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i'm ellie crisell and i'm delighted to be here in manchester for the rotary young citizen awards 2017. this year is the 10th anniversary of the awards to celebrate the achievements of a very special group of young people. i presented the awards when they first began back in 2007. since then, hundreds of young people have been recognised for the amazing work they do. each year, rotary clubs across britain and ireland nominate youngsters for the awards. the eventual winners for 2017 are with me on stage, so let's find out more about them. 0urfirst award goes to teenager abbey booker. abbey is in care but works tirelessly and selflessly to ensure other children have the best experience that they can. she spends her time volunteering, helping out with a number of schemes, and tries to change the way adults deal with young people in care. she was nominated for the award by the rotary clubs of doncaster and doncaster st leger. this is her story. hi. may i have two cadbury's cream eggs? yeah. have you signed in yet? my name is abbey. i'm 15 and i'm from doncaster. i've been in care forfour y
i'm ellie crisell and i'm delighted to be here in manchester for the rotary young citizen awards 2017. this year is the 10th anniversary of the awards to celebrate the achievements of a very special group of young people. i presented the awards when they first began back in 2007. since then, hundreds of young people have been recognised for the amazing work they do. each year, rotary clubs across britain and ireland nominate youngsters for the awards. the eventual winners for 2017 are with me...
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with rotary, we have so many projects, young citizen awards, with our inspirational youngsters today,e are our futures. we need to invest in them really. and celebrate their achievements. yes. thank you very much. eve conway, thank you forjoining us. so congratulations to all this year's winners, who were nominated by rotary clubs across britain and ireland. i'm sure you'll agree we've met some very impressive youngsters. we've been moved and i'm sure we've all been inspired. i know i have. congratulations to all of you. thank you very much forjoining us this year. bye— bye. hello, good evening. some changes on the way for some of us tomorrow. but it has been a super start to the weekend. not quite make hay while the sun shines, but the tractor was very busy here in shropshire. the farm outlook was clear blue skies across much of scotland today. we have seen some cloud lingering in the far north of scotland, up towards the northern isles, otherwise clear skies. this cloud could start to push back towards north—west scotland and northern ireland in the night. 0therwise, north—west scot
with rotary, we have so many projects, young citizen awards, with our inspirational youngsters today,e are our futures. we need to invest in them really. and celebrate their achievements. yes. thank you very much. eve conway, thank you forjoining us. so congratulations to all this year's winners, who were nominated by rotary clubs across britain and ireland. i'm sure you'll agree we've met some very impressive youngsters. we've been moved and i'm sure we've all been inspired. i know i have....
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winners collect their prize at a ceremony in manchester for the 10th anniversary of the rotary young citizen awardslp children in care. and in half an hour. charting the rise of china's snooker superstar in enter the dragon. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver, and a 39—year—old man from uzbekistan. four people were killed and 15 injured when the lorry crashed into the front of a department store. police have also confirmed that a "suspicious device" was found inside the truck. our correpondent, dan johnson, reports. after yesterday's horror there is calm, stillness and sadness in stockholm. people have come to together. time to reflect, a moment to remember. we were walking in the shop yesterday when it happened. patrick and francesca are tourists who were in the basement of the department store when the truck hit. we went up the escalator and saw panic and police with guns and stuff like that. how did people react? everybody was screaming and running to the other side of the buil
winners collect their prize at a ceremony in manchester for the 10th anniversary of the rotary young citizen awardslp children in care. and in half an hour. charting the rise of china's snooker superstar in enter the dragon. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver, and a 39—year—old man from uzbekistan. four people were killed and 15 injured when the lorry crashed into the...
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it's ten years since the rotary young citizen awards began. gs have been nominated for awards. one of them is 11—year—old harvey parry, who lost both his legs when he was baby, after contracting meningitis. in 2014 — when he was just eight years old — he won an award for his sporting and fundraising achievements. harvey's been telling us how, since then, he's been trying to get more amputees interested in sport. my my name's harvey, i'm 11 years old andi my name's harvey, i'm 11 years old and i will won a young citizen award in 2011: and i will won a young citizen award in 2014 because of my sporting achievements. when harvey was a baby he caught meningitis and had to have both his legs amputated above the knee and his right—hand fingers. rotary helped me get my first legs and then they helped me get a wheelchair. harvey went on every year to run wheelchair. harvey went on every yearto run in wheelchair. harvey went on every year to run in america. today he has got about 23 gold medals. harvey has been very influential in persuading the governm
it's ten years since the rotary young citizen awards began. gs have been nominated for awards. one of them is 11—year—old harvey parry, who lost both his legs when he was baby, after contracting meningitis. in 2014 — when he was just eight years old — he won an award for his sporting and fundraising achievements. harvey's been telling us how, since then, he's been trying to get more amputees interested in sport. my my name's harvey, i'm 11 years old andi my name's harvey, i'm 11 years...
