the rspca has now seized two cats from his home.ho murdered his fiancee in 2016 has now been convicted of killing his wife, six years earlier. and a discovery in a french cave shows that the modern human arrived in europe thousands of years earlier than previously thought. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. looking to win the club world cup for the first time in their history. romelu lukaku helps chelsea into the final. good evening. the remaining covid restrictions in england are now set to be lifted at the end of this month — four weeks earlier than previously planned. the shortened timescale was announced by borisjohnson, who said it depended on the current downward trend continuing, but he fully expected that to be the case. it would end the rule that anyone testing positive for covid, or showing symptoms, should self—isolate. the prime minister also said he intended to set out a new strategy for living with covid within weeks. but scientists have warned that the disease still poses a risk, especially to the vulnera

essex police says it is investigating and working with the rspca. in rspca care while the investigation continues. natalie pirks, bbc news. the charity commission is looking into the accounts of the foundation set up by the family of the ww2 veteran sir captain tom. accounts published by the captain tom foundation show that in its first year it spent more than £200,000 on running costs a nd co nsulta nts. it gave out £160,000 to charities in grants. the commission started looking into the foundation almost a year ago. the foundation says it's working closely with the regulator, and welcomes its input. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has cast further doubt on the future of the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, saying she has "days and weeks" to show him she can tackle problems with the culture of the force, and restore public trust in it. mr khan's comments follow a damning report which found there was evidence of racism, sexism and misogyny at charing cross police station in london. the met apologised, but nine of the 12 officer

the rspca say two cats are now in their care.on told the commons that — as long as the data continues to be encouraging — england's rules requiring people with covid to self—isolate will come to an end. it will be just under two years since the first restrictions were imposed at the start of the pandemic. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. there's been big changes behind the black door in downing street. but here's the question. have you done enough to save your leadership, prime minister? in an attempt to stave off further criticism from some of his own mps, borisjohnson has changed some of his ministers and some of his staff. today, he also changed some of his policies. mr speaker, i can tell the house today that it is my intention to return on the first day after the half—time recess to present our strategy for living with covid—19. provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions, including the legal requirement to self—

they also say that he is fully cooperating with the rspca, who now have his two cats.by his personal boot sponsor, adidas, and the health insurance firm vitality says it's hugely disappointed by the judgment shown by west ham and it suspended sponsorship of the club with immediate effect. footballers are commodities that can be bought and sold, so therefore that has to be taken into consideration. ultimately, this is a non—football matter, and if kurt zouma was a lorry driver or a carpet fitter or an architect, we wouldn't be having this conversation. the french international learned swiftly that this is a nation of animal lovers. former footballer ian wright called zouma "a coward". gary lineker called west ham's decision to play him "tone deaf". and wildlife presenter chris packham said, "animal abuse must never be sidelined at the expense of entertainment." it seems west ham fans agree. everyone expected him not to be in the team, in the squad, - in the stadium for| last night's game. and when the starting xi - was announced an hour before the game and he was there,

the essex police, where zouma lives, says it's liaising with the rspca and urgent inquiries are ongoing violence that kurt zouma was showing towards his cat is completely disgraceful. i think whilst he has apologised, ultimately at blue cross we would like to see him prosecuted. we await to see how west ham, which says it's investigating internally, deals with their £30 million asset. natalie pirks, bbc news. great britain's hopes of winning their first medal at the winter olympics were dashed when charlotte bankes was eliminated at the quarterfinal stage of the women's snowboard cross. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. commentator: charlotte bankes. .. a day when britain's biggest medal hope turned to heartache. there is the gate. charlotte bankes is the world champion in snowboard cross, and with the first two going through to the semifinals, she duly led the way. look at the speed from charlotte bankes! but then a mistake and her rivals were swarming all over her. critchlow on the inside. and as they leapt over the final jump, would she even qualify? i don't know if she is

contact the rspca and re ort advice to them? contact the rspca and report cruelty _ advice to them?oth very much indeed for your thoughts this | much indeed for your thoughts this morning. i know that video is online, but we have taken the decision to not show it because it is quite upsetting to watch. let's talk about the winter olympics now. it's been a slightly frustrating start for team gb at these winter olympics and sadly it has continued this morning in the snowboard cross with big hope charlotte bankes. john is continuing his mini olympic uk tour and is at the snowdome in hemel hempstead for us this morning and can explain all. it hasn't been a great morning, has it? a, it hasn't been a great morning, has it? �* , , it hasn't been a great morning, has it? , it? a bit disappointing, when you think about _ it? a bit disappointing, when you think about charlotte _ it? a bit disappointing, when you think about charlotte bankes, i it? a bit disappointing, when you | think about charlotte bankes, she was a great medal hope because she came into this as the world champion in her sp

