welsh rugby legend barryjohn has died at the age of 79.mer fly—half�*s family announced that he passed away peacefully in hospital surrounded by his wife and four children. it's less than a month since welsh rugby mourned another of its most revered players, jpr williams, a teammate ofjohn. i joe wilson looks back on the life of a true great. running on the inside. can he get there? what a try! what a score! before rugby union was all muscularity, there was poetry and the pace and the rhythm was in the feet of barryjohn. as a fly—half number 10 he dictated the play. he made a split—second decisions without even thinking. it is the quality shared by only a few that may truly be described as sporting genius. i think ithinki i think i mentioned this to george best. i think i mentioned this to george best. george and i had a chat, if you are comfortable, any musician will tell you... to him it is like drinking up, have a pint, and that's it. i don't think there is a rationale to it, there is no explanation to it. barryjohn was born in 1945 in

you can find out more about barryjohn�*s life on the bbc website.rom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. we will be back very soon. we'll see you then. bye— bye. hello. there is a change on the way this week. we will see colder weather pushing down from the north, but that change to colder conditions will not be quick and it won't be straightforward either. as that cold air pushes erratically southwards, we will see some rain. some of us may well see some snow. at the moment, most places are in this mild air, cold air across the north of scotland and along the boundary between these two air masses where we have a weather fronts. and this will continue to bring some heavy and persistent rain across the north and the west of scotland. met office still has this yellow warning in force. by the time all is said and done, we may well have seen up to 170 millimetres of rain falling in the wettest locations, some snow mixing in on the northern edge of our weather front as it engages some col

barryjohn was born in 1945 in a west weld village known for two —— barryjohn was born in 1945 in a westrugby, and he first rose to prominence at llanelli before moving to cardiff. by 1971 he helped to command wales, perhaps their greatest team, grand slam champions in the five nations. when wales needed points he could always stop, kick and turn away, knowing where the ball had flown. drop goals were his speciality. having conquered europe, barryjohn toured new zealand with the lions. in the country where rugby is the currency, they called barryjohn the king. the lions won the series. in the decisive third test they scored 13 points to win, ten of them to barryjohn. he had the world at his feet. in 1972, aged just 27, he had enough, it become — he'd become a celebrity and struggled with the concept and the attention. after his playing career he was paid to speak and write about rugby. he was the rugby player who left the sport wanting more. i don't think they're going to catch him. john has scored! you can find out more about barryjohn�*s life on the bbc website. you can get all the lat

having conquered europe, barryjohn toured new zealand with the lions. the series. in the decisive third test they scored 13 points to win, ten of them to barryjohn. he had the world at his feet. in 1972, aged just 27, he had enough, it become a celebrity he'd had enough — he'd become a celebrity and struggled with the concept and the attention. after his playing career he was paid to speak and write about rugby. he was the rugby player who left the sport wanting more. i don't think they're going to catch him. john has scored! barryjohn, who's died at the age of 79. the grammys take are taking place in los angeles tonight. this year's nominations are dominated by female artists and it is expected to be a good night for taylor swift — who has no fewer than seven nominations in the song of the year category — a record breaking number. live now to emma vardy in los angeles. the red carpet looks very exciting. we have seen some incredible wardrobe choices. there are a host of awards to get through before you get to the big categories. the next couple of hour

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lovely tributes to barryjohn there.sall called off this month's election citing a row over the eligibility of candidates. 0pposition party supporters set up barricades around the capital dakar, and clashed with police. they were met with tear gas — and several people, including a former prime minister and an opposition candidate were detained. according to the ministry, a senegal tv station has also been suspended for "inciting violence". so how did senegal reach this point? meghan 0wen explains. this is senegal�*s president, macky sall, announcing just a day before campaigning was due to start that he was postponing the country's election. but why? well, a constitutional council have made the decision to bar several hopeful candidates, including high—profile politician 0usmane sonko from the opposition. now, this decision is being investigated by lawmakers because there are questions over its impartiality. sall himself is not hoping to stand for re—election and he has yet to announce a new date. but many opposition mem