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i'm ellie crisell and i am delighted to be here in manchester to celebrate the rotary young citizen awardss to honour the achievements of young people who've all done something extraordinary. i presented the very first awards when they were launched back in 2007. since then, hundreds of amazing young people have been recognised. each year, rotary clubs across britain and ireland nominate youngsters for the awards. and the eventual winners for 2017 are with us today, and you are about to meet some inspirational young people. so let's find out more about this year's award winners. ourfirst award goes to teenager abbey booker. abbey is in care but works tirelessly and selflessly to ensure other children have the best experience that they can. she spends her time volunteering, helping out with a number of schemes, and tries to change the way adults deal with other
i'm ellie crisell and i am delighted to be here in manchester to celebrate the rotary young citizen awardss to honour the achievements of young people who've all done something extraordinary. i presented the very first awards when they were launched back in 2007. since then, hundreds of amazing young people have been recognised. each year, rotary clubs across britain and ireland nominate youngsters for the awards. and the eventual winners for 2017 are with us today, and you are about to meet...
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i'm ellie crisell and i'm delighted to be here in manchester to celebrate the rotary young citizen awardse achievements of a very special group of young people. i presented the awards when they first began back in 2007. since then, hundreds of young people have been recognised for the amazing work they do. each year, rotary clubs across britain and ireland nominate youngsters for the awards. the eventual winners for 2017 are with us me on stage, so let's find out more about this year's award winners. ourfirst award goes to teenager abbey booker. abbey is in care but works tirelessly and selflessly to ensure other children have the best experience that they can. she spends her time volunteering, helping out with a number of schemes, and tries to change the way adults deal with other young people in care. she was nominated for the award by the rotary clubs of doncaster and doncaster st leger. this is her story. hi. may i have two cadbury's cream eggs. have you signed in yet? my name is abbey. i'm 15 and i'm from doncaster. i've been in care forfour years. i remember the first few years was
i'm ellie crisell and i'm delighted to be here in manchester to celebrate the rotary young citizen awardse achievements of a very special group of young people. i presented the awards when they first began back in 2007. since then, hundreds of young people have been recognised for the amazing work they do. each year, rotary clubs across britain and ireland nominate youngsters for the awards. the eventual winners for 2017 are with us me on stage, so let's find out more about this year's award...
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i am from manchester, i am 26 years old, and i won the rotary young citizen award in 2009 because ofn a star and helping dreams come true. i live with a condition called neurofibromatosis and scoliosis. neurofibromatosis is where tumours will grow on the nerve endings. scoliosis is curvature of the spine. i do voluntary radio presenting for a station called uk health radio, and i have a show called the sunshine uk health show. i have now become a scope role model. being a scope role model means i will go into high schools and i will do a q&a with children about disability. the idea of the sessions are that we make them more aware and inspire them about disability, and breaking boundaries as well with disabled people. kirsty ashton there. and all this week, the bbc news channel will be featuring the stories of past and present award winners. and next saturday, we'll be broadcasting the ten—year anniversary ceremony live from manchester. that's at 10:30 next saturday morning. music often provides an escape from the real world. but in hull, one sound installation aims to give listeners
i am from manchester, i am 26 years old, and i won the rotary young citizen award in 2009 because ofn a star and helping dreams come true. i live with a condition called neurofibromatosis and scoliosis. neurofibromatosis is where tumours will grow on the nerve endings. scoliosis is curvature of the spine. i do voluntary radio presenting for a station called uk health radio, and i have a show called the sunshine uk health show. i have now become a scope role model. being a scope role model means...
