The Scottish quartet were in command throughout against the Germans, leading 5–2 at the break before clearly increasing momentum, but the hitherto undefeated Swiss proved to be tougher opposition.
Mouat’s team led 3–2 at the break – a steal in the third proved the difference – and it took until the seventh end for either side to register more than one score.
It was the Swiss who took a 4-3 lead, but it all came down to the end.
Britain needed one to tie and two to win. They had to settle for the first one, which means an extra ending. However, Switzerland maintained a strong lead and secured a convincing victory.
“They will be tough to beat, but we know we are playing very well, and it will be exciting to play them again.”
Earlier in the day, Britain’s women were unable to repeat their win over Canada against the Swedish rink that had denied them European gold in November.
Undefeated Sweden led 7-3 at the break – after scoring three with the hammer twice – and stole one in the sixth to put the game away.
Rebecca Morrison’s rink kept fighting but ultimately lost 10–7, leaving their semi-final hopes in limbo.
Any hopes of reaching the knockouts will need at least four wins in their last five round-robin matches, starting against Denmark on Monday (08:05 GMT).
The political thriller The Secret Agent, featuring stars and directors Wagner Moura and Kleber Mendonça Filho, has experienced a slight delay.
The delay is due to an unexpected phone call from the President. Brazil.
A few minutes turn into a few more minutes, which is usually not a promising sign for interviewing movie stars and filmmakers, but it turns out there’s a good reason for it – an unexpected phone call from the President. Brazil. This was not the type of caller you would normally ignore.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, better known as Lula, wanted to congratulate her on the success of the film: a series of honours starting with major wins. The Cannes Film Festival In May, which now includes a Critics’ Choice Award, Golden Globe wins for Best Actor and Best Non-English Language Film, as well as two BAFTAs and four Oscar nominations.
image: Maura is celebrating her win at the Golden Globes. Photo: Chris Pizzello/AP
Moura, being the first Brazilian to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, has made history.
“I think it means a lot to Brazilians, especially because we went through a terrible moment in our history where artists and culture were viewed in a very negative way,” Moura says. “It’s a huge change, you know, and it’s a big change.”
Veteran leftist da Silva returns as Brazil’s president in 2022 after defeating far-right Jair Bolsonaro. In November last year, Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup after his election defeat.
The former leader’s three-year term was marked by misogynistic and homophobic rhetoric and hostility toward culture and the arts; things have changed dramatically under da Silva.
image: Kleber Mendonça Filho was named Best Director at Cannes, where The Secret Agent was the most awarded film. Photo: Scott A. Garfitt/Invision/AP 2025
“We were living in a country where we were seen by the powers that be as the enemy of the people, to the point where the president himself was calling us to say, Hey, we’re proud of you,” says Moura. “The president stated, ‘I view culture, including movies and books, as an important tool for the country’s development.'” It’s a reconnection.”
The story of Secret Agent is set in 1977 Brazil during a brutal military dictatorship that lasted for more than 20 years, and Moura plays Armando, a professor forced to go into hiding after a clash with an official of the regime. Although it began as a period thriller, it also has echoes of recent history.
image: Wagner Moura in The Secret Agent. Photo: MUBI/CinemaSc’pio/MK Production
image: Photo: MUBI/CinemaSc’pio/MK Production
‘It takes courage to stick to your values.’
The Portuguese-language film is one of the most talked about in Hollywood’s awards season, especially after Moura’s Best Actor win at the Globes over favourite Michael B. Jordan’s portrayal of twin brothers in Sinners.
Mendonca Filho says that the part of Armando was “tailor-made” for Moura. After years of talking about making something together, “it only came to fruition when I finally sat down to write a script thinking specifically about working with him.”
Moura, who is known globally for playing notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in the hit series Narcos, says the film is about generational trauma and values, and he was able to learn from his experiences.
image: Wagner Moura in Narcos. Photo: Juan Pablo Gutierrez/ Netflix
“What Kleber and I went through during the Bolsonaro years in Brazil is a wonderful example of this. It takes a lot of courage to stick to your values when the establishments around you say the opposite, especially in this polarised world.