having conquered europe, barryjohn toured new zealand with the lines. after his playing career, he was paid to write and speak about rugby. he was the rugby player who left the sport wanting more. used to play rugby here. ) his brilliance was prayed he was the rugby player who left the sport wanting more. i don't think they're going to catch him. john has scored. facebook is marking its twentieth anniversary today. it has grown from a network for harvard university students to one of the biggest online platforms in the world, but has come under increased pressure from regulators and rival companies. it helped usher in the era of social media but has also triggered concerns about fake news, the mental health of young users and the foundations of democracy. from silicon valley our technology correspondent james clayton looks back at a turbulent two decades. for me, there are two chapters for facebook over the last 20 years. the first is more than a decade's worth of exponential growth. people signed up in their droves. it was almost impossible to find som

they said of barryjohn. "an absolute icon who will be dearly missed. long live the king." that's all from sportsday. here in the uk, the mother of brianna ghey, the 16—year—old who was murdered by two other teenagers, is calling for a ban on access to social media apps for under—16s. esther ghey said the internet was out of control and children needed to be protected. her daughter's killers, scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe, were jailed for life on friday. she also wants parents to be able to see what they're children are accessing social media on their mobile phones, as noor nanji reports. she was absolutely full of life. she was such a character. she was she was really, really outgoing. and she just she loved attention. she loved to be on tiktok. she loved having all of the likes that she used to receive. and she was the life and soul of the party, really. and everybody knew brianna. and anybody who ever met brianna would never forget her. you were in court, then, to hear the sentencing on friday of the two teenagers who took brianna's life. what was it like, being

rugby�*s first superstar, barryjohn, passes away — a legend for wales and the lions — he was 79.as become even more interesting, after arsenal cut the gap to two points at the top of the table, as they beat liverpool 3—1 at emirates stadium. bukayo saka opened the scoring for arsenal after ia minutes, and they did look comfortable until gabriel scored an own—goal in added time at the end of the first half. arsenal re—took the lead, thanks to a defensive mix—up between virgil van dijk and alisson which allowed gabriel martinelli to score. liverpool had ibrahima konate sent off in the closing minutes and then leandro trossard completed the victory. the win moves arsenal up to second place in the table. manchester city, though, could overtake them when they visit brentford on monday evening. i've been very happy, but it was a huge game, it was a game that was going to dictate a little bit where we are, and where are going to be. it is an opponent that demands the best out of you, and the best out of every individual and demanding the best atmosphere to have the best chance to win. a

rugby�*s first superstar, barryjohn, passes away. a legend for wales and the lions — he was 79. race has become even more interesting after arsenal cut the gap to two points at the top of the table as they beat liverpool 3—1 at emirates stadium. bukayo saka opened the scoring for arsenal after 14 minutes and they did look comfortable until gabriel scored an own goal in added time at the end of the first half. arsenal re—took the lead thanks to a defensive mix up between virgil van dijk and alisson which allowed

barryjohn, the legendary former welsh rugby player, has died aged 79.ls for wales and five tests for the british and irish lions. wales won three five nations titles during his stint on the international stage. for more on his career and life, you can head to your website, bbc.com/news. you're live with bbc news. el salvador�*s president has declared himself the winner of a second term. though the official count is not in yet, a landslide victory is expected. president nayib bukele, who has jokingly referred to himself as the "world's coolest dictator", has seen massive support across the country. his likely win would follow a nearly two—year long, brutal crackdown on gangs. some 75,000 people have been detained since the government declared a state of emergency to carry out the crackdown. international human rights organisations claim many of them have no discernible link to gang activities. i spoke to our central america corresponded will grant who is in the capitol. tell us more about what you are seeing and hearing on election day. yeah, i think we

barryjohn, the legendary former welsh rugby player, has died aged 79.ationals for wales and five tests for the british and irish lions. wales won three five nations titles, during his stint on the international stage. for more on his career and life, you can head to your website, at bbc.com/news you're live with bbc news. after months of negotiations, the us senate has unveiled a long—awaited bipartisan deal that tackles security at the us—mexico border and sends billions of dollars in funding to ukraine, israel, and taiwan. the deal makes it more difficult to claim asylum and toughens border laws. the $118 billion agreement is considered the strongest border security package in decades. out of this funding, $20 billion would be for border control. $62 billion would go to support ukraine in its fight against russia. and $14 billion is for security aid for israel. presidentjoe biden has come out in support of the proposal. in a statement he said the deal would give him: �*...a new emergency authority to shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed. i

tributes are paid to welsh rugby legend barryjohn — one of the sport's greatest players, who has died

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