but it's not nearly as simple as that. the medals and the potential and the results of the winter games are an element, a piece of information we use, but it's all about what does it look like in minutes' time what the age group is, the results. british number one cameron norrie is up to a career high of 12 in the world rankings, after winning the delray beach open in florida. he won his third career title, beating american reilly 0pelka in straight sets, both on a tie break. this time last year, he was the world number 65 and has credited his rise to being more aggressive on court. novak djokovic is playing competitive tennis for the first time in three months today, as he prepares for the first round of the dubai tennis championship. djokovic couldn't play in the australian 0pen last month, because he hasn't had a covid vaccine and could face difficulties playing in other tournaments this year too. as a result, this week, daniil medvedev could overtake hi

let's speak to the former director of ethics and anti—doping at uk sport michele verroken. n _ decision? certainly, it is a very frustrating situation for - decision? certainly, it is a very i frustrating situation for everybody concerned. most importantly for the athlete, who is now considered a protected person under the new world anti—doping code. but we are seeing that perhaps there is an expectation that perhaps there is an expectation that young athletes will be treated almost the same as adult athletes, but the ad hoc panel decided that we actually had to look at fairness to actually had to look at fairness to a young person, so that is really unprecedented. so what would it mean, then? unprecedented. so what would it mean. then?— unprecedented. so what would it mean, then? , ., ., ., , mean, then? does it mean that any ounu mean, then? does it mean that any young person _ mean, then? does it mean that any young person would _ mean, then? does it mean that any young person would not _ mean, then? does it mean that any young person would not be - mean, then? does it me

bbc sport has led to the government plans to conduct meetings with uk sports bodies early next week toassociations around the world to see it more can be done to put pressure on fifa to expel russia world cup qualifying. russia are due to play poland in a semifinal for this year's are welcome at both the swedish and fa have said they have no intention of playing against russia. sweden could have faced russia. sweden could have faced russia in the final as today the president of the polish football association tweeted. .. the polish decision has had the backing of their captain and striker robert levin dusky who has been on social media to show his support, saying i cannot imagine playing about with the russian national team in a situation where armed aggression in ukraine continues. his team—mates collectively wrote to say there are more important things in life than football. the former arsenal goalkeeper whose wife was born in ukraine echoed the views of his team—mates with an impassioned statement, saying, i refuse to play against players who choose to represent the values and princ

the chair of uk sport — dame katherine grainger — says it's right to question how public funding has on the final day of the games. they'd been set a target of three to seven — but there were only 15 top—10 finishes from team gb, compared to 17 outside the top—25 orfailing to finish. a lot of reviews in place to make sure we figure out exactly what went wrong and what could be better because you are right, the curling was a wonderful result but it should not hide where things have gone wrong and the big decisions need to come in the next few months about where we need to invest, more wisely, because this is public money and we have a huge responsibility to get this right. the union that represents footballers in england says concussion protocols are failing to prioritise players safety. it comes after leeds defender robin koch suffered a head injury during their 4—2 defeat to manchester united on sunday. koch received treatment, but played on before being substituted 15 minutes later. leeds say he passed all concussion tests on the field and will now follow guidelines before returnin

its long standing travel partner aeroflot, after the russian state carrier was banned from uk airspace. other sports. the decision came after some drivers said they would not drive in russia after such an act of aggression, and now the focus turns to fifa. poland, sweden and czech republic have all said they also will not travel to russia for world cup playoff matches in march. but fifa's president, gianni infantino, accepted the order of friendship medal from vladimir putin in 2019. when asked if he'd keep the medal, his answer was noncommittal. my thoughts are really on all the people who are affected by this escalating conflict. and... and nothing else. moving events is one thing the tangled web of russian money, in sport is a far more complex problem. natalie pirks, bbc news. while it's russia that invaded ukraine, this is very much vladimir putin's war. he's the one making all the decisions and he's the deciding what russian forces will do. here's a look at the man, who's prepared to use overwelming force on his much smaller neighbouring country. vladimir putin grew up in the aftermath of the s