“I believe it is becoming increasingly difficult because the concept of truth is fading; facts no longer seem to matter.”
“There was a time when both the right and the left discussed issues and even fought over them, but we were all looking at the same reality,” he adds. “Now, it’s not about facts; it’s about versions, so we’re not in the same mental space, which is very dangerous.”
Red Carpet Awards controversy
But people are connecting with The Secret Agent. Moura says, since Cannes, “this film has been getting so much attention consistently – it hasn’t dropped – which is very rare and surprising, especially for a Brazilian film.”
This is why the move to award the Critics’ Choice Awards for Best International Feature Film on the red carpet rather than at the ceremony proved particularly controversial.
The awards hierarchy is nothing new, with the Oscars in recent years being criticised for planning to not televise some technical (read: not enough star power) awards to tighten up broadcast times.
But Filho, clearly surprised by receiving the Critics’ Choice award unceremoniously, now says – as Donald Trump’s controversial immigration crackdown continues in the US – that it’s a particularly troubling time to make this kind of decision around international films.
“I think politically, whoever decided this has no understanding of what’s going on in the world and in the United States,” he says. “I think once you invite someone to your party, you should give them all the drinks they deserve; you know, don’t say, ‘Oh, I don’t have the right to drink it like everyone else.'”
Moura highlighted several outstanding non-English language films in the awards conversation this year, including Sentimental Value from Norway, Seurat (Spain) and It Was Just an Accident (France).
“In a year where international films are so good…politically, this doesn’t feel right at all.”
Now is an important time for filmmakers, says Filho. “It feels like the world is going back to a period of conflict. This resurgence is occurring in various regions, and totalitarian regimes are reemerging significantly.
“Although the current situation feels very troubling and we remain concerned about ongoing events, it is also a fertile time to develop and share stories, as the irony of electricity use in today’s world is a significant aspect of our lives.”
If you’re a movie fan, Autumn Durald Arcapago is a name to remember this awards season.
The cinematographer has already made history.
From this year onwards, BAFTA and Oscar, the cinematographer has already made history for his extraordinary work in Ryan Coogler’s vampire horror film.
She is the first woman of colour to be nominated for cinematography in the history of both awards, as well as one of only a handful of women ever nominated.
His work continues, sinners. Filming in the extreme heat of the far south certainly meant earning our place in this year’s competition.
image: Michael B. Jordan as Smoke and Stack in Sinners. Photo: Warner Bros.
image: Lola Kirke as Joan, Jack O’Connell as Remick and Peter Dreimanis as Burt. Photo: Warner Bros.
“There was humidity, there were bugs,” she laughs. “I started out wearing mesh on my head, but then they would get inside the mesh and all over my face.”
Speaking to Sky News, he explained that part of the work was to “put the cameras in the best positions so that it looks real”.
Which, in the case of sinners, meant joining the ranks of the fire to shed considerable blood.
“Because I run the camera, [the] team covers you with plastic or tarpaulin.”
But she says its depth makes a difference to the film’s experience.
“I’m essentially an audience member so if it feels real to me, I know you’ll feel it too; that’s important.”
image: Autumn Durald Arcapaugh arrives at the 98th Academy Awards Oscar Nominees Luncheon earlier this month. Photo: AP
image: Autumn Durald Arcapaugh was at the Sinners premiere last year with her husband, Adam Arcapaugh, who is also a cinematographer. Photo: AP
So how does it feel to have already made Oscar and BAFTA history?
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If she wins for cinematography at this year’s Academy Awards, she will be the first woman to do so. Remarkably, this is the only Oscar that has never had a female winner.
She explains, “I feel like it’s a boys’ club because there should be more opportunities.
“I’ve experienced being a woman cinematographer; when I attended film school in 2009, there were 11 girls in my class of 28.”
“They’re there but the doors aren’t open…the opportunities aren’t there.”
image: Arkapaev Michael B. Is shooting Jordan, who has a major role in Sinners
She says one of the best aspects of being nominated is being approached by young girls who are eager to follow her career path.
