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some footballers make you nod and applaud. frank worthington had the power to make you gasp. what applaud. frank worthington had the power to make you gasp.— power to make you gasp. what a beautiful worthington _ power to make you gasp. what a beautiful worthington goal! - power to make you gasp. what a beautiful worthington goal! in i power to make you gasp. what a beautiful worthington goal! in a | beautiful worthington goal! in a team game. _ beautiful worthington goal! in a team game. he _ beautiful worthington goal! in a team game, he was one of the most fluorescent of individuals. in his pee, the hair was long, the nights out longer. a former manager called him the working man's george best. he left that kind of thing, doesn't he? ~ ., ., �* , ., he left that kind of thing, doesn't he? ~ ., ., �*, ., ., he? worthington's real hero was the kina. he he? worthington's real hero was the king- he cepied _ he? worthington's real hero was the king. he copied elvis's _ he? worthington's real hero was the king. he copied elvis's sideburns - king. he copied elvis's sideburns and swagger. beginning at huddersfield town... in 1972 came the fork in the road. he went up to sign for liverpool but failed a medical with high blood pressure. the subject of plenty of stories since. instead hejoined the leicester city fc of this was a time when being skilful meant being brave. and worthington's ability mark him out as a potential england
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striker. he did play for his country, scoring twice and when he ate caps. but many play he just feel he should have played more. but eventually he left leicester for bolton where he made quite an impression on a young peter read. he: walked in, tightjeans, and a bright purple shirt. he looked like elvis presley, and it was like the king walking into a dressing room. charismatic, great aura about him, and a really top class footballer. he was a great fella. worthington. in the 1978-79 _ he was a great fella. worthington. in the 1978-79 session, _ he was a great fella. worthington. in the 1978-79 session, bolton - in the 1978—79 session, bolton struggled but worthington won the golden boot. struggled but worthington won the golden boot-— struggled but worthington won the golden boot._ and - struggled but worthington won the - golden boot._ and though golden boot. worthington! and though he had many loves _ golden boot. worthington! and though he had many loves in _ golden boot. worthington! and though he had many loves in life, _ golden boot. worthington! and though he had many loves in life, football- he had many loves in life, football always came first. he kept playing for birmingham, leeds, sunderland, southampton, brighton — the list went on. he was into his mid—40s before he stopped. i’ee
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went on. he was into his mid-40s before he stopped.— went on. he was into his mid-40s before he stopped. i've never taken the name before he stopped. i've never taken the game seriously _ before he stopped. i've never taken the game seriously enough - before he stopped. i've never taken the game seriously enough to - before he stopped. i've never taken the game seriously enough to not l the game seriously enough to not enjoy the game. i feel people take the game too seriously, i believe the game too seriously, i believe the game too seriously, i believe the game is there to be enjoyed. i the game is there to be enjoyed. i don't think he'll ever want to give up, whether he's 91, 41, 51, he'll play— up, whether he's 91, 41, 51, he'll play for— up, whether he's 91, 41, 51, he'll play for anyone for any reason. he loves _ play for anyone for any reason. he loves it. _ play for anyone for any reason. he loves it. he — play for anyone for any reason. he loves it, he always has and always will. loves it, he always has and always with when — loves it, he always has and always will. when he was a kid, he'll go straight — will. when he was a kid, he'll go straight through them. he'll be doing _ straight through them. he'll be doing it — straight through them. he'll be doing it with a walking stick. unsurprisingly he took to speaking after retirement, he certainly had enough stories to tell. football todayis enough stories to tell. football today is remeasuring a true one off. gary lineker tweeted he was his boyhood hero at lister, saying he was "a beautiful footballer and a charismatic character." gareth bale says he will be returning to real madrid at the end of the season. he has one more year
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of his contract to run. he's been on on loan at tottenham since september and has had mixed success, with form and fitness issues. he's with wales at the moment, their world cup qualifying campaign starts tomorrow away to belgium. i think the main reason i obviously came to this issue was i wanted to ptay came to this issue was i wanted to play football, first and foremost, but going into the euros, i want to be match fit. so the original plan was only to do a season with spurs. after the euros, i still have a year left at real madrid, and my plan is to go back — that's as far as i planned, to be honest. let's have a look at some of the day's other football headlines. a 17—year—old has been charged after the rangers striker alfredo morelos was racially abused online. several complaints were made to police scotland, after an offensive video was posted during sunday's old firm match in which morelos scored. former player stephen glass is the new aberdeen manager, taking overfrom derek mcinnes,