sport news stories making the headlines... us open tennis champion emma raducanu is one of six uk nominees for the laureus world sports awards,mpany, with sky brown, tom daley, bethany shriever, dame sarah storey and mark cavendish also nominated. the winners will be announced in april. belgium's remco evenepoel won the opening stage of the tour of valencia in spain as cycling's road racing season gets underway. tayo hart was the highest placed british rider crossing the line in sixteenth place for ineos grenadiers. and, in american football, the washington dc—based team have announced they will now be known as the commanders. the franchise retired its former name, the redskins, injuly 2020. the name and logo was introduced in 1933 but had long been criticised by sponsors and fans as offensive to native americans. we may be two days away from the official start of the winter olympics in beijing, but the action is already under way. but the action is already team gb have got off to the perfect start, with victory for bruce mouat and jen dodds in their first round robin match in the mixed curling. the british pair are the world

uk. after years of close association, the world of sport is starting to turn on russia. world cup play—off match next month, uefa today ordered all its clubs and national teams to play their home matches away from the region. withdrawing sports events may hurt even more than the financial sanctions, because this has a huge impact on public opinion. imagine russia do qualify and they are banned, then this will have a massive negative impact for the russian government. so, they will be weighing that up as well. butjust how tough will fifa be? after all, its president accepted the order of friendship medal from putin after the russia world cup. so will he now return it? my thoughts are really on all the people affected by this escalating conflict, and nothing else. meanwhile, formula i has confirmed the russian grand prix, due to be held in sochi in september, is off. skiing's governing body also pulling its events in the country. and this afternoon, all federations urged to follow suit by the international olympic committee. the world of sport sending the russian regime a

getaway in the coming days, as covid testing for fully—jabbed travellers returning to the uk is scrapped. sportm gb's curlers are continuing their bids to reach the semi—finals but britain's 20—year run of skeleton medals is coming to an end. andy swiss is in the mountains outside beijing for us — andy, what went wrong on the skeleton track? well, it is a good question. as you say, britain have won medals in the skeleton at the last five winter olympics but fair to say they won't be winning a medal here. at the halfway point in the women's event laura is in 20th place and her team—mate in 20 second place. such disappointment in particular for laura who won a bronze medal four years ago. she has had a tough season. once again the speed just wasn't there. and when you bear in mind that britain's two competitors in the main's event both also outside the top ten then safe to say britain will not be winning any medals in the skeleton here in beijing. it has also not been a great day for britain's curlers because in the last hour britain's women have lost their latest group match against south korea.

it was the last football match before the first covid lockdown in the uk and since then both the sportve had to adapt to live with the threat of the virus and manchester united have done that by hiring the sport's first hygiene director. george olden's been telling the bbc�*s football news show exactly he's been doing. through our partnership we've essentially mapped the fans journey around old trafford to put ourselves in the fans shoes and identify areas we can make everyone safer and healthier when going to the football. that's involved is mapping over 380,000 hijane football. that's involved is mapping over 380,000 hi jane touch football. that's involved is mapping over 380,000 hijane touch points, for example in applying the same kind of science we might apply to a hospital. so bringing that clinical experience in bringing that scientific background in to help everyone stay safe when visiting stadiums like old trafford. enland have the chance to win the arnold clark cup tonight. they're facing germany in wolverhampton as part of their preparations for this summer's euros. with dra

five medals in the last two editions and uk sport said the target here for great britain is between three on sport and see where potentially the medals will come. apart from curling, and we have the mixed doubles at the moment against australia, what else can we look forward to today? you australia, what else can we look forward to today?— australia, what else can we look forward to today? you saw in that iece forward to today? you saw in that piece where _ forward to today? you saw in that piece where the _ forward to today? you saw in that piece where the strengths - forward to today? you saw in that piece where the strengths have i forward to today? you saw in that. piece where the strengths have been for great britain in the bars. the likes of the curling, figure skating and skeleton, but one thing growing recently is snow sports. they have invested heavily in gb snow sports. their funding invested heavily in gb snow sports. theirfunding has gone up from £1 million eight years ago to just about 11 million here. charlotte bankes will lead the team. she is a name you will listen to over

