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ben stokes and jofra archer have trained today after being rested for the recent series in sri lanka.y, freshening up the squad has become more important. the ecb have been a really forward thinking, ifeel, for us as the ecb have been a really forward thinking, i feel, for us as an england group to rotate players in and out of this series and i'm sure times there are frustrations because you want to see the best players on show all the time, but it is just not possible with the amount of cricket and the amount of time spent in bubbles to keep people healthy doing that. it's the world championships this weekend in the sport of cyclo—cross, it's one of the most physically demanding forms of racing on a moutain bike. today was the women's elite race on the belgian coast of flanders where riders have to negotiate the beaches, the hill climbs and the mud. it was dominated by the dutch riders, with a 1—2—3 for the netherlands and lucinda brand taking gold and the world title. there are british hopes in the men's race tomorrow. you'll also be able to watch on the bbc sport website. tom pidco

ben stokes and jofra archer trained on saturday after being rested for the series in sri lanka.been really forward thinking, feel, for us as an england group to sort of rotate players in and out of this series and i am sure at times there is frustrations because you want to see the best players on show all the time, but it is just not possible with the amount of cricket and the amount of cricket with the amount of time spent in a bubble is to help keep people healthy doing that. that's all the sport for now. let's get more on the story you heard in the sport — the celebrations in brazil following the copa libertadores, south america's most prestigious club football competition. these are live shots of fans after palmeiras defeated santos. despite no spectators being allowed to attend the match because of coronavirus — brazil has the second—highest death toll in the world — it has not stopped thousands taking to the streets in sao paulo. a trip on a train in the height of a freezing winter may not be to everyone's liking, but that hasn't stopped one rail operator injapan to offer

ben stokes and jofra archer trained on saturday after being rested for the series in sri lanka.ave been really forward thinking, feel, for us as an england group to sort of rotate players in and out of this series and i am sure at times there is frustrations because you want to see the best players on show all the time, but it is just not possible with the amount of cricket with the amount of time spent in a bubble is to help keep people healthy doing that. that's all the sport for now. with each passing day — the number of people who've been vaccinated for covid—19 gets ever larger. one thing scientists don't know is whether people may still carry the virus but not show any symptoms after receiving their jabs. so testing will be vitally important, and scientists are looking for help in a familiar place as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. man's best friend has been doing his or her bit almost from the day the virus first emerged. these keen canine senses, believed to be up to 95% effect in sniffing out covid—19. and here at this project near bordeaux they are teaching them to hun

ben stokes and jofra archer have trained today after being rested for the recent series in sri lanka.in quarantine until tuesday, freshening up the squad has become more important. the ecb have been really forward thinking, ifeel, for us as the ecb have been really forward thinking, i feel, for us as an england group to rotate players in and out of the series. i am sure at times there is frustrations, because you want to see the best players on show all the time, but it's just not possible with the amount of cricket and the amount of time spent in bubbles to help keep people healthy doing that. it's been a good day for england's james vince in australia, an unbeaten 98 helped sydney sixers reach the big bash league final. the holders beat perth scorchers by nine wickets. there was a dilemma for thousands of football fans this week. it was the deadline for getting refunds on their tickets for the european championship but will it go ahead across 12 cities as planned and will only home fans be allowed into matches. joe lynskey spoke to some of those with tickets. nine years ago, uefa ha

ben stokes and jofra archer trained on saturday after being rested for the series in sri lanka.ore important. the ecb have been really forward thinking, feel, for us as an england group to sort of rotate players in and out of this series and i am sure at times there is frustrations because you want to see the best players on show all the time, but it is just not possible with the amount of cricket with the amount of time spent in a bubble is to help keep people healthy doing that. that's all the sport for now. palmeiras have won the copa libertadores, south america's most prestigious club football competition. we can now speak to tim vickery, who is an expert in south american football. he's in rio dejaneiro. great to have you on. so let's quickly start with the itself. fans watching had to wait quite a while for a goal. it is one of those games where if you are a fan of palmeiras you will never forget it and anyone else may struggle to remember it. it was hot, very hot out there. the game was originally scheduled for late november, in springtime but because of the pandemic it w

ben stokes and jofra archer trained on saturday after being rested for the series in sri lanka.thinking, feel, for us as an england group to sort of rotate players in and out of this series and i am sure at times there is frustrations because you want to see their best players on show all the time, but it is just not possible with the amount of cricket with the amount of time spent in a bubble to help keep people healthy doing that. that's all the sport for now. testing of coronavirus will be vitally important but scientists are looking for help in a familiar place. man's best friend has been doing his or her bed almost from the day the virus first emerged. these keen dog sensors believed to be up to 95% effective in sniffing out covid—19. here, at this project near bordeaux, they are teaching them to hunt down an invisible virus. translation: ., , translation: the dog associates his to with translation: the dog associates his toy with the _ translation: the dog associates his toy with the smell _ translation: the dog associates his toy with the smell of _ his toy with the smell

