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hello from the bbc sport centre. no djokovic has extended his winning run at the australian open to 30 matches after beating australia's. novak djokovic has extended his winning run at the australian open to 30 matches after beating australia's alexei popyrin. however the 10—time champion was made to work hard by his unseeded opponent and the crowd telling one spectator to "come down and tell it to my face" after repeated heckling. in any case, djokovic doing what he does best despite being taken to four sets with popyrin producing some exceptional tennis as he levelled that match at one set apiece. the world number one edged the third in a tie break before seeing off the world number 43 in a little over three hours. djokovic will face thomas martin
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etchevarry in the third round. ican be i can be satisfied of the wind, not so much the tennis, but it is normal to go through this kind of. 0r circumstances and you just have to embrace it and try to accept what it is and build from there. as the tournament progresses hopefully things will go in a positive direction in terms of how i feel and play. meanwhile, there were some big shocks in the women's singles. 16—year—old rising star mirra andreeva beat the three—time grand slam finalist 0ns jabeur to cruise into the third round. andreeva, who lost the girls singles title in melbourne last year, took just 5a minutes to crush her idol, the world number six, 6—0, 6—2. it's the first time that andreeva has beaten a player in the top 10 and she will face france's dianne parry in the third round.
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i don't think i achieved something incredible so i have still time to do that so sometimes when i'm lying in bed i can overthink a little bit, but the next morning i am totally fine. i am 16, why do i have to think about the rankings. i am going a bit higher so my goal is to go higher and higher, a bit higher so my goal is to go higherand higher, maybe a bit higher so my goal is to go higher and higher, maybe for a bit higher so my goal is to go higherand higher, maybe fora little bit will stop but still higher. jordan henderson time in saudi arabia looks to be coming to an end. the england midfielder is close tojoining ajax in a permanent move, with his contract at al—ettifaq set to be terminated. henderson signed a three—year contract with the saudi side when he left liverpool in a £12 million deal injuly. he linked up with steven gerrard, the al—ettifaq manager, but appears to be heading back to europe, having madejust 17 appearances in the saudi pro league.
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a thrilling finish to the 3020 international between india and. skipper rohit sharma became the first batsman in twenty20 internationals to hit five centuries as he led india to 212 for 4 in their third match against afghanistan it looks like were into another super over there. it looks like were into another super overthere. more it looks like were into another super over there. more on that later in the day. england's rugby union head coach steve borthwick has named his squad for the upcoming 6 nations featuring seven uncapped players, along with returns for henry slade and luke cowan—dickie who missed out on the world cup. hookerjamie george has been named as captain following 0wen farrell's decision to step away from international rugby. the england squad feature seven uncapped players.
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the one and only mark, thank you. the government says it's begun the formal process of talks with fujitsu over contrinuting towards compensating for post office horizon victims. the company provided the horizon software, which was found to be faulty leading to the wrongful prosecution of branch managers. downing street said discussions had begun so it can move "as quickly as possible" once the public inquiry publishes its findings. the post office inquiry continued today with fujitsu software engineer gerald barnes saying error handling could have been handled better. the error handling was not as good as it could have been as if it had been as designed from the start but that was not to say the evidence wasn't there to spot the a problem after the event because get information in the event log and etc. so what i am saying is in an ideal world, the error handling
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could have been done much battle, never the last, it's not to say that he cannot detect a problem because he cannot detect a problem because he can. we can speak with a victim of the post office scandal and former sub postmistress sarah 0solinski. i know you may have spoken about this before and i imagine it does not get any easier because you and yourfamily not get any easier because you and your family have really suffered, have you not?— your family have really suffered, have ou not? , ., ., ., have you not? yes we have. i do not do very much _ have you not? yes we have. i do not do very much media _ have you not? yes we have. i do not do very much media but _ have you not? yes we have. i do not do very much media but since - have you not? yes we have. i do not| do very much media but since the itv drama went out i have been on several times and i just felt that i should be a bit graver because lots of other people are out there. so it has been 1a year struggle for us but other people have struggled a lot longer. other people have struggled a lot loner. ., ~' ,, other people have struggled a lot loner. . ~ ,, ., other people have struggled a lot loner. ., ~' ., ., ~ longer. thank you for taking the couraue longer. thank you for taking the courage to _ longer. thank you for taking the courage to speak _ longer. thank you for taking the courage to speak to _ longer. thank you for taking the courage to speak to us - longer. thank you for taking the courage to speak to us because | longer. thank you for taking the | courage to speak to us because i imagine it cannot have been easy but