us open tennis champion emma raducanu is one of six uk nominees for the laureus world sports awards. personality of the year in december, has been nominated for the world breakthrough of the year award. there are also nominations for skateboarder sky brown, diver tom daley, bmx rider bethany shriever, paralympic cyclist dame sarah storey, and another cyclist, mark cavendish. the winners will be announced in april. the duchess of cambridge has been named the new patron of english rugby, becoming figurehead for both the rugby football league and the rugby football union. kate is taking on a role previously held by the duke of sussex. she's a long term rugby fan and has been given the royal patronages by the queen. prince william is the patron of the welsh rugby union. ralph rimmer, who's chief executive of the rugby football league, says the duchess' appointment is a huge boost for the sport. we run activities from grass roots, right through to the marquee events that run at wembley or saintjames' park or old trafford. she can connect with us on any level at all and i have no doubt she

and us open tennis champion emma raducanu is one of six uk nominees for the laureus world sports awards�*s also another mild day for most of us. quite a bit of cloud around once again, but i think we should see a little bit more sunshine into the afternoon. and it�*s going to be breezy, as well, i think a windier day today than what we had on a wednesday. you can see why more isobars on the charts, particularly across the north of uk, and especially when this cold front arrives across the northwest of the country later on. but we�*re still in this mild wedge of air, as you can see from the yellow and orange colours there. so, a mild, rather cloudy, rather breezy start to the day. some spots of light rain and drizzle across northern and western hills, which should tend to fizzle out. increasing amounts of sunshine, we think into the afternoon, but this weather front will bring some more persistent rain to north west scotland, northern ireland later on. it�*ll be a blustery day for all the winds picking up, but turning very strong across the northwest. with this, weather fronts in excess

but as the chair of uk sport, dame katherine grainger, told us yesterday says she's not panicking yetames overall, the final chapter of the huge rivalry between nathan chen and the three—time world champion against the two—time olympic champion and it was advantage to nathan chen coming into the final event today with an 18 point advantage against his opponent and his opponent had to, and lay the big gun and tried the never before attempted quad axle, didn't get it, attempted quad axle, didn't get it, a huge high—stakes gamble from the japanese superstar but it was nathan chen who came out and skated absolutely exquisitely and here he is in his eltonjohn rocket man free skate, and not a foot wrong and he is the olympic champion after heartbreakfour years is the olympic champion after heartbreak four years ago when a short programme, disaster sent him backin short programme, disaster sent him back in 17th place and managed to fight back into fifth but now he's at the top. the big gamble pulled him from eighth to fourth but no olympic medal now and nathan chen is the olympic champion. i

we have got a gold medal, so it has been a roller—coaster but we couldn't have done this without uk sport had time during your first class flight _ again. have you had time during your first class flight back _ again. have you had time during your first class flight back from _ again. have you had time during your first class flight back from beijing - first class flight back from beijing to watch — first class flight back from beijing to watch it back and relive those moments? _ to watch it back and relive those moments? i to watch it back and relive those moments?— moments? i haven't at all. we literally landed _ moments? i haven't at all. we literally landed last _ moments? i haven't at all. we literally landed last night - moments? i haven't at all. we literally landed last night intol literally landed last night into london from beijing, and then we fly to scotland tonight. it has been go, go. a lot of coffee. but i'm sure the adrenaline is definitely keeping us awake. the flight home, because of british airways, first class, was fantastic. it was so nice to get a bed and relax. ther

makers in the uk at the moment and internationally is that feeling that entitles you to go to a particular space, so a women's changing room, if you feel like a woman or a women's sportsman. and to interjectjust for a moment, cos this is really important. the uk has been considering changing the law to make much easier "self—identification" and also to open up some spaces which have not been opened up thus far to transgendered people. particularly, we're talking about transgendered women, to open the spaces up, whether it be havens, refuges from domestic abuse, whether it be women's prisons and other areas. it's an active debate in the uk, some countries have already gone much further. you know, many south american countries, denmark, new zealand, have gone much further than the uk has. but the thing you also need to emphasise there is when you say transgendered individuals, we're not talking about the sort of classic traditional idea of a transsexual who's had surgery, who's maybe taking hormones, who's altered their appearance, we're talking about fully intact male people, who have had no medical intervention. is there a significant difference in your view, legally

