kevin sinfield said something really— life.morning, i reflect on how lindsay, macy mae and jackson are, his gorgeous kids, his lovely— and jackson are, his gorgeous kids, his lovely mum and dad who welcomed us into— his lovely mum and dad who welcomed us into their— his lovely mum and dad who welcomed us into their home like we were family— us into their home like we were family and _ us into their home like we were family and looked after us, actually _ family and looked after us, actually. ironically, we were going to film _ actually. ironically, we were going to film with them, but we were very, very well— to film with them, but we were very, very well looked after and protected by them _ very well looked after and protected by them like we were part of the family— by them like we were part of the family straightaway. and i think if we could — family straightaway. and i think if we could all be a little bit more barrow, — we could all be a little bit more barrow, life would be nicer for everyone _ barrow, life would be nicer

yes, he has raised j millions of pounds along with kevin sinfield.s for what happens next? i sinfield. part of the family's opts for what happens next?— sinfield. part of the family's opts for what happens next? i think the ho -e is for what happens next? i think the hepe is that _ for what happens next? i think the hope is that there _ for what happens next? i think the hope is that there is _ for what happens next? i think the hope is that there is a _ for what happens next? i think the hope is that there is a disease - for what happens next? i think thej hope is that there is a disease that refined the way to fight it. obviously, there isn't a cure, and there are thousands and thousands of people around the world fighting this horrible disease, that has taken so many lives, but i thing to be the drop and his family welcomed in the cameras, and to have shared their story from tv through podcasts of three books, they have shared the struggle and really revealed the personal side, and i think that is given mnd a new life insurance to people the stren

the death of the rugby league legend rob burrow, aged 41, his family and his former team—mate kevin sinfieldn the outpouring of love. so brave, so tough. i think we all lose special people but it's very, very rare you lose someone who is so special to so many different people. as you can see it is pretty raw still. he will leave a massive hole and i know there will be a lot of people out there will be a lot of people out there who are heartbroken this morning about the news from yesterday. what's really important is rob burrow continues to live forever. i'm sure the mnd community and everyone who has supported us previously will ensure that rob's name is at the forefront of everything going forward. we are amazed at some of the things he did on a rugby field but to see some of the things he has done in the last four and a half years has been unbelievable and the respect and love and admiration i've got for him couldn't be any higher. the burrow family with how courageous they have all been. to come here today and see some of the fruits of rob's work, he was so proud of this. i have heard the

kevin sinfield for mnd.to him being reliant on a wheelchair and losing his speech. but today , from the money that's been raised, there's a new rob burrow mnd centre that's been built in seacroft in leeds today as a one stop shop for people with mnd to give them and their families support after their diagnosis. i've been speaking to people today who've been paying tribute today who've been paying tribute to rob and here's what jamie jones—buchanan, a director at leeds rhinos, said . just tell me leeds rhinos, said. just tell me about rob and what kind of a person he was. >> it was an amazing person. >> it was an amazing person. >> he was a superhero . i think >> he was a superhero. i think everybody in life has got an origin story and this young, unassuming lad from castleford who had a gift, a physical gift, loved rugby league and decided to use that gift in rugby league. and it was one that everybody looked at and thought, oh, this fella's tiny, he's too small. he'll never be able to play small. he'll neve

and by kevin sinfield.y, you know, seven ultra marathons in seven days. you know, a real inspiration. i've met him before. i never met rob, but i've met kevin. he's a he's a really very down to earth guy, continues to raise money, raise awareness and, you know, i think he'll be a sir in the future. it should be to a sad day for sport and a sad day for the country. it is. yeah it's, you know, we talk about greatest britons all the time , don't we? the time, don't we? >> but. and rob burrow never played the victim. really he had this awful disease, but he continued to make public appearances. he didn't go into hiding. and as he got a twin legacy, now sporting legacy and a legacy of raising awareness and an enormous amount of money. as you said, for this disease, 15 to £20 million, something like that. >> astonishing. quote from from the motor neurone disease. association. incredibly grateful to rob and his family for helping to raise awareness, which is the main thing. and as kevin sinfield himself said, it's

