the wales full—back leigh halfpenny says he was worried that a head injury had ended his career. ed in wales' test against australia in november, and he's played three matches for scarlets since getting the all—clear at the beginning of february. concussion remains one of the biggest issues in rugby union at the moment, and halfpenny says it's a very difficult to recover from. once the headaches started getting a bit better, i started trying to do a bit better, i started trying to do a bit of exercise, on the bike, or going for a jog, but the headaches didn't want to go away, theyjust ke pt didn't want to go away, theyjust kept coming back. i tried training andl kept coming back. i tried training and i would have headaches and dizziness. and then yeah, i would have to rest for a few days. and then try it again. but itjust kept happening. at one stage i wasn't too sure when i was going to come back. it was frustrating to have to deal with. yeah, probably one of the most frustrating injuries to have had, really, with the uncertainty of it. but gradually over time, i saw a specialist

coming up on bbc news — wales and scarlets full—back leigh halfpenny admits he feared for his careerdelines was a "frustrating" time. two prescription drugs used by millions to treat pain, anxiety and epilepsy are being reclassified as class c controlled substances. the move comes over concerns linking pregabalin and gabapentin to almost 600 deaths in england between 2013 and 2017. in most cases they are safe when used as prescribed — but doctors and pharmacists say they have been increasingly handed out too readily and been used recreationally. louise fewster reports. she was such a lovely girlgrowing up. she was so helpful to me. she was the oldest of ourfour children. happy memories of a daughter they lost a year ago. sarah jolly was a recovering alcoholic and was turning her life around for her three children. she had had help to come off the drink. she was looking forward to the future and to find out that she had died was an absolutely enormous shock. the inquest into sarah's death showed she had six times the prescribed dose of pregabalin in her system. her doctor had given he

wales and scarlets full—back leigh halfpenny says he feared for his career after suffering a head injuryblow to the head during the autumn test against australia and was out of action for three months. he described it as a frustrating time. there was a point where, you know, i was constantly having headaches and, you know, would try and do something on the bike orjust a lie dog and the head would be pounding from it. obviously, thinking, when is this going to end? is it going to come you know, stop, because you think you know, stop, because you think you are coming right and you think, 0k, you are coming right and you think, ok, i think i can get right to play for this game, and then you are not right. are not right. lily 0wsley scored twice for great britain, in their 3—1 win over the united states in the pro hockey league. it was the olympic champions‘ first victory in the competition, following defeats by new zealand and australia and a draw with china. this was 0wlsey's 50th international appearance. she said the win had been a long time coming. their next match is against argentina

the wales and scarlets fullback leigh halfpenny says he feared for his career after suffering a headaustralia and he was out for three months, missing wales's six nations triumph. he's played three games since being cleared to return in february. i was just constantly having headaches and, you know, was trying to do something on the bike orjust a lightjog and my head would be pounding from it. and i was just thinking, "when is this going to end? is it going to, you know, stop?" because you think you're coming right and you think, "0k, right to play for this game," and then you're not right. andy murray has posted a video of himself on a tennis court for the first time since his latest hip operation at the end ofjanuary. it's clearly early days, he's not moving much, but, as he says, it's a start. he's been pain—free since the surgery but he's admitted he doesn't know whether he'll be able to play at the top level again. that is something. it is a step forward. it would be interesting to see if he can come back. i know he is approaching the end of his career. if he can get back to 90%

and leigh halfpenny said he feared for his career after suffering a head injury.re considering whether teachers, police officers and people working in the nhs in england and wales should have a legal duty to report concerns that children are becoming involved in knife crime. the idea was discussed at a meeting in downing street this morning, amid rising concern over the mounting number of knife attacks. 2017—18 saw 285 deaths from stabbings, the most ever recorded in the uk — and this weekend four people were stabbed in north london in what police believe were potentially linked attacks. here's our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani. knife crime's rising, and so is public concern. there have been 40 deaths from stabbing so far in 2019. a fifth of knife offences last year were committed by young people under 18. police chiefs have described the statistics as a national emergency that society and government must tackle. and today in downing street, a summit and week—long conference hosted by theresa may. it's an issue that families abd young people and comm