that's all the sport for now. here in the ukfraid of the dark — which follows the story of plop, a baby barn owl who is encouraged by others to face his fears. the duchess described it as one of her favourite books as a child which she now reads to her own children. take a listen. with an encouraging tale, we can all feel scared sometimes to slake our little owl friend. but as mrs barr and i will sit, spare to find out about the things that scare us before we make up her mind. and with the help of others, we can often fix things that worry us. now, it is time for bed. night night and sleep tight. the duchess recorded that story for children's mental health week. and if you happen to be in the uk this sunday — you can watch it at i850gmt — on the c—beebies channel — before you head off to bed. quality numbers continue to fall to climate and disease. the australian government has classified koalas as an endangered species, as their numbers continue to fall because of climate change, land clearance and disease. the marsupial was li

sport for now. storm eunice is bearing down on the uk.ans there's a danger to life. the storm system has been developing — you can see it here on the earlier satellite picture, this hook of cloud indicative of a storm that's been deepening and strengthening rapidly. this area of low pressure passing across the uk — and on its southern flank with all the isobars, the white line squeezing together — that is where we have the potential for damaging winds. especially across coastal parts of southwest england and south wales — met office red warning here, gusts of up to 90mph, very rough seas and coastal flooding are likely. and then, we also have this much bigger amber warning area. and still the potential for some really disruptive and dangerous weather here, as well — gusts of wind up to 80mph. rain and wind quickly spreading northwards through the early part of friday, snow for western counties of northern ireland, high ground of northern england, and up into scotland, as well. but the winds peaking through the morning across some coasts o

delivered a damning speech on borisjohnson and the impact his government is having on the uk's standing around the world. sportrmula 0ne's decision to remove the time set aside pre—race for the drivers to take the knee was taken for "business reasons". the sport's chief executive announced the move earlier this week after it was introduced in 2020. vettel has told us he was surprised. and hopes that there'll still be a chance to show support for issues they care about. it is not like us taking the need of some driver sticking the meteor pointing out things that are important to them will change everything. that would be nice, but thatis everything. that would be nice, but that is not the case. but it certainly does create a little bit of awareness and if it reaches only a few people, then i think that is a success and taking that opportunity away, i hope we get together as drivers and i hope overall, we come up drivers and i hope overall, we come up with an alternative. both the men's and women's curling teams have registered their first wins in the round robin phase of the winter olympics in beijing. it took

evening for a sport which over the last elliptic cycle has received £6.4 million in funding from uk sportre they go. well, it was very nearly a one man bob. martin hanging on for dear life. work to be done, fair to say. we can have another look at it. you take for granted that sprint at the beginning, don't you. it is so technical. but he managed to recover brilliantly, didn't he? 50 technical. but he managed to recover brilliantly, didn't he?— brilliantly, didn't he? so even thou~h, brilliantly, didn't he? so even though, obviously, _ brilliantly, didn't he? so even though, obviously, they i brilliantly, didn't he? so even | though, obviously, they would brilliantly, didn't he? so even i though, obviously, they would have come last, i am imagining, though, obviously, they would have come last, iam imagining, unless there was someone who was disqualified... there was someone who was disqualified. . ._ there was someone who was disuualified... , . , disqualified... yes, those margins are so fine- _ disqualified... yes, those margins are so fine. they _ disqualified... yes, those margins ar