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as you say, hearing other people in as you say, hearing other people in a similar position to you, speaking out, must inevitably help. i want to take you back because hearing about some of the things you went through when you were accused, i understand, cello tape was put everywhere, do you feel comfortable being able to talk about that?— talk about that? yes, of course, es. talk about that? yes, of course, yes- this — talk about that? yes, of course, yes- this all— talk about that? yes, of course, yes. this all happened - talk about that? yes, of course, yes. this all happened on - talk about that? yes, of course, yes. this all happened on a - talk about that? yes, of course, yes. this all happened on a day| talk about that? yes, of course, - yes. this all happened on a day when we were receiving training and over the last two days horizon online has been mentioned quite a lot in the public inquiry into that was with the training was for. after that, the training was for. after that, the person doing the training said she was going to do a strike and askedif she was going to do a strike and asked if everything would be all right and i said no. asked if everything would be all rightand i said no. i asked if everything would be all right and i said no. i which point she telephoned her manager and he suspended me. so then another
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training lady came along and the two of them secured the office and securing it entailed watching me put everything away and cello taping the safe, but all of the accounting drawers, everything was just taped over so that if i did tamper with it over so that if i did tamper with it over the weekend, because this happened on a friday, then it would be obvious. happened on a friday, then it would be obvious-— be obvious. how did that make you feel, be obvious. how did that make you feel. sarah? _ be obvious. how did that make you feel, sarah? well, _ be obvious. how did that make you feel, sarah? well, i— be obvious. how did that make you feel, sarah? well, i was— be obvious. how did that make you feel, sarah? well, i was already i be obvious. how did that make you j feel, sarah? well, i was already on the floor. feel, sarah? well, i was already on the floor- it — feel, sarah? well, i was already on the floor. it couldn't _ feel, sarah? well, i was already on the floor. it couldn't have - feel, sarah? well, i was already on the floor. it couldn't have been - the floor. it couldn't have been any worse. ~ , ., �* , , ., worse. when you've been listening to some of what — worse. when you've been listening to some of what has _ worse. when you've been listening to some of what has come _ worse. when you've been listening to some of what has come out _ worse. when you've been listening to some of what has come out of- worse. when you've been listening to some of what has come out of the - some of what has come out of the post office inquiry, hearing that clip a little bit before you started speaking to me, what do you make of that? ., .,, speaking to me, what do you make of that? ., a a, that? today, in particular, i thou~ht that? today, in particular, i thought the _ that? today, in particular, i thought the two _ that? today, in particular, i thought the two people - that? today, in particular, i. thought the two people giving evidence were ridiculous. to say i
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don't know, i don't remember, i don't know, i don't remember, i don't think that was my job don't know, i don't remember, i don't think that was myjob and the errors could have been handled better, that is unforgivable now. with everything that out that is absolutely unforgivable. to be able to sit there and say with a straight face that he could been handled better is just a nonsense to me. just to clarify for people watching, you were not prosecuted, but as a result of the horizon failings and as a result of this you lost both your business and your home. yes and our livelihood, _ your business and your home. yes and our livelihood, obviously. _ your business and your home. yes and our livelihood, obviously. because - your business and your home. yes and our livelihood, obviously. because i i our livelihood, obviously. because i have not been able to, i have not had the courage, if you would like, to go and find other work. i? the effect on my mental health was so radical that it left me unable, even the thought of going to an interview
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was too much. now i am retired, but also disabled. it's had a long—term effect on both me and my family because obviously, we have got three daughters, i have a husband, two grandchildren. they all know and they all have seen and watched what we have been through. iuntimely they all have seen and watched what we have been through.— they all have seen and watched what we have been through. when you put it that way. — we have been through. when you put it that way, obviously, _ we have been through. when you put it that way, obviously, compensation | it that way, obviously, compensation cannot begin to undo any of the damage that it has done. but what would you like to see? i damage that it has done. but what would you like to see?— damage that it has done. but what would you like to see? i have been asked this question _ would you like to see? i have been asked this question and _ would you like to see? i have been asked this question and several- asked this question and several people have asked me what would justice look like and i am not sure justice look like and i am not sure justice look like anything. i'm not sure we can getjustice for what has happened to us because it is so unique. everybody has suffered so much, but i do want to see prosecutions. i want to see names
