i'm catriona and nine years ago i picked up a bag and damaged the nerves in my back.year—old mum margaret, who has become her carer. her legs, bowel, bladderand sexual organs are all severely damaged. this was catriona before her injury, a gifted dancer with dreams of becoming a choreographer. assessing how many people have cauda equina syndrome is difficult as some nhs hospitals don't log numbers. however, there were 981 surgical decompressions to treat it in england alone in 2010 and 2011. cauda equina means horse's tail in latin and it describes the spray of nerves that come off the bottom of the spinal cord. they activate the bladder, bowels, sexual organs and lower limbs and if a slipped disc hits them, as you can see it doing here in this mri scan, that's incredibly serious and urgent medical treatment to remove the pressure is critical. the nhs says compensation claims between 2014 and 2016 will cost £68 million and this leading consultant thinks is far higher. it's difficult to get a precise figure from all the various information sources about the frequency o

european solheim cup captain catriona matthew has announced herfour wild card picks to join the eightlready qualified to face the us at gleneagles next month. the biggest surprise is the inclusion of veteran suzanne pettersen — the norwegian has played at eight solheim cups but is currently ranked 620th in the world after taking time away from the tour to have a baby. there are four englishwomen in the 12. manchester's bronte law has impressed on the us tour this season, and jodi ewart shadoff also gets a wild card. charley hull and georgia hall had already booked their places due to their world rankings. here is the 12 player squad in full. the captain's other wild card pick is the frenchwoman celine boutier. the us have won the last two solheim cups, and ten of the last 15, but europe have triumphed the last two times it was staged in scotland. matthew admits they go in as the underdogs. they were going as favourites. if you look at the rankings, they will be higher ranked than us but i think we have a great team, a good blend of experienced players. as you say, if few new rookies a

european solheim cup captain catriona matthew has announced her four wildcard picks to join the eightettersen — the norwegian has played at eight solheim cups but is currently ranked 620th in the world after taking time away from the tour to have a baby. there are four englishwomen in the 12. manchester's bronte law has impressed on the us tour this season, and jodi ewart shadoff also gets a wildcard. charley hull and georgia hall had already booked their places due to their world rankings. that's all the sport for now. hello. the weather is going to stay quite changeable over the coming days. just a few scattered showers, but really, we' re just a few scattered showers, but really, we're focusing on this changeable being that will take us right into the weekend as well. and the weekend at this stage isn't looking too promising. some rain and wind on the way. pretty nippy across rural parts of scotland, it could dip down to six degrees. a lot of dry weather around but also a scattering of a few showers. you can see western scotland, the lake district, lancashire, but generally tuesday

luckily for bronte law, she is playing alongside europe's captain catriona matthew, never a better timeoff the lead and she knows this course better than anyone having been a member here since she was nine. but if she is to win her first major title, she is to win her first major title, she is going to need another strong start today. but with a home crowd comes home expectations. the pressure she will have to deal with today. one player also making herself look at home is america's lysette salas who took her chances to rise to the top of the leaderboard. with to rise to the top of the leaderboa rd. with overnight to rise to the top of the leaderboard. with overnight leader ashleigh buhai two out in the next hour. bbc news, woburn. police in the us state of washington are used to stopping motorists who drive too fast, but they got the shock of their lives when they saw a plane racing down the road. and when the light aircraft finally came to a halt, of course, the officers had to knock on the window and have a word with the pilot. richard lister reports. is it a bird? no, it's a plane —

european solheim cup captain catriona matthew has announced herfour wild card picks to join the eight veteran the norwegian has played at 8 solheim cups but is currently ranked 620th in the world after taking time away from the tour to have a baby. there are four englishwomen in the 12. manchester's bronte law has impressed on the us tour this season, and jodi ewart shadoff also gets a wild card. charley hull and georgia hall had already booked their places due to their world rankings. here is the 12—player squad in full. the captain's other wild card pick is the frenchwoman celine boutier. the us have won the last two solheim cups, and ten of the last 15, but europe have triumped the last two times it was staged in scotland. everyone really is just happy to know what the team is and who is in it, and it's been a long process for them all. and obviously, the ones that have qualified automatically, and it's more stressfulfor the pics. they had a great day out there, playing. perfect weather. would be nice if we have that in september. the golf course is looking in fantastic shape, so w

captain catriona matthew had four wildcard picks to join the eight women who have already qualified toaged in scotland. jofra archer has been speaking to the press at lord‘s today ahead of his likely test debut on wednesday against australia. the fast bowler missed england‘s defeat in the first test through injury but has since proved his fitness. it is not my test match debut as yet, but if selected i will be over the moon, but for now i‘m not selected, so we will go with that for now. it will be a new thing for you, bowling over five days, if you are selected. justin langer thought it might wear you down. are selected. justin langer thought it might wear you downlj are selected. justin langer thought it might wear you down. i don't thinkjustin laing has seen me play first—class cricket. i usually bowl of a0 overs every game, anyway, so here‘s another thing coming —— justin langer. andy murray make a competitive return to singles for the first time in eight months following a second hip operation in january. he has enjoyed some success on the doubles circuit, he won the queens title,