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the band�*s guitarist, johnny marr, said rourke had had a �*lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer�*.s throughout the 1980s , on hits including this charming man, and heaven knows i�*m miserable now. the bassist performed on all four of the smiths�* studio albums, and played on singer morrissey�*s solo records after the group broke up in 1987. it was the joyful basslines of rourke, accompanying the sadder lyrics of morrissey, which gave the smiths their unique sound, making them one of the most influential british indie bands of the 1980s. the smiths�* drummer, band—mate mikejoyce, said: �*andy�*s left the building, but his musical legacy is perpetual�*. andy rourke, who�*s died aged 59. jordan pilkington is in his early 20s and is one of the youngest people in the uk to have motor neurone disease. he�*s also an avid fan of manchester united, and his visit there had a special surprise in store. john watson has the story. a very special day for fans here at old trafford. one of those isjordan pilkington, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease over three years ago, aged just 22, w

the smiths guitarist johnny marr calling him tonight a supremely gifted musician. rourke was 59. he says he stopped in for he said he was admitted. no word on why. he has canceled tomorrow's concert in charleston. when we come back, john quinones is here. where he spent the last year. and this is powerful. but i need to help protect myself. honestly? i couldn't afford to get sick. i want to be there for this one. i can't if i'm sick. pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease. you may be at risk if you're 19 to 64 with certain chronic conditions. or if you're 65 or older. don't pause a moment longer. ask your doctor or pharmacist about getting vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia today. (vo) red lobster's finer points of fun dining. ask your doctor or pharmacist about getting vaccinated how to endless shrimp. step 1: greet your shrimp. step 2: bid your shrimp farewell. repeeeeeeat. ultimate endless shrimp is back. a cool twenty gets you shrimp aplenty. welcome to fun dining. my most important kitchen tool? my brain. so i choose neuriva plus. unlik

badly drawn boy, and have a legal battle over royalties with morrissey and the smiths guitarist johnny marrho's died at the age of 59. it's a big night in boxing tomorrow, as the light—weight world champion, ireland's katie taylor, hopes to become only the second fighter in the modern era, to hold all the major belts, at two different weights. the fight is a homecoming toom the first major boxing event to be the fight is a homecoming too, the first major boxing event to be held in the republic, for almost a decade. with more, here's ade adedoyin. she's one of ireland's most cherished sports stars. having won multiple professional titles abroad now a chance for katie taylor to finally box at home and make history. all i ever wanted to do ever since i turned pro six years ago, all i wanted to do was actually box at home. i'm a very, very proud irishwoman. i've had a chance to box some big, big nights, madison square garden being one of them. but i think the only thing that could actually top what happened in madison square garden was a big homecoming fight like this, having the chance to figh

again with morrissey, he would have an acrimonious legal battle with the singer and guitarist, johnny marr at the end of it all we and he need not worry about that. as a teenager, any rourke worked in a timber yard to earn the money to buy a bass amp so he could join the smiths. it turned out to be a rather good investment. his place in british musical is secure. tributes to andy rourkem who's died at the age of 59. time for a look at the weather. it is a game to warm up a little bit? we have had quite a few showers around today. reading has been fine with hazy spells of sunshine, but just 15 miles away, this massive shower went through benson in 0xfordshire and it dumped a third of a month's weather rain in the space of two hours. so rather than it being a fine day, it was a day where you might have to paddle to get back to your car. we did have reports of localised flooding. though showers are fading away at the moment and essentially of an england and wales will become dry. scotland and northern ireland, thick cloud working on here, a few spots of rain, but nothing significant. by the e