west ham forward sebastien haller, the club's record signing — has joined ajax for a fee ofjust overanager manuel pellegrini paid 45 million for the forward back in 2019. in recent months there's been a growing discussion around dementia and what can be done to protect players sportspeople from it. previous research has shown that ex—footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than the general population. the former england and west brom strikerjeff astle died from a brain condition in 2002 which doctors say was caused by heading footballs. now his daughter dawn astle and rachel walden, daughter of former player rod taylor, who've long campaigned on the issue, are joining forces with the professional footballer‘s assoication. dawn's been speaking to natalie pirks. i have been probably one of their biggest critics with regarding this particular issue and it would be very easy for me to turn around and say no. because i am angry with them. people say forgive and forget, andi them. people say forgive and forget, and i can't do that. but it is not about me. it i

west ham forward sebastien haller — the club's record signing — has joined ajax for a fee ofjust overgnificant loss for the club, who paid £16 million for the forward back in 2019. bought by manuuel pellegrini, he's failed to fit the system under current manager david moyes, who's expected to reinvest the funds on finding a replacement. rugby union's european cup competitions are in doubt as the french governement considers pulling its teams from their remaining fixtures. the new strain of covid—i9 infections has led to urgent talks among the french government, the french clubs involved and the tournament organisers, who hope revised protocols will allay any fears they have. there are two rounds of champions cup and challenge cup pool games remaining this month. australia's steve smith has scored a long awaited test century on the second day of the third test against india. he hit 131 at the sydney cricket ground, his first test century since the ashes series in england back in september 2019. there was a big score, too, for marnus labushane, who got 91, as australia finished their fi

having been signed for £115 million, west ham's record signing sebastien haller leaves for ajax lessvid moyes seeking a replacement before the transfer window closes. the pressures facing some ambulance services during the pandemic are "off the scale", according to the royal college of emergency medicine. the bbc has seen leaked data which shows ambulance waiting times at hospitals in the south—east of england rose by 36% in december, compared to the same period the year before. it comes as the nhs faces unprecedented pressure because of the covid pandemic. our correspondent faye kirkland, who is also a gp, has this report. i was knocked unconscious straightaway. when they got to me, i was lying on the ground, face down. delivery driver chris lanning was unloading a lorry in selby, yorkshire, when he was struck on the head by falling equipment. colleagues called an ambulance but more than an hour later it had failed to arrive. you're shaking, you're chattering, your speech is getting slurred. i was freezing cold, wondering to myself, you know, "when is this ambulance going to arrive?

west ham forward sebastien haller — the club's record signing — has joined ajax for a fee ofjust overmoyes, who's expected to reinvest the funds on finding a replacement. australia's steve smith, has scored a long—awaited test century on the second day of the third test against india. he hit 131 at the sydney cricket ground, his first test century, since the ashes series in england back in september 2019. there was a big score, too, for marnus labushane, who got 91, as australia finished their first innings, on 338. india are 96—2 in reply. that's all the sport for now. police are searching for a man who injected a 92—year—old woman with a fake coronavirus vaccine and charged her £160. detectives have appealed for information about the suspect who they say "may endanger people's lives" unless caught. the victim let him into her home in south london after he said he was from the nhs. she wasn't hurt by the fake jab. let's talk to the charity director of age uk, caroline abrahams. it is an absolutely appalling story, this, and really worrying, isn't it? horrific. the idea that anyone ev