doddie became a big brother— doddie before. doddie became a big brother to— doddie before.mnd. we have lost a huge influence, a huge _ we have lost a huge influence, a huge guy, — we have lost a huge influence, a huge guy, the biggest influence on the mnd_ huge guy, the biggest influence on the mnd community over the last six years _ the mnd community over the last six years it _ the mnd community over the last six years. it leaves a huge loss for all of usn _ years. it leaves a huge loss for all of us, for— years. it leaves a huge loss for all of us, for cathy and the boys, and the weir— of us, for cathy and the boys, and the weir family, the huge family member— the weir family, the huge family member and the weir family, the huge family memberand the the weir family, the huge family member and the huge the weir family, the huge family memberand the huge part the weir family, the huge family member and the huge part of their lives _ member and the huge part of their lives we _ member and the huge part of their lives. we have lost the pioneer, we have _ lives. we have lost

the 2019 helen rollason award recipient is doddie weir.this larger than life character with an irrepressible spirit. i've been involved in sport for a long time, and what it does show you is a bit of fight. and my fight to try and find a cure for mnd. and while his health deteriorated, that spark never left him as when he was awarded an honorary degree and offered the students this advice. so, if things don't go your way, don't give up. oh, yes. and one more thing. don't forget to enjoy the guinness and red wine along the way. just never in the same class. it summed up his zest for life. doddie weir, a man whose charity was matched only by his charisma and his courage. the prince and princess of wales have paid tribute to doddie weir, describing him as a "hero" and adding that his "tireless efforts to raise awareness of mnd were an inspiration". let's speak to dr brian dickie, director of research development at the motor neurone disease association. he's known doddie for a number of years. our condolences to you. i understand you were wit

doddie was as a man. how will you remember doddie? i doddie was as a man. guys who just wanted — row. he was one of these guys who just wanted to have in your team. everyone — just wanted to have in your team. everyone remembers him being defined by the _ everyone remembers him being defined by the humour, the classic scene when _ by the humour, the classic scene when they— by the humour, the classic scene when they were simulating what the media _ when they were simulating what the media might ask, and he was said to have been— media might ask, and he was said to have been seen in the nightclub at three _ have been seen in the nightclub at three in— have been seen in the nightclub at three in the morning and he came out beautifully— three in the morning and he came out beautifully with, "mistaken beautifully with, "mista ken identity". beautifully with, "mistaken identity". he had a horrendous industry— identity". he had a horrendous industry as— identity". he had a horrendous industry as well. he played a test series— industry as well. he played a test se

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they go back a long way. 35 years i have known doddie. i way. 35 years i have known doddie.ter, incredible personality, and that was evident even at school. he was a tall, skinny, six foot, he played number eight when i first played with him. then he matured into second row. he was an amazing man. everybody is saying how much an inspiration he was and what impact he had on people's lives. what did he had on people's lives. what did he do and what impact did he have? we remember doddy for what he has donein we remember doddy for what he has done in his last five years when he has had mnd. he has been truly inspiration, how he has done it in a selfless way. it has been about finding a cure so that the next generations don't have to go through what he has gone through. we forget how good rugby player he was. he was a fantastic player. i sprayed scottish schools with him, and with the lions memorably in 1997. in a sport like rugby, i don't know anyone that has a bad word to say about doddie, which isjust astonishing. he wasjust about doddie, which isjust astonishing. he was just

doddie came from, we are - kevin to realise that this is where doddie came from, we are so i doddieed here, and — privileged that kevin has stopped here, and i— privileged that kevin has stopped here, and i so— privileged that kevin has stopped here, and i so admire _ privileged that kevin has stopped here, and i so admire him - privileged that kevin has stopped here, and i so admire him and i privileged that kevin has stopped i here, and i so admire him and what he's doing — here, and i so admire him and what he's doing it— here, and i so admire him and what he's doing it is— here, and i so admire him and what he's doing. it is extraordinary, i here, and i so admire him and what he's doing. it is extraordinary, andl he's doing. it is extraordinary, and it has— he's doing. it is extraordinary, and it has brought _ he's doing. it is extraordinary, and it has brought mnd— he's doing. it is extraordinary, and it has brought mnd to _ he's doing. it is extraordinary, and it has brought mnd to everybody'sj it has brought mnd to everybody's attention— it has brought mnd to everybody's atte

