gary connor there.nt debate, when a backbencher has the chance to raise an issue and get a reply from the minister. wednesday's topic was cornish wrestling, an ancient sport first recorded in 1139, when it was said to be fought by giants. championing the cause was north cornwall mp scott mann. we caught up with him to find out more, but first, here is a taster of the sport, as reported by the bbc‘s tonight programme in 1965. well, that rather nasty bash on the floor that you just saw and heard is technically known as an underheave, one of the six main throws, or hitches, as they are called, in cornish wrestling. cornish wrestling is the oldest sport in the united kingdom. we refer to it as rasling in cornwall, which is the cornish phrase for wrestling. generally competed with men. we have women and junior sections. the objective is to grab hold of each other and to throw each other on your back to score points. i want to raise the profile with sport england. they kindly gave us £8,000 about ten years ag

gary connor has our countdown. show business for le, say politics is show business for t say politics is show business for ugly people, but this week appears debated the cost of theatre tickets. the learmonth trilogy, if any of your lordships has not seen it, i would recommend you go and see it. at four, westminster hall was packed on monday when mps debated access to cystic fibrosis treatment, so popular in fact that a small, furry 0bserver just couldn't keep popular in fact that a small, furry 0bserverjust couldn't keep away. at three, a bad week for tory leadership hope for mark harper, who failed to win enough votes to stay in the contest. though you can't say that he docked the big questions. in the contest. though you can't say that he docked the big questionsm a fight, it would be...? a lion or a bear. 0k, a fight, it would be...? a lion or a bear. ok, on the basis that the mind is the symbol of britain, i am going to say the lion. at two, you know you are getting older when members of the house of lords are

abby connor's family saying her drowning death more than two years ago at a pool was avoidable saying staff served tainted alcohol to her right before she died. garybby connor's family. gary, thank you for being here. a lot of focus, a lot of national interest on what is happening in the dominican republic. this family is suing the mexican resort that served her. why? >> it was a very sad situation, sandra. abby's 20-year-old who goes with her family down to the resort and what happens next is she is served alcohol along with her older brother in a swimming pool that has a swim-up bar. the next thing we know is that there is an emergency call placed to security as a result of another tourist finding abby in the swimming pool drowning and her brother fighting for his life also injured. that's what this case is all about. >> sandra: the family is claiming that the resort knew the alcohol that they served her -- it is my understanding this family had only been at the resort for a few hours before she was served. and the family says that the resort knew that this alcohol was poisonous. >> we have alleged that the hotel knew that tainted alcohol was be