selby grew up watching willie thorne and he became world snooker champion.sed to look at him and he used to inspire me and taught me a lot from a young age and obviously, if it wasn't for willie, i suppose i wouldn't be where i am today. obviously i've learnt a lot from him from practising with him, him giving me tips along the way and stuff. he had a massive impact on my career, that's for sure. willie thorne‘s flaws were never far from view. his struggles with gambling were well known and widely reported but, throughout it all, willie thorne remained one of the most endearing figures from snooker‘s golden era. today's tributes to the great wt, snooker‘s willie thorne, who's died at the age of 66. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. welcomefib—benewt hello to viewers in the uk who are joining viewers around the world. it's now time for us to take a first look at the national and international front pages in the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. we'rejoi

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the former snooker player and bbc commentator willie thorne has died at the age of 66. hospital in spain last week following respiratory failure. he had been treated for leukaemia since march. willie thorne was an household name during snooker‘s height in popularity in the 1980s and was twice a quarter—finalist in the world championships. incredibly well known as a commentator after he retired from playing the sport. his good friend gary lineker has tweeted this morning, deeply, deeply saddened to hear that my friend willie thorne has passed away. one of life's great characters, a marvellous snooker player and a lovely man who has ported his final black much too soon. a touching tribute from gary lineker. a touching tribute from gary lineker. more now on news of what's being described as a breakthrough in the search for a coronavirus treatment. a cheap and widely available steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save the lives of seriously ill covid—19 patients. the health secretary matt hancock says the discovery by scientists at the

and, one of the great snooker stars of the 1980s, willie thorne, has died at the age of 66. in other sport later in the hour on bbc news, a twist in the newcastle takeover saga as an american businessman registers his interest in buying the premier league club. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in a few hours time, the premier league will kick off for the first time since lockdown began. it's a moment millions of fans have been waiting for — but they'll have to stay at home to watch the rest of the season. all the games will be played behind closed doors. it is 100 days since we've had the top—flight game, and players have been training for the last few weeks. it comes as the england striker marcus rashford has vowed to continue speaking up for disadvantaged families — after he won the campaign for children in england to continue receiving free school meals over the summer. in other developments, the world health organisation has hailed the success of a drug trial by oxford university as a "lifesaving scientific breakthrough". dexamethasone is a cheap, widel

the former star willie thorne has died of the age of 66. the past week he had been in the hospital. thorne retired in 2001 having reached to world championship quarterfinals a year high ranking of number seven in the world. and that is all for the sport for now. hello there. it's a sundry across the country thanks to warmth and the humidity in the next few weeks will see more downpours. wednesday, we saw some pretty intense thunderstorms across parts of england and this is where the lightning was captured by one of our weather watchers and this was some slow moving downpours which gave rise to a lot of water, giving rise to social water flooding. we also gotan area to social water flooding. we also got an area of more persistent rhema should be moving on to the continent and also be pushing into the midlands in england thursday morning. will be a mucky start and those who have fog. and it will move its way further into northern england and parts of well systems parts of scotland will be around 56 and its in southern wells of central souther

the former snooker player and bbc commentator willie thorne has died at the age of 66.ight in popularity in the 1980s, and was twice a quarter—finalist in the world championships. after a 100—day absence because of the lockdown, premier league football returns this evening. sheffield united and aston villa will kick off the restart to the season, with manchester city hosting arsenal later. 92 top—flight matches will be crammed into the next 40 days with the season concluding on 26thjuly. we can speak tojohn murray, 5live's chief football correspondent who will be at the etihad stadium commentating on the manchester city—arsenal game. thank you forjoining us. how do you feel about it? well, i'm looking forward to it, looking forward to seeing a live sport again and looking forward to commentating. but while it is coming back, obviously it is not quite how we are used to it. and if you look back to the last time premier league matches were played in early march, the ten matches that were played, almost 400,000 spectators were inside the grounds. but now for the first time

some sad news to report this morning — the snooker player willie thorne has died.time when snooker was part of your everyday life and you turned in and watched it for hours and hours. our condolences to his family and friends. iam sure family and friends. i am sure that comes as sad news to many of our viewers this morning as well. it's notjust the crowds that will be missing from tonight's premier league games. the players' names will also be notably absent from their shirts. for the first 12 matches, all players' names will be replaced by the slogan black lives matter in a show of support for the global protests sparked by the death in police custody of george floyd. breakfast‘s graham satchell has been talking to three players about their experiences of racism, both on and off the pitch. even in the area i live in, a white dominant area, you do get looked at differently. my team—mate was upset, i was upset, the whole team was upset. you do feel it every day and it's not the greatest, but you learn to deal with it and at times you don't even notice it. three watf

selby grew up watching willie thorne and he became world snooker champion.sed to look at him and he used to inspire me and taught me a lot

in competitions, willie thorne seemed to reach the brink of greatness. the big wins, the big titles, went to his contemporaries. willie thorne remained a popular figure in world snooker long after his retirement as a player. his voice on commentary was part of the texture of the bbc television coverage. when steve davis rolled back the years to win a famous match at the 2010 world championship, thorne was watching it and describing it. steve davis has somehow, and i say somehow, rolled back the years and beat one of the all time greats! willie thorne‘s flaws were never far from view. his struggles with gambling were well—known and widely reported. but throughout it all, willie thorne remained one of the most endearing figures from snooker‘s golden age. time for a look at the weather. lovely sunshine here in the isle of wight. but we have two types of weather that are notable today, that misty low cloud evident earlier in northumberland and across the north—east coast and the thunderstorms which are already breaking out. very volatile atmosphere in recent

willie thorne was part of the great snooker revolution of the 1980s. ple in britain, thorne was instantly recognizable. when the players made a pop song with chas and dave, willie thorne happily played along with the bald head gang. but he carried the reputation of being unbeatable, when practising. in competitions, willie thorne seemed to reach the brink of greatness. the big wins, the big titles, went to his contemporaries. willie thorne remained a popular figure in world snooker long after his retirement as a player. his voice on commentary was part of the texture of the bbc television coverage. when steve davis defied time to win a famous match at the 2010 world championship, thorne was watching it and describing it. thorne: steve davis has somehow, and i say somehow, rolled back the years and beat one of the all time greats! willie thorne's flaws were never far from view. his struggles with gambling were well—known and widely reported. but throughout it all, willie thorne remained one of the most endearing figures from snooker‘s golden age. willie