doddie weir, who's died at the age of 52. remember this. # i'm going to live forever. the voice of american actress and singer, irene cara, who has died at the age of 63. the musical fame, in which she sang that title track, did, indeed, make herfamous. four years later, irene cara won an oscar and a grammy for the title song in the movie "flashdance". we can speak to the film and television critic, clayton davis, from variety. he's in los angeles. thank you so much forjoining me. irene cara is a hero for so many and yourself, what does he mean to her fans? many and yourself, what does he mean to herfans? she many and yourself, what does he mean to her fans?— mean to her fans? she was a trailblazer, _ mean to her fans? she was a trailblazer, the _ mean to her fans? she was a trailblazer, the one - mean to her fans? she was a trailblazer, the one who - mean to her fans? she was a trailblazer, the one who was| trailblazer, the one who was one of the first times and any latino or black person got to see themselves on screen and

commentator: doddie weir, one of scottish rugby's favourite sons... - when doddie announced his diagnosis the all blacks. two weeks ago, he was back at murrayfield, again with his sons. again the crowd stood as one. it was his last public appearance. he remained to the very end a giant of a man. business leaders in the north of england are warning rail services could "collapse into utter chaos" by january, unless the government takes action. members of the northern powerhouse partnership are asking the transport secretary to address train travel in the region, which has been severely disrupted by strikes and cancellations. the government agreed the current situation was "unacceptable". here's our business reporter, noor nanji. we've seen major disruption on the railways this year. business leaders from across the north of england say that's having a negative impact on the economy. they're calling for the transport secretary to act to prevent things getting worse. if many of those who worked in the department of transport down in london had to use these trains, then it would have got sorte

the 2019 helen rollason award recipient is doddie weir!er than life character with an irrepressible spirit. i've been involved in sport for a long time, and what it does show you is you've got a bit of spirit, a bit of fight, and my fight�*s to try and find a cure for mnd. and while his health deteriorated, that spark never left him, as when he was awarded an honorary degree and offered the students this advice... so, if things don't go your way, don't give up. oh, yes, and one more thing. don't forget to enjoy the guinness and red wine along the way — just never in the same glass. it summed up his zest for life. doddie weir, a man whose charity was matched only by his charisma and his courage. lionel messi's argentina could have been knocked out of the world cup this evening. it was a nervy night in qatar but they beat mexico 2—0 to keep themselves alive in their group. our sports editor dan roan was at the lusail stadium. messi! for all that their talisman has achieved in the game, glory on football's greatest stage has proved elusive fo

while tributes to doddie weir continue _ happen.igners, professors and charities are due to come together tomorrow for a key meeting together tomorrow for a key meeting to discuss their plans, greg mckenzie, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. big changes for the week. higher pressure setting things down, turning colder as we draw air in from the east by the end of the week, problems with mist and fog at times, frost as well. changes from the wet, unsettled weather we have had of late. this afternoon not too bad, sunshine around, showers affecting parts of western scotland, wales south—west england, towards the channel. better in the south and south east after yesterday's cloud and rain, 12 in the south, cooler further north. showers fade away, turning drierfor many, went to clear skies, light wind, temperatures plummeting down to freezing or below across northern, central and western areas, frost likely, mist and fog developing, quite extensive across parts of england and wales, causing some issues for tuesday mornin

paul thompson, director of fund raising for my name's doddie , raising for my name's doddie, says his the fight mmd. so the foundation has been focussed on a world free of harm and that's the vision we have and. that's the vision that he's set us on as the vision that he's left us. so until make real progress and continue to make real progress for effective treatments for the condition. the still done. so his the work still not done. so his legacy the progress we legacy is the progress that we make energy . the queen make against energy. the queen consort is to break with a time old tradition of having ladies in waiting. opting for queen's instead . buckingham palace has instead. buckingham palace has announced names of the six women who will support camilla in her official duties . who will support camilla in her official duties. in addition to her private and deputy private secretaries , it's believed the secretaries, it's believed the companions work will be similar but not extensive, as the late queen's ladies in waiting. over 50,000 driving tests a year are taken by learners who