us open tennis champion emma raducanu is one of six uk nominees for the laureus world sports awards.ootball, the washington dc—based team have announced they will now be known as the commanders. the franchise retired its former name, the redskins, injuly 2020. the name and logo, which was introduced in 1933, had long been criticised as racist by its sponsors and fans — seen as offensive to native americans. that's all the sport for now. i will have another update for you in a one hour's time. john, thank you very much. many raith rovers fans stayed away from their scottish championship game last night, after the club signed former scotland striker david goodwillie. goodwillie was ruled by a civil courtjudge in 2017 to have raped a woman after a night out in 2011 and ordered to pay her £100,000 damages. he neverfaced a criminal trial and always maintained it was consensual. raith say the signing was made for football reasons. the club's manager was booed by some supporters before kick off. two directors and the captain of the women's team have quit in protest. the crime writer, val mc

it follows a uk government feasibility study, costing almost 3 millions pounds, that the digital culture media and sportream" that was "doomed from the start". instead, the fas will focus on a joint bid for euro 2028. dan roan reports. it is known for passionate fans, great stadiums and top players. but today, you can irish football abandoned hopes for a joint bid to host the 2030 world cups will stop more than half a century after wimbley staged the event, the five football associations confirmed that after a feasibility study, they would focus on the sport's second—biggest international tournament instead, hosting a euro offers a similar return on investment, carrying a far lower delivery cost and the potential of the benefits being realised sooner, they said. we believe you can the republic of ireland can offer european football something special in 2028. brute european football something special in 2028. ~ ., 4' , european football something special inzozsr ., ~ _ , in 2028. we work very closely with the republic _ in 2028. we work very closely with the republic of _ in 2028. we work very closely wi

access to them, you can't always get access to them, you can with more summer sports — just build up the facilities in the ukjust build up the facilities in the uk. ,, y ., y just build up the facilities in the uk. 0k, shelly, thank you very much. shelly rudman, _ uk. 0k, shelly, thank you very much. shelly rudman, silver _ uk. 0k, shelly, thank you very much. shelly rudman, silver medallist - uk. 0k, shelly, thank you very much. shelly rudman, silver medallist in - shelly rudman, silver medallist in the 2006 olympics, looking back at a disappointing skeleton performance. staying with the olympics. the 15—year—old russian figure skater kamile valieva is waiting to find out if she'll be thrown out of the winter olympics. earlier this week, she wowed the judges as she helped the russian olympic committee to team gold, but they are yet to receive those medals after it emerged that she failed a drugs test in december. from beijing, here's our senior sports news reporter laura scott. after days of intense media speculation, the international testing agency has now confirmed what we and many other media outlets un

that's all the sport for now. 19 million homes in the uk are in need of better insulation, with two ins. the uk is believed to have some of the oldest and draughtiest housing stock in europe. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. so, we've got lots of heat coming out of this window here, and under this window upstairs, we've probably got a radiator here. that's money coming through your wall. we are hunting for draughty homes using this thermal camera, and it's easy pickings here in manchester. virtually every home has insulation issues. and here is the difference insulation can make. how would you rate this house? this house is definitely losing less heat, especially from the weak spots that we identified on the other houses. but just look what it took to give the house an insulation makeover. so, there is insulation inside the room here, the windows are double glazed and the space under the floor is insulated too. up here at the top of the house, the entire roof area has been insulated, as well. the walls used to look like this, bare brick. but they've put in this wood fibre ins

sports editor, dan roan, reports. it's known for passionate fans, great stadia and top players. but today uk a century after wembley staged the event, the five football associations confirmed that after a feasibility study they would focus on the sport's second biggest international tournament instead. boasting a uefa euro offers a similar return on investment, carrying a far lower delivery cost and the potential for the benefits being realised sooner, they said. we believe the uk and the republic of ireland can offer uefa and european football something special in 2028. it is truly a collegiate effort. we work very closely with scotland, northern ireland and the republic of ireland of course. clearly england is an economic power with the amount of infrastructure and stadiums they have but i can assure the discussions are very collegiate. there is a great energy between the five national associations. it is brilliant. wembley hosted eight matches at the euros including the final but it was marred by crowd trouble and some think any world cup bid was always doomed. it is good to have ambition

