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heads to this uflr she heads to this weekend's world championships in thailand insisting her best performances are ahead of her. she says that clamp—downs on drug cheats can only improve the sport. i started off at the olympics, having quite a successful games. i didn't medal, but i was only 18. i was pretty happy with what i did. two years later, winning the commonwealth games in glasgow was fantastic. after that, trying to qualify for rio, it was all looking good, but then i busted up my shoulder quite badly. in my mind, it had been smooth sailing until that point. i was like, i will go to rio, and when i didn't, it all came crashing down. it was like, what is the point in being alive. anyone who has struggled with their health will know, you wake up and don't want to get out of bed. i started working at a cafe in london. it was difficult
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because i was going to do something that i didn't particularly enjoy, to serve customers who were not always rude, some of them were lovely, but when you are being talked to like you don't matter, i don't know, it isa you don't matter, i don't know, it is a dark place to be in. i woke up one morning and wasjust like, i actually don't have to do this. i can make changes. it was around that time that i decided to come up to loughborough. i had to choose to try and be happy and make a go of it again, and it has paid off. i'm glad idid. i again, and it has paid off. i'm glad i did. i am enjoying my time up here at my training improved dramatically. it is an exciting time to be involved in a sport. the iws have come down harder on cheats than they have previously, which is fantastic for clean athletes and clea n fantastic for clean athletes and clean nations. there was a glass ceiling of performances where we thought they had to be taking something and cheating. ifeel like ican break something and cheating. ifeel like i can break that glass ceiling a little bit. when i drained about this as a kid, this is the time i
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envisioned, working for a medal. it isa envisioned, working for a medal. it is a big deal. now is the time, and i have to grab the bull by the horns and embrace that. i am enjoying the challenge and hopefully it will keep going that way and we will start to be within touching distance of those performances i have always dreamt of. great to see her on the comeback trail. odell beckham junior‘s return to new york could not have gone better — the wide receiver, who was traded from the new york giants to the cleveland browns before the start of the season has a career long 89 yard reception — as the browns beat the new yorkjets 23—3. odell beckham jr had a career—long 89—yard it was a remarkable achievement for him in his new colours of the clevela nd him in his new colours of the cleveland browns. just before we go,
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some team news for champions league matches tonight. liverpool make three changes for their game. roberto firmino will make his 200th appearance for the club. james henderson —— henderson and milner also appear. you can keep across those games across the bbc sport website. commentary is on radio five live. that is it from us here on sportsday. thanks for watching. we will see you again soon. it is estimated that the number of rough sleepers has doubled since 2010. in one night last year, 4000 people spent the night on the streets. next year, the united nations will hold its first debate
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on the issue. jane mcgovern has been speaking to people in one shelter in central london. this place is a sanctuary in inner city london for people like mick, who's been homeless for half of his life. 26 years. 26 years! oh, you couldn't do it! at 19, jade is new to this. she's on the streets after leaving care. do you feel like you've got anybody in your corner? not really. the state, as her guardian, gives jade extra housing benefit to try and find a place to live, but she can't find a landlord willing to rent to her. does it feel like there is no hope? no, i reckon i'll get there. yeah? i'm staying positive at the moment. that's what you need — positivity. you'd be forgiven for thinking positivity is in short supply here, but it isn't. even robert, with a childhood of trauma in eastern europe, says there is hope.
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even if today it doesn't come, my sunshine, i still believe one day it will. that day has just arrived for gary. i have a couple more weeks here and then i'll be going to my own flat. ace! yes. ah, that's brilliant. that's me. this is a good place now, the whole world can see my face. that i'm in a race for success. i'm going to do my best and i'm going to put an ‘s‘ on my chest. that's a freestyle. good luck. thank you, bless. good luck. but behind gary, there are many more needing help, with a 150% increase in rough sleeping since 2010. the underlying thing, the biggest thing we see is people who have experienced a load of trauma. they've experienced trauma leading up to being homeless, they've experienced the horrendous trauma of being homeless and then after that, you know, there's so many barriers in the system that make it so much harder to get stable. this charity offers sanctuary for those who choose to come inside. but for those who don't, or won't, or can't, likejohn, rebecca and louise are here with outreach.
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but the thing is, if i give up my dog, i could go in a hostel. right? yeah. you ask a couple to give up their kids and we'll put you in a bed—and—breakfast... it's a massive barrier. ..you watch how many riots there'd be in this country. listen, everyone has their own reasons, yeah? i became homeless through stupidity and break—up of relationships, not being a good boy, breaking the law. i have no—one to blame but myself. the truth is, there is no easy fix for any of the very many reasons why anyone finds themselves sleeping rough on the streets. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. lets catch up with the weather. louise has the forecast. cool in the shade, but many is of ——
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many of us have seen lovely autumn sunshine in the last couple of days. it was beautiful for many of us today. temperatures responded eventually. in the south, highs of 20 celsius, always a little cooler along the east coast. through the night, with clear skies, temperatures are likely to fall away, the green descending across the country, meaning single figures for all of us, low single figures in sheltered rural spots of england and wales. the chilly start on wednesday morning, patchy mist and fog around. that weather front pushing across the top of the high will start to introduce showery rain into the western isles in far north of scotland. we keep the cloud generally through scotland, may be a little more into northern ireland. elsewhere, lengthy spells of sunshine and temperatures are as high as 19 or 20 celsius. it's almost a repeat performance as we move into thursday, but that weather
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front will ease away from the far north of scotland. dry, settled and sunny for all. the high pressure will drift slowly east and the wind direction will change to a south—easterly, then eventually a southerly as we move into the weekend, driving in more warmth and humidity. on friday, a breezy day but the winds are coming from that warm sauce. temperatures will peak at 19 celsius in scotland, 21 or 22 across much of england and wales. we need to keep a close eye on this frontal system moving on through the weekend, but ahead of it, some warmth and humidity starting to build across the country, so if anything, saturday will be warmer still, we could see sunshine and temperatures peaking into the mid 20s. we need to keep a close eye on what is happening out of the west by the end of the afternoon, when we could start to see sharp, thundery downforce. these will drive in
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you're watching beyond 100 days. the uk supreme court opens a three day hearing into borisjohnson‘s decision to prorogue parliament. the prime minister stands accused of misleading the queen in order to silence mp's. but legal councel for the prime minister argued the suspension of parliament was a ‘political‘ matter and there are no legal standards against which a court can judge it. it's quite clear the reasons for seeking to exercise prorogation may be political. the united states says it has identified locations in southern iran from which a combination of drone and cruise missile attacks were launched against saudi oil facilities. also on the programme...
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