paul thompson, director of fund raising for my name's doddie , raising for my name's doddie, says his the fight mmd. so the foundation has been focussed on a world free of harm and that's the vision we have and. that's the vision that he's set us on as the vision that he's left us. so until make real progress and continue to make real progress for effective treatments for the condition. the still done. so his the work still not done. so his legacy the progress we legacy is the progress that we make energy . the queen make against energy. the queen consort is to break with a time old tradition of having ladies in waiting. opting for queen's instead . buckingham palace has instead. buckingham palace has announced names of the six women who will support camilla in her official duties . who will support camilla in her official duties. in addition to her private and deputy private secretaries , it's believed the secretaries, it's believed the companions work will be similar but not extensive, as the late queen's ladies in waiting. over 50,000 driving tests a year are taken by learners who

weirfoundation. ambulance, some of it was for the doddy weir foundation.— doddy weir foundation.ell done. amazing su- ort thank you. well done. amazing support wherever _ thank you. well done. amazing support wherever he _ thank you. well done. amazing support wherever he has - thank you. well done. amazing support wherever he has gone, j thank you. well done. amazing - support wherever he has gone, you will get into more populated areas now, beautifulscenery will get into more populated areas now, beautiful scenery in the last couple of days but quite sparsely populated so hopefully more awareness and more money and that is what it's all about.— what it's all about. exactly, that is the reason _ what it's all about. exactly, that is the reason we've _ what it's all about. exactly, that is the reason we've got - what it's all about. exactly, that is the reason we've got the - what it's all about. exactly, that i is the reason we've got the drum, what it's all about. exactly, that - is the reason we've got the drum, we will keep on banging it and doing our thing. the support has b

doddie weir's campaigning won him both awards and huge affection, establishing the my name's doddie foundation be delivered. he tweeted. .. 0ther campaigners also say the money has been too slow to materialise. his passing has galvanised the whole of the mnd community. and we're more determined than ever to deliver on doddie's legacy, a world free from mnd. in a statement, a department of health and social care spokesperson said... but some experts say the process of obtaining funding needs to be simplified. i do honestly believe that there is a desire within government to get the money to us. but i don't think quite yet we have found the mechanism in the way that that can happen. while tributes to doddie continue to flood social media, work to find a cure for mnd will continue. campaigners, professors and charities are due to come together tomorrow for a key meeting to discuss their plans. greg mckenzie, bbc news. it's been described as an archeological "treasure trove," roman mosaics and buildings discovered under a farmers field in rutland in the east midlands. the remarkable find was made

in a tweet, doddie wear who died yesterday aged 52. in a tweet , the royal aged 52. royal couple called the former scotland international and british and irish lion a hero and inspiration where he suffered from motor disease since 2006 and used his profile to raise awareness of the condition and generate funds through his charity foundation . through his charity foundation. paul thomson, director of fundraising for my name's dotti . his legacy is the fight against m&a , so the foundation against m&a, so the foundation has been focussed on world free of them and that's the vision that we have, that's the vision that we have, that's the vision that he's set us on is the vision that he's left us. so. until real progress and until make real progress and continue make real progress continue to make real progress for effective treatments, the condition not condition the work is still not done. his is that that done. so his legacy is that that we make against empty the queen consort is to break with the time old tradition of having ladies in waiting. opting queen's companio

what did ou call and doddy called them pink. what did you call them? _ and doddy called them pink.o... you have ghosts on them! can we... _ halloween so. .. you have ghosts on them! can we... i— halloween so... you have ghosts on them! can we... i would _ halloween so... you have ghosts on them! can we... i would love i halloween so... you have ghosts on them! can we... i would love to i halloween so... you have ghosts on them! can we... i would love to see j them! can we... i would love to see those. we will try to get those. can you turn your feet to camera five? are there we go. they actually have ghosts on. the are there we go. they actually have hosts on. ., ., , , ghosts on. the finale of this run is aroin to ghosts on. the finale of this run is going to be _ ghosts on. the finale of this run is going to be a _ ghosts on. the finale of this run is going to be a pretty _ ghosts on. the finale of this run is going to be a pretty special- going to be a pretty special occasion, isn't it? tell us about that. , ., , , occasion, isn't it? tell us about that. , ., _ , occasion, isn't

