sophie long reports.hool, doing really, really well, and things started to change. we noticed his handwriting was starting to go off, he seemed to be struggling a little bit hearing. his walking changed. it was almost like he'd had like a mini stroke type of thing. ethan was diagnosed with a rare condition — adrenoleukodystrophy. the condition that ethan, who is nine—years—old, was diagnosed with results in symptoms similar to motor neurone disease and dementia. he's also already lost the use of his limbs. eventually, he won't recognise his parents or twin sister, they now rely on the help they get at the forget me not hospice in huddersfield, which supports children who have life shortening illnesses, and their families. what we are able to do with every family that comes to us is support them in a really bespoke way, to help them with their particular needs and to help them cut through some the chaos they are facing in a time of absolute trauma and uncertainty. there should be a hospice for children and

sophie long reports.ool, doing really, really well. things started to change. noticed that his handwriting was starting to go off, he seemed to be struggling a little bit hearing. his walking changed — it was almost like he'd had like a mini—stroke type thing. ethan was diagnosed with a rare condition, adrenoleukodystrophy. the condition that ethan, who's nine years old, was diagnosed with results in symptoms similar to motor neurone disease and dementia. he's already lost the use of his limbs. eventually, he won't recognise his parents or twin sister. they now rely on the help they get at the forget me not hospice in huddersfield, which supports children who have life—shortening illnesses, and their families. what we're able to do with every family that comes to us is support them in a really bespoke way to help them with their particular needs and to help them cut through some of that chaos that they're facing in a time of absolute trauma and uncertainty. there should be a hospice for children and adult

sophie long, bbc news. that all for now. coming up, the weather.ing to be storm kathleen, who will pass to be storm kathleen, who will pass to the rest of uk as we go to saturday into sunday, bringing potential for disruptive wind. bringing very mild heir to the shores. after seeing some snow, we could see temperatures in scotland into the high teens, the eastern part of england may be as high as high as 20 to through saturday afternoon. still chilly across scotland and a bit of snow across the hills. turning back to rain for many. for england and wales, a better chance of some sunnier breaks, especially the further south and east you are. some heavy showers, but in the sunshine between the showers of the south—westerly wind, we could see highs of 18 or 19 degrees, contrasting with six or seven in the north of scotland. temperatures will not drop much through the night, further batches of rain rather than snow, moving from south to north. the heaviest will be in western areas, a rumble of thunder cannot be ruled out. note the temperatures. a very m

sophie long reports.e his sister, flying at the school, doing really, really well, and things started to change. we noticed his handwriting was starting to go off, he seemed to be struggling a little bit hearing. his walking changed. it was almost like he'd had like a mini stroke type of thing. ethan was diagnosed with a rare condition — adrenoleukodystrophy. the condition that ethan, who is nine—years—old, was diagnosed with results in symptoms similar to motor neurone disease and dementia. he's also already lost the use of his limbs. eventually, he won't recognise his parents or twin sister, they now rely on the help they get at the forget me not hospice in huddersfield, which supports children who have life shortening illnesses, and their families. what we are able to do with every family that comes to us is support them in a really bespoke way, to help them with their particular needs and to help them cut through some the chaos they are facing in a time of absolute trauma and uncertainty. there should

discovered in his birkenhead home by his relatives following his death in 2019. 0ur correspondent sophie longtory. from the outside, this unassuming end—of—terrace might look like any other house. but inside, ron's place is anything but. there was a rental agreement that said ron could redecorate according to the tenant's taste. and he did. turns out minotaurs, giant lions and roman bread ovens were all to ron's taste. and on almost every surface, he left his artistic mark. ron was well known in the neighbourhood, but it was only after he died that people got to see inside his home. the first time we crossed the threshold after ron died, it was really like being an archaeologist going into, like, an ancient egyptian tomb. and we werejust... it was just utterly overwhelming. he's always made things and covered wherever he's lived in — always rented — in "murials", as my nan used to call them. but, i mean, this is... this was just kind of to an extreme degree. the discovery was so special, his friends and familyjust knew it had to be saved. and so they formed wirral arts and culture community l