“I’m already a winner,” she says.
“When you start out as a filmmaker, you just want people to see your work and embrace it and I think that’s what’s happening.”
Before adding: “I can only cross my fingers to see.”
While Arizona Cardinals fans lost their minds over the decision to bring back Nick Rallis as the team’s defensive coordinator, it was clear that new head coach Mike LaFleur was more focused on what had impressed the Cardinals in 2025 than on the opinions of those fans.
In an interview with Cardinals reporter Dani Surek 10 days after being introduced to the media, LaFleur was asked what impact the team’s defence had on him after playing against them six times over the past three seasons.
For those who suffer from these comments and have a severe case of collective dementia, consider that Aries scored a total of 23 points in two games against the Cardinals in 2024.
Regarding the issues from last season, LaFleur commented, “Looking ahead to this year (2025), every year brings changes. The first time we play them is approximately 11 or 12 weeks into the NFL season, which will be our 11th game.” And I remember (quarterback) Mathieu (Stafford’s record seems like Tuesday). Really good. “Defence because there are players.”
Of course, many understand, except those who live in a coach-and-bad bubble. LaFleur clearly understood this when he noted, “Unfortunately, a lot of those players weren’t out there, especially in the first half of the season.” So, my responsibility, along with the team’s, is to ensure that our best players perform consistently on the field.
In the NFL, game planning and in-game calls depend on players’ abilities and availability. The facts are that 21 defensive players have missed 161 games in the 2025 season. He was on the reserve list due to injury during the season. In the last nine games, 19 players have missed 82 games. It warrants attention, though many people disregard it.
As LaFleur said in a statement Friday,
“Nick is someone I’ve always had a lot of respect for, especially going up against him in the department over the last three years. During the interview process, I expressed that he’s someone I hold in high regard and was very interested in talking about the position.”
“Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to meet and learn from him, and I’m more impressed than ever.” I know he has the respect of coaches around the league and especially the players on this team, and that says a lot to me.”
Even if the loudest outside narrative believes they know more than those who watch hours of tape while working on the sport, it doesn’t change the truth.
The U.S. The U.S. women’s curling team was surprised to learn that their loss to Canada on Friday is considered a major accomplishment in the Olympics.
After the 9-8 nail-biter, Minneapolis native Taylor Anderson-Heide expressed, “If that’s true, I think we played a really good game.” They’re No. 1 in the world.”
Tara Peterson of Shoreview, Minnesota, said, “It always feels amazing to beat Rachel Homan (Canada skip). So no matter what team beats her, it’s pretty impressive.”
Curling was added to the Olympics in 1998.
Until Friday, the U.S. women had never beaten Canada—a perennial favourite that has won a medal at every Winter Games since curling was added to the Olympics in 1998.
The U.S. men defeated the Canadians for the first time in the 2018 round-robin and then advanced to the semi-finals en route to their gold medal win in PyeongChang.
The United States’ Tabitha Peterson, Taylor Anderson-Heed and Cori Thiesse reacted after the women’s curling round robin session against Canada.
The United States was able to take advantage of some weak shots from Canada in Friday’s match. After the victory, the Americans walked together onto the ice and back to their coaches, raising their fists in triumph.
Peterson, like Anderson-Heide, couldn’t resist adding a qualifier to his answer to questions from The Associated Press: “Obviously, we’ve never beaten them in the Olympics before. That makes it even more special.”
This year’s U.S. women’s curling team — like their Gen-Z men’s counterparts — combines reach with ambition. Along with Anderson-Heide and Peterson, the team also includes skip Tabitha Peterson, who is Tara’s older sister, as well as cool-as-a-cucumber Corey Thiese, who has already won a silver medal in the mixed doubles event. Minnesota’s Eileen Geving is an alternative.
Three of them have jobs other than curling and are mothers of three young children. Tara is a dentist, Tabitha is a pharmacist and Thyce is a laboratory technician.
Tara gave birth to their son, Eddie, in September 2024, and a few months later, Tabitha had a daughter, Noelle. Geving had a daughter, Sienna, after the 2018 Games.