his friend kevin sinfield called him a beacon of hope and inspiration.firm his commitment to the uk's nuclear deterrent, describing labour as the party of national security. in a speech shortly, sir keir will say keeping britain safe should be the "bedrock" of any government. the liberal democrat deputy leader daisy cooper will outline plans to give rivers and coastlines protected status to prevent water companies getting away with "environmental vandalism". and snp leaderjohn swinney has called for a "respectful�* contest" — ahead of the scottish leaders' first television debate of the campaign. the minister for women and equality, kemi badenoch, spoke to bbc radio 4's today programme earlier about how the conservatives are seeking to clarify the equality act. if you look at the origin of the gender recognition act and the equality act, it's quite clear that the intentions in the law are being misinterpreted, just because of changes, you know, social changes, and what we are trying to do is reemphasise that sex, in the law, means biological sex. it alwa

and kevin sinfield , i mean, there's kevin sinfield, i mean, there's a there's a quote from, from kevinnd this is what he said , kevin and this is what he said, said today was the day that i hoped would never come. the world has lost a great man, a friend to many. you fought so bravely until the end and became a beacon of hope and inspiration, not only for the mnd community, but all those that saw and heard your story so young. >> you at the end . but as you >> you at the end. but as you say, let's not forget what an amazing player he was. it was a career that was 17 years long. he won it super league titles as well, but above and beyond and will be sadly missed. and our condolences to his family. yeah, two little girls as well. >> two daughters. >> two daughters. >> it was there was i just want to mention it. he did so many different things and you see how many awards and different speeches. and he had this amazing system , you know, where amazing system, you know, where where he could blink, looking at different words and then it was his voice that you would hear. and he did a bedtime

here are the two speaking with former teammate kevin sinfield.ng way! i think he knows that as well! is he laughing? _ yeah, he is! hopefully, through the campaign we have done, we have helped to make people aware of mnd and give people and families affected by the disease some hope. we have to keep raising funds to fight this disease until we get a cure. in a glittering career on the pitch, he won eight super league titles with leeds rhinos, who described him as a true inspiration. after his diagnosis, he dedicated himself to raising awareness about the disease. he leaves behind his wife lindsey and three children. you�*re live with bbc news. south africa�*s ruling african national congress has lost its majority in parliament for the first time in 30 years according to final results from the country�*s general election. south africa�*s president, cyril ramaphosa, acknowledged that the people had spoken as the anc suffered its worst election result since the end of apartheid in 1994. mr ramaphosa says voters want the parties to find a common grou

kevin sinfield leads tributes to rugby league legend rob burrow, who's died aged iii.ame a prominent campaigner for more funding and research into the condition. we are at headingley throughout the programme, it is the home of leeds rhinos, the club that rob played for 400 times. he loved this club and they certainly loved him. week two of the general election campaign begins with the conservatives pledging to end what they call the confusion over biological sex. making signs and making

alongside former team—mate kevin sinfield, rob burrow went on to raise awarewess and raise millions togent looks back on his career and life. rob burrow�*s life is defined by his defiance of the odds. as the smallest player in a giants�* game, he was world—class. absolute legend. pound for pound, probably the strongest player we had in the squad and the strongest guy who played in super league. so honoured to have played alongside him. born on the 26th of september, 1982 and raised in the rugby league heartland of west yorkshire, it was obvious at an early age that rob wanted to be a professional in the sport he loved. they always used to say, "oh, he's good, is that rob, "but he's never going to make it because he's not big enough." after signing for leeds rhinos as a teenager, he went on to become one of their greatest. but not long into retirement, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. it was a condition he faced with incredible positivity. i�*m not giving in till my last breath. you know, i have too many reasons to live. the love he had for his family and the love they had f

here are the two speaking with former teammate kevin sinfield.im, by a long way! by a long way! i think he knows that as well! is he laughing? yeah, he is! hopefully, through the campaign we have done, we have helped to make people aware of mnd and give people and families affected by the disease some hope. we have to keep raising funds to fight— we have to keep raising funds to fight this disease until we -et to fight this disease until we get a — to fight this disease until we get a cure. in a glittering career on the pitch, he won eight super league titles with leeds rhinos, the club where he spent his whole career. after his diagnosis, he dedicated himself to raising awareness about the disease. he leaves behind his wife lindsey and three children. you're live with bbc news. artificial intelligence technologies are increasingly easy to access and use, but now a growing number of people are having their lives devastated as their likeness is used in ai—generated sexual imagery shared online, more commonly known as deepfa ke pornography. the vas