sophie long, bbc news.erent but it is fascinating. it is fascinating. - it is fascinating. it is fascinating. i... - it is fascinating. it is i fascinating. i... matt, it is fascinating. it is - fascinating. i... matt, good morning... there was a lot going on in that flat, wasn't there? morning. .. there was a lot going on in that flat, wasn't there?— in that flat, wasn't there? there was, i'm in that flat, wasn't there? there was. i'm not _ in that flat, wasn't there? there was, i'm not sure _ in that flat, wasn't there? there was, i'm not sure i _ in that flat, wasn't there? there was, i'm not sure i want - in that flat, wasn't there? there was, i'm not sure i want to - in that flat, wasn't there? there | was, i'm not sure i want to wake in that flat, wasn't there? there . was, i'm not sure i want to wake up inthe_ was, i'm not sure i want to wake up inthe mindie— was, i'm not sure i want to wake up in the middle of the night and just — in the middle of the night and 'ust. .. ., in the middle of the night

sophie long, bbc news. jan williams, who you saw on the report, joins us live now.ou managed to get this grade two listed status? ~ �* . ' . managed to get this grade two listed status? �*, m ,, status? well, it's difficult because ron's isn't exactly _ status? well, it's difficult because ron's isn't exactly a _ status? well, it's difficult because ron's isn't exactly a normal- status? well, it's difficult because| ron's isn't exactly a normal house. they tend to be branded residences. 0riginally, we put into the listing to deter other potential developers when the house went up for auction because we just thought we couldn't afford to lose it. and then we thought, i wonder if there's any chanceit thought, i wonder if there's any chance it might actually get listed. it's been a really long process, and various delegations agreed to... because of a bit different, it really deserves to be recognised. let's talk about that a little bit more. you decide you wanted to preserve this. as you say, lots of people come around. what do you have to show or prove to them. what

sophie long, bbc news, swansea. matthew syron joins us now.n on my check— week they rushed me back in on my check up _ week they rushed me back in on my check up within 48 hours and i got my retin-a— check up within 48 hours and i got my retin—a reattached, there was a little bit _ my retin—a reattached, there was a little bit of— my retin—a reattached, there was a little bit of a hole in it, and a gas _ little bit of a hole in it, and a gas bubble has been inserted into my eye which— gas bubble has been inserted into my eye which is_ gas bubble has been inserted into my eye which is leaving me totally blind _ eye which is leaving me totally blind in — eye which is leaving me totally blind in my right eye. in eye which is leaving me totally blind in my right eye.- eye which is leaving me totally blind in my right eye. in terms of our blind in my right eye. in terms of your vision. _ blind in my right eye. in terms of your vision, what _ blind in my right eye. in terms of your vision, what do _ blind in my right eye. in terms of your vision, wh

sophie long, bbc news.pice nurse and a head of policy at hospice uk later in the programme. it's 35 years today since the hillsborough stadium disaster took place, when 97 liverpool fans were unlawfully killed in a crush at an fa cup semifinal in sheffield. liverpool's opponents that day were nottingham forest and now some forest fans are calling for a memorial at their stadium. one of them is martin peach, who was at hillsborough on that terrible day. he's been telling his story. i think about hillsborough every day at least once, and i've thought about it every day for what is nearly 35 years now. it's just scarred into my brain. but there's been just a little bit of a disturbance here at hillsborough. i've been a forest fan all my life. i was 12 in 1989. we were taking on liverpool in the fa cup. i was so young, there on my own to witness the worst sporting disaster britain has ever seen. the liverpool fans are just packed too tightly into the leppings lane end. we weren't allowed to leave the ground, we

with existing drugs being trialled to target areas of the immune system which are triggered by long covid. sophieuld be decided by individual us states. he's been under pressure from conservative republicans, who have been calling for an outright abortion ban. gary 0'donoghue is in washington. gary, is this a surprise? sophie, donald trump is a man who is occupied _ sophie, donald trump is a man who is occupied -- _ sophie, donald trump is a man who is occupied —— has occupied pretty much every— occupied —— has occupied pretty much every position on abortion over the last every position on abortion over the test 25_ every position on abortion over the last 25 years, but he has been claiming — last 25 years, but he has been claiming credit for overturning that abortion— claiming credit for overturning that abortion right by the supreme court by putting _ abortion right by the supreme court by putting conservative justices there — by putting conservative justices there. social conservatives want that to _ there. social conservatives want that to go — there. social conservatives want that to go furt