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extraordinary achievements of seven young people are celebrated in this year's rotary rotary young citizen awardsn among the four victims of the stockholm truck attack has been named as chris bevington. the family of the 41—year—old said they were devastated by his untimely tragic death. two swedes and a belgian also died, when a truck rammed into a crowd and then crashed into a department store on friday. swedish police say the suspect had been facing deportation and had extremist sympathies. simonjones reports. thousands gather in the centre of stockholm for a vigil against terrorism. as more details emerge of those who lost their lives when a hijacked lorry was driven into a department store. a british man, chris bevington, died, he was 41. in a statement, his family said... the family request absolute privacy at this incredibly difficult time to mourn his passing in peace. police say the suspect, a 39—year—old man from uzbekistan, had been facing deportation and is known to have extremist sympathies. at a news conference, officers also gave further details of the victims. all four deceased ar
extraordinary achievements of seven young people are celebrated in this year's rotary rotary young citizen awardsn among the four victims of the stockholm truck attack has been named as chris bevington. the family of the 41—year—old said they were devastated by his untimely tragic death. two swedes and a belgian also died, when a truck rammed into a crowd and then crashed into a department store on friday. swedish police say the suspect had been facing deportation and had extremist...
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awards are now in their tenth year — and previous winners also travelled to manchester for this year's celebrations. we have been surrounded by some very talented young people here at the young citizen. joining me now is aiding jackson, he isa joining me now is aiding jackson, he is a winner from this year. we have got magic, he's a winner from 2010 and also gender. ——jenna and jenna's mum. how does it feel to be back? it is really exciting to be back, to see familiar faces and also to welcome new people into the club of winners, i suppose. it was really amazing to see all the work that people have done in the past ten years. you won an award in 2008. tell us a bit more about your story on what inspired you to start fundraising. we set up callum's cabin in memory of my twin brother who died from a brain tumour in february 2000 seven. it is a anniversary for a charity as well this year. just continuing the great work to make sure that children with cancer can get work to make sure that children with cancercan geta week work to make sure that children with cancer can get a week away and make memories. you have been incredibly inspirational, you have been a jenna's side every step of t
awards are now in their tenth year — and previous winners also travelled to manchester for this year's celebrations. we have been surrounded by some very talented young people here at the young citizen. joining me now is aiding jackson, he isa joining me now is aiding jackson, he is a winner from this year. we have got magic, he's a winner from 2010 and also gender. ——jenna and jenna's mum. how does it feel to be back? it is really exciting to be back, to see familiar faces and also to...
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i'm 26 years old and i won the rotary young citizen award in 2009, because of the amount of money i'veon called neurofibromatosis and scoliosis. neurofibromatosis is where tumours grow on the nerve endings. scoliosis is curvature of the spine. i do voluntary radio presenting for uk health radio. i have a show called the sunshine uk health show. i have become a role model for scope. that means i come into high schools and i will do a q&a with children about disability. the idea of the sessions are that we make them more aware and inspire them about disability and breaking boundaries as well with disabled people. kirsty ashton there. and all this week, the bbc news channel will be featuring the stories of past and present award winners. and next saturday, we'll be broadcasting the 10—year anniversary ceremony live from manchester. that's at 10.30am next saturday morning. the organisers of the eurovision song contest have threatened to ban this year's hosts, ukraine, from future competitions unless russia's entrant is allowed into the country. last week, ukraine barred yuliya samoilova be
i'm 26 years old and i won the rotary young citizen award in 2009, because of the amount of money i'veon called neurofibromatosis and scoliosis. neurofibromatosis is where tumours grow on the nerve endings. scoliosis is curvature of the spine. i do voluntary radio presenting for uk health radio. i have a show called the sunshine uk health show. i have become a role model for scope. that means i come into high schools and i will do a q&a with children about disability. the idea of the...
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today, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardssen from hundreds of people nominated across great britain and the republic of ireland. the awards are now in their tenth year, and winners from the past decade have also travelled to manchester for this year's celebrations. our correspondent noel phillips is live in manchester for us now. that's right, maxine. today has been all about celebrating the great achievements of young people, and a lot of the young people here have one thing in common, they have picked up one of these awards, and most of them share a sense of responsibility and desire to make a difference to their communities. two sisters who have done just that had made a big difference, sophia and amber cowburn who picked up awards today for simply doing amazing things when it comes to charity. tell us about your story, because it all tell us about your story, because it a ll started tell us about your story, because it all started when you lost your brother, didn't it? in 2010 hour brother, didn't it? in 2010 hour brother
today, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardssen from hundreds of people nominated across great britain and the republic of ireland. the awards are now in their tenth year, and winners from the past decade have also travelled to manchester for this year's celebrations. our correspondent noel phillips is live in manchester for us now. that's right, maxine. today has been all about celebrating the great achievements of young people, and a...
