are you proud to live in middlesbrough? this is we are middlesbrough. next half—an—hour, you're going to get a glimpse into the lives of people here in middlesbrough. forfive lives of people here in middlesbrough. for five days, lives of people here in middlesbrough. forfive days, bbc news has been broadcasting from this town, focusing on the stories that really matter to the people here. from roller derby to art, the people of middlesbrough have been in charge, and not just of middlesbrough have been in charge, and notjust on tv, it's being broadcast right across bbc news on radio, online and social media. so welcome to we are middlesbrough. for many in middlesbrough, it's the people that make the town, and for some new residents, the road hasn't been easy where they've adapted to life in the north—east. the town has one of the highest proportions of asylum seekers in the uk, it's one of the places where the people are sent by the home office while they await the decision where there whether they can stay. in some cases they can ta ke can stay. in some

are you proud to be from middlesbrough? yes! this is we are middlesbrough.ext half an hour, you are going to get a glimpse into the lives of people here in middlesbrough. for five days, bbc news has been broadcasting from this teesside town, focusing on the stories it really matter to the people here. from choirs to cooking, and roller derby to art, the people of middlesbrough have been in charge and notjust on tv, it has been broadcast right across bbc news on radio, online and social media. so welcome to we are middlesbrough. for many in middlesbrough, it's the people that make the town. for some newer residents, the road here has not been easy but they've adjusted to life in the northeast. the town has one of the places asylum—seekers in the uk and are sent and people are sent by the home office while they await a decision on whether they can stay. in some cases, that can take more than a decade. danny has been finding out how the locals and asylum—seekers arriving here have changed. middlesbrough, a town where many asylum—seekers have been sent to live m

so middlesbrough is for the people of middlesbrough to give us a chance.here from nigeria. is middlesbrough a good place to live? this is my home now. this is where i live now. this is my home now. anybody that describes me as being from middlesbrough. things are not always positive here. three years ago, we reported on the racist graffiti carved into the front doors of asylum—seekers. in 2019, prospects are more organised. the missing words are... this woman is a syrian refugee. improving her english so she can work in her chosen profession. i was a pharmacist and i now work there for more than three years. since i arrived here, i tried to find a certificate to be able to work as a pharmacist. good afternoon. this charity pays for those classes, but at one local hospital, the results. on boxing day, at 9am, three of the junior doctors here were from the programme. so they were here on our bank holiday looking after patients on teesside. the realities of seeking asylum a long way from home are also being tackled. so many things, as a migrant you face, very

are you proud to be from middlesbrough? all: yes! this is we are middlesbrough.

rosie is a visually impaired player and volunteer for middlesbrough, she has played for over six years represents great britain. before i started playing tennis i wouldn't have had the confidence to stand here and talk to people. it has given me the ability to go out and get employment, i was able to get a job through my involvement in tennis, build up my personal network, my savings and to get my first place as well. tennis has been fantastic for me. in visually impaired tennis, extra ball bounces are allowed during play and the court is smaller than a standard tennis court. the tennis players use a specially adapted ball full of ball bearings which is audible for the players to hit. the lawn tennis association say over 100 people play each month and at least 75 play each week. not every day is the same day, every day is different. to be able to play a sport with a racket and moving ball on a court isjust fantastic. for these players it is important tennis are seen as accessible, enjoyable and welcoming, and it gives players like rosie the chance to compete on the international stage.

it was the middlesbrough playerfirst international goal, perhaps no better time to score it.ireland played four games and got four winds. they put the rise of welsh football down to sticking together, but this campaign new names have copy i when danny gets the ball, he's impossible to ignore. this kind of faith that manchester united to making their first summer signing. he just could not quite set up the first goal. like wales, hungary broke the trend to beat the last championship and they too had supporters desperate for more. their 18—year—old dominic perhaps should have gotten the open air, by someone with far experience this again best chance when gary spells when on one you don't expect a standout player to miss hitting it. and that will become a moment at the far wales could change everything for it the other end of welsh defenders got sucked in and left hungary in the clear. there one know when means wales chances hang in the balance. they had two defeats from three and from here, they need eve ryo ne from three and from here, they need everyone sticking together. lik

rosie is a visually impaired player and volunteer for middlesbrough, she has played for over six yearsarted playing tennis i wouldn't have had the confidence to stand here and talk to people. it has given me the ability to go out and get employment, i was able to get a job through my involvement in tennis, build up my personal network, my savings and to get my first place as well. tennis has been fantastic for

following a special week of coverage, we'll be looking back at some of the highlights of we are middlesbroughfternoon. welcome to bbc news. liverpool's players are beginning a victory parade through the city after their champions league victory against tottenham last night. the players arrived back in the uk earlier today with the european cup trophy — it is the sixth time they've won the competition. stuart flinders is in liverpool for us. you were saying earlier, there are a few people coming, it is filled up nicely in the last hour or so. there must be thousands of people just within walking distance of where i am little known throughout the rest of the city, the city is packed people have travelled here from all over europe. look at the crowds. people have come here from germany, holland, just to be here for the match last night and just to see the trophy today. look at these guys. if you can't get a good view on the ground, clamberup to you can't get a good view on the ground, clamber up to the top of a traffic light, it doesn't look very safe, beyond them you might be able to see one of