essex police are investigating, as is the rspca — it's taken both of zouma's cats away from him.pping zouma from the side that beat watford last night. a number of sponsors have threatened to cut ties with the club. adidas have ended their own association with zouma, saying he is no longer a contracted athlete with them. the manager, david moyes, said zouma played because he's one of their better players. it makes it hard because footballers are commodities that can be bought and sold. so therefore, that has to be taken into consideration. and also, if a footballer is good — and there's no doubting that zouma is a good footballer — the rewards they can bring to a football club. west him are trying hard to qualify for champions league — if they do that, it's worth a minimum of £30 million. if they proceed in the tournament, he could be worth up to £100 million, and that is something that the owners of the club in senior management have to take into consideration. andy murray has made a winning return to action after his second round exit at the australian open. the three—time gran

the rspca has taken both his cats into care while they investigate the incident. by his decision to play him and he'll be available to face leicester on sunday. i don't think a club could have taken more action any quicker than what they have done. what time of done a really good job but fining the maximum wages, and i'm not condoning him, his actions were terrible. we'll accept they were diabolical. but we have chosen to play him and we stand by that. we are going to get him some help, just like i think with people who maybe have a drink—driving offences, most of them have to go to classes, and the learn of the damages it can be done. i think the rspca are going to provide us with some courses for kurt, on animals, and how to treat them. there's a huge game in the women's super league tonight. chelsea boss emma hayes is playing down its significance, but if they can beat arsenal at home, they will move to the top of the table with a game in hand. that's one of the topics that's being covered by today's football news show with ben croucher. it isa it is a cracker

the rspca say the animals are now in their care.ho'd already been convicted of murdering his fiancee — is now also found guilty of murdering his first wife six years earlier. and getting a reaction: british scientists break the record for creating energy from nuclearfusion. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says the last remaining legal restrictions on covid 19 in england should be lifted within weeks — a month earlier than expected. borisjohnson told the commons that — as long as the data continues to be encouraging — england's rules requiring people with covid to self isolate will come to an end. it will be just under two years since the first restrictions were imposed at the start of the pandemic. our political correspondent iain watson reports. there's been big changes behind the black door in downing street. but here's the question. have you done enough to save your leadership, prime minister? in an attempt to stave off further criticism from some of his own mps, borisjohnson has changed some of his min

the rspca has since removed the animals while they investigate.ision. i don't think a club could take more action any quicker than when i learned at the moment. they fined him maximum wages and i'm not condoning him. they were diabolical. but he is cleared to play and will stand by that. it's been a mixed day for team gb at the winter olympics. the men's curlers bounced back to beat norway in the round robin stages but there was disappointment in the sliding — as for the first time in the history of the games — there won't be a skeleton medal for great britain. our correspondent andy swiss rounds—up day 7 in beijing. she's the olympic bronze medallist. can she find a little bit of magic here? another day when british hopes seems slide away. laura deas won bronze four years ago in the skillet in which britain has ——skeleton dominated in recent years but not here. she is on 21 place. for the first time this century, britain's skeleton athletes set to leave an winter olympics empty—handed. hopes in cross—country skiing also fails to materialise. andr

essex police are liaising with the rspca and say "urgent enquiries are ongoing".h sides created little until west ham went ahead mid way through the second half when jarrod bowen's shot was deflected in. it proved to be the winning goal, lifting west ham back into the top four. manchester united drop to fifth place tonight. they went ahead at burnley when paul pogba scored in the first half. but the league's bottom side fought back and jay rodriguez earned them a precious point in theirfight against the drop. they're four points from safety with two games in hand over the teams immediately above them. frank lampard's first premier league game in charge of everton has ended in defeat — as newcastle moved out of the relegation zone. everton took the lead through an own goal — jamal lascelles turning into his own net. but he was involved in the equlaiser that followed just a minute later, another own goal, this time from mason holgate but the second half belonged to eddie howe's side — ryan fraser put them in the lead before kieran trippier settled it with a stunning