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you won a young citizen award in 2011 for doing some quite remarkable things because you are a firefightert to garner as part of my started firefighting. i went to garneras part of my gap started firefighting. i went to garner as part of my gap year and got so involved with the girls that i worked with there and the girls that were not getting the education opportunities that the boys were getting a lot of the time and so i got quite involved in providing them with those opportunities. how has winning changed your life? with those opportunities. how has winning changed your life ?m with those opportunities. how has winning changed your life? it was amazing. the opportunities that it opened for especially fundraising for the project... it opened for especially fundraising forthe project... it is opened for especially fundraising for the project... it is something i was involved with for ten years and it was an incredible ten years of my life and changed everything that i am now. any advice for aidan moving forward ? am now. any advice for aidan moving forward? just don't give up. know what
you won a young citizen award in 2011 for doing some quite remarkable things because you are a firefightert to garner as part of my started firefighting. i went to garneras part of my gap started firefighting. i went to garner as part of my gap year and got so involved with the girls that i worked with there and the girls that were not getting the education opportunities that the boys were getting a lot of the time and so i got quite involved in providing them with those opportunities. how has...
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this weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awards are seven winners from across great britain and the republic of ireland, one of whom is a mohamed khalil from leeds. mohamed grew up in syria. he was forced to flee the country with his family when he was ten having been shot during an attack on his school. he watched his friends die and had to play dead to survive. having moved to england, mohamed started going to leeds city academy. ian bucknell has been to meet him. mohamed khalil is a 16—year—old growing up in leeds, getting ready for his gcse in food technology. nothing remarkable about that. but how he got here, well, that's another story. mohamed was growing up in syria when his school was attacked. he saw his friends being killed and was himself shot in the leg. to survive, he pretended to be dead until the attackers had gone. i cry when i sleep, because i can remember my friends. it's not going from my head. i close the room i sit in. i cry, when i sit in, because every time i think about the bad thing that happened to me. mo
this weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awards are seven winners from across great britain and the republic of ireland, one of whom is a mohamed khalil from leeds. mohamed grew up in syria. he was forced to flee the country with his family when he was ten having been shot during an attack on his school. he watched his friends die and had to play dead to survive. having moved to england, mohamed started going to leeds city academy....
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i was nominated for a rotary young citizen award in 2016. my first charity was the royal british legion, when i sang for the remembrance in padiham, because my grandad was in the army. it kind of carried on from that. i was asked to sing for many different charities. i love singing, so i thought i would always use my singing to make people happy and to raise money for charity. my hopes and plans for the future are that i reach my target of raising about £1 million for charity. and also, i want to continue my studies at the royal college of music. another dream of mine is to sing one day at the royal albert hall. hopefully that will happen one day. all this week, the bbc news channel will be featuring the stories of past and present award winners. and next saturday, we'll be broadcasting the 10 year anniversary ceremony live from manchester. that's at 10:30 next saturday morning. the artist, gilbert baker, who created the rainbow flag that became an international symbol for gay rights, has died. he was 65. baker was asked to come up with a fl
i was nominated for a rotary young citizen award in 2016. my first charity was the royal british legion, when i sang for the remembrance in padiham, because my grandad was in the army. it kind of carried on from that. i was asked to sing for many different charities. i love singing, so i thought i would always use my singing to make people happy and to raise money for charity. my hopes and plans for the future are that i reach my target of raising about £1 million for charity. and also, i want...
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sophia and amber are now being honoured at the rotary young citizen awards for their work.phillips has this report. our brother was a party animal, life was all about a party, he was a fashion student. he was very popular. he wasjust, like, the greatest person. in 2010, ben was just 18 when he took his own life in an adult psychiatric unit in cornwall. it was within a few hours of losing them, we were in disbelief, it shouldn't have happened. ben shouldn't have been able to take his own life in a mental health hospital. his sisters sofia and amber wanted to keep ben's legacy alive so they setup their own charity, the invictus trust, as a way to support other teenagers with mental health problems. after ben passed away, not very long after, my mum sat down with us, my sisters and my dad, and said that she felt really strongly that we had to change the services. we didn't really wa nt change the services. we didn't really want to be a family that became quite bitter because we felt ben had been let down and we needed to change what was available for teenagers in cornwall and
sophia and amber are now being honoured at the rotary young citizen awards for their work.phillips has this report. our brother was a party animal, life was all about a party, he was a fashion student. he was very popular. he wasjust, like, the greatest person. in 2010, ben was just 18 when he took his own life in an adult psychiatric unit in cornwall. it was within a few hours of losing them, we were in disbelief, it shouldn't have happened. ben shouldn't have been able to take his own life in...