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out there. and yes, i want compensation. i want to be able to give ourfamily the compensation. i want to be able to give our family the life that they should be living.— should be living. thank you for s-ueakin should be living. thank you for speaking so — should be living. thank you for speaking so courageously - should be living. thank you for speaking so courageously and | should be living. thank you for - speaking so courageously and openly about this experience. i really appreciate you speaking to us. you're very welcome. 0nly weeks after communities across the country were hit hard by torrential rains, a cross party committee of mps has said more needs to be done to protect homes in england from flooding. a report by the public accounts commitee warns that the government hasn't maintained enough existing flood defences or built the new ones it promised. here's our environment correspondentjonah fisher. live now to loughborough and to jacob davidge whose home was flooded during storm henk earlier this month. give us an overview of how badly you were affected. give us an overview of how badly you were affected-— give us an overview of how badly you were affected. from about 1am to 3am on wednesday — were affected. from about 1am to 3am on wednesday the _ were affected. from about 1am to 3am on wednesday the 3rd _ were affected. from about 1am to 3am on wednesday the 3rd of _ were affected. from about 1am to 3am on wednesday the 3rd of january - were affected. from about 1am to 3am on wednesday the 3rd of january when the water slowly started coming into
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our home, it quite drastically went from just a very small pool of water in the front door to just over our kneecaps and all of the family happened to evacuate upstairs to say as safe as possible. just happened to evacuate upstairs to say as safe as possible.— as safe as possible. just looking at the fact that _ as safe as possible. just looking at the fact that there _ as safe as possible. just looking at the fact that there were _ as safe as possible. just looking at the fact that there were flood - the fact that there were flood defences in place, i think i may have mentioned earlier, during storm henk, there were storm defences in place but the government funding for maintaining existing flood defence assets were short. it would be good to know what support you got, how feel that you were by the authorities? to feel that you were by the authorities?— feel that you were by the authorities? ., , ., , ., , authorities? to be honest, the only su ort authorities? to be honest, the only support we — authorities? to be honest, the only support we had _ authorities? to be honest, the only support we had was _ authorities? to be honest, the only support we had was from _ authorities? to be honest, the only support we had was from the - support we had was from the community, neighbours friends and family around us. haifa community, neighbours friends and family around us.— family around us. how difficult was that, family around us. how difficult was that. managing _ family around us. how difficult was that, managing what _ family around us. how difficult was that, managing what were - family around us. how difficult was | that, managing what were appalling conditions without as much help as you needed?—
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you needed? very difficult. it was tremendously _ you needed? very difficult. it was tremendously difficult _ you needed? very difficult. it was tremendously difficult for - you needed? very difficult. it was tremendously difficult for us - you needed? very difficult. it was tremendously difficult for us and l you needed? very difficult. it wasj tremendously difficult for us and i honestly feel for the others around us who were affected and in other parts of the country as well. we are fortunate that we have fairly large families and we are able to lean on each other and support each other in that sense. so it is just about in these situations doing the absolute best that you can. i these situations doing the absolute best that you can.— best that you can. i really hope to clear u- best that you can. i really hope to clear up operation _ best that you can. i really hope to clear up operation will— best that you can. i really hope to clear up operation will continue i best that you can. i really hope to i clear up operation will continue and you will be able to recover from the effects and how it damage or properties thank you so much for taking this time to speak to us. more now on one of more how on one of oui’ more now on one of our main stories. buckingham palace is that king charles will go to hospital next week to be treated for an enlarged prostate. the palace added that the king's condition is benign and he will have what is being described as a corrective procedure. live not to