along with rob's family was his former team—mate kevin sinfield.will be rob's legacy. i wish he could have seen the outpouring of love. i think we all lose special people, but it's very, very rare you lose someone who is so special to so many different people. rob's family say this new facility meant the world to him, and despite this being such a difficult day, it's a very proud moment. it's just amazing to be here today for rob. he'll be flying the flag, and we'll beat the drum, and we will keep doing it, raising money, and we will get a cure. not just the care centre - but a breakthrough for people with mnd so it's not the hell on earth that it's been. - rob played a part in designing the centre purpose—built and a one—stop shop for patients and theirfamilies. well, in the hours since rob's death, the tributes have built and built here at headingley. he played for the leeds rhinos 400 times during his career and won absolutely everything there was to win. lots of shirts, flowers, scarves, and in particular this one seems to be the perfect sentim

he, his family and his great friend and former team—mate kevin sinfield have raised millions of poundsnd charities. sally nugent reports. rob burrow�*s life is defined by his defiance of the odds. as the smallest player in a giant's game, he was world—class. burrow! seventh try... absolute legend. pound for pound, probably the strongest player we had in the squad and the strongest guy who's played in super league. so honoured to have played alongside him. born on the 26th of september 1982 and raised in the rugby league heartland of west yorkshire, it was obvious at an early age that rob wanted to be a professional in the sport he loved. they always used to say, "oh, he's good, that rob, but he's never going to make it cos he's not big enough." after signing for leeds rhinos as a teenager, he went on to become one of their greatest. but not long into retirement, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. it was a condition he faced with incredible positivity. i'm not giving in till my last breath. you know, i have too many reasons to live. the love he had for his family and the love

kevin sinfield, the former team—mate of rob burrow has paid an emotional tribute to his �*superhuman'ore than £15million for charity since rob was diagnosed with the disease in 2019. today, kevin attended a ground—breaking ceremony for an mnd centre at seacroft hospital in leeds in his best friend's honour. so brave, so tough... i wish i could send the outpouring of love. i think we all lose special people, but it's very, very rare. you lose someone who so special to so many different people. it will leave a massive hole there will be a lot of people out there will be a lot of people out there who are heartbroken, he cared about everybody. what's really important is that roberto continues to live forever. and everyone who has supported us, we will make sure that rob's names at the forefront of everything we do going forward to see what he's done in the last four and half years. we are amazed at some of the he's done. some of the things in the last four and a half years has been unbelievable. the respect and love and admiration i've got for him could be any higher. the inspiration has

and of course, kevin sinfield, who's. >> but sometimes you can't measure a life in years.olutely. yeah. >> absolutely. yeah. >> and a great final hopefully in store as well. >> yeah, let's hope so. >> yeah, let's hope so. >> we can always 307 right. >> we can always 307 right. >> oh we're out. we're out of time. aiden, because, our frequent flyer. >> i'm glad. i'm glad we gave we gave that a good, a good shot. >> but you're coming back. >> but you're coming back. >> oh, absolutely. yeah >> oh, absolutely. yeah >> be that easy. no. we noticed. yeah all right. >> aiden, thanks very much indeed. we've got the papers heading away. very shortly with susan stephanie. all right. papers for you. now at 748. stephanie takyi. and susan holder are here. good morning, you two. good morning, right. tory voters , expecting right. tory voters, expecting rishi sunak to go. according to the independent. who do they want to step in? >> well, they're expecting him to go. and this story in the independent is actually very, very interesting because it's actually prompted by a redfield and wilt

along with rob's family was his former team—mate kevin sinfield.almost £15 million. some of that money will help to build this centre. it will be rob's legacy. i wish he could have seen the outpouring of love. i think we all lose special people, but it's very, very rare you lose someone who is so special to so many different people. rob's family say this new facility meant the world to him, and despite this being such a difficult day, it's a very proud moment. it's just amazing to be here today for rob. he'll be flying the flag, and we'll beat the drum, and we will keep doing it, raising money, and we will get a cure. not just the care centre - but a breakthrough for people with mnd so it's not the hell on earth that it's been. - rob played a part in designing the centre purpose—built and a one—stop shop for patients and theirfamilies. well, in the hours since rob's death, the tributes have built and built here at headingley. he played for the leeds rhinos 400 times during his career and won absolutely everything there was to win. lots of shirts, f

it's been drawn out a bit, but kevin sinfield is the is the fellow who's you know.ongside him and has kind of nursed him through the worst the worst effects of the ordeal over the last couple of years. >> he's a long time, long time. >> he's a long time, long time. >> and i just saw him with he's when there is a long wait for a funeral, it just makes it even harder for the family. >> yes it does, it does. >> but he's thanked kevin sinfield was the skills coach for england rugby union, although he's discipline was historically rugby league. but he's given thanks to steve borthwick, the england coach, for releasing him for that because it means he'll be absent from england duty for a period of time. but it's obviously something he feels he has to attend. >> oh yeah, absolutely. >> oh yeah, absolutely. >> i mean absolutely, absolutely needs to be done though. needs to be done. >> yeah. it's part of the ritual process isn't it. it it gives some sense of closure. >> a weird thing , you know, you >> a weird thing, you know, you never want to sort of do it do you. but you