“That’s the cool thing about the sport of curling. Your average Joe is playing against Olympians, and we’re friends,” Tara Peterson told CBS News Minnesota before the Olympics. “And after the game we’ll sit and have dinner. We’ll have beers. It’s just normal life.”
“It’s another competition. “And try not to focus on thoughts like, ‘Oh my God, we’re at the Olympics,'” she said.
They have several matches left in the round-robin before the semi-finals next Friday. After Friday’s match, the team is ahead 2-1 with a win against Korea and a loss against Sweden
The country’s largest airline, Indigo, is ready to hire more than 1,000 pilots. This comes after the aviation giant faced massive operational disruption last December, when the company was forced to cancel more than 5,000 flights within seven days.
As reported by ET, a recruitment notice shows that the carrier is also ready to accept applicants without appointment on the workhorse aircraft Airbus A320 into its network.
Under the updated framework, the number of landings allowed between midnight and 6 am has been limited, while the mandatory weekly rest period for pilots has increased.
A review conducted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation concluded that the airline had neither hired in line with the new regulations nor stepped up its training capacity.
The investigation noted that this resulted in frequent reassignments of pilots, longer duty periods, and greater use of deadheading, in which crew are taken as passengers to operate flights elsewhere.
pursue expansion
IndiGo is now continuously supplying cockpit crew to add aircraft at a faster pace, a senior official was quoted as saying by ET.
The airline’s in-house system is currently upgrading around 20-25 first officers to captains every month.
Now, in addition to the appointments, the airline has begun adjusting its network plan to create more opportunities for daily operations.
There was almost no buffer in December; this month the margin has been increased to 3%. Standby crew availability has also been increased to a minimum of 15%. Fleet expansion continues rapidly, with an average of about four aircraft joining the airline every month. Training remains a long-term activity.
Trainee first officers require approximately six months before being cleared to work, while promotion to captain requires at least 1,500 hours of flying, although airlines may set stricter standards.
While the regulator’s baseline requirement is three sets of pilots per aircraft, including a captain and a first officer, IndiGo’s intensive utilisation levels have made its requirement double that figure.
Data kept during the investigation into the December episode revealed that the airline required 2,422 captains but had 2,357 captains.
DGCA’s findings
Following the disruption, the watchdog stepped in with a temporary relaxation and suspension of night-duty restriction rules until February 10.
In its assessment, DGCA said excessive focus was given to maximum utilization of crew, aircraft and network resources, leading to significant reduction in roster buffer margins
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said the airline structured its crew schedules to eke out the longest possible duty hours, leaning heavily on deadheading, tail swaps and extended work patterns, while leaving little room for recovery.
It said such a scheme undermined roster integrity and harmed operational flexibility.
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Warning, disturbing content: An American woman says she is rebuilding her life with the help of therapy after years of abuse at the hands of her father.
Woman turns to therapy after years of abuse
The woman asserts that her father horrifically raped her and later fathered his child, but her own family shunned her. Speaking anonymously on the Other People’s Lives podcast, the 22-year-old started by saying she believed she had a “good relationship” with her father during her childhood before realising his behaviour was far from normal.
She recalled repeatedly exposing him to sexual material on adult websites and television, walking around naked, and buying cannabis for him as a teenager.
Asked when she first realised something was wrong, she said it was around age 13 when she heard him make sexist comments about her friends. “I remember being in the car and he mentioned a friend of mine and said she was a ‘fat lady’,” she recalled. “It made me really uncomfortable.”
Shortly after, she said he would comment about her body and how she was turning into a woman. “She said it like it was my job to make her happy,” he said. From that time, she remembered that her father would ask her to give him massages late at night, when her mother and two younger siblings slept. “He would ask me to massage his back, then his legs, and it would slowly move closer to his genitals,” she told podcast hosts Joe Santagato and Greg Dybek.
“He told me to start massaging that area more.” Recalling a time when the abuse became more physical, the woman said her,
The father called her into the kitchen one night and raped her.