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mccroskey, nurse and spokesperson are prostate cancer uk. thank you forjoining us. for people who don't know much about the condition, what do people need to know? the prostates _ do people need to know? the prostates is — do people need to know? the prostates is to _ do people need to know? tue: prostates is to split do people need to know? tte: prostates is to split the do people need to know? "tt2 prostates is to split the patter do people need to know? tt2 prostates is to split the patter and the urethra goes right through the middle of it. as men get older the prostate can get bigger with more normal cells but you can imagine that a can potentially squeeze on that a can potentially squeeze on that water pipe that cause urinary symptoms. that can make men have to get out more at night. it might make theirflow, when they get out more at night. it might make their flow, when they have a wii, their flow, when they have a wii, the flow might not be what it once was. they may find that they finish weeing in a few minutes later have to go back so he can have an effect on urination and because those kinds of symptoms. haifa on urination and because those kinds of symptoms-— on urination and because those kinds ofs mtoms. ., ,, ., , of symptoms. how widespread is this? it is a very common _ of symptoms. how widespread is this? it is a very common problem _ of symptoms. how widespread is this? it is a very common problem and - of symptoms. how widespread is this? it is a very common problem and as i it is a very common problem and as men get older, prostates tend to get bigger, but for some and itjust
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gets big enough to start all sorts of problems and it is actually a very common problem. fine of problems and it is actually a very common problem.- of problems and it is actually a very common problem. one of the thins the very common problem. one of the things the statement _ very common problem. one of the things the statement from - very common problem. one of the i things the statement from buckingham palace has said is that, this information was being made public in the hopes that it will encourage others. there is a bit of awareness raising, how important is that for this condition? tt is raising, how important is that for this condition?— this condition? it is fantastic because we _ this condition? it is fantastic because we know _ this condition? it is fantastic because we know that, i this condition? it is fantastic i because we know that, certainly this condition? it is fantastic - because we know that, certainly our service speaks to many men who find it embarrassing to talk about prostate problems. so it is a very brave move and it is fantastic that it is helping to normalise talking about prostate and prostate problems. ultimately, it may lead to more men with an enlarged prostate to get help which could potentially fully improve their quality of life. it may also encouragement to find out more about prostate cancer as well. so it is brilliant that he has done that. well. so it is brilliant that he has done that-—
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well. so it is brilliant that he has done that. , . ., ., done that. the statement added that the kina's done that. the statement added that the king's public— done that. the statement added that the king's public engagement - done that. the statement added that the king's public engagement will i done that. the statement added that the king's public engagement will be j the king's public engagement will be postponed for a short period of recuperation. for anyone else there who finds themselves in a similar situation in terms of having to recover from this, what is the time. after getting treatment for this? tt after getting treatment for this? tit is a bit difficult to tell because there are a multitude of potential treatments. so it would depend on which treatment men had, as to what the recovery time would be. so it is little bit difficult for me to answer that, little bit difficult for me to answerthat, i'm little bit difficult for me to answer that, i'm afraid. little bit difficult for me to answerthat, i'm afraid. for little bit difficult for me to answer that, i'm afraid. for anyone who is worried, _ answer that, i'm afraid. for anyone who is worried, i _ answer that, i'm afraid. for anyone who is worried, i imagine _ answer that, i'm afraid. for anyone who is worried, i imagine it - answer that, i'm afraid. for anyone who is worried, i imagine it is i answer that, i'm afraid. for anyone who is worried, i imagine it is a i who is worried, i imagine it is a case of the sooner you get treatment or the sooner you get it checked out, the better.— or the sooner you get it checked out, the better. generally speaking with prostate _ out, the better. generally speaking with prostate problems _ out, the better. generally speaking with prostate problems and - out, the better. generally speaking. with prostate problems and certainly prostate cancer, that is true. it is good to get an enlarged prostate checked out, so if men have any urinary symptoms we recommend they talk to their gp to assess what the cause is. with an enlarged prostate,
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generally, it is treated if the symptoms become bothersome but it is a benign condition. so there is not quite the same urgency apart from a causing inconvenience to men and affecting the potential quality of their lives. ., , ., , , their lives. that will be reassuring to many people — their lives. that will be reassuring to many people and _ their lives. that will be reassuring to many people and thank - their lives. that will be reassuring to many people and thank you i their lives. that will be reassuring to many people and thank you sol their lives. that will be reassuring i to many people and thank you so much for your helpful advice to people watching at home. thank you. some of the uk's best known children's authors are urging the government to invest in early years reading and to give more support to struggling families after research showed not enough children from low income families are reading or being read to at home. the survey by literacy charity the book trust shows that fewer than half of children under seven are read a bedtime story, and a fifth of under fives have a book read to them less than once a month. the charity's president and former children's laureate sir michael morpurgo, says learning to read