doddy has message me already.— will put them on today. doddy has message me already. long time. it our awards, we are growing and we will be for a long time.— will be for a long time. it has been brilliant to watch. _ will be for a long time. it has been brilliant to watch. it _ will be for a long time. it has been brilliant to watch. it has _ will be for a long time. it has been brilliant to watch. it has been - brilliant to watch. it has been brilliant to watch. it has been brilliant for us to be a part of. thank you, you have both been incredible. without you guys, we would not have been able to do it. it would not have been anywhere near as good. it would not have been anywhere near as tood. ., ., ., ., ., as good. you would have done it on our as good. you would have done it on your own. — as good. you would have done it on your own. i — as good. you would have done it on your own. i know— as good. you would have done it on your own, i know you _ as good. you would have done it on your own, i know you would. - as good. you would have done it on your own, i know y

rob burrow, doddie weir, stephen darby, ed slater, the full mnd community, the full rugby league communityyou have done seven ultramarathons in seven days. you said you were just going for a run for a mate. what kept you going? that exact thought. it's all about friendship and the love for rob. cheering. i know that everybody feels the same way that i do about rob burrow. he's an absolute champion and the way the burrow family have been so courageous and brave, we just wanted to be a great friend, and if we can all try and be a bit of a better friend from time to time, i think we'll have a better place to live in. an american woman who falsely claimed her blood testing company could transform the way diseases are diagnosed has beenjailed for more than 11 years. elizabeth holmes was found guilty of defrauding investors. herfirm, theranos, made her a billionaire with claims that it could identify medical conditions using just a few drops of blood. james clayton reports from san francisco. when elizabeth holmes arrived at court today, she hoped the sentence she'd receive would be lenient. ins

after the death of scottish rugby legend doddie weir campaigners call on the government to deliver onuspicion of murder after two teenagers were found stabbed to death a mile apart in south east london. hundreds of thousands of households could receive help to make their homes warmer but the measures have been criticised for being too little too late. it makes me feel like i'm being listened to. we catch up with samuel after our story about his struggles

our headlines today: tributes have been paid to doddie weir, the former scottish international rugbysease at the age of 52. a hero on and off the pitch — his final years were spent raising money to find a cure for the condition which took his life. we'll hear from those who knew him well later on the show. also today, people who use social media posts to encourage self—harm face criminal prosecution under new government proposals. several people are still missing feared dead

paul thompson, director of fundraising for my name's doddie, says his legacy is the fight against mmd foundations been focussed on a world free of them and that's the vision that we have and that's the vision that he's set us on this, the vision that he's left us. so until we make real progress, continue make real progress, continue to make real progress, continue to make real progress effective progress for, effective treatments condition. treatments for the condition. the work not done. so his the work still not done. so his legacy progress we legacy that progress that we make energy and the make against energy and the consort has to break with the time old tradition of having ladies in waiting. opting of the queen's companion instead buckingham palace has announced the names of the six women he'll support. camilla in her official dufies. support. camilla in her official duties . in addition to her duties. in addition to her private and deputy secretaries, it's believed companions work will be similar , but not as will be similar, but not as extensive as the late queen's ladies in wa

great doddie , who died union. great doddie, who died yesterday, aged 52.he royal couple called the former scotland international a hero and an inspiration . he hero and an inspiration. he suffered from motor neurone and he used his high profile to raise awareness of the condition and generate funds . and now he's and generate funds. and now he's been whirlwind of a beginning to the football qatar as the world cup reaches end of its first week. yes, lionel messi and enzo fernandez scored brilliant , fernandez scored brilliant, brilliant second half goals. i watched every one of them to keep argentina in the world cup. meanwhile, france made it into the last 16 their let's get the very latest mate mcgee who's here to bring us up to date . i here to bring us up to date. i have to say we feel little bit not downplaying it in england or wales involved or a bit like there's a big world outside of england and wales because i'm pulling . yesterday some pulling. yesterday some brilliant stories emerging as well. argentina right up against it. they lost against saud