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coming weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsn winners from across great britain and the republic of ireland, one of whom is abbey booker, a 111 year old from doncaster. abbey is in care but works tirelessly and selflessly to ensure other children have the best experience that they can. she spends her time volunteering, helping out with a number of schemes, and tries to change the way adults deal with other young people in care. this is her story. hiya. signed in yet? abbey. 15. i am from doncaster. i have been here for four years. i remember it was a struggle. because i had so many different people, so many different things going on in life. i knew what i wanted, i knew what i wanted to say, i had opinions, but i was never given a chance and i wasjust dismissed. when i had the courage to speak out, i knew that i could say this. i want to let the children have that opportunity. abbey is one in a million. she gives time. such a good advocate for young people. offering support, advice. helps shape the service. the independent visit
coming weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsn winners from across great britain and the republic of ireland, one of whom is abbey booker, a 111 year old from doncaster. abbey is in care but works tirelessly and selflessly to ensure other children have the best experience that they can. she spends her time volunteering, helping out with a number of schemes, and tries to change the way adults deal with other young people in care....
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winners collect their prize at a ceremony in manchester for the tenth anniversary of the rotary young citizen awards
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who've made amazing contributions to their communities have been recognised at the rotary young citizen awardsfor raising tens of thousands of pounds for charity with her singing. but her fundraising work hasn't stopped there, as she's been explaining. i'm grace o'malley. i am 19 years old and i'm a soprano studying at the royal college of music. i was nominated for a rotary young singer award in 2013. i started raising money for charity when i was 12, through my singing, and my first charity was the royal british legion when i sang for the remembrance. because my grandad was in the army. and it kind of carried on from that. and i was asked to sing for many different charities. i love singing, so i thought i'd always use my singing to make people happy and to raise money for charity. my hopes and plans for the future are that i reach my target of raising about £1 million for charity. and also i want to continue my studies here at the royal college of music, and another dream of mine is to sing one day at the royal albert hall. hopefully that will happen one day. all this week, the bbc news cha
who've made amazing contributions to their communities have been recognised at the rotary young citizen awardsfor raising tens of thousands of pounds for charity with her singing. but her fundraising work hasn't stopped there, as she's been explaining. i'm grace o'malley. i am 19 years old and i'm a soprano studying at the royal college of music. i was nominated for a rotary young singer award in 2013. i started raising money for charity when i was 12, through my singing, and my first charity...
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today, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardseds of people nominated across great britain and the republic of ireland. the awards are now in their tenth year, and winners from the past decade have also travelled to manchester for this year's celebrations. 0ur correspondent noel phillips is live in manchester for us now. good morning. you can see the emotions and excitement on their faces. short time ago the awards we re faces. short time ago the awards were handed out and for many of the young people here at was quite surreal simply because of the incredible journeys they have all been on. it is worth bearing in mind these are young people who have had to ove rco m e these are young people who have had to overcome a great deal of challenges and in doing so along the way they have raised thousands for charity, helps people with mental health problems, homeless people, and it is fair to say they have been recognised today and rightly so. i have two of the winners, harry mccann and molly, who has been helping homeless people in irel
today, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardseds of people nominated across great britain and the republic of ireland. the awards are now in their tenth year, and winners from the past decade have also travelled to manchester for this year's celebrations. 0ur correspondent noel phillips is live in manchester for us now. good morning. you can see the emotions and excitement on their faces. short time ago the awards we re faces. short time...
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extraordinary acts by young people have been celebrated at the rotary young citizen awards in manchesterhe uk and the republic of ireland. the awards are now in their tenth year — and previous winners also travelled to manchester for this year's celebrations. earlier today we caught up with our reporter noel edwards who has been meeting winners past and present. people who've overcome great challenges, being disabled, losing a loved one, we have seen them become stronger and ready to take on the wild. it makes it more incredible when you hear what they have achieved. like 1a—year—old adrian jackson, here's one abroad or raising money for charity. it is brilliant. it is knowing that the people can finally see what you have done all around the uk, even in some parts of the world. it isjust brilliant. it is brilliant that someone brilliant. it is brilliant that someone like you has been recognised because your story is quite remarkable. remind us why you have been recognised today.|j remarkable. remind us why you have been recognised today. i have raised, over the past two years, over £16,0
extraordinary acts by young people have been celebrated at the rotary young citizen awards in manchesterhe uk and the republic of ireland. the awards are now in their tenth year — and previous winners also travelled to manchester for this year's celebrations. earlier today we caught up with our reporter noel edwards who has been meeting winners past and present. people who've overcome great challenges, being disabled, losing a loved one, we have seen them become stronger and ready to take on...