sophie, david pecker took the stand and described a long—standing mutually beneficial relationship withump's former lawyer, and mr trump himself asked for a meeting with the national enquirer, and they asked him how he could help donald trump campaign. mr pecker said he agreed to publish negative stories about mr trump's opponents, and crucially, to kill any negative stories about mr trump himself. his testimony will be important to prosecutors case as they try to establish there was a criminal conspiracy on donald trump's part to influence the election. donald trump's lawyers have said this is how newspapers work and nothing about this was illegal. donald trump has been sitting silently in court, but he has been fuming on social media. he has been fuming on social media. he has accused thejudge has been fuming on social media. he has accused the judge of trying to take away his free speech and came after that fiery hearing on the gagging order where, really, after that fiery hearing on the gagging orderwhere, really, donald trump's lawyers frustrated the judge to the point where he sai

sophie hutchinson. smoking is the single biggest cause of preventable death in the uk. it kills two thirds of long protect younger generations from harm by banning tobacco use for them. one caller with experience of that harm told the nicky campbell show on bbc radio 5 live he regretted ever starting to smoke. i had to have one lung removed, got emphysema and copd in the other lung, and now i've found out i've got terminal cancer in my liver and adrenal glands. i'm so sorry. yeah, it's something i've got used to now, i've come to terms with it, but what i've gone through the last three years, i wouldn't like anyone to go through, you know? and if i could go back, i wish i'd never started. the harm done by smoking is well documented. it causes lung and heart disease, cancer, stillbirths, dementia and asthma. england's chief medical officer, sir chris whitty, supports the ban. people are trapped in smoking at a very young age, and once they become addicted, their choice is taken away. so, if you're in favour of choice, you should be against something which takes away people's choices. the great majo

sophie. and when he made dislike or young people and they being part of this thing that was just like make long boards just sliding into wherever the wrong boards you know and make it like a profession, you know? and that's how he and so it just made assessing. and during the $193090.00 it gave me like crazy. it was a discipline that i didn't have no way in my life. i was just like self sleep and repeat however, for some especially women pursuing the passion for something can be a rocky road for how to some pay the ocean is assigned to raise a place to escape the stresses of life at the most. and the beauty and power of nature, most of the, in these indigo little this, they wouldn't many girls who said was just me and she was a friend zone. come on say they served one or 2 months and then stopped at business on to that i was the only girl who continued surfing up to today. does it go my c? and later i started training. i would go step by step until now but, but as i'm and now there are other goals starting to assess here and set a goal or synagogue. and i'm really happy to have all the goals th

sophie ologist had been comparing it to a ticking time bomb. a situation that politicians had been ignoring for far too long, says antoine paku, an expert on the housing market in luxembourg. he says the main problem is an extreme concentration of land ownership and related real estate speculation, price of land, and the price of flats. over time, so if i can not, this is almost there is an offline for housing sitting here behind acceptance owned by a small portion of the population on. that's great. on the truth. our studies show that 0.5 percent of looks and burgers on 50 percent of the building and also to get off the coffee alternately for about $3000.00 wealthy families who have inherited these extremely valuable properties. also called april 5th. i'm, you know, they have no interest in building housing fix. yeah, sure. now i'm on that off. i mean, i said objective request through corporate submission to dynamic economic development means dr. properties will increase in value by 5 or 10 percent a year. anyway, of all deciding c, set deep all over the last 8 years. property prices have sort by 74 percent and rents by 41 percent. recently t

sophie hutchinson. smoking is the single biggest cause of preventable death in the uk. it kills two thirds of longment is to protect younger generations from harm by banning tobacco use for them. 0ne caller with experience of that harm told the nicky campbell show on bbc radio 5 live he regretted ever starting to smoke. i had to have one lung removed, got emphysema and copd in the other lung, and now i've found out i've got terminal cancer in my liver and adrenal glands. i'm so sorry. yeah, it's something i've got used to now, i've come to terms with it, but what i've gone through the last few years i wouldn't want anyone to go through. and if i could go back, i wish i'd never started. the harm done by smoking is well documented. it causes lung and heart disease, cancer, stillbirths, dementia and asthma. england's chief medical officer chris whitty supports the ban. people are trapped into smoking at a very young age and once they become addicted, their choice is taken away. so, if you are favour of choice, you should be against something which takes away people's choices, the great majority of sm