i wouldn't expect anything less when we come to a place where doddie stayed.air lifts and whatever, you know. they have been fantastic. everybody has been fantastic. the support from everyone has been spot—on. great. | it is fantastic what he has done j and it's also raising awareness, as well, for this disease and it is nice to be - here to applaud him. at newcastle united's ground, another icon paid tribute — sir brendan foster, olympian and founder of the great north run. more than a million people run the great north run, but this is great — a great north run. they go way back. many years ago, i was the chancellor at leeds met university, and kevin, i presented him with his degree. he was a top student. he was top of the year, he was fantastic. you have got to admire a man like him, and sport throwing up a character like him is great for sport. it is great for rugby league, but it is great for the charity they are raising money for. these are the women's, men's and wheelchair rugby league world cups. kev will next see the men's trophy at the old trafford f

former scotland rugby union international doddie weir has at the age of 52.one . in december with motor neurone. in december 2016. he won 61 caps for his country , was selected for the country, was selected for the successful british and irish lions tour to south in 1997. the prince and princess of wales have tribute to the player , have tribute to the player, describing him as a hero and saying his tireless efforts to raise awareness of mendi were an inspiration . you're up to date. inspiration. you're up to date. that's it for moment. now back to mark dolan tonight. my thanks to aron, who returns in an hour's welcome to marc dolan's saturday night and in big opinion easyjet are recruiting people in late and middle age this is good news. older people have so much to offer workplace and the economy . in my big question , following . in my big question, following an array of , . in my big question, following an array of, vicious . in my big question, following an array of , vicious attacks and an array of, vicious attacks and with so much fouling on the street

former scotland rugby union international doddie weir has at the age of 52.one . in december with motor neurone. in december 2016. he won 61 caps for his country , was selected for the country, was selected for the successful british and irish lions tour to south in 1997. the prince and princess of wales have tribute to the player , have tribute to the player, describing him as a hero and saying his tireless efforts to raise awareness of mendi were an inspiration . you're up to date. inspiration. you're up to date. that's it for moment. now back to mark dolan tonight. my thanks to aron, who returns in an hour's welcome to marc dolan's saturday night and in big opinion easyjet are recruiting people in late and middle age this is good news. older people have so much to offer workplace and the economy . in my big question , following . in my big question, following an array of , . in my big question, following an array of, vicious . in my big question, following an array of , vicious attacks and an array of, vicious attacks and with so much fouling on the street

for guys like rob and doddie _ thank kev in person.et. £777,777 _ straightaway. the fundraising target, £777,777 echoing - straightaway. the fundraising target, £777,777 echoing rob| target, £777,777 echoing rob burrow�*s shirt number, has now been surpassed. smashed, infact. burrow�*s shirt number, has now been surpassed. smashed, in fact. the cost of living _ surpassed. smashed, in fact. the cost of living has _ surpassed. smashed, in fact. ire: cost of living has gone through the roof, christmas is on its way. some of the villages we've been through and towns i'm sure in amongst all of that there are people to support themselves and eating and they are coming out and giving us cash and that in itself is worth every step. day six done. one day to go. i think both me _ day six done. one day to go. i think both me and — day six done. one day to go. i think both me and dave are absolutely broken _ both me and dave are absolutely broken but we will get there, get to old trafford tomorrow, then we have physio _ old trafford tomorrow, then

the former scotland rugby union international and british and irish lions doddie weir has died at the52 where it was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in december 2016. he won 61 caps for his country was selected for the successful hons selected for the successful lions tour to south africa in 1997. are used his profile to raise of the condition and to generate funds through his charity foundation . tv online charity foundation. tv online and dab radio. this is gb news and dab radio. this is gb news and now it's back to neil oliver live live . live live. people write to me every day to tell me they feel the future. people all over the world, all ages , walks of life. i see this ages, walks of life. i see this we should not be afraid . if we should not be afraid. if anyone should be afraid , it's anyone should be afraid, it's our government. the whole of parliament, state and the establish . they should be afraid establish. they should be afraid . they are in the wrong doing things and behaving unforgivably . you can tell they are afraid the way they keep doing more and more fast an