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in the formative years is crucial. 15 minutes sitting there with a child on your lap so they have this connection between the fun and joy of ending story and mum or dad or granny or grandpas of the person they love is there. and they have this book and that is the way they learn to love it. that is why later on, they can learn more and more from books. all about the world and about themselves. now michael rosen. it is challenging when you're — now michael rosen. it is challenging when you're actually _ now michael rosen. it is challenging when you're actually doing _ now michael rosen. it is challenging when you're actually doing it - now michael rosen. it is challenging when you're actually doing it face i when you're actually doing it face to face _ when you're actually doing it face to face with a child, they cannot have _ to face with a child, they cannot have enough of it, if you make books exciting _ have enough of it, if you make books exciting and — have enough of it, if you make books exciting and fun, then they want more _ exciting and fun, then they want more and — exciting and fun, then they want more and more of it and now gives them _ more and more of it and now gives them access— more and more of it and now gives them access to learning because much of what _ them access to learning because much of what you're doing in that moment of what you're doing in that moment of fun— of what you're doing in that moment of fun actually makes it easier for
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a child _ of fun actually makes it easier for a child to — of fun actually makes it easier for a child to ask us what we give them in schools — a child to ask us what we give them in schools. not a child to ask us what we give them in schools. ., , , , a child to ask us what we give them in schools-— in schools. not surprising news to an one in schools. not surprising news to anyone that _ in schools. not surprising news to anyone that reading _ in schools. not surprising news to anyone that reading is _ in schools. not surprising news to anyone that reading is important. in schools. not surprising news to l anyone that reading is important for children but how do you think we translate that into ensuring that they are being read to buy their families because this is what the research has shown. it is families because this is what the research has shown.— research has shown. it is a challenge _ research has shown. it is a challenge and _ research has shown. it is a challenge and has - research has shown. it is a challenge and has to i research has shown. it is a challenge and has to go i research has shown. it is a j challenge and has to go on research has shown. it is a i challenge and has to go on at all levels _ challenge and has to go on at all levels of— challenge and has to go on at all levels of society. it has to be something we are encouraging schools to do to _ something we are encouraging schools to do to encourage parents to reach their children. it has to go on with preschool— their children. it has to go on with preschool parents and provision, whether— preschool parents and provision, whether that does social workers, care workers in one sort of another. also there _ care workers in one sort of another. also there has to be a powerful input _ also there has to be a powerful input from government saying how important — input from government saying how important it is. they cannotjust say leave — important it is. they cannotjust say leave it _ important it is. they cannotjust say leave it to them. we also sing in this— say leave it to them. we also sing in this country a decline in libraries— in this country a decline in libraries which is a tragedy. we really— libraries which is a tragedy. we really need to invest some money in children's— really need to invest some money in children's books provision. the department — children's books provision. the department for _ children's books provision. tt2 department for education has said that its reforms including their £67 million english hubs programme is helping to ensure more children
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leave primary school with a grasp of reading. what more do you think specifically could be done to get to that stage where children are being read to buy their families that stage where children are being read to buy theirfamilies more regularly? its, read to buy their families more regularly?— regularly? a giveaway in that sentence is _ regularly? a giveaway in that sentence is a _ regularly? a giveaway in that sentence is a grasp _ regularly? a giveaway in that sentence is a grasp of- regularly? a giveaway in that i sentence is a grasp of reading, i think— sentence is a grasp of reading, i think they— sentence is a grasp of reading, i think they have not actually grasped what we _ think they have not actually grasped what we are talking about witches pleasure — what we are talking about witches pleasure. we are talking about a child _ pleasure. we are talking about a child motivated to read, not can read _ child motivated to read, not can read but — child motivated to read, not can read but wants to read and can read. so that— read but wants to read and can read. so that needs a whole different mindset — so that needs a whole different mindset. the trouble is the government keep saying it in terms of reading _ government keep saying it in terms of reading fluency as if that is the only that matters. reading gives you an adventure, reading gives you empathy, — an adventure, reading gives you empathy, reading gives you a sense of how— empathy, reading gives you a sense of how the _ empathy, reading gives you a sense of how the language works. you get that, _ of how the language works. you get that, from _ of how the language works. you get that, from learning the sound of it, if you _ that, from learning the sound of it, if you are _ that, from learning the sound of it, if you are just repeating as a two or three—year—old, where the wild things— or three—year—old, where the wild things are — or three—year—old, where the wild things are and they are saying, one mischief— things are and they are saying, one mischief or— things are and they are saying, one mischief or another or, with terrible _ mischief or another or, with terrible eyes, terrible claws, they are repeating that's freezes and that is— are repeating that's freezes and that is crucial and they are getting meaning — that is crucial and they are getting meaning. you can also make a big