sophie hutchinson. smoking is the single biggest cause of preventable death in the uk. it kills two thirds of longrs. the aim of the new bill before parliament is to protect younger generations from harm by banning tobacco use for them. one caller with experience of that harm told the nicky campbell show on bbc radio 5 live he regretted ever starting to smoke. i 5 live he regretted ever starting to smoke. ., ., ., ., smoke. i had to have one lung removed. _ smoke. i had to have one lung removed. got _ smoke. i had to have one lung removed, got emphysema - smoke. i had to have one lung i removed, got emphysema and smoke. i had to have one lung - removed, got emphysema and copd in the other lung, and now i've found out i've got terminal cancer in my liver and adrenal glands. i’m out i've got terminal cancer in my liver and adrenal glands.— liver and adrenal glands. i'm so sor . liver and adrenal glands. i'm so sorry- yeah. — liver and adrenal glands. i'm so sorry. yeah, it's _ liver and adrenal glands. i'm so sorry. yeah, it's something - liver and adrenal glands. i'm so sorry. yeah, it's something

sophie, the last word right now. ryan believes we could see two cuts this year we have seen the magnificent seven mega cap trade breakdown since jay powell said rates will stay higher for as longs needed is this pce report important investors have turned their back on tech with the rate cut path become less clear. >> it is very important because it speaks to the fact that where we are with inflation now which is moving in the right direction. the last few points of inflation are sticky i know we are all sick of hearing that word. what we know is all of the spending that can be pulled out of the economy has already happened what is left is entrenched that is problematic. that is why we see heightened nerves it matters to mega cap tech. we don't want to see interest rates protracted as i was stating earlier, what will move the dial more are the comments on a.i. and outlook and who will win this very interesting race that we're in the middle of at the moment. >> two more big reports to go. apple and amazon sophie and ryan, thank you very much for more on what is driving the markets, head to cnbc pro at cnbc.com/pro >>> busy day stateside not to be outdone by the action in london.

we're keeping our fingers crossed we can all cope with a little bit of cold as long as it stays dry for us here today. >> sophievely to talk to you and talk about something joyful. have a lovely time, but we'll be coming back to you later, keeping us up to date on everything that's happening at the grand national. now neesom on gb news now i'm dawn neesom on gb news saturday there's more saturday and there's lots more coming show . the coming up on today's show. the royals. yes, of course, the duke and duchess of sussex have announced they producing announced they will be producing two non—fiction series at home as part of their deal with netflix. all of that and much more to come. this is welcome back to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom on your telly. online and on digital radio. now back to our main breaking story of the day. six people have been confirmed killed in a stabbing spree at a shopping centre near bondi beach in sydney, australia . authorities say many more might have been killed had it not been for the actions of a lone police officer. she caught up with the attacker before shooting him dead

after a long winter, the whole family will be hoping for a glimpse of summer. sean coughlan, bbc news. sophie edinburgh, has become the first member of the royal family to visit ukraine since the russian invasion. she met president zelensky and the first lady during the visit, which was described by palace officials as a demonstration of solidarity with the women, men and children impacted by the war. four law enforcement officers have been shot dead and another four were wounded in the us state of north carolina. they were trying to arrest a wanted fugitive in a house in the city of charlotte when they came under fire. the suspect was shot dead at the scene. the french actor gerard depardieu is to face a trial accused of sexually assaulting two women in 2021. the 75—year—old, who has starred in more than 200 films, is also being investigated over allegations made by another woman in 2018. the actor has denied any wrongdoing. the home office has admitted it's unable to immediately locate thousands of migrants who were initially earmarked for deportation to rwanda, although a government source

like sophie said, we have expectations and we want to win and we are pushing day in and day out on the velodrome and in the gym to do that. as longe has ever been out on a velodrome track. i said to him, and you chose to do it when we are down here on national tv? i can't believe this is the one he opted to do it! talk about bravery. owen is the bravest man this morning. owen is the bravest man this morninu. �* . owen is the bravest man this morning-— owen is the bravest man this morninu. �* . ., ., ., , morning. braver than all of us, well done, morning. braver than all of us, well done. 0wen- _ morning. braver than all of us, well done, owen. he _ morning. braver than all of us, well done, owen. he is— morning. braver than all of us, well done, owen. he is looking - morning. braver than all of us, well done, owen. he is looking very - morning. braver than all of us, well. done, owen. he is looking very good! from young — done, owen. he is looking very good! from young olympic _ done, owen. he is looking very good! from young olympic hopefuls - done, owen. he is looking very good! from young olympic hopefuls to - done, owen. he