justin levene's story is at the cutting edge of thinking about disability issues. even if what they offer denies the disabled person independence? a towering figure in the hong kong film industry, raymond chow who introduced the world to martial arts legend bruce lee has died, he was 91. raymond chow gave lee is first movie, catapulting him to global fame. known as the godfather of hong kong film, chow produced more than 600 films. you can get in touch with me on twitter, you can find a lot more from bbc news on our website. friday was a chilly day, as sunny day for many, generally speaking quite a quiet day. at the weekend sees things turning a little bit more lively, in fact they have restarted to live another reason ours, the wind has been strengthening and through the weekend we will see some rain at times. this is the satellite picture from a little earlier, you can see this well of cloud here, this was a hurry came, hurricane sky, —— oscar, not a hurricane any more it still a lot of low pressure pushing to the west of the uk, bringing a surge of mild airfrom

justin levene's story is at the cutting edge of thinking about disability issues.tance, even if what they offer denies the disabled person independence? scientists in the us have found an unlikely ally in their efforts to combat the flu. llamas have been used to produce a new new type of therapy that has llamas have been used to produce a new type of therapy that has the potential to work against all types of influenza, including deadly pandemics. llama antibodies are much smaller than human ones, making them more effective in attacking flu viruses. scientists say the research is in its very early stages and more tests on animals are needed before they begin human trials. famed russian strongman, elbruss nigmatulin, has wowed spectators at a sporting event by pulling a 26—tonne truck for 41 seconds. the feat was called an undoubted russia—wide record, and maybe even a world record, but no officials were present at the event to verify that claim. nigmatulin's previous feats include pulling a two—storey, 30 tonne wooden house over three metres. the 44—year—old has wo

justin levene's story is at the cutting edge of thinking about disability issues.hat they offer denies the disabled person independence? famed russian strongman elbrus nigmatullin has wowed spectators at a sporting event by pulling a 26—tonne truck for 41 seconds. the feat was called an undoubted russia—wide record, and maybe even a world record — but no officials were present at the event to verify that claim. nigmatullin‘s previous feats include pulling a two—storey, 30 tonne wooden house over three metres. the 44—year—old has won numerous prizes for powerlifting and armwrestling over a lengthy career. who will tell him that record doesn't count? not me. i am on twitter, this is bbc news. hello. friday was a chilly day, a sunny day for many, generally speaking quite a quiet day. but the weekend sees things turning a little bit more lively, in fact they have already started to liven up over recent hours, the wind has been strengthening and through the weekend we will see some rain at times. this is the satellite picture from a little earlier, you can see this swir

no. justin levene's story is at the cutting edge of thinking about disability issues. even if what they offer denies the disabled person independence? clive coleman, bbc news. scientists in the us have found an unlikely ally in their efforts to combat the flu. llamas have been used to produce a new type of therapy that has the potential to work against all types of influenza, including deadly pandemics. scientists say the research is in its very early stages and more tests on animals are needed before they begin human trials. and — you can keep up to date all with the latest news, business and sport on our website. you'll find reaction and analysis from around the world, download the bbc news app. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. hello. friday was a chilly day, a sunny day for many, generally speaking quite a quiet day. but the weekend sees things turning a little bit more lively, in fact they have already started to liven up over recent hours, the wind has been strengthening and through the weekend we will see some rain at times. this is the satellite

justin levene's story is at the cutting edge of thinking about disability issues. assistance, even if what they offer denies the disabled person independence? scientists in the us have found an unlikely ally in their efforts to combat the flu. llamas have been used to produce a new type of therapy that has the potential to work against all types of influenza, including deadly pandemics. llama antibodies are much smaller than human ones, making them more effective in attacking flu viruses. scientists say the research is in its very early stages and more tests on animals are needed before they begin human trials. a towering figure in the hong kong film industry, raymond chow man—wai — who introduced the world to martial arts legend bruce lee — has died aged 91. chow gave lee his first lead role in a major movie, catapulting him to globalfame. he was widely regarded as the "godfather of the hong kong film industry", producing over 600 films. the olympic sprint champion usain bolt‘s first attempt to become a professional footballer has come to an end. the australian cl

justin levene's story is at the cutting edge of thinking about disability issues.r service providers like airports to give some assistance, even if what they offer denies the disabled person independence? clive coleman, bbc news. a criminal investigation has been launched into allegations of anti—semitic hate crime among labour party members. it comes after an internal labour party dossier detailing messages posted by members online was given to the head of the metropolitan police. 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar has more. today, no escaping this question. mr corbyn, any response to the police investigation? good morning. any response at all about the police investigation? good morning. how nice to see you. do you think the labour party... good morning. how nice to see you. goodbye. are you finally going to take action on this, mr corbyn? goodbye. jeremy corbyn badly wants to put this row behind him, but the accusations of anti—semitism in the labour party follow him, whichever way he turns. labour's been split and the leadership and attack for months. cr