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intellectual— meaning. you can also make a big intellectualjump from picture to speech, — intellectualjump from picture to speech, speech to picture. when we talk the _ speech, speech to picture. when we talk the words of a book with the pictures— talk the words of a book with the pictures next to it, those are not really _ pictures next to it, those are not really illustrations. they are telling — really illustrations. they are telling a _ really illustrations. they are telling a different story. the child's — telling a different story. the child's might has to interpret that. the active — child's might has to interpret that. the active interpreting is incredibly, it gives the child a fantastic— incredibly, it gives the child a fantastic platform to enable them to access _ fantastic platform to enable them to access thinking and learning. can ou access thinking and learning. can you remember— access thinking and learning. can you remember what it was that access thinking and learning. (112ng you remember what it was that got you remember what it was that got you exciting reading when you were younger? t you exciting reading when you were ounaer? ~ ., , you exciting reading when you were ounaer? ~ .,, ., 1,, ., younger? i think was old bob and mrs cu and younger? i think was old bob and mrs cutty and my — younger? i think was old bob and mrs cutty and my mum — younger? i think was old bob and mrs cutty and my mum reading _ younger? i think was old bob and mrs cutty and my mum reading me - cutty and my mum reading me squirrel nut king _ cutty and my mum reading me squirrel nut king by— cutty and my mum reading me squirrel nut king by beatrix potter and i was so terrified — nut king by beatrix potter and i was so terrified when the owl put its talons _ so terrified when the owl put its talons on — so terrified when the owl put its talons on squirrel nut king tail and i talons on squirrel nut king tail and i thought. — talons on squirrel nut king tail and i thought, no, talons on squirrel nut king tail and ithought, no, get talons on squirrel nut king tail and i thought, no, get away. talons on squirrel nut king tail and ithought, no, get away. and he did. some children with leukaemia are benefiting from a new drug which makes the further treatment much less aggressive as well as being gentler on the body, the medication
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to be administered at home in children spend far less time in hospital. life's getting back to normal for 11—year—old arthur. he's been clear of cancer for almost a year now. he was one of the first children in the uk to try out a new type of cancer drug. blinatumomab or blina can replace big chunks of aggressive chemotherapy. the news came that actually there was still some residual cancer, so that particular chemo phase had not worked as expected. for arthur, blina was then the only real option to tackle his blood cancer. you can see the picc line that goes into his pyjamas and actually there on the right—hand side, the pump that was separately at that point, not yet in the backpack. all of the kit can be carried in a small bag. although he had to wear it day and night, it gave him back his freedom. doctors say it's a much kinder alternative.
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hello, arthur. come on in. and could be a game changerfor kids with b—cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia who struggle on chemo. chemotherapy are poisons that kill the leukemic cells but also kill and damage normal cells. and that is what causes their side effects. blinatumomab is a gentler, kinder treatment that doesn't have the same side—effects as chemotherapy, but can cure just as many patients as chemotherapy. inside all of us lurks a serial killer. that's our body's own immune cells. blina helps them seek out and destroy the cancer. this death hunt is precisely targeted. healthy cells are untouched. each bead represents a specific thing. for example, that bead represents chemo. it's been a long, toughjourney for the whole family made somewhat easier by blina. i didn't have to, like, always be
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attached to, like, a machine. it made it feel like a lot freer. it also freed up some of mum and dads time and they could finally do work again instead of having to go to hospital with me. new year was when we found out that blina had worked and that there was no residual cancer. and so that was just amazing and so we had double celebrations there. blina's already used in adults, but it's not yet widely available on the nhs for children. given its promise as a kinder, gentler treatment, arthur's medical team hope it could be in the future. michelle roberts, bbc news. hanging up his competitive running shoes in november after becoming the most decorated track and field british history now the four—time 0lympic british history now the four—time olympic champion has his sights set on a new goal encouraging more children to take up sport.
