breaking news from new york where donald trump has been to testify. also on context: drama at the winter olympics. the 15 year old russian skater who failed a drugs test fails to win a medal. we ll discuss the pressures on young athletes. tonight with the context bryan lanza, republican party strategist normally based in the us, and ayesha hazarika, a london based journalist and former adviser to the labour party in the uk. welcome to the programme we start with ukraine. another day of warnings from the west met by more claims of de escalation from moscow. presidentjoe biden has said the threat of a russian invasion of ukraine remains very high and could take place within days. his message was echoed at a nato summit in brussels, where defence leaders were meeting on the crisis and at an emergency
minutes to beat coventry 2 nil. two second half goals saw midtable milwall beat 4th placed queens park rangers, also 2 nil in that one. and it finished goal less between sheffield united and hull. and one game to tell you about in the scottish premiership the managerless aberdeen salvaged a point with a contentious penalty to prevent stjohnstone moving off the foot of the table. 0ne all it finised there. the russian figure skater kamila valieva, who failed a drugs test in december, returned to the ice at the winter olympics this afternoon and topped the standings in the individual short programme. the 15 year old claims that the failed test was down to contamination from her grandfather s heart medicine. the court of arbitration for sport ruled yesterday that she could carry on competing in beijing. she has already won team gold for the russian olympic committee last week, but the medals for that have been withheld, as will any in this competition should she make it onto the podium,
president biden says russian military manoeuvres on ukraine s borders are not evidence of them moving out and they could invade within days. a british man, simon nellist, is named as the victim of a fatal shark attack in sydney. slight step out, that is it, down and gone. and the pressure shows for 15 year old kamila valieva, the russian skater who failed a drugs test in tears as she misses an olympic medal in the free skate. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. the wait is over a first medalfor team gb at the winter olympics where the men s curling team are guaranteed at least silver.
will be allowed to continue competing at the winter olympics despite failing a drugs test in december. the aa says the average price of petrol at pumps across the uk hit a new record at the weekend, reaching more than 148p per litre. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s chatam patek. as you ve been hearing, 15 year old russian skater kamila valieva has been told she can continue competing at the winter olympics, 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. however, the court of arbitration for sport says the fact she s under 16 means she s a protected person and preventing her from skating at the games would have cause her irreparable harm . well, the decision has been criticised by the world anti doping agency
face the consequences of what they ve done to us. 15 year old russian skater kamila valieva will continue to compete in the winter olympics, despite failing a drugs test in december. the aa says the average price of petrol at pumps across the uk hit a new record at the weekend, reaching more than 148 pence per litre. ghostbusters. anybody see a ghost? and ivan reitman, director of comedy hits like ghostbusters, has died. he was 75. good afternoon. foreign secretary liz truss will lead a meeting of the government s emergency response committee