fundraising that he did for motor neurone disease alongside his friend and previous team—mate, kevin sinfielddisease centre. construction began in seacroft , construction began in seacroft, near leeds. it's a centre for people with motor neurone disease, £6.8 million invested into that and in fact rob's mum and dad were there. they were the first ones to put a spade into the ground to start that construction. in rob's legacy , construction. in rob's legacy, vie wonderful legacy, it is to have that that £6 million centre that will be so vital for so many people in the country, it's just remarkable that the day construction was to begin is just the day after he passed away. anna riley, thank you so much for joining away. anna riley, thank you so much forjoining us live from much for joining us live from headingley. >> thank you very much indeed. well i think that's up from us, but it's a very exciting hour to come. >> we're expecting reform uk's big announcement. is nigel farage going to u—turn and stand to be a member of parliament after all? >> is he going to stand? you'll find out. and also

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along with rob's family was his former team—mate kevin sinfield.see, it is pretty raw, still. he will leave a massive hole. rob's family say that this new facility meant the world to him and despite this being such a difficult day, it is a very proud moment. it isjust amazing to be here today for rob. we are flying the flag and beating the drum and we will keep doing it, raising money. and we will get a cure. notjust the care centre but a breakthrough fori people with mnd. so that it is not the hell. on earth that it has been, but we will make sure there is - a remedy for sufferers, robert wants us to. rob played a part in designing the centre, designed as a one—stop shop for patients and theirfamily. after signing from leeds rhinos as a teenager he went on to become one of their greatest doc not long after his retirement he was diagnosed with mnd, a condition he faced with incredible positivity. i am not giving in until my last breath. i have too many reasons to live. the love he had for his family and the love that they had for him shone through,

he brought out the absolute best in his in his friend kevin sinfield.hing else, which is nice to end on a nice note, isn't it? >> thank you very much, aiden. well, i'm dawn neesom this is gb news saturday. there's loads more coming up on today's show, but the all important thing is what is the weather doing this weekend? let's find out from marco. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello. here's your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. we hold on to mixed weather conditions across the uk over the next few days. some sunshine, some showers and chilly temperatures too. for the time of year. low pressure is sitting towards the north—east of the uk, high pressure out towards the west that's generating that northerly flow with weather fronts embedded in the flow, enhancing showers at times. so looking at the detail for this evening and through the overnight period, we'll hold on to showers towards the north and northwest of the uk, merging later to give some longer spells of rain, particularly across

37, back in december 2019, he started fundraising along with his friend and former team—mate kevin sinfieldnd in fact this morning his parents were at seacroft hospital, where a brand new £6.8 million rob burrow mnd centre is being built. i spoke to gary hetherington earlier . to gary hetherington earlier. he's the ceo of leeds rhinos and this is what he said about rob. >> it's so sad , there was an >> it's so sad, there was an inevitability about it. we all knew about that. but yet it's still a surprise. rob was such a battler and, you know, the day has come, and it's such a sad one. and it's such a significant one. and it's such a significant one as well, because i think what we should remember is the legacy that rob leaves behind both as a great player, as a great person, and of course, his contribution to raising awareness for mnd. but he was an inspirational player and character and he was such a special one. i think special players is something that's the players is something that's the players that's a bit different and he was certainly different. he played rugby league. he was grew

along with his friend and former teammate kevin sinfield, he raised millions of pounds, and funded an his work and life touched millions of people, and none more so than the medical staff who treated him, as graham satchell reports. rob burrow with his wife lindsey at seacroft hospital in leeds. good to see you, rob. it was here that rob's motor neurone disease was managed by a large medical team led by drjung. first time i met him, he walked in with a huge smile, and i still remember the way he had jumped up onto the couch, helping me with the assessments. other patients drew a lot of strength from him, and it sort of made their day meeting him, and they would take photographs with him, and it was really quite amazing. 5.9 now... there is no cure for mnd. from the moment he was diagnosed, rob burrow knew his time would come. it made his approach to this cruel disease all the more remarkable. i think he was the most positive person i've come across, and really determined to do things the way that he wanted to do them and live his life the way that he wanted to, despite motor neurone d

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