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to just introduce slowly and get the kids moving is so important for their well—being. kids moving is so important for their well-being.— kids moving is so important for their well-being. figures from sport encland their well-being. figures from sport england show— their well-being. figures from sport england show that _ their well-being. figures from sport england show that fewer _ their well-being. figures from sport england show that fewer than i their well-being. figures from sport england show that fewer than half i their well-being. figures from sport | england show that fewer than half of young people in the uk army and the chief medical officer's guidelines in taking part of sports office for at least an average of 60 minutes each day. fist at least an average of 60 minutes each da . �* ., ~ ., ., each day. at the moment we know for sort each day. at the moment we know for sport england — each day. at the moment we know for sport england see _ each day. at the moment we know for sport england see that _ each day. at the moment we know for sport england see that the only i each day. at the moment we know for sport england see that the only 4796 i sport england see that the only 47% children— sport england see that the only 47% children meet that. so places like schools _ children meet that. so places like schools where children spend a lot of their— schools where children spend a lot of their time schools where children spend a lot of theirtime are schools where children spend a lot of their time are the perfect environment to make sure that children— environment to make sure that children are active throughout the school _ children are active throughout the school day. that is not as physical education. — school day. that is not as physical
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education, that his breakfast clubs, moving _ education, that his breakfast clubs, moving around the school during the day, active _ moving around the school during the day, active trouble. mel moving around the school during the day, active trouble.— day, active trouble. mel ferrer is of course a _ day, active trouble. mel ferrer is of course a former— day, active trouble. mel ferrer is of course a former world - day, active trouble. mel ferrer is of course a former world and i of course a former world and european champion as well as a winner of four 0lympic european champion as well as a winner of four olympic gold medals. as the youth sports trust new national school sport champion farah will head to pertinent today to launch a manifesto for change. success with this campaign may be harder to achieve, but he is up for the challenge. hello there. the met office amber snow and ice warnings remains in force across northern scotland and the northern isles tonight and into much of tomorrow. these snow showers will come in thick and fast with some significant accumulations of snow in places. could lead to some issues by the morning period. elsewhere, it's largely clear that very cold and very frosty, probably the coldest night of this cold snap. so this weather fronts accentuating the snow showers across northern scotland and the northern isles. stronger northerly wind which allows some drifting
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and blizzard conditions. and we'll see further snow showers developing around some north sea coast, northern ireland and through the irish sea. anywhere where we have wintry showers ice will be a significant risk. for most, it's dry and clear and very cold. north to south across the country could be down to —15 celsius central northern scotland. so it's a very cold start to thursday. there will be a lot of sunshine around, but wintry showers continue around. coastal areas could see a dusting of snow across some of these eastern counties. but the heaviest of the snow, again, falling across northern scotland to the northern isles. again, drifting and blizzard conditions perhaps in excess of ten centimetres of fresh snow by the time we reach the end of thursday. and it'll be a very cold day. a slightly stronger wind for all areas, so it will feel bitterly cold, i think. and then through thursday night, we start to lose the showers from the east coast as the wind changes. directions are more westerly. so its northern, western scotland which will continue to see the snow and the ice elsewhere. clearer skies and other cold nights come, but maybe not quite as cold
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as what we're expecting tonight. subtle changes into friday. this area of high pressure starts to build in. so a lot of fine weather, but it cuts off the arctic northern and brings us a westerly. so i think it'll be noticeably less cold on friday. but we'll continue with snow across northern and western scotland, certainly over the high ground, maybe wintry mix down to sea level and it will be breezier. so another cold day to come here. but you'll notice further south we've lost those blue colours, 4—6 degrees. then that area of high pressure pulls away into the weekend and allows low pressure off the atlantic to take over. so a very different feel to the weather through the weekend and indeed into next week. wetter, windier and much milder. but the combination of mild air with snowmelt and rain could lead to some localised flooding. so stay tuned.
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at six — an inquiry begins in lincolnshire after a two—year—old starves to death. bronson battersby is thought to have died alone after his father suffered a fatal heart attack. we'll take you through what we know of a tragic — and shocking case. also on the programme: the king reveals he's being treated for an enlarged prostate, just after news that the princess of wales has had surgery that will keep her away from public duties until after easter. you are getting hundreds of millions of uk taxpayers money and not seen a refugee. rwanda's president tells the bbc money spent on the rwanda deal can be returned if the plan fails — mps are to vote on it tonight.
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yes, good evening from parliament where the debate has been under way again since lunchtime and continues down the corridor in the house of commons. the votes will follow this evening. and — after a very cold night — prepare for it night — prepare for it to become even icier. and coming up on bbc news. england midfielderjordan henderson is close to ending his short spell in saudi arabia, as he lines up a move to the dutch champions ajax. good evening. an inquiry is under way in lincolnshire — into how a two—year—old child died of starvation after his father — who was caring for him alone — suffered a fatal heart attack. bronson battersby was found in the home of his father kenneth — who was 60. it's thought he died in the days after christmas — and the child was then left alone.
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there were attempts to check on bronson's welfare but by the time

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