he has —— his own club middlesbrough. he says he wants to get them playing exciting football.r used to take me to the football ground. i would like to thank the manager for giving football ground. i would like to thank the managerfor giving me football ground. i would like to thank the manager for giving me this opportunity. —— the chairman. i have been through all the different games at the stadium, the cup finals, i've been everywhere. i'm just honoured to be their coach. after winning her maiden grand slam last weekend, australian ashley ba rtley said last weekend, australian ashley bartley said she is looking forward to one of the best times of the year as the grass court season gets under way. she is at the nature valley classic in birmingham as she warms up classic in birmingham as she warms upfor classic in birmingham as she warms up for the start of wimbledon in two weeks' time. getting my feet wet this week and getting on the grass court for the first time, adjusting to the pattern, enjoying being back on the grass court because it is such a short season. grass for me

andy mcdonald in middlesbrough. thank you for sticking with us. it is 7:22. parris. good morning. good morning to you. good morning. good morning to you. good morning, everybody. girls, how excited are we about the world cup? cheering. who's going to win? england! you go and practice. we will talk to you in and practice. we will talk to you in a minute. the secret weapon in england's arsenal is, as you said, nikita parris. we bring in her old pe teachers, sarah and jacqui. talk me through how talented she is. she isa me through how talented she is. she is a once—in—a—lifetime pupil that i will teach. they don't think i will teach anybody more talented in my teaching career. i'm sorry to all those atg in the future. she is absolutely amazing. jacqui, you have played against her competitively as well stop i have. i was playing for liverpool ladies. she came through the ranks with everton. nikita was with everton and i've played with herthere. with everton and i've played with her there. and when a managed liverpool ladies reserves had to set my team up against

in middlesbrough he had a pub called the green helmet. —— only victoria cross on d—day.ned. that's what it is all about. talking to the veterans is a joy. those who are here now are all very elderly, jim radford, who will be singing later on, is only 90 because he was only 15 on d—day, he was a cabin boy only 15 on d—day, he was a cabin boy ona only 15 on d—day, he was a cabin boy on a ship. the rest of them are in their late 90s, some over 100 and it isa their late 90s, some over 100 and it is a joy their late 90s, some over 100 and it isajoy and their late 90s, some over 100 and it is a joy and a privilege to hear their memories and see them remembering their service and giving us remembering their service and giving us the chance to say thank you. they are service give us the freedom we all enjoy today. how will events like this change in the future? now they are built around the veterans and their stories but there are so few of them left but of course the stories and the lessons, it's important to keep this alive, how will we do that? it's important we do so and if

have you middlesbrough choices for your newspaper? i have done it too, to be com pletely newspaper?icult decisions. i feel like we should be right behind them. papers could also lead the way. you can change opinion. the 35th anniversary of this battle. absolutely. in rotherham, right on the rotherham— sheffield border. today, 35 years ago, the police and miners went head—to—head in a battle that ended up head—to—head in a battle that ended up with minors in court that ended up up with minors in court that ended up with minors in court that ended up with police having all sorts of problems yet the government has consistently and i said it again in the last couple of years consistently said they will not be an enquiry into this because nobody died. lives were destroyed, whole villages and towns are not the same because the mines have gone and actually we just need to know the truth. there is a massive new housing development which isjust over the road from a centre where boeing is and it is quite a thriving spot but we just need to know the truth and i'm not sure why people don't see

after the escapades yesterday, down in middlesbrough, more vegan food news.urger bubble going on. this is the chart of the share price for beyong meat. investors now saying is this a bit crazy. everybody is paying money into it, but point. do we need to ta ke into it, but point. do we need to take a step back? i do not know the answer to that. is itjust vegetables made to look like meat? if you would have watched closely yesterday... sorry, i was if you would have watched closely yesterday... sorry, iwas not if you would have watched closely yesterday... sorry, i was not on air. fermented fungi, micro proteins... seven ed, sean. beyong meat has its own formula which makes it taste like a burger but it is not. the back page of the telegraph express. a possibility women not have predicted, alex hales might be backin have predicted, alex hales might be back in the frame because ofjason roy's injury. a controversial character, of course suspended for an off field incident. morgan would not be drawn on it. would not be saying yes or no. very quickly, i just love t

we are at a corn factory in middlesbrough where we are looking at how it is all made and why that areading the world when it comes to new vegan foods at the moment. nearly one quarter of all food launches this year have come from alternatives, a bit like this. we're looking at why this is, a big amongst politicians this is, a big amongst politicians this week, as well, would you believe? what is a sausage and what isn't a sausage? plenty to talk about all morning about why it is. more of us, even meat eaters, are trying more of this kind of thing. before we get into all all of that. we have news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tolu adeoye. police have launched a murder investigation after a 40—year—old man died of stab wounds in the early hours of this morning. it comes after a weekend of violence which saw three murders across the capital in wandsworth, greenwich and tower hamlets, including two teenagers. the us president donald trump criticised mayor sadiq khan on twitter about the violence. more electric charging points are going to be inst

and in newcastle, sutherland, middlesbrough, they are effectively subsumed by the power of manchesterme down to was the money ultimately are billed to push on to make these things like the railway isa make these things like the railway is a reality? i fact let's hope the answer is yes. peter and phil, thank you both very much forjoining us this afternoon. if you would like to see more on any of those stories, you can access them via the bbc iplayer. a reminder that we go nationwide every weekday afternoon and for the tpm here on afternoon and for the tpm here on afternoon light. the most senior criminaljudge in england and wales has expressed "enormous concern" that many crimes are not being prosecuted. sir brian leveson has warned the system could collapse without investment. the government said it was spending billions on modernising the justice system. he‘s been speaking exclusively to our legal correspondent clive coleman. in the wake of the phone—hacking scandal, sir brian leveson became a national figure, chairing the public inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the