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i'm 26 years old and i won the rotary young citizen award in 2009, because of the amount of money i'veoliosis is curvature of the spine. i do volu nta ry is curvature of the spine. i do voluntary radio presenting for uk health radio. i have a show called the sunshine uk health show. i have become a role model for scope. that means i come into high schools and i will do a q&a with children about disabilities. the idea about the sessions is that we make them more aware and inspire them about disability and breaking boundaries as well with disabled people. ne. next saturday, we will broadcast the ten year anniversary ceremony live from manchester at 10. 30am next saturday morning. music often provides an escape from the real world. but in hull one sound installation aims to give listeners a better connection to their surroundings. the work celebrates the humber bridge by incorporate rating sounds made by the structure itself. visitors can listen to the music as they walk across the bridge. here in leeds, something magical is taking place. musicians from opera north are putting the finishi
i'm 26 years old and i won the rotary young citizen award in 2009, because of the amount of money i'veoliosis is curvature of the spine. i do volu nta ry is curvature of the spine. i do voluntary radio presenting for uk health radio. i have a show called the sunshine uk health show. i have become a role model for scope. that means i come into high schools and i will do a q&a with children about disabilities. the idea about the sessions is that we make them more aware and inspire them about...
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some extraordinary acts by young people have been celebrated at the rotary young citizen awards in manchesterple nominated across the uk and the republic of ireland. the awards are now in their tenth year — and winners from the past decade also travelled to manchester for this year's celebrations. live now to noel phillips, who is in manchesterfor us. 0ver over to you. sophie, there has been no shortage of inspirational young people. i'm talking about young people using their talents and ability for the good of everybody and my next guest defines inspiration. his name is mohamad khalil. ears from syria and he is 16 and has won and award today for helping people. your story is a stark reminder of the ongoing conflict in syria. what was life like before you left? it was a really nice country, beautiful country, people helping each other and happy people. now, when the war starts, people hate each other, killing each other and you don't know whose brother or sister are killing. all the children dying. ict viz, and i really could cry about it because it is dangerous stuff. this is all still very
some extraordinary acts by young people have been celebrated at the rotary young citizen awards in manchesterple nominated across the uk and the republic of ireland. the awards are now in their tenth year — and winners from the past decade also travelled to manchester for this year's celebrations. live now to noel phillips, who is in manchesterfor us. 0ver over to you. sophie, there has been no shortage of inspirational young people. i'm talking about young people using their talents and...
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today, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardss the uk and the republic of ireland. the awards are now in their tenth year — and winners from the past decade have also travelled to manchester for this year's celebrations. 0ur correspondent noel phillips has been speaking to some of the winners. the real stars here are the ordinary children and teenagers using —— whose incredible talents are being recognised. many have been recognised. many have been recognised for volunteering, campaigning to change the law, even overcoming adversity and making a real success of their lives, and one person who has done just that is abbey blogger who —— booker who is 15 and has done a lot of work the children in care. tell us your story and why you have been recognised. i have been recognised for working with children like myself or a bit younger who are in care and have struggled voicing their own opinions and talking about the problems as i have in the past, so my role is to be their choice, they come to me with suggestions, with their opinions,
today, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardss the uk and the republic of ireland. the awards are now in their tenth year — and winners from the past decade have also travelled to manchester for this year's celebrations. 0ur correspondent noel phillips has been speaking to some of the winners. the real stars here are the ordinary children and teenagers using —— whose incredible talents are being recognised. many have been...