the former scotland rugby union international and british and irish lions doddie weir has died at the52 where it was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in december 2016. he won 61 caps for his country was selected for the successful hons selected for the successful lions tour to south africa in 1997. are used his profile to raise of the condition and to generate funds through his charity foundation . tv online charity foundation. tv online and dab radio. this is gb news and dab radio. this is gb news and now it's back to neil oliver live live . live live. people write to me every day to tell me they feel the future. people all over the world, all ages , walks of life. i see this ages, walks of life. i see this we should not be afraid . if we should not be afraid. if anyone should be afraid , it's anyone should be afraid, it's our government. the whole of parliament, state and the establish . they should be afraid establish. they should be afraid . they are in the wrong doing things and behaving unforgivably . you can tell they are afraid the way they keep doing more and more fast an

you are going to a club doddy ware is associated with.hey are important to the nn the community. we hope to have i kevin. they are important to the mn | the community. we hope to have lots of support _ the community. we hope to have lots of support at those locations. talking — of support at those locations. talking of cheerleaders, follow me over here. bruce has the drum. we will be using less and sending kevin on his way. you have been raising money for my name is doddy. in time. they are such inspirational figures. they are such inspirational figures. the challenges they are doing are inspiring — the challenges they are doing are inspiring i— the challenges they are doing are inspiring. i have signed up for a marathon _ inspiring. i have signed up for a marathon, which i said i would never do in _ marathon, which i said i would never do in my— marathon, which i said i would never do in my life — marathon, which i said i would never do in my life. these people have brought— do in my life. these people have brought together the community

can i thank the prime minister for his remarks on doddie weir?re seeing over brexit together. we're brexit is better together. we're used in scotland. the used to that in scotland. the problem the prime and problem for both the prime and the leader is that when the labour leader is that when comes to brexit, even their voters don't agree with them. the last yougov poll showed a record 56% no believe it was wrong to leave the european union and that figure to 71% in scotland. one in five who actually voted for brexit have no changed their minds. more more people across these islands are wise to the fact that make brexit work is just another stupid slogan . yes, scotland stupid slogan. yes, scotland can't be stuck with a new brexit coalition of the tories and laboun coalition of the tories and labour. so unless andrew stevens , the prime minister, finally tells people in scotland to party who escape westminster control to deliver independence so can get back to the european. so they stop . mr. speaker, itoje so they stop. mr. speaker, itoje talks a

former scotland rugby union international doddie weir has died at the age of 52 where it was with motorse . was with motor neurone disease. december 2016. he won 61 caps for his country and was selected for his country and was selected for the successful british and irish lions tour to south africa in 1997. the prince and princess of wales have paid tribute to the rugby legend, describing him as a hero and saying his tireless efforts raise awareness of mental have been an inspiration and little ac produced a moment of brilliance . keep argentina's world cup hopes alive . a to win against hopes alive. a to win against mexico knowing defeat would end their campaign , masi delivered their campaign, masi delivered after 64 minutes, taking touch before finding the bottom of the net from around 20 yards out. substitute fernandez added a second late on. argentina advance to the knockout stages the win against poland on wednesday that's . you're up to wednesday that's. you're up to date. now it is over to steve and headliners . and headliners. hello and welcome to headliners i'm steven allen. i

former scotland rugby union international doddie weir has died at the age of 52 where it was with motorse . was with motor neurone disease. december 2016. he won 61 caps for his country and was selected for his country and was selected for the successful british and irish lions tour to south africa in 1997. the prince and princess of wales have paid tribute to the rugby legend, describing him as a hero and saying his tireless efforts raise awareness of mental have been an inspiration and little ac produced a moment of brilliance . keep argentina's world cup hopes alive . a to win against hopes alive. a to win against mexico knowing defeat would end their campaign , masi delivered their campaign, masi delivered after 64 minutes, taking touch before finding the bottom of the net from around 20 yards out. substitute fernandez added a second late on. argentina advance to the knockout stages the win against poland on wednesday that's . you're up to wednesday that's. you're up to date. now it is over to steve and headliners . and headliners. hello and welcome to headliners i'm steven allen. i