The woman shared her story with podcast hosts Joe Santagetto and Greg Dybek
“I couldn’t say much at that time,” she said. Later, he asked her to keep it a secret and warned that if she spoke, their family would be torn apart and they could become homeless. “I took keeping it a secret seriously because of the way she described those results,” he said. According to the podcast listener, the abuse continued weekly for approximately three years, mostly in the basement of the family home. In a further revelation, she expressed her belief that her mother was aware of the abuse but chose to remain silent. “He said, ‘I’m going to find out what’s going on between you two,’ and never said anything after that,” she recalled. “I feel like she deliberately ignored it and allowed it to happen,” before adding that her mother was “barely present emotionally and physically” due to her work commitments. The woman, aged 16, claimed she “knew there was something seriously wrong with what her father did to her”. At this time, she began dating her first boyfriend and she realised that this was not the way her family treated her. After leaving the family home for two months and blocking both her parents’ numbers, the woman recalled getting drunk at a party and telling her everything about the abuse she suffered. “I’m glad I did because it’s really hard to keep a secret for so long,” she shared.
She then mustered up the courage to tell her mother but received a “heartbreaking” response. “I’m thinking that she’s receptive, that she’s listening to me, that she’s hearing what’s going on with me; and she’s going to do something about it,” she shared.
The anonymous caller said she was pregnant with her father’s child
“Then she gets angry when I tell her everything that’s happening. She starts blaming me and saying, “Her husband would never do that, that I’m lying, and that I’ve always been a bad child.” The podcast caller alleged that his mother called the police in an attempt to get him arrested and later became physically violent toward him.
After managing to share her story with a police officer, the American said her father was kept away from the family home while the case was investigated, although during this time, his family still visited him.
After the charges landed him in jail, he asserted that he even gathered funds to secure his bail. She entered foster care at this point and found out she was pregnant, already in the second trimester.
After giving birth to a baby girl, DNA results confirmed that it was her father’s child, which contributed to her testimony in the criminal case. Describing herself as “devastated” at the time, she decided to put her child up for adoption, telling the hosts, “As much as I had the best intentions for this child, I couldn’t be his mother. I kept seeing this child and his father.
As for her father, she said he managed to get bail again before cutting off his ankle monitor and fleeing to Africa. After being told that they could not locate him, they were urged to drop the case.
Concluding her story, she said that she is no longer in contact with the family members who supported her father and has since been receiving treatment for her trauma as she tries to rebuild her life.
BrewDog, the leading independent craft brewer behind brands including Punk IPA and Elvis Juice, has called in consultants to monitor a sale that could lead to the breakup of one of Scotland’s best-known businesses.
Sky News has learnt that BrewDog’s board has appointed restructuring specialists, AlixPartners, to solicit interest from potential bidders.
Sources said AlixPartners has begun scouting potential suitors in the past few days and is understood to have set an accelerated timeline for indicative offers.
A deal could leave many of BrewDog’s approximately 220,000 individual shareholders, who became investors through its ‘Equity for Punks’ scheme, with very low returns from their average outlay of around £400.
However, others made significant returns on their investments by selling their stock in previous funding rounds.
The company raised a total of approximately £75 million from the sale of shares to customers, providing them with perks such as discounts and early access to new craft beers.
Its first such crowdfunding took place in 2009; the most recent in 2021.
image: BrewDog co-founder James Watt is understood to be planning to buy back the company. Photo: PA
Established in 2007, BrewDog earned a reputation for innovation. Founders James Watt and Martin Dickie are often embroiled in controversy over the brand’s marketing campaigns.
Mr Watt, who is one of BrewDog’s largest shareholders, is now reportedly considering a bid to buy back the company, with sources indicating he is seeking support from financial backers.
An insider said the company would now be worth much less than its once-proposed valuation of £2 billion, raising hopes among investors that it would eventually list on the stock exchange.
In 2017, TSG Consumer Partners took a 21% stake in BrewDog in a deal that valued it at a unicorn valuation of at least $1 billion.
However, since then, BrewDog has faced ever-increasing losses, closed down several times and laid off large portions of its workforce.
Last year, the company lost £37m on a turnover of £357m.
