the scottish quartet. team gb though, have missed out on a skeleton medal for the first time since 2002 as laura deas finished second to last in the final, despite recording her fastest time when she went first in heat four. germany s hannah neise took gold with the last run of the heat. and a decision on russian teenage figure skater kamila valieva s doping case will be made on monday. the 15 year old, failed a drugs test in december, and will have a hearing tomorrow before a decision is made on whether she can continue to comepete at these games. that s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website.
on the border. it simply is not credible for them to claim there is no threat. novak djokovic says he would rather miss major tournaments and the chance to become the greatest tennis player of all time than get a covid vaccine. decision making on my body are more important than any title or anything else. speaking exclusively to the bbc, the tennis star says he does not want to be associated with the anti vax movement, but supports an individual s right to choose. a senior officer at london s metropolitan police admits some of his officers are racist but denies the met is a racist organisation. unemployment in the uk drops to 4.1% but despite pay going up compared to last year, wages actually fell when inflation is taken into account. 15 year old russian skater, kamila valieva, will compete at the winter olympics later after being cleared to take part despite failing a drugs test.
open. also in the programme. canada s prime minister invokes rarely used emergency powers in an attempt to end the ongoing protests against covid measures. a month since the devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami wreaked havoc in tonga, we speak to the island s prime minister about the recovery effort. this is the first time we ve actually had such a traumatic event so close to the capital of tonga. and russian ice skater kamila valieva cleared to compete at the winter olympics later today, despite failing a drugs test. but if she succeeds, she won t receive a medal. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, has declared wednesday a day of national unity, after us intelligence suggested
in action right now. they re facing canada who were one of the favourites for gold before the games begun. and they are leading 4 2. need to secure three points so work to do for gb s women. there s finally been some good news for team gb on the slopes, where there ll be two brits in tomorrow s slopestyle final. 17 year old kirsty muir here and her british team mate katie summerhayes made it through qualifying. muir finished in sixth and will be hoping for even more tomorrow, while summerhayes qualified in tenth. tomorrow, 15 year old russian skater kamila valieva will be back on the ice. she s been told she can continue competing after sport s highest court ruled she shouldn t be suspended. valieva s future at the games had been unclear after news emerged that she d failed a drugs test in december.
right now, the situation requires additional tools not held by any other federal provincial or territorial law. 15 year old russian ice skater kamila valieva has been cleared to compete later today at the beijing winter olympics, despite failing a drugs test. the world anti doping agency says it s disappointed at the ruling, and promised to investigate the case properly. the doping of children was evil and unforgivable , it said. the court of arbitration for sport made the decision, saying a provisional suspension should not be imposed on her. our sports news correspondent laura scott in beijing has more on the backdrop of the controversy. in explaining its decision to allow kamila valieva to continue competing here in beijing, the panel from the court of arbitration for sport relied upon a series of exceptional circumstances including that valieva is only 15,