in a statement, west ham again said they condemned his actions that were fully cooperating with the rspcae of their major sponsors, vitality say with immediate effect they are suspending their relationship with west ham because of the way the club has handled the situation. it in west ham because of the way the club has handled the situation.— has handled the situation. it in a statement. _ has handled the situation. it in a statement, there _ has handled the situation. it in a statement, there was _ has handled the situation. it in a statement, there was nothing i has handled the situation. it in a i statement, there was nothing from west ham about kurt zouma's availability going forward, so effectively he could be back at the weekend? . effectively he could be back at the weekend? , ., , ., ., , weekend? yes, from cats to foxes, the -la weekend? yes, from cats to foxes, they play leicester— weekend? yes, from cats to foxes, they play leicester city _ weekend? yes, from cats to foxes, they play leicester city at _ weekend? yes, from cats to foxes, they play leicester city at the - they p

well, the rspca clearly didn't agree with that, it's taken the cats away.tand how people feel. but again, as i said, i am a football manager here and i have to find a way of getting the results here, and kurt zouma is one of the key players to us. a number of ex—players have criticised zouma, including ex—arsenal striker ian wright who branded him a " coward" and some players have questioned why zouma was allowed to play in the game against watford. former england striker gary lineker took to twitter and said he was: "shocked and appalled that west ham played zouma last night. a tone deaf decision." advertisers linked to west ham are not impressed by what's happened either. the insurance company vitality are suspending their sponsorship of west ham over the club's response to the video. they said... separately, german sportswear giant adidas has its no ended its relationship with kurt zouma after an investigation. west ham have now fined the player two weeks' wages. that's worth £250,000. joining us now is footballjournalist, marcela mora y araujo. good to

while the rspca conduct an investigation into the video that shows kurt kicking a cat.perating with police. the raith rovers manager john mcglynn admits the club didn't anticipate the level of fall out from the signing of david goodwillie. the club signed the striker, who was found, by a civil court, to be a rapist but then performed a u turn following a huge public backlash. mcglynn admitted it was an enormous error but said the signing was a collective decision. i get it. i understand. they are all going through it right now. and so, yeah, i do understand that but with all we can do, be completely made a mistake and that's what were saying. we made a mistake. and we would hope that the sea that we made an error in some errors or are greater than others. 0r trying to get the trust back of the fans and sponsors. we are not bad people. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the sports news today... ireland captainjonny sexton will miss their six nations match against france this weekend because of a hamstring injury. he will be replaced byjoey carber

the rspca said... the met police say they will not be investigating.ew to carrying out a joint investigation into the matter. the head of the professional footballers' association was in parliament today speaking to a select committee of mps about a number of issues. he was asked about the video. our role is to seek the truth which is this behaviour is not acceptable. not acceptable at all with or without camera. not a question of it's visible so that it's bad, it's just bad. it shouldn't be happening and i haven't seen the video, but i read he apologised, which is a sign of him acknowledging this behaviour is not acceptable. so we really hope because i have been a player myself and really hope to tell them the truth. sometimes the truth hurts, but we tell them what is right and what is not right. we'll see if kurt zouma is involved tonight in west's match at home to watford. and he does start tonight it has been revealed. that's one of nine premier league matches being played over the next three nights. bottom sde burnley face manchester united this e

kurt zouma was again named in west ham's starting line—up despite being investigated by the rspca andre kick—off and played no part in their 2—2 draw at leicester. celtic are into to the scottish cup quarterfinals. they beat raith rovers 4—0 liam scales scored the pick of their goals against the championship side, the opener midway through the first half. the quarterfinal draw is tomorrow. hibs also made it through today beating arbroath. it was the manchester derby in the women's super league and city have moved up to fifth in the table following their 1—0 win over united. substitute caroline weir with the one moment of real quality in the match. united have dropped to fourth after today's results. great britain's curlers are still on course for the semi—finals at the winter olympics. the women lie third in the standings after victory over denmark, and the men's team played twice today, edging out china and they also faced denmark, beating them comfortably 8—2. they're second in their round robin group with four more to play. the top four go through to the medal matches. heavy snow a

two cats of zouma's have been taken into the care of the rspca.ting, dropping and kicking one of them. the club says the french international has been fined "the maximum amount possible" with the fee being donated to animal welfare charities. 0ur correspondent matt graveling has the latest from outside the london stadium. west ham say that an internal investigation into the video which first appeared on social media on monday evening is now under way. the video shows their french international defender, kurt zouma, kicking and hitting his cats. the club were very quick to condemn the actions and they fined the player two weeks wages, around £250,000. the player has also since apologised. but it raised quite a few eyebrows when 24 hours later, here at the london stadium, with the club taking on watford, the defender was in the starting line—up. they won 1—0 and after the game manager david moyes said he will let the police take on the investigation and he will deal with team selection and football matters. well, the police have told us an investiga