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BrewDog trades in 72 bars globally, including in London and Las Vegas.
It employs approximately 1,400 people and claims a 4% share of the UK off-trade grocery market by value.
The company produces five of the UK’s top eight craft beer brands, including Hazy Jane, Wingman and Lost.
Its four breweries – in Ellon, Scotland, as well as sites in the US, Australia and Germany – could be sold separately from the rest of the group, depending on the progress of the process run by AlixPartners.
Five years ago, BrewDog was shaken by the allegations Dozens of former employees said it operated a “culture of fear”.
Mr Watt steps down as chief executive in 2024, and a source said this weekend that BrewDog’s appearance on the recent list of reputable employers underlines a change in its culture.
“As many businesses are operating in a challenging economic environment and continue to face widespread headwinds, we regularly review our options with a focus on the long-term strength and sustainability of the company.
Following a year of decisive action in 2025, which focused on cost and operational efficiencies, we have appointed AlixPartners to support a structured and competitive process to evaluate the next phase of investment for the business.
“This is a deliberate and disciplined move with a focus on strengthening the long-term future of the BrewDog brand and its operations.”
The company said BrewDog “remains the global leader in craft beer: a world-class consumer brand, the No. BrewDog is the No. 1 independent brewer in the UK and has a highly engaged global community.
Although we have not made any final decisions, we believe this combination will attract substantial interest.
“Our breweries, bars and venues will continue to operate as normal.
“We will not comment on any further speculation.”
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It warns that snow, which will be heavy at times, could disrupt travel. Longer journey times are expected on some roads and railways,
Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces, and some ice patches on untreated roads, footpaths, and cycle paths are likely to be impacted. The Met Office’s weather warning said:
The outbreak of rain spreading eastwards on Saturday night will initially fall as snow, even to low levels for a short time.
before becoming restricted to higher ground as light winds blow from the west.
Temporary snow accumulations of 1-3 cm will be possible at low levels, 3-7 cm above about 150 m and perhaps 10-15 cm above 400 m.
“Sheltered areas north of the highlands may see very little snow. Snow will be an additional hazard, particularly in northeastern England and parts of Scotland, where rainfall is likely to fall on frozen ground, causing very slippery conditions.”
The Met Office has also urged UK drivers to stock up on several essential items amid the latest yellow snow and ice warnings.
It says: “Icy, wintry weather can cause delays and make driving conditions dangerous. Keep yourself and others safe by planning your route and allowing extra time for your journey. Check for road closures or public transportation delays and amend plans if necessary.
“If driving, make sure you have some essentials in your car in case of any delays (for example, warm clothes, food, water, a blanket, a flashlight, an ice scraper/deicer, a warning triangle, a high-visibility vest and an in-car phone charger).
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With the noise around Arsenal trying to win the title and their history under Arteta, the Gunners boss was asked if he needed to ensure his side did not panic and remained focused on the task at hand.
“This is what we have to do,” he said. “I mean, we will be ready and prepared to win every single match, and the only thing we can do is focus on that and raise the level collectively and individually to be better than the opponent every week.
“These are the things we have to do; that’s the most important thing.”
Before Manchester City’s dramatic win against Liverpool on Sunday, it looked as if Arsenal would remain nine points clear.
But after Erling Haaland’s late penalty to secure the three points and their win against Fulham on Wednesday, the gap narrowed to three points and the pressure was back on the Gunners.
Asked whether playing after City was putting new pressure on his team, Arteta said, “I don’t think so. I think we played well after them a few times this season, and we won games.”
Of the 17 games Arsenal have played in the Premier League this season,
The draw at Brentford was only the second time they failed to win, the other being their defeat to Manchester United in January.
Midfielder Declan Rice couldn’t have said it better: “It’s been a rollercoaster of a season.
“You can’t be naive into thinking it’s going to be easy. We’re playing against the best teams week in, week out. We’ve just got to keep moving forward, believing in ourselves, and controlling the ball.
“We have to block out the outside noise. We’ve done that really well. People are going to talk about the title race and Arsenal, but we have a really calm group.”