justin levene's story is at the cutting edge of thinking about disability issues. what they offer denies the disabled person independence? clive coleman, bbc news. players for leicester city are preparing for their first match following the death of the club's owner in a helicopter crash last weekend. the strikerjamie vardy says the game against cardiff will be in honour of vichai srivaddhanaprabha, who was one of five people who died in the accident outside the king power stadium. natalie pirks reports . it's been one of the hardest, i think, weeks that myself and the lads have had to go through. it was another day of quiet reflection for leicester city players today. but this isn't just about an owner. it is more personal than that. he wasn'tjust the chairman. he always made sure that he went out of his way to get to know you on personal levels as well with your families, he took us in as his extended family. so close with the players's relationships with vichai srivaddhanaprabha that he was a guest atjamie vardy‘s wedding to wife rebecca. as the shock subsides,

justin levene is pleased with that.ave ten self propelled wheelchairs and a loan system in place, which for me is the most important aspect, i'm absolutely delighted with. this is all that i've been campaigning for for the last year, and for them to have listened to all of this and learned from the situation i think is a wonderful result. this story has created a huge debate online and justin has received some extremely abusive comments, some of which we couldn't possibly broadcast. this is one of the less offensive ones. he's an attention seeking self—importa nt child, having a tantrum and then trying to sue people who offered him help. but others have been more supportive, like this one. when you're disabled, being completely independent is the most important thing in your life. i agree with him. justin levene says he just wants to be able to travel around with as much independence and dignity as possible. clive coleman, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime... prince charles says when he becomes king he won't be "me

justin levene's story is at the cutting edge of thinking about disability issues.ers like airports to give some assistance, even if what they offer denies the disabled person independence? clive coleman, bbc news. joining us now is baroness tanni grey—thompson. she is one of the uk's most successful disabled athletes and has also experienced inadequate treatment at airports. when you saw the story at luton airport, were you surprised? no, i wasn't surprised because this type of thing happens fairly often and my original thought was, good for him, because i agree, been pushed through an airport is treating you like a baby or child. for an adult, it is really humiliating. for me, what luton airport have shown his com plete luton airport have shown his complete lack of understanding of what a chair means to an individual person. it is not ok to stick someone person. it is not ok to stick someone in the chair and push them through. what would happen if he got his own home? would he be able to ta ke his own home? would he be able to take the chair with him? it raises so

justin levene's story is at the cutting edge of thinking about disability issues.ce providers like airports to give some assistance, even if what they offer denies the disabled person independence? clive coleman, bbc news. our disability news correspondent nikki foxjoins me. nikki, clearly an ordeal forjustin levene, and he clearly believed that being in that chair was not preferable to dragging himself along the floor. clearly there was an element of protest in his actions but if we look at the aviation industry as a whole there are a heap of problems that disabled people, whether with physical or invisible disabilities, and it is partly because the aviation industry follows a set of rules, which means, say your £20,000 wheelchair gets damaged or lost, the airline only have to pay the same price as lost luggage which is around £1300. and if you haven't got yoursuper around £1300. and if you haven't got your super electric chair that impacts the whole of your life and work and everything, it also means that a person cannot take legal action for anything that happen

justin levene says the one he was offered was too rigid and could give him pressure sores.ent, having to rely on others. his own chair had been left behind on a flight, and so he was left, he says, with no option, but to drag himself through the airport on the floor. our legal correspondent clive coleman has the story. what could have led to this? luton airport, thank you very much. justin levene, a paraplegic, dragging himself through luton airport after his wheelchair was left behind by an airline. aged 20, justin coughed and herniated a disc, and an operation went wrong. but it hasn't held him back. he's become an international wheelchair athlete, trainer, and mentor to disabled athletes. in august last yearjustin arrived back on a flight to luton airport. stranded without his self—propelling wheelchair, offered him a rigid, high—backed one which had to be pushed by someone else. i've worked very hard for a number of years to try and maintain all of my independence. and one of the biggest problems i had was, if i didn't have my wheelchair, my legs have been taken away fr