uk, where more than 155,000 homes are still without power. the wind and the rain is hampering efforts to repair storm damage and to restore power to people's homes. i metjohn watson, coming up on sportoday in 15 minutes�* time, the premier league's title race is wide open. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the british prime minister has warned that any russian invasion of ukraine would see the destruction of a democratic state. borisjohnson said that nato — a group of 30 nations in a military alliance — were united at "a moment of extreme danger". the ukrainian president has said his country is determined to protect itself from russia — with or without the support of western allies. paul adams has the latest from kyiv. no need to panic yet — a country already at war for eight years still somehow taking this crisis in its stride. i'm not scared, but my friends, some of them nervous a little, but i don't think that we will have a war. but some say conflict is coming. in areas controlled by pro—russian separatists, civilians are being evacuated to russia, temporary housing set up to receive them. men of fighting age being told to stay back. translation

if we don't just look at sports stars but celebrities and politicians in the uk, the impact they've hadcide for themselves what's right for them and what's not right for them. as much as i would encourage people to have the vaccine and protect other people in themselves, i don't think we can use that as ammunition against athletes or celebrities, or influential people and not give them the space to be human and take their time to understand what's right for them. sarah, thanks very much forjoining us. sarah, thanks very much for “oining us. ., �* . ., the family of the cinematographer shot dead by alec baldwin have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the film's producers and start themselves. helena hutchins was... alec baldwin claimed he did not pull the trigger. you're watching bbc news. a review of health services for miscarriages in england, is investigating the lack of support for the partners of women losing a pregnancy. feelings of helplessness, being ignored, and isolation are often experienced. tulip mazumdar has been to essex, to speak to one group of men, who are offering

sport for now. storm eunice is bearing down on the uk.at's been deepening and strengthening rapidly. this area of low pressure passing across the uk — and on its southern flank with all the isobars, the white line squeezing together — that is where we have the potential for damaging winds. especially across coastal parts of southwest england and south wales — met office red warning here, gusts of up to 90mph, very rough seas and coastal flooding are likely. and then, we also have this much bigger amber warning area. and still the potential for some really disruptive and dangerous weather here, as well — gusts of wind up to 80mph. rain and wind quickly spreading northwards through the early part of friday, snow for western counties of northern ireland, high ground of northern england, and up into scotland, as well. but the winds peaking through the morning across some coasts of wales in the southwest, with gusts up as high as 90mph. some very rough seas, also very rough seas through the english channel. and those strong winds will be worki

senior officials from the us, the uk, and more than a dozen other governments aren't coming to the ice rinks. the olympics is just sportthink sports | are sports, and they shouldn't be mixed with politics. the games belong to everyone, and we should all participate and watch. politics is just politics. this is the official slogan of the games. and these children are singing about it in this propaganda video, released last month by the government in xinjiang, a place where china denies it's committed genocide. a former olympian who's close to america's athletes this time told me why some of them are nervous about sharing this moment. i had one athlete tell me that they've had nothing in the lead—up to these olympics — they've had not a single team meeting about sport and their athletic performance. every meeting they've had has been either about covid protocols or about athlete safety, personal safety in beijing. i don't think a single athlete is going to speak out at the games — and nor do i think they should. if i were there i would be keeping my mouth shut because the risk is just too great. and this is really a fail

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uk's economic performance better than expected. we're going to the super bowl! and the world's biggest annual sportingvent takes place this weekend, with well over 100 million viewers around the world. and coming—up in sport, on the bbc news channel... russian doping is in the spotlight again as the court of arbitration in sport will decide if kamila valieva can stay at the winter olympics. good evening. the white house is warning that a russian attack on ukraine could begin any day. after a huge build up of russian troops near the ukrainian border, american officials say moscow now has the capability to conduct a major military operation, possibly beginning with an air assault. moscow has practically encircled its smaller neighbour with close to 130,000 troops, but maintains no invasion is being planned. meanwhile, diplomatic efforts intensified today to avoid war, with president biden hosting a call of world leaders, including borisjohnson, who said he feared for the security of europe, if there's a conflict. all british nationals are now being advised to leave ukraine. 0ur north america editor, sar