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and we'll be hearing from rotary young citizen award winner molly, who's determined to help homelessng on the streets. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. a father who refused to pay a fine after taking his daughter out of school for an unauthorised holiday has lost his case at the supreme court. jon platt, who's from the isle of wight, had argued that all the law required of him was to ensure that his child attended school regularly. the high court had originally ruled that the holiday did not constitute regular absenteeism but this morning the supreme court has overturned thatjudgement. this is how lady hale announced the ruling. unauthorised absences have a disruptive effect. not only on the education of the individual child, but also on the work of other pupils and of their teachers. if one pupil can be taken out whenever it suits the parent, then so can others. different pupils might be taken out at different times, multiplying the disruptive effect. any educational system expects people to keep the rules. not to do so is unfair to those obedient parents who do keep the
and we'll be hearing from rotary young citizen award winner molly, who's determined to help homelessng on the streets. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. a father who refused to pay a fine after taking his daughter out of school for an unauthorised holiday has lost his case at the supreme court. jon platt, who's from the isle of wight, had argued that all the law required of him was to ensure that his child attended school regularly. the high court had originally ruled that the holiday...
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cts this weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsrds in manchester. one of those is aidan jackson from citizen awards in manchester. one of those is aidanjackson from widnes. he was diagnosed with asperger‘s syndrome in 2011, so sometimes struggles with everyday situations, making his fundraising efforts all the more incredible. i don't like that picture. aidan and his mum caroline flick through a scrapbook of his fundraising exploits at their home in widnes. he started on a small scale. but the death in 2014 of his close friend olivia alice walker, at the age of just 15, really lit his fundraising fuse. i wanted to help out her family as much as possible. when they wanted to set up a charity, it was like the main, like it ignited the spark. he filled a sports stadium with 10,500 teddies to raise money. why is it so important to you that you do this, that you help people? even if it's just that you do this, that you help people? even if it'sjust one person, that one person is going to make a big change to their life. it's going to he
cts this weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsrds in manchester. one of those is aidan jackson from citizen awards in manchester. one of those is aidanjackson from widnes. he was diagnosed with asperger‘s syndrome in 2011, so sometimes struggles with everyday situations, making his fundraising efforts all the more incredible. i don't like that picture. aidan and his mum caroline flick through a scrapbook of his fundraising...
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this weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsildren to computer code. this is his story. what generally happens here on tuesday evening, 20 or so local kids learn how to code. we introduce kids to coding as young as seven and get them involved, notjust using technology and creating it. my name is harry mccann, i‘m 18 years old, i‘m a student from county kildare and i‘m the founding director and an entrepreneur. i have a passion and i‘m sharing it with the kids. it‘s a great opportunity to be able to show them they cannotjust use technology but also learn how to build things and control their technology as well. these kids are very much my generation. notjust people on facebook and twitter, just using youtube, but they understand somebody has built it and if they put a lot of work in and understand the technology, they, too, can build the next twitter, facebook and a billion—dollar business online. i don‘t do it for recognition. i don‘t want to receive awards and it‘s just been an added bonus and it‘s great for me to be able to go
this weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsildren to computer code. this is his story. what generally happens here on tuesday evening, 20 or so local kids learn how to code. we introduce kids to coding as young as seven and get them involved, notjust using technology and creating it. my name is harry mccann, i‘m 18 years old, i‘m a student from county kildare and i‘m the founding director and an entrepreneur. i have a...
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you can watch the rotary young citizen awards on the bbc news channel from half past ten this morning 17th century potpourri and vinyl from a music critic's collection. we'll take a whiff at the smells scientists want to record before they disappear. stay with us. we'll have a summary of the news injust a moment. hello. this is breakfast with charlie stayt and sally nugent. coming up before 8am, ben will have the weather for you. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. the united states says it's prepared to launch more military action against syria over its use of chemical weapons. it follows a missile strike on an airbase where the syrian government is said to have launched a deadly gas attack last week. the us says it is also preparing new economic sanctions against the country. swedish police say a man they're questioning about yesterday's lorry attack in stockholm has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism. swedish media are also reporting the arrest of a second man. four people died and 15 were injured when the vehicle ploughed into a group of pedestrians, and then a
you can watch the rotary young citizen awards on the bbc news channel from half past ten this morning 17th century potpourri and vinyl from a music critic's collection. we'll take a whiff at the smells scientists want to record before they disappear. stay with us. we'll have a summary of the news injust a moment. hello. this is breakfast with charlie stayt and sally nugent. coming up before 8am, ben will have the weather for you. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. the united...