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who left the club earlier this month. glass had been coaching in the us at atlanta united. and zlatan ibrahimovic has trained with sweden's national team for the first time since coming out of international retirement. the milan and former manchester united striker last featured for his country in 2016. sweden face georgia in a world cup qualifier on thursday. the focus may be on tokyo and the delayed summer olympics this year, but we are only 11 months away from the start of the winter games in beijing. great britain has had a fantastic return from the last two, bringing back ten medals from sochi and pyongchang, and kirsty muir is looking to do her bit next february. the 16—year—old hasjust won herfirst world cup medal, slopestyle silver in aspen over the weekend, and i spoke to her earlier. i was really happy to come away with a world cup metal. going into the
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competition, i didn't have any expectations. i was having so much fun in america, skiing. ijust went in, had a great time, and came out witha in, had a great time, and came out with a metal. so i was really happy with a metal. so i was really happy with how i skied to. with a metal. so i was really happy with howl skied to.— with howl skied to. going in with no expectations _ with howl skied to. going in with no expectations and, _ with howl skied to. going in with no expectations and, just - with howl skied to. going in with no expectations and, just like - with howl skied to. going in with | no expectations and, just like you said, really enjoying what you're doing at the moment, how much does that transfer in the results with what you do? talk us through your discipline. it’s what you do? talk us through your disciline. �* , :, what you do? talk us through your disciline. �*, :, , ,:, what you do? talk us through your disciline. �*, :, , discipline. it's an extreme sport so there's lots — discipline. it's an extreme sport so there's lots of _ discipline. it's an extreme sport so there's lots of little _ discipline. it's an extreme sport so there's lots of little dangers, - discipline. it's an extreme sport so there's lots of little dangers, and l there's lots of little dangers, and its high risk. but when i'm enjoying it, i'm a lot more relaxed, not as uptight so i can ski better. british snow sport _ uptight so i can ski better. british snow sport seems _ uptight so i can ski better. british snow sport seems to _ uptight so i can ski better. british snow sport seems to be - uptight so i can ski better. british snow sport seems to be doing - uptight so i can ski better. british i snow sport seems to be doing really well for a nation that has never really had that tradition. do you all push her stomach at each other on? ~ :, , ._
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on? we were all staying in the same house in men. _ on? we were all staying in the same house in aspen, so _ on? we were all staying in the same house in aspen, so it _ on? we were all staying in the same house in aspen, so it was _ on? we were all staying in the same house in aspen, so it was really - house in aspen, so it was really nice to be with them because they live in america, so i don't get to see them much. so it's really nice to ski with them.— see them much. so it's really nice to ski with them. what is the dream? i've heard you — to ski with them. what is the dream? i've heard you described _ to ski with them. what is the dream? i've heard you described as _ to ski with them. what is the dream? i've heard you described as a - to ski with them. what is the dream? i've heard you described as a once . i've heard you described as a once in a generation athlete, but you've got so much ahead of you. what do you think you can achieve in the sport? l’d you think you can achieve in the sort? �* :, :, :, :, sport? i'd love to go to the olympics. _ sport? i'd love to go to the olympics. i'd _ sport? i'd love to go to the olympics, i'd love - sport? i'd love to go to the olympics, i'd love to - sport? i'd love to go to the olympics, i'd love to go . sport? i'd love to go to the olympics, i'd love to go to | sport? i'd love to go to the . olympics, i'd love to go to the sport? i'd love to go to the - olympics, i'd love to go to the x games, just all the big competitions. i'd love to keep improving my own skiing. i'd also love to inspire lots of other people to join a love to inspire lots of other people tojoin a sport, love to inspire lots of other people to join a sport, because love to inspire lots of other people tojoin a sport, because i don't think many people do in scotland because they don't think there's the opportunities, but there is. —— to join the sport. i've been able to get to the snow, and so many other people can too. shall get to the snow, and so many other people can too-— people can too. all the best of luck. people can too. all the best of luck- watch — people can too. all the best of luck. watch out _ people can too. all the best of luck. watch out for _ people can too. all the best of luck. watch out for her - people can too. all the best of luck. watch out for her in - people can too. all the best of. luck. watch out for her in beijing next year. england was that
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cricketers losing the first one day in india. morgan said, "we play an aggressive brand of cricket, wejust need to execute better. this is the way we will continue to play." that's all from sportsday. goodbye. one year since the first lockdown, people across the uk have been remembering the more than 126 thousand people who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. -- 100 --100 26,000. tonight, people are being encouraged to stand on their doorsteps at 8pm with phones, candles, and torches to signify a "beacon of remembrance". let's take a look back now at some of the key moments of the past 12 months, and how restrictions became, at least for now, our way of life. stay at home, protect our nhs, and save lives.