justin levene is pleased with that. place, which for me is the most important aspect, i'm absolutely delighted with. this is all that i've been campaigning for for the last year, and for them to have listened to all of this and learned from the situation i think is a wonderful result. this story has created a huge debate online and justin has received some extremely abusive comments, some of which we couldn't possibly broadcast. this is one of the less offensive ones. he's an attention seeking self—importa nt child, having a tantrum and then trying to sue people who offered him help. but others have been more supportive, like this one. when you're disabled, being completely independent is the most important thing in your life. i agree with him. justin levene says he just wants to be able to travel around with as much independence and dignity as possible. clive coleman, bbc news. prince harry has opened the field of remembrance at westminster abbey, laying a cross in advance of sunday's armistice commemorations. this yea

justin levene says the one he was offered was too rigid and could give him pressure sores.s independent, having to rely on others. his own chair had been left behind on a flight, and so he was left he says with no option, but to drag himself through the airport on the floor. our legal correspondent clive coleman has the story. what could have led to this? luton airport, thank you very much. justin levene, a paraplegic, dragging himself through luton airport after his wheelchair was left behind by an airline. aged 20, justin coughed and herniated a disc, and an operation went wrong. but it hasn't held him back. he's become an international wheelchair athlete, trainer, and mentor to disabled athletes. in august last year, justin arrived back on a flight to luton airport. stranded without his self—propelling wheelchair, the airport offered him a rigid, high—backed one which had to be pushed by someone else. i've worked very hard for a number of years to try and maintain all of my independence. and one of the biggest problems i had was, if i didn't have my wheelchair, my legs h

justin levene is pleased with that.ed wheelchairs and a loan system in place, which for me is the most important aspect, i'm absolutely delighted with. this is all that i've been campaigning for for the last year, and for them to have listened to all of this and learned from the situation i think is a wonderful result. this story has created a huge debate online and justin has received some extremely abusive comments, some of which we couldn't possibly broadcast. this is one of the less offensive ones. "he's an attention seeking self—importa nt child, "having a tantrum and then trying to sue people who offered him help." but others have been more supportive, like this one. "when you're disabled, being completely independent "is the most important thing in your life. "i agree with him." justin levene says he just wants to be able to travel around with as much independence and dignity as possible. clive coleman, bbc news. now it's time to catch up with the weather. then which has been forecast but you're also going to sho

and justin levene is with me now. thanks for being with us.said, that they did everything they could in difficult circumstances. what is your response to that? i do not understand how thatis to that? i do not understand how that is a reasonable swans, and it's the only airport that i have only been to that there has not been a self—propelled wheelchair for someone to use, and even if you take a look at the situation, than what would have with since i got home? wittig and have someone come to my house and push me around. as that report made clear, they did offer you a wheelchair, but not a wheelchair that was suitable. could you explain why you did not think it was suitable? the most important thing for me is my independence. to ta ke thing for me is my independence. to take away my wheelchair, or to take away a self—propelled wheelchair which i can use myself, it takes all of my rights as a human being. and to give me one of the rigid chairs would have had implications for pressure sores, and various other problems that could have occurred. wh

justin levene. that's a summary of the news. back to you, victoria.ur, we're going to look at how divisive the poppy seems to have become. the royal british legion says the poppy is a symbol of hope and remembrance. why are some including high profile footballers getting death threats for not wearing it? isn't it up to indiviudals whether they wear one or not? why do you wear or choose not to wear a poppy? and we'll talk about this, a baby's cot with a built—in ipad. the dad who created it says it's to help his daughter get to sleep by playing her white noise. we'll talk to the company behind the cot. tell us what you think of this invention. and on twitter: jasmine says: i don't believe we should post any photographs of our children. and this tweet: i asked my son if i can post any photos to any social media platform and if he says no, i respect that. we really want your views on this this morning, especially if you post images of your own children. if you would like to ta ke your own children. if you would like to take part in the programme, please

the paraplegic athlete justin levene, who dragged himself through the arrivals terminal at luton airports he's dropping his legal action after the airport improved its disabled facilities. an nhs trust has been put into special measures after regulators confirmed their concerns about maternity care and a&e at the shrewsbury and telford nhs trust. the organisation is already having to report weekly to the care quality commission following an unannounced inspection in august which raised concerns. the international trade secretary, liam fox, says the government must have the right to decide when to leave any brexit customs arrangement that might be put in place to avoid border checks between northern ireland and ireland. the so—called backstop would come into force if the uk can't agree a future trade deal with the eu, but both sides have a different view of how and when the uk should be able to leave the backstop. 0ur political correspondent vicki young reports. a deal is almost done and cabinet ministers want to know exactly what they will be asked to sign up to. they have come to read d