ben stokes and jofra archer trained on saturday after being rested for the series in sri lanka.ant. the ecb have been really forward thinking, feel, for as as an england group to sort of rotate players in and out of this series and i am sure at times there is frustrations because you want to see the best players on show all the time, but it is just not possible with the amount of cricket and the amount of time spent in a bubble is to help keep people healthy doing that. that's all the sport for now. lizzie, thank you. when international visitors are eventually allowed to return to amsterdam, they may find one of the city's most famous tourist attractions off limits. the city's mayor wants to ban foreign tourists from the cannabis cafes. anna holligan has more. amsterdam, famous for an array of things, including its thriving nightlife, red light districts, cannabis cafes and bars, attracting 20 million tourists per years. 20 million tourists per year. the city is currently in lockdown. some of its 850,000 residents would life prefer after covid to resemble something closer to its

ben stokes and jofra archer have trained today after being rested for the recent series in sri lanka.up the squad has become more important the ecb have been really forward thinking for us as an england group to sort of rotate players in and out of this series and i am sure at times there are frustrations because you want to see the best players on show but it's just not possible with the amount of cricket and the amount of time spent in bubbles to keep people healthy doing that. it's been a good day for england's james vince in australia, an unbeaten 98 helped sydney sixers reach the big bash league final. the holders beat perth scorchers by nine wickets. that's all the support for now. you can keep on top of the scores on the website. no more goals have gone in in the premier league. fulham still lead to 1—0 against west bromwich albion. i think theyjust hit the post. midwives are warning that confusion over coronavirus rules in maternity wards is upsetting families and in some cases staff are being verbally abused. last month nhs england changed its guidance to say pregnant women s

ben stokes and jofra archer have trained today after being rested for the recent series in sri lanka.ou can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. another goal in the premier league, for crystal palace, giving them the lead against wolves. a four—year—girl has discovered a rare dinosaur footprint on a beach in south wales. lily wilder and her family made the discovery at bendricks bay in barry in january. the footprint is 220 million years old and had been preserved in mud. palaeontologists say it's one of the best examples from anywhere in the uk and will help them to establish more about how early dinosaurs walked. i'm joined now by the wilder family, sally and richard and their daughter lily, who found the footprint. there is a fourth person as well. this is baby george, and he is very noisy so i do apologise.— this is baby george, and he is very noisy so i do apologise. none at all necessary- — noisy so i do apologise. none at all necessary. this _ noisy so i do apologise. none at all necessary. this is _ noisy so i do apologise. none at all necessary. this is ou

last year — but was postponed due to the pandemic, and although england have rested the likes of ben stokesyers and look after one another. from a bubble life perspective and the welfare side of things, but when we get the opportunity to play we have to really make it count and take their chances to put in several strong performances. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. a lot of what weather around at the moment. increasingly thatis around at the moment. increasingly that is turning to snow. especially in the hills. we have this amber snowboarding from the met office. it will be sleek and slow for many in the parts of scotland in northern england, these are the areas that will see the heaviest. 20 cm over the hills by late morning. snow to lower levels. that wintry mix continues throughout thursday in scotland in northern england. further south that ban of wet weather stretches to the midlands tour at the southeast of england and some sleet and snow mixed in as well. underneath that ban of what weather it will be cold. cold or still in the hills. much mall different northern and

office, but it must be said that that is only after months and even years of stoking the anger that exploded in this week's attack. bency is at the white house for us this morning. ben, good morning to you. >> good morning. the president is attempting a complete 180 here. on wednesday, he called members of the violent mob attacking the kopts special. now faced with resignations from top administration officials and the threat of being impeached again, the president claims he's outraged by the violence. >> the demonstrators who infiltserainfilt infiltrated the capitol have defiled the seat of american democracy. >> reporter: president trump last night finally condemned the violence carried out in his name. >> you do not represent our country. >> reporter: but this is what the president said the day before. >> we love you. you're very special. >> reporter: and what he said at his rally before the assault on the capitol -- may be investigated by u.s. attorneys for leading to the violence. >> we're going to walk down to the capitol. and we're going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women. and we're probab

the people who stoked this, if they didn't, have you know, some sort of direct impact on what would happen at the capitol today, they certainly alluded to it. >> ben clips, thank you so much for being part of the show. appreciate it. >>> joining me right now congressman pokan, democrat from washington, serves on the education, labor and appropriations committee. welcome, congressman. good to sigh. i want to start with something we played at the top of the show with senator rand paul refusing to acknowledge that the election was not stolen hand in fact saying it needs an even closer look. what is your response to that? >> yeah, first, thanks for having me, alex. my response is really not being able to say anything. it's only silence. when i look at anyone who at this point is still trying to go down that path which is so clearly disproven either they are still trying to make donald trump and his supporters happy or they are living in such a world removed from the rest of congress that i really don't know what you would ever say to convince them if they actually need conviction or if this is just their rhetoric they are saying because so many of the