essex police are liaising with the rspca and say �*urgent inquiries are ongoing�*.camilla should become queen consort when charles becomes king. the message for the queen�*s platinum jubilee ended years of debate and controversy over camilla�*s future title and some commentators say the public mood towards the duchess has changed in recent years. our royal correspondent daniela relph has ther story. an arrival fit for a queen... ..even a future one, at round hill primary school, in bath. a royal hand to hold as the duchess of cornwall met pupils. you can�*t really put it into words, how you�*re meeting the future queen, because they�*re a really important person. and for you meeting the future queen? l it was amazing to be able to see someone in the royal family. it's a once—in—a—lifetime thing. a school visit and a tree planting. this is the classic stuff of royal engagements but there was a time when it would have been unthinkable for camilla to be out and about like this representing the royal family. after the break down of charles and diana�*s marriage, the hea

essex police and the rspca are investigating.d and jeered by both sets of fans throughout the game. west ham boss david moyes said he is "human being and an animal lover" but "responsible for getting results". he should be prosecuted, sacked. i am absolutely amazed that west ham paid him last night. it is basically condoning what he is done and saying, we will let you off, that is fine. if he assaulted someone in the street, he would not have played, so why is he playing just because it is an an animal? i am amazed at west ham, ithought an an animal? i am amazed at west ham, i thought they had a chance to make a stand and it is irrelevant that he is a footballer, this is about a human being and for him to play at last night in front of people, it is shocking. formula one driver lando norris has signed a new deal that will see him stay at mclaren until the end of 2025. the 22 year old brit finished sixth in last seasons standings with four podium finishes and he also claimed his first pole position as the team finished fourth in t

the animal welfare charity, the rspca, has removed two pet cats from the home of footballer kurt zoumer of him kicking one of the animals. the player has been fined two weeks' wages by his club, west ham, and been dropped by the sportswear firm adidas. his actions have also prompted a social media backlash. in india, 15 people have been arrested following protests against a ban on wearing the islamic headscarf in college. the controversy began when hijab—wearing students were denied entry to their schools in karnataka. all high schools and colleges in the state have been shut down for three days. protests have now spread to other cities, including kolkata and chennai — two of the country's largest cities — and hyderabad. the pakistani government deplored the ban and summoned the indian ambassador to formally express its concern. anbarasan ethirajan reports. the anger against some colleges in karnataka state refusing to allow students to wear the hijab has spread to other parts of india. hundreds took part in the rallies in the cities of kolkata, chennai and hyderabad. the controversy ha

the rspca have taken the two cats he owns into their care, and are also co—operating with police.by sam and wells on saturday and that's one of five changes they have made, including bringing in an entirely new front row. making for changes to as well team in cardiff, including jack morgan, the defending champion lost their opening match, it was to ireland. that is all for me and much more sports day. much later in the day. a record number of patients are facing long waits for a bed when they're admitted to hospital, according to new nhs figures for england. it's the latest sign of pressure on accident and emergency units. 0ur health editor hugh pym is with me. what are these figures and what do you tell us about the winter pressures on the nhs? the real strain on hospitals _ pressures on the nhs? the real strain on hospitals is _ pressures on the nhs? the real strain on hospitals is not - pressures on the nhs? the real strain on hospitals is notjust i strain on hospitals is notjust covid—19, it is patients arriving with a whole lot of other conditions in some way of not come forw

the rspca has since removed the animals while they investigate the incident.t the weekend but he says he stands by his decision. i don't think a club could take more action any quicker than when i learned at the moment. the maximum wages and i'm not condoning him. they were diabolical. but he is cleared to play and will stand by that. the england and wales cricket board has lifted yorkshire's ban on international matches at headingley. the county was was stripped of the right to host england games after the allegations of racism at the club made by former player azeem rafiq. the ecb today said it would now overturn the decision subject to the club meeting the remaining key requirements — by the end of march. headingley will host a test against new zealand and a one—day game against south africa this summer. that's all the sport for now. here in the uk, the duchess of cambridge, has recorded a bedtime story for the bbc. she's chosen to read the owl who was afraid of the dark — which follows the story of plop, a baby barn owl who is encouraged by others to face