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these measures are essential for the protection of all of us. coronavirus is an invisible enemy. we have asked you to stay at home. just please stay at home. cheering applause i've taken a test, that has come out positive... the prime minister's condition worsened, and on the advice of the medical team who's moved him to a critical care unit. the current measures must remain. it's going to take a long time, and i think we need _ to be aware of that. we are past the peak. up until now, the government's reply to me has been we're not going to produce a plan. does that mean i stay at home or not? - we agreed that we should go for a short drive to see if i could drive safely. national hibernation is beginning to come to an end.
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i went back to the manager and said, there's been a mistake here. - he said, it's not a mistake, it's half price. _ the virus has started to spread again in an exponential way. the government's own scientific advisers, sage, gave a very clear advice. why did the prime minister reject that advice and abandon the science? he wants to close pubs, he wants to close bars, he wants to close businesses! we must act now to contain this autumn surge. you'll be able to form a christmas bubble. you escape what has become at home a delightful little prison. _
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if he thinks that london's economy is more important than the north, thenjust come out and say it. it is with a very heavy heart i must tell you we cannot continue with christmas as planned. i know how unfair it is — but this virus is unfair. i there are hundreds of people in wales who are suffering from this new variation. i feel like it's the light. at the end of the tunnel, and in that vial is just a little bit of sunshine. _ we have no choice but to return to a national lockdown. the number of deaths recorded from covid in the uk has surpassed 100,000. we're now travelling on a one—way road to freedom.
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and in a few moments on bbc one, naga munchetty and nick robinson will present a live bbc news special, reflecting on some of the biggest lockdown stories of the year and asking how the world might change beyond the pandemic. that's at 7pm. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good evening. the weather has kept us on our toes today. we anticipated a fairly cloudy story right across the country. that's how we started, that's not necessarily how we finished it for some. take a look at london this afternoon with temperatures peaking just shy of 14 celsius. we did start out very cloudy right across the country, but the brakes then started to develop across lincolnshire down towards the bristol channel into the west country. even some sunny breaks as well to the northeast of scotland. thicker cloud further north and west, the winds are increasing. there is some rain arriving and there's whether front continues to push its way south and through the night tonight. it does mean during the early hours of wednesday morning, it will be
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pushing its way across the pennines and down through wales. behind it, some clearer skies and temperatures here are likely to fall away despite a few scattered showers. perhaps low single figures here. but where we keep that weak weather front, it'll be a rather cloudy and slightly milder start to wednesday morning. but a dull one for many is that whether front continues to push its way down into the southeast corner. behind it, quite a clearance. some lovely sunshine coming through. and then a frontal system will bring some sharper showers once again across western scotland and northern ireland by the end of the day. highest values perhaps 13 celsius. thursday, sunny spells and scattered showers are set to continue. it looks as though most of the showers will be out to the west with some sunshine again will come some warmth. but the real change will continue to arrive during thursday into friday. we're going to see this next front through and that's going to introduce a cooler air mass right across the country. the blue tones push their way steady south and east. noticeable different feel to the weather for friday. it's going to be a blustery day. sunny spells, scattered showers.
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some of those showers heavy with hail, with snow to higher ground. factor in a blustery strong wind gust in excess of 30—40 mph in the far northwest. that going to make it feel cool. temperatures will struggle for many to climb into double figures. but it's not can last long as we push into the beacon we're going to see an area of high pressure building perhaps on saturday before this next front arrives in on sunday. so basically saturday looks likely to be the best day of the weekend. largely fine and dry before more wet and windy weather return in the northwest for sunday.
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hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. this is outside source. president biden calls for gun control after the us suffers another mass shooting in colorado. we can ban assault weapons and high volume magazines. it shouldn't be a partisan issue. it's an american issue. it will save lives. police have charged a gunman who opened fire in a supermarket, with ten counts of murder. a police officer was among the dead. the extent of the devastation from the fire at a rohingya camp in bangladesh becomes clear — at least 15 people died and hundreds are missing. germany heads back into lockdown over easter as a third wave of coronavirus sweeps through europe.
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