after announcing a switch in career last month, the former england defender rio ferdinand says he's takingttempt to become a professional boxer very seriously. he needs to obtain a pro licence before he can step into the ring, in a venture that has been written off as a publicity stunt. boxing cannot be a gimmick. if i'm going to take it lightly, then i will get hurt. obviously i've thought about all of those things. i am quite fit as i am now but it is a different fitness. i have been fit asa different fitness. i have been fit as a footballer but whenever i meet the other guys, i always talk to them about fitness and their training regimes, could i get in as an armchairfan? no. training regimes, could i get in as an armchair fan? no. he is so confident that he has taken to calling out some of the pros. tony bellew? i'm here, i'm waiting, i'm ready pal, are you? i do not know if anthonyjoshua should ready pal, are you? i do not know if anthony joshua should be ready pal, are you? i do not know if anthonyjoshua should be too worried, what do you reckon? david haye, do you want some? i'm her

rio ferdinand has told us he is taking his new boxing career very seriously...ou want some? i'm here, mate, i'm here! there's a huge week of international fixtures coming up this week where places in next year's world cup in russia will be decided — england can guarantee qualification for the tournament with a win against slovenia at wembley on thursday. but manager gareth southgate has a few injury concerns ahead of the game. with news of that and of a special tribute to sir bobby charlton — here's our senior football reporter ian dennis. it is quite fitting that in a week where england, who can seal their place for next summer's world cup finals in russia, that the fa a world cup winner here today. in recognition not only of his achievements but to mark his upcoming 80th birthday, the pitchy at saint georges park has been renamed the serb bobby charlton pitch. a move that clearly humbled the former manchester united star and players were delighted and honoured to meet in —— serb bobby charlton. it was amazing to meet him, and see such a great inspiration in en

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strikers instagram account he says i'm so happy for you bro and former manchester united player rio ferdinand tweeting four time world champion on believable achieve. or we'd like to hear from you too send us your views by using the hash tag aging news grid or tweet me directly at underscore is smile i'll be back with more ads eight hundred g.m.t. but for now i'll hand you back to jane thanks for the odds of a medal due for this news grid forgive the few bumpy moments of joy of live right keep in touch with us on social media as well i'll just remind you the hash tag is and it is a.j. news good and we have been receiving a few more comments from you might not get a lot on air but you said the absorbing them the details of twitter handle is a.j. english and for me jane doesn't miss a team thanks for watching and back again to our state of fourteen fifteen inches tall. to. november on al-jazeera. in a historic visit the pope will travel to me and my bangladesh bringing more focus to the plight of the range. a new six part series about extraordinary lives of the common people from across to his

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rio ferdinand is one of english football's most successful players, winning many of the game's highestew book, thinking out loud, to help others dealing with loss and grief. he'll be with us just after 8am. and a freeze on tuition fees and investment in the railways are policies the conservatives have announced at the start of their annual party conference. but it's splits in the party over brexit which continue to dominate. we'll be talking to the chancellor philip hammond after 7:30am. good morning, here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: monarch airlines has been put into administration overnight, leaving more than 100,000 customers overseas and all of its future bookings cancelled. jon bookings cancelled. donnison is at luton airport this jon donnison is at luton airport this morning. good morning. to bring people up to date as they switch on this morning, 110,000 people overseas at the moment, bringing those back has started, 300,000 bookings cancelled and something like 300,000 staff of monarch, who wa nt to like 300,000 staff of monarch, who want to know t