sydney and cairns, the esse1um, ion of a gap year. between sydney and cairns, the esse1um, i literallyjapy and cairns, the esse1um, i literally rightaar. between sydney and cairns, the esse1um, i literally right at. but, um, i literally right at the end and, um, just i was doing the very last job before i was and i was was coming home and i was involved a car crash. i was involved in a car crash. i was literally going to the last point to say goodbye to my friends, and then was going friends, and then i was going to fly and have this fly home, and you have this horrendous crash, you lose horrendous car crash, you lose an how do feel mentally >> how do you feel mentally after that ? after that? >> think like many people >> um, i think like many people that have been you've been in the scrapes yourself, right. and, and anyone who's been in those environments and hospitals, the safe space. so you're safe when you're in there and you're not really got to think about too much. it's when you come out and obviously i had a family had to fly a short my family had to fly out. this is pre mobile ph

cairns. you studio. alan cairns.ould you care to comment on situation in the east do you think the middle east and do you think we're heading towards war? and the middle east and do you think w< so, heading towards war? and the middle east and do you think w< so, head it; towards war? and the middle east and do you think w< so, head it feel/ards war? and the middle east and do you think w< so, head it feel/ards it's'? and if so, does it feel like it's being by if so, does it feel like it's beirwest, by if so, does it feel like it's beirwest, this by if so, does it feel like it's beirwest, this propaganda. by the west, this propaganda. >> well, think the situation >> well, i think the situation in east could be in the middle east could well be very think got very serious. i think we've got to see how the, uh, the us react to see how the, uh, the us react to the iranian intervention . uh, to the iranian intervention. uh, there's quite obvious evidence that comes from that. we need to be robust . uh, but on the other be

>> lord balfe i do, because i think i agree with every word that alicia cairns just said.ly, i thought you've expressed well. this is expressed it very well. this is we are defending our own security here, a russia that can just into countries that just walk into countries that are next door to it and take them over as a russia that is a threat to us and we they need to be resisted. so and the threat to us our i mean , to us here our whole i mean, many of us remember when russia actually occupying of actually was occupying most of central europe and that was a real threat to us, an existential threat to us for years, year after year after yeah years, year after year after year. and we can't allow that sort of thing to happen again. training is really important, but the other thing here is this is billion, i think there's is 2.5 billion, i think there's an element here of demonstrate saying to the americans of trying to shame the americans, in a sense, into the anteing up, can we afford it? we cannot afford britain cannot afford to sustain ukraine to fight this war. it is t

injuries we get the the kind of injuries we get bbc spent three way ca the the bbc spent three way cairns with it in the situation and ijust work. - whereas when i get home, i find it difficult. _ sometimes. i live on my own, so i don't really have anyone to talk. to, so ijust end up processing it a lot in my brain _ and just overthinking. ricky has come in on a friday night with a stab wound to his stomach. after an operation to close the wound, the next day he is recovering in hospital ward. i wound, the next day he is recovering in hospital ward.— in hospitalward. i was in pain but the adrenaline _ in hospitalward. i was in pain but the adrenaline kept _ in hospitalward. i was in pain but the adrenaline kept me _ in hospitalward. i was in pain but the adrenaline kept me going i in hospitalward. i was in pain but| the adrenaline kept me going until in hospitalward. i was in pain but. the adrenaline kept me going until i actually realised how much pain i was in. as soon as the adrenaline went out, i was in a lot of pain there. when you see it on telly, you think that will never happen on

joining me live are three young darts players katie sheldon, eleanor cairns and james beeton. good. — have last night. how was he? he was feeling good. a _ have last night. how was he? he was feeling good, a bit _ have last night. how was he? he was feeling good, a bit gutted _ have last night. how was he? he was feeling good, a bit gutted but - have last night. how was he? he was feeling good, a bit gutted but we i feeling good, a bit gutted but we are always proud of him. what feeling good, a bit gutted but we are always proud of him. what was our are always proud of him. what was your feeling _ are always proud of him. what was your feeling as _ are always proud of him. what was your feeling as he _ are always proud of him. what was your feeling as he watched - are always proud of him. what was your feeling as he watched him i are always proud of him. what was i your feeling as he watched him play? yourfeeling as he watched him play? it was incredible to watch, to seize journey from where he started. we only wanted to win one game and got to the final. it only wanted to win

he came through a darts academy in st helens , as did his good friend, 19—year—old eleanour cairns, whoted playing at the darts academy together when we was about... i was about to probably 12 or 11 and he was obviously eight or nine. he was a special talent to bend. everybody was talking about and then. he had such a natural throw, natural go about ten, and now. ~ . , ., throw, natural go about ten, and now. ~ . , , now. what is it about him, he 'ust seems so confident. i now. what is it about him, he 'ust seems so confident. even i now. what is it about him, he just seems so confident. even then, . seems so confident. even then, did you think he looks a bit old for his age? you think he looks a bit old for his ace? . ., , you think he looks a bit old for his ace? . ., you think he looks a bit old for his aue? ., age? yeah, he has always can he definitely doesn't _ age? yeah, he has always can he definitely doesn't look _ age? yeah, he has always can he definitely doesn't look 16. - age? yeah, he has always can he definitely doesn't look 16. but. age? yeah, he has always can he definit

. >> will has seven cairn terriers , a ginger one or an orange one called donald trump , , a ginger onerump, and he's got kipper sausage and beans chilling , scruffy and smoky. oh chilling, scruffy and smoky. oh i love it, steve says. >> my doberman is called doris and samantha says her name. her dog name is doris as well, and she's a boxer puppy. dog name is doris as well, and she's a boxer puppy . but that's she's a boxer puppy. but that's a handful. um brad, my heidi is a handful. um brad, my heidi is a great dane who loves laps . a handful. um brad, my heidi is a great dane who loves laps. i love that the bigger the dog, the smaller they think they are. i think sometimes you could know all about that. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> um, luke has lowry. i think we can have a picture of lowry, actually, a little bit later on. he's an assistant dog. um, happy as larry. he says he's a lad, but we'll try and bring that picture up for you. that'll be nice. um, and christine has got a . is that right? and a papillon. is that right? and they're called scrumpy jack. mister pickle and gibson. >> oh, i l