as regarding the fine, for example, i'm not sure what the rspca investigation added. pf ncc right. -- if i further sanctions if i agree with the pf ncc right. —— if i read the agreement of the pf ncc right. the pf ncc right. -- if i read the agreement of the pf ncc right. thank ou for agreement of the pf ncc right. thank you for your — agreement of the pf ncc right. thank you for your time _ agreement of the pf ncc right. thank you for your time this _ agreement of the pf ncc right. thank you for your time this morning. - port isaac is picturesque village on the cornish coast probably best known as the home of the sea shanty group fisherman's friends and tv drama doc martin. the cost of maintaining the harbour is largely down to the two remaining fishing vessels, but it's fallen into disrepair and without additional funding there are fears it could be soon at risk of flooding. anna varle reports. the sort of work they and their families have been doing for many generations. families have been doing for many generations-— families have been doing for many generations.

the rspca has seized both his pet cats as they investigate what happened. wales cricket board has lifted the suspension on yorkshire cricket club hosting international matches. the club was banned from hosting major games in november, following controversy over their handling of racism allegations by the former bowler, azeem rafiq. danny savagejoins me now from headingley cricket ground. good news, then, finally, for the yorkshire team and its ground? yes. yorkshire team and its ground? yes, clive, yorkshire team and its ground? yes, clive. when — yorkshire team and its ground? yes, clive. when the _ yorkshire team and its ground? yes, clive, when the racist _ yorkshire team and its ground? 1a: clive, when the racist treatment of azeem rafiq became public here at yorkshire county cricket club, it wasn'tjust yorkshire county cricket club, it wasn't just a yorkshire county cricket club, it wasn'tjust a pr disaster, it was a financial disaster for them as well. sponsors began to desert the club, there were a number of resignations and then the ecb withdrew the

the rspca has said it has received a number of messages about the video and that it will look into anya showed towards his cat is disgraceful. while he apologised, at blue cross we would like to see him prosecuted because this is such a serious case of animal cruelty. former player ian wright described kurt zouma as a "coward" on twitter. and presenter gabby logan said she would have got rid of a player who kicked and hit an animalfor laughs. essex police has said it is looking into the matter following reports that the incident might have taken place in the county. tim muffett, bbc news. let's discuss this with jamesjones, co—host of the we are west ham podcast. thank you for taking the time to talk to us today, james. do you think kurt zouma should have been in the starting line—up for the game against watford last night? absolutely not. it baffles me, the decision to play him. everyone expected him not to be in the team, in the squad, in the stadium for last night's game and when the starting 11 was game and he was there there was a lot of shock, i was just outside the stadium at th

essex police are investigating, as is the rspca — it's taken both of zouma's cats away from him.moyes, said zouma played because he's one of their better players. it makes it hard because footballers are commodities that can be bought and sold. so therefore, that has to be taken into consideration. and also, if a footballer is good — and there's no doubting that kurt zouma is a good footballer — the rewards they can bring to a football club. west ham are trying hard to qualify for champions league — if they do that, it's worth a minimum of £30 million. if they proceed in the tournament, it could be worth up to £100 million. and that is something that the owners of the club and senior management have to take into consideration. andy murray has made a winning return to action after his second round exit at the australian open. the three—time grand slam champion has beaten alexander bublik, of kazakhstan in the first round of the rotterdam open. murray won in straight sets. the british formula one driver lando norris has signed a new deal that will see him stay at mclaren until the

essex police are liaising with the rspca and say "urgent enquiries are ongoing". in the first half. but the league�*s bottom side fought back and jay rodriguez earned them a precious point in theirfight against the drop. they�*re four points from safety with two games in hand over the teams immediately above them. frank lampard�*s first premier league game in charge of everton has ended in defeat — as newcastle moved out of the relegation zone. everton took the lead through an own goal — jamal lascelles turning into his own net. but he was involved in the equlaiser that followed just a minute later, another own goal, this time from mason holgate but the second half belonged to eddie howe�*s side — ryan fraser put them in the lead before kieran trippier settled it with a stunning free—kick. newcastle are two points clear of the drop zone, and just a point behind everton. fulham are eight points clear at the top of the championship tonight, after a 3—0 win over millwall. meanwhile, at the opposite end of the table derby county beat hull city 3—1. festy ebosele with

