pair are the reigning world champions and this is a terrific chance for them to reach an olympic final and that semifinal gets under way atjust after final and that semifinal gets under way at just after midday your time. we will be watching. for the moment, thank you. head over to bbc two for all the latest from beijing thoughout the day. and you can follow on the bbc sport website and red button. that s all the sport for now. we are asking for your thoughts on the fact that students in england will find out what a levels and gcses look like as exam boards publish revision advice and guidance. the four nations all publishing some sort of information. not all of it today but publishing information ahead of the exams in the summer. les has been in touch and she says this year s children doing exams have been the worst hit. i have one in year nine and the
this is bbc news. i m geeta guru murthy. the headlines at 11. a plan to tackle the record backlog of 6 million routine hospital appointments in england is put on hold. the health secretary says the situation will get worse before it gets better. students in england find out what a levels and gcses will look like this summer. chinese tennis star peng shuai describes her allegations of sexual assault as a huge misunderstanding in herfirst western media interview since the accusations were made. the great british curling duo jen dodds and bruce mouat are though to the semi finals at the winter olympics. and the scientific breakthrough that s allowed a paralysed man to walk once more and become a father. we ll be speaking to him.
this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a plan to tackle the record backlog of 6 million routine hospital appointments in england is put on hold. the uk s health secretary says the situation will get worse before it gets better french president emmanuel macron heads to moscow for talks with vladimir putin about the ongoing crisis in ukraine. students in england find out what a levels and gcses will look like this summer chinese tennis star peng shuai describes her allegations of sexual assault as a huge misunderstanding in herfirst western media interview since the accusations were made. the former head of britain s armed forces says it s time to work with the taliban to protect the afghan people. we ll bring you a special
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imagine? you are the person out of the four of us who has been closest to that particular position in the sense of being under tremendous pressure, but with her, that edition of the charge hanging over her head? yeah, i think of gcses at 15 and struggling, so going out in front of 300 million people wondering what is going to happen, it is heartbreaking for her. i am not saying the ruling is fair on her, because she isjust a young girland is fair on her, because she isjust a young girl and she needs help, but you can t dope. if she knew she didn t, it is not about the athlete, is about the ruling, and it s such a shame. if she knew she didn t if she knew or if she didn t know. abs, if she knew or if she didn t know. a dramatic end to the nfl super bowl season, we will take a look at why