rugby union great doddie weir, who died yesterday aged 52.t the royal couple called the former scotland international and british and irish lion a hero and an inspiration. doddie who had suffered from motor neurone disease since 2016, used his profile to raise awareness of the condition and generate funds through . his charity foundation. through. his charity foundation. there is currently no cure for mmd . the queen consort is to mmd. the queen consort is to break with a time old tradition of having in waiting. opting for queen's companions instead. but palace has announced the names the six women who support camilla in her official duties. in addition to her private and deputy, private secretaries , deputy, private secretaries, it's believed the companions work will be similar, but not as extensive as the late queen's ladies in waiting . this is gb ladies in waiting. this is gb news. bring you more news as it happens. of course. now they're back to nana . back to nana. gooditis back to nana. good it is fast approaching 6 minutes after 4:00.

we in doddy weir territory, we are talking to rob burrow later, 11:30am at headingley, and 2:15pm atined by colleagues from leicester tigers rugby club. i think it'sjust a privilege to come and join the team again and that's the special part. you know, we're representing leicester tigers here today in support of what kev's doing. i think it's helped having some different chat, i whether it's been good chat or not, i'm not sure — but yeah, it's been enjoyable. different flavour of abuse? yes. yeah, well, it wasn't us giving the abuse. we're just receiving the abuse from everyone. and there was a surprise guest to provide some sunshine in all the rain. so there you go, send us on our way! raising awareness of motor neurone disease, banging the drum, today, kath muir and her husband ian set the team off from thirsk. it's great to meet kev. what he is doing is amazing for all of us living with mnd. kath was diagnosed eight and a half years ago and at that point, unless you were actually affected by mnd, you'd probably never heard of it. that's the big step forward. the awareness for ever

and on the front page of scotland on sunday, a picture of doddie weir in action, the former scottishal turned campaigner across the country for the disease that sadly took his life, motor neurone disease, but someone who created a lot of pride and sadness this weekend as he has finally passed away. welcome to my panel. a huge amount talk about this morning. we are going to talk a lot about strikes. frances o�*grady, can anything stop these endless train strikes? there is always a deal to be done. it takes goodwill, good faith and people around the table. but it also takes clarity. and i think after grant shapps�*s somewhat macho style of saying it is nothing to do with him, we have had a change of tone from mark harper. but the unions need to know whether the companies have authority to do a deal. we know that every train operating company has a clause in its contract written by the element on dispute handling. but the unions don�*t know what is in it and they don�*t know whether the companies have been empowered to genuinely negotiate the deal. so we are hoping for a letter to the u

the prince and princess of wales have paid tribute to rugby union great doddie weir, who died yesterday2. in a tweet , yesterday, aged 52. in a tweet, the royal couple called the former scotland international and british and irish lion a hero and inspiration where he had suffered from motor neurone disease since 2016. use his profile to raise awareness of the condition and generate funds through his charity foundation. paul thompson , director of paul thompson, director of fundraising for my name's dottie, says his legacy is the fight against mmd . so the fight against mmd. so the foundation has been focussed on a world free of harm and that's the vision we have and that's the vision we have and that's the vision we have and that's the vision that he's set us on, is the vision that he's left us. so until we make real progress and continue to make real progress effective progress for effective treatments condition. treatments for the condition. the work still not done. so his legacy we legacy is that progress that we make energy and the make against energy and the queen consort is to bre

spending pledge to fund mnd research, following the death of former scotland international rugby player doddiechief scientific adviser within the department of health — professor chappell — is actively engaged on now. steve barclay, there. the world's largest active volcano — hawaii's mauna loa, has erupted for the first time in almost 40 years. we have got some incredible pictures for you. residents have been placed on alert and warned about the risk of falling ash — but so far no evacuation orders have been put in place. the us geological service has said the situation could change quickly. we will keep an eye on that for you. 30 minutes past seven, let's get the weather. —— 13 minutes past seven. good morning. the change on the cards with the type of weather we have at the moment. it has been mild and wet for much of november but we have some more wintry feeling weather as we edge towards the first few days of winter. it is colder, and dry but lingering fog which may cause disruption. so you might want to leave more time for the commute. fog is slow to clear, cuddling all day from parts of