the rspca has since removed the animals while they investigate the incident.rible. we have all accepted they were diabolical and nobody has liked it. but we have decided to play him and we stand by that. cricket�*s governing body has lifted a ban on international matches being held at yorkshire�*s headingley ground. the county side was stripped of the right to host england games after the allegations of racism at the club made by former player azeem rafiq. the ecb today said it would now overturn the decision, subject to the club meeting the remaining key requirements by the end of march. headingley will host a test against new zealand and a one—day game against south africa this summer. that�*s just about it from me. all the weekend�*s six nations build—up is on the bbc sport website, including news of england�*s new line—up for their game in italy. that�*s... and olly foster will have a full round—up in sportsday at 6.30pm here on the bbc news channel. thanks, lizzie. the time is 5:37 p:m.. we have the film review coming up, and we are going to talk about ko

essex police are liaising with the rspca and say "urgent inquiries are ongoing".ur better players. it's ongoing and the club are dealing with it, so that is a separate matter." that match at the london stadium is one of three games tonight in the premier league. west ham can potentially move into the top four depending on what happens elsewhere. like watford, newcastle are looking to move out of the bottom three — if they can get something at home to everton in frank lampard's first premier league game as everton boss. manchester united are at burnley knowing a win keeps them fourth. ronaldo on the bench, cavani starts. manchester united are at burnley knowing a win keeps them fourth. england women manager sarina wiegman's named her squad for the arnold clark cup later this month. captain steph houghton won't play a part though because of injury. manchester city goalkeeper ellie roebuck has returned from injury and makes the squad — so has team—mate lucy bronze. both players will be playing under wiegman for the first time. houghton will miss the tournament, which

the rspca has since removed the animals while they investigate the incident.st about it for now, but there's plenty more on the website including news of a first victory of the year for british cyclist mark cavendish who's leading the tour of oman. i'll have more for you in an hour. more now on our lead story — that dame cressida dick has stepped down as commissioner after the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said he no longer had confidence in her. the home secretary, priti patel, says the next head of the metropolitan police must tackle the conduct of officers and the "culture" within the force. zoe billingham served as her majesty's inspector of constabulary and fire and rescue for 12 years. she's spoken to the bbc�*s callum may, who started by asking her that very question, what are the actual cultural changes that the metropolitan police needs? the trouble with culture changes it takes a long time and also the trouble with culture is, as a word, it covers a whole range of things. it sounds like a really cosy word but actually at the met needs to be tackling r

wrap on the knuckles, i think there needs to be some sort of education programme, possibly from the rspcaerson, there was one still photo i thought i cannot watch that. at that point, i turned, i was not interested. i think there needs to be some sort of education as well, notjust a straightforward sunday match ban or slap on the wrist. it needs to be meaningful. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. for many of us today, it is going to be a colder day than it was yesterday. the exception to that is across the south, where we have got a weak weather front producing some cloud and some patchy light rain. but for most of us, we are looking at a day of sunshine and showers, some of those showers wintry in the hills of northern ireland and northern england, some of those snow showers getting down to low levels across parts of scotland and gusting to gale force across the northern and western isles. tonight, a weatherfront continues its journey south. a potent area of low press

been heavily critcised, over the video emerged showing him hitting and kicking his cats, with the rspca could cut the tension with a knife _ do? they do and you could cut the tension with a knife in _ do? they do and you could cut the tension with a knife in the - do? they do and you could cut the tension with a knife in the ice - tension with a knife in the ice cube, as it is now known, behind me here. it feels a bit like the calm before the storm, very quiet, you can sense the concentration from both teams, but as you say, so much at stake, this is the gold medal match but it is nearly 100 years since great britain's man won a curling gold and they are up against familiarfoe in sweden, this is the team that beat them in the final of the world championship and also the team that they beat in the final of the european championship, so they have been toe—to—toe at major championships before. at the moment, it isjust advantage championships before. at the moment, it is just advantage sweden 3—2 in what is an incredibly tight match, but looking forward to getting back in and watching the e

it's difficult because there is an rspca - because there is an rspca investigation undergoing at thel personally like to see him miss— would still personally like to see him miss a game or twojust more for young _ him miss a game or twojust more for young people, really, looking up to someone _ young people, really, looking up to someone like that. they wouldn't understand sponsorship being pulled or may— understand sponsorship being pulled or may be _ understand sponsorship being pulled or may be a fine, but if they don't see him _ or may be a fine, but if they don't see him for— or may be a fine, but if they don't see him for two weeks and they asked their mum _ see him for two weeks and they asked their mum or— see him for two weeks and they asked their mum or dad why isn't he playing — their mum or dad why isn't he playing and they get an explanation, it is more _ playing and they get an explanation, it is more of a consequence for his actions. _ it is more of a consequence for his actions, albeit the first opportunity would have had the biggest — opportunity would have had the b