justin levene pulled himself across the ground until he reached the exit of the terminal and then lifted hands to push himself to his taxi. staff had offered him a rigid high—backed chair, but he refused as he felt it removed his independence. justin is now taking legal action against the airport. he explained why it was so upsetting. ifi if i didn't have my real chat, my legs were taken away. all myself the fidgety and independence was gone. to be in one of those chairs made me feel humiliated and degraded. if you are in one of those and they insist on strapping me down, could not adjust myself and i would have at risk. a statement from luton airport said "on discovering that mr levene's flight had arrived without his wheelchair, our teams worked hard to find a solution, offering mr levene an assisted wheelchair as a temporary replacement. mr levene declined all offers of help as he deemed them unacceptable. while we apologise if mr levene was dissatisfied with the service he received, we are satisfied that our agents and staff did all they could in difficult circumstances. " this has p

justin levene dragged himself across the floor of the airport after his self—propelling wheelchair wasr of manual wheelchair, which someone else would need to push, saying it compromised his independence. mr levene explained his decision to suspend legal action. this all happened last year. when i arrived at the airport it became apparent that my wheelchair had been lost. when i was asking for a self—propelled chair for me to use, they didn't have any in the airport and they had no suitable alternatives. this has been one of the misconceptions. that what they offered me wasn't actually a wheelchair. it was closer to a desk chair than anything else. when i refused that and they didn't have any alternatives, that is when i had to crawl through the airport to make my way outside. the incident itself happened in august of 2017. immediately afterwards, did you complain at the time? did you make your feelings known at the time and what has been going on between now and then? for the last year i've been in contact with luton and i very quietly and politely have been petitioning for a change i

justin levene's self—propelling wheelchair was left behind on a flight in the incident last august.airport now says it has ten self—propelled wheelchairs, whichjustin says he's been fighting for over the last 12 months. for the last year, i've been in contact with luton, and i've very quietly and politely been petitioning for a change in policy. because that has been the most important thing out of all is this, to make sure there has been the proper privileges in place, so if something like this happens, and of course mistakes can occur, but the most important thing is that when they do happen, that they're owned up to and learn from. so i've been trying to make sure that they've changed their policy for the better, to have a more inclusive facility at the airport. now, an artist in edinburgh has been putting his own, unique stamp on many of the scottish capital's road signs. italian artist clet abraham left around 20 of his works scattered around in the city centre. here's a selection. this one shows a flower breaking through a no—entry sign. someone has dropped their glass of wine

justin levene dragged himself across the floor after his self—propelling wheelchair was lost.eone else would need to push saying it compromised his independence. he's been speaking to bbc breakfast. this all happened last year. when i arrived at the airport it became apparent that my wheelchair had been lost. when i was asking for a cell prepared chairfor me lost. when i was asking for a cell prepared chair for me to lose, they didn't have any in the airport and they had no suitable alternatives. there are misconceptions here. what they offered me was closer to a desk chair than they offered me was closer to a desk chairthana they offered me was closer to a desk chair than a wheelchair. that is when i had to crawl my way through the airport to make my way outside. the incident itself happened in august of 2017 and immediately afterwards, did you complain at the time? did you make yourfeelings known at the time and what has been going on between now and then? for the last year i have been in contact with luton and i very quietly and politely have been petitioning for a change i

it shows justin levene, a paraplegic athlete, who says he was forced to drag himself across the flooruipment to passengers with disabilities. we can talk tojustin now about what happened, and how he feels about those changes. very good morning to you, just on. thank you for your time this morning. we will come onto the reaction from luton airport in a moment. i wonder if you could take us moment. i wonder if you could take us through the sequence of events for people who were not familiar with what happened. just what happened on that day? well, so, this all happened last year and when i arrived at the airport it became apparent that my wheelchair had been lost and, when i was asking for a self—propelled chair for me to use, they didn't have any in the airport and they didn't have any suitable alternative for me to use as well. it has been one of the misconception that what they offered was a wheelchair, it was closer to a desk chair than anything else. when i refuse that and they had no alternative, that is one i to crawl through the airport to make my way outside. and as you say the

justin levene said the rigid wheelchair he was offered could give him pressure sores and also removeeelchair athlete, trainer, and mentor to disabled athletes. in august of last year, it's justin arrived athletes. in august of last year, it'sjustin arrived back on a flight to nugent airport. stranded without a self propelling wheelchair, the airport offered him a rigid chair widget to be pushed someone else. i've worked very hard to maintain my independence, and one of the biggest problems i've had is if i do not have my wheelchair and my legs will be taken away for me. all of my independence is gone. i like to be one of those chairs, and it made me feel humiliated. if you are in one of those chairs and at the risk of being strapped down, i would not have been able to move myself. pressure shorts can be very common, and he wanted to be transported by buggy. and he wanted to be transported by buggy, but the airport did not have one. at the heart of this dispute is justin's complained that a complaint that the airport was leaving him one viable option to haul himself along these floors