mnd help~ _ story is giving others what living with mnd help.us. when you think of the distance | us. when you think of the distance we are running, absolutely it lets us know why we are there and what we are doing is the right thing. we have met people along the route have not been at the house for two years. they came out with breathing apparatuses. to have people sharing that moment, untilfour to apparatuses. to have people sharing that moment, until four to five years ago, when doddie weir started the campaign, the families across the campaign, the families across the uk and the world have been ravaged and almost swept under the carpet. we wanted to highlight that these are incredible people. some we have lost along the way. we need to celebrate their lives. look have lost along the way. we need to celebrate their lives.— celebrate their lives. look after eo - le celebrate their lives. look after people properly- _ celebrate their lives. look after people properly. it— celebrate their lives. look after people properly. it comes - celebrate t

kevin sinfield says his 7 in 7 in 7 challenge next month for mnd will be his toughest yet. we felt it was really important to go to the south because there is a large number of people who have been diagnosed with motor neurone disease down there. we wanted to go to wales and we would also want to go to ireland. there are a number of people diagnosed with the disease in ireland so we want to share in support and raise some awareness out there as well so we are looking forward to it. there are 100 reasons why we should not go again, but the 5000 reasons why we should and one of them, the big reason is set right there. to make a dent into motor neurone disease and shift the dial on it, we need money. and the awareness has been brilliant over the last four years and all started then. but it is the funds that will make such a difference to support families and provide equipment that rob has got an people can still communicate and be in the room. �* , ., can still communicate and be in the room. , ., ., finally, it's one of the longest penalty shoot outs of all time — no fewer th

however he has been assured by his mnd carer who looks — has been assured by his mnd carer who looksthinks he can be comfortable at his end, he hopes— can be comfortable at his end, he hopes he — can be comfortable at his end, he hopes he can. we all obviously pray that he _ hopes he can. we all obviously pray that he can — hopes he can. we all obviously pray that he can-— that he can. jonathan, thank you so much for talking _ that he can. jonathan, thank you so much for talking to _ that he can. jonathan, thank you so much for talking to us _ that he can. jonathan, thank you so much for talking to us this - that he can. jonathan, thank you so much for talking to us this morning | much for talking to us this morning and do pass on our very best to nick, as well. it is an amazing listen so thank you, thank you very much. it listen so thank you, thank you very much. ., , , listen so thank you, thank you very much. . , , . , the bright side of life, a conversation between two brothers, presented by nicholas dimbleby and "interrupted" by jonathan dimbleby, is on radio 4 today at 4pm and

kevin sinfield has announced his latest mnd fundraising challenge.nishing in london. it has kept our graphics team busy. we use that last time with his previous challenge and that is what i think of when icy kevin. arnie previous challenge and that is what i think of when icy kevin.— i think of when icy kevin. we will of course be _ i think of when icy kevin. we will of course be following _ i think of when icy kevin. we will of course be following him - i think of when icy kevin. we will of course be following him every| of course be following him every step of the way as he takes on this latest challenge. let's have a look at sport, shall we.— latest challenge. let's have a look at sport, shall we. good morning. it was a really — at sport, shall we. good morning. it was a really busy — at sport, shall we. good morning. it was a really busy day _ at sport, shall we. good morning. it was a really busy day on _ at sport, shall we. good morning. it was a really busy day on the - at sport, shall we. good morning. it| was a really busy day on the premier

arrows and lateral ds and machetes and ten millimeters and rifles and machine guns from helicopter mndsm jesse, you haven't lived with uncle ted from a helicopter with a machine gun and killed the pigs. so it's necessar y to hunt thesey to things down from a chopper. yeah, we legalized it here in texas back when governor perry wasd it governord greg abbott was attorney general. we legalized the helicopter hog hunting, and it's become a multibillion dollar industry now. >> and it's the only real effective method to mitigate the productivee meth city of pi. the pigs are such producers. and you're right, in your ar. oduction they devastate the environment. they destroy wildlife, they destroy agriculture di true, they spread disease. so the ultimate way is to increase the killing, whicincreh means take off all regulations and let us have it. >> by the wa andy i like my pork and wild pig meat is best pork in the world. theyo what happened in canada, they just didn't manage this properly. and now they're all coming across the borde manage y r. >> boy, jesse, that's t the question of the year,

do you think more funding is needed in the hope finding a cure to mnd? definitely more funding.le on the total sports podcast on bbc sounds, orfrom wherever you get your podcasts from. and finally, we've heard a lot about a—list celebrity owners of football clubs — wrexham, for example. are we about to see another? robbie williams has revealed he is keen to invest in his home town cub port vale, after seeing the impact actors ryan renynolds and rob mcelhenney had when they bought wrexham. robbie said, "my big love in football is port vale, a very small team in the uk, so somewhere down the line i ll have something to do with it." with that, sooner rather than later? something to do with it? very interesting. a new netflix series. well, he hasjust had one! it is another documentary. thank you. carol is here. all morning she has been telling us to brace for it. getting colder. brace for it. gettin: colder. ., the temperature is going down. but not today. today it is going to be a mild day. there is quite a lot of cloud. some drizzle, some patchy light rain and it is breezy. let's

speaking on rob burrow�*s new podcast, seven, rob spoke about his battle with mnd, which prompted rooneycouple of days at home, and wouldn't move out the house and drink really almost until you pass out. and i didn't want to be around people because, you know, sometimes you feel embarrassed. sometimes you feel like you've let people down and ultimately didn't know how else to deal with it. you can listen to that podcast an interview on bbc sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. and finally, a moment of history at the cricket world cup and something that has not been seen in 146 years of internatioanl cricket. angelo matthews of sri lanka given out without even facing a ball. he arrived at the crease, bit of an issue with his helmet. but rules state you must be ready to face a ball within two minutes of the previous wicket — he wasn't. bangladesh appealed and he was timed out. given out without any action at all. that's what it's called, and the wicket stood. he was not happy with it. i've done nothing wrong. i have two minutes to get to the crease and get myself ready, which i did, an

even more congratulations are in order as our special documentary rob burrow: living with mnd has woncan understand after storm ciaran why people are concerned about flooding. we report it over and again and people will be concerned about it happening over and again. yesterday the big story was about the wind and damage it did but flooding occurred and it is the rainfall we are concerned about in the coming week. not a massive amount but this shows how october�*s rainfall compares to normal. dark blue colour is where we saw double the normal amount of rainfall. and in many areas the wettest october on record. that water is still in the ground so anything on top, like a sponge it comes out. any risk of a drop of rain will be a welcome over the next days. there will be respite and today is potentially one of them. i will show the chart from space. a swirl of cloud, the remnants of what was storm ciaran but more heavy rain sector in in england and wales tomorrow but in between, a window of quiet weather. quite a few of you will get through the day drive. showers scattered around. some co