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whose only defeat came against wladimir klitshko in 2014. joshua of course knocked out klitschko at wembley stadium in his last fight and wants to continue cementing his position in the sport... the goal still remains the same, the motivation remains the same. some of the old legends of the sport, guys have looked up to, i have seen positive comments and are saying that the sport has been brought back to life than they are enjoying the heavyweight division and bobby are doing for it. when i get that type of respect from those guys, it is phenomenal. no matter how many critics you get as long as the greats are giving you credit, that sits with me. that will sit with me for a long time. we are not taken for a long time. we are not taken for granted. it goes for anthony, joshua, for us, nobody is taking for granted. it goes for anthony, joshua, for us, nobody is of king
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for granted. it goes for anthony, joshua, for us, nobody is of allg sporting event in europe of all time, it will sell quickly and we will put on a great show on the 28th of february. eddie hearn also confirmed today that ireland's katie taylor will fight for a world title next month on the anthony joshua undercard. the olympic gold medallist from london 2012 has won her six professional fights so far, four by knockout. and finally, there's just time to bring you the news of the uk's latest world champion nick pennell. the 45—year—old it worker, from wombourne in staffordshire, showed off his chucking skills at the world black pudding throwing championships held in ramsbottom. he beat off competition from as far afield as canada, australia and lithuania. the annual event started in the 19805 and is based on a story during the war of the roses where the armies ran out of ammunition and resorted to throwing black and yorkshire puddings at one another. nick says he'll be back next year to defend his hard won title! words can say how happy i am to win
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this trophy. it is taken four years of ha rd this trophy. it is taken four years of hard work and training to get this, which is finally paid off. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. a lorry driver has appeared in court, charged with causing the deaths of eight people in a crash on the mi last month. all those killed and injured, were travelling in a minibus. our correspondent kate bradbrook was in court for today's hearing. it was a relatively short hearing. this case has attracted a lot of media attention. the press benches we re media attention. the press benches were full. it is one of the worst
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cases of a crash on british motorways in almost 25 years, leaving eight people dead and several more injured. david white staff, seen on the left, arriving at milton keynes magistrates' court this morning. dressed in a smart suit and tie, he spoke to confirm his name and address. he is one of two lorry drivers involved in a crash with a minibus which was travelling south on the mi near newport pagnell on saturday, 27 of august, the bank holiday weekend. six men and two women lost their lives, including the driver, from nottingham. his passengers, originally from india, we re passengers, originally from india, were on their way to catch that eu rostar were on their way to catch that eu rosta r to were on their way to catch that eurostar to france. a five—year—old girl was amongst those left seriously injured. david white staff, he is 53, is charged with eight counts of causing death by dangerous driving and four counts of causing serious injury. today, he
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was granted bail on the condition he does not leave the country without permission. a polish lorry driver also charged with causing death by dangerous driving and with causing best death by careless driving whilst over the limit appear before magistrates last month and was amended into custody. this was david white staff's first court appearance but matters as serious as this can't be dealt with at the magistrate's cord, so both lorry drivers will appear at aylesbu ry crown lorry drivers will appear at aylesbury crown court in two weeks. a crash on the mi near northampton this afternoon has seen a lorry cross the central reservation colliding with vehicles coming southbound. it closed the motorway in both directions for three hours. northamptonshire police described the accident between junctions 14 and 15 of the motorway as very serious. two people have been taken to hospital — one by the air ambulance. highways england are advising
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drivers to allow extra journey time or seek alternative routes. £70,000 has been stolen from a security van at the goodwood revival motor festival. police were called to the circuit near chichester, after two security were attacked by several men. 0ur correspondent laura trant is following the story from our southampton newsroom. it was just after half past midnight into saturday that police were called to two security guards said had been transporting cash from around the goodwood site were attacked by a gang of men. they were wearing balaclavas and one of them had a crowbar, another one and machete. they managed to get away with £75,000. one of the guards was injured on the attack on his shoulder. he is 50 and from the west midlands. the goodwood revival festival attracts about 150,000
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people to the race circuit in west sussex. this weekend was a special one because it was celebrating its 20th anniversary. the event is all about celebrating vintage motor sport and people who at 1010 to dress up and it seems that this year the cash machines did as well because they were fitted inside retro telephone boxes. police are appealing for anybody with any information to get in touch with them. thanks for that. if you thought you saw more than yourfairshare of if you thought you saw more than your fair share of showers today, we we re your fair share of showers today, we were all in the same rather leaky boat. through the evening, the influence of the high pressure is still there for a time, particularly in northern and western part in the channel. 0n in northern and western part in the channel. on tuesday, average of high pressure will try to dominate giving us pressure will try to dominate giving us less on the way of breeze and
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more sunshine so it will feel a bit warmer, until it wrong when more cloud and rain manifesting itself across the western side of the british isles, all tied in with a very vigorous british isles, all tied in with a very vigorous area british isles, all tied in with a very vigorous area of low pressure gradually trundling its way to the heart of the british isles, such that overnight and into weather the morning that could be some disruption, particularly through northern wheels in northern england. windy from the scottish borders to the south coast, gusts around 65,000 hour. they could push toward 75 miles an hour. the one bright spot is that the area of low pressure will pull away to the north see leaving a day of sunny spells and showers. you're watching beyond 100 days. hurricane irma batters the us and has now weakened to a tropical storm. seven million people are without power. but the damage is not as bad as initially feared across florida. has the storm moves into georgia, it
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is clear there is a lots to do. we need help, we need lots of help. in the caribbean, some islands are now without food and water, days after the storm hit them. another big step along the road to brexit. tonight, mps vote for the first time on the eu withdrawal bill, which will convert eu law into british law. this is the view right now of the uk parliament. we'll take you there live. and we're back — but there are many who will not be returning to work after the summer break, especially at the white house.
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