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this weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsng. four years later, she brought home three medals from rio. she nowjuggles the life of a full time athlete as well as taking her gcses. nick clitheroe has been meet her. pushing hard in every training session to be the best but fast times on the track are not the 16—year—old‘s only target. her gcses arejust around 16—year—old‘s only target. her gcses are just around the corner making for of the edge. i get to school for about 80 and i have lessons until apm. i get home and i am onto the track for two hours and then after that i have homework. it is quite busy but i know it will be worth it injuly. busy but i know it will be worth it in july. she was born with cerebral palsy. she took up wheelchair racing after watching london 2012. four yea rs later after watching london 2012. four years later she came home with medals. i was so proud i almost cried. i did cry. my whole family gathered in front of the tv and we we re gathered in front of the tv and we were waiting to see her and it w
this weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsng. four years later, she brought home three medals from rio. she nowjuggles the life of a full time athlete as well as taking her gcses. nick clitheroe has been meet her. pushing hard in every training session to be the best but fast times on the track are not the 16—year—old‘s only target. her gcses arejust around 16—year—old‘s only target. her gcses are just around the...
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this weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsiving in sleeping on the streets of their hometown in ireland. this is her story. i was walking around dublin in december 2015 and i'd just saw the amount of homeless people and i'd decided i needed to make a difference, so i'm trying anyway. i'm molly, 18 years old, and i'll is in bray, county wicklow, ireland. for me, dignity is being clean swept or maybe i could put together a pack of things that we take for granted to keep it clean that homeless people might not necessarily be able to buy. i just people might not necessarily be able to buy. ijust decided to put in a rucksack because it is reusable. there's everything from scarves, gloves, socks, airbags, deodorant, toothpaste, pretty much everything we all take for granted but need. everyone's smiling, thanking me when they get it and receive them. hi, guys, they get it and receive them. hi, guys, i'm just going to leave some stuff here for you. that's an amazing feeling in itself. people are amazing feeling in itself. people a re
this weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsiving in sleeping on the streets of their hometown in ireland. this is her story. i was walking around dublin in december 2015 and i'd just saw the amount of homeless people and i'd decided i needed to make a difference, so i'm trying anyway. i'm molly, 18 years old, and i'll is in bray, county wicklow, ireland. for me, dignity is being clean swept or maybe i could put together a pack of...
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coming weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsof whom is abbey booker, a 14—year—old from doncaster. abbey is in care but works tirelessly and selflessly to ensure other children have the best experience that they can. she spends her time volunteering, helping out with a number of schemes, and tries to change the way adults deal with other young people in care. this is her story. my my name is abbey. i'm 15 and i'm from doncaster. i have been in care forfour from doncaster. i have been in care for four years. from doncaster. i have been in care forfour years. i from doncaster. i have been in care for four years. i remember the from doncaster. i have been in care forfour years. i remember the first few years was a major struggle for me emotionally because i had so many different people and so many different people and so many different things going on in my life andi different things going on in my life and i knew what i wanted. i knew what i wanted to say. i knew i had my own opinions on things, but i was never given that chance,
coming weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsof whom is abbey booker, a 14—year—old from doncaster. abbey is in care but works tirelessly and selflessly to ensure other children have the best experience that they can. she spends her time volunteering, helping out with a number of schemes, and tries to change the way adults deal with other young people in care. this is her story. my my name is abbey. i'm 15 and i'm from...
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we'll be live at the ceremony in manchester for the tenth anniversary of the rotary young citizen awards
we'll be live at the ceremony in manchester for the tenth anniversary of the rotary young citizen awards
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this weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsbeen shot in the leg during an attack on his school. he watched his friends die around and had to pretend he was dead so the attackers would walk away. having moved to england, mohamed started going to leeds city academy, and has quickly become a credit to himself and his family. ian bucknell has been to met him. mohamed khalil is a 16—year—old growing up in leeds, getting ready for his gcse in the technology. for his gcse in food technology. nothing remarkable about that, but how he got here, well, that's another story. mohamed was growing up in syria when his school was attacked. he saw his friends being killed and was himself shot in the leg. to survive, he pretended to be dead until the attackers had gone. i cry when i sleep because i can remember my friends. it's not going from my head. i close the room i'm sitting in and thinking. i'm quiet when i'm sitting because every time i think about the bad things that have happened to me. mohamed's family fled syria and eventually made a
this weekend, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsbeen shot in the leg during an attack on his school. he watched his friends die around and had to pretend he was dead so the attackers would walk away. having moved to england, mohamed started going to leeds city academy, and has quickly become a credit to himself and his family. ian bucknell has been to met him. mohamed khalil is a 16—year—old growing up in leeds, getting ready for...
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came for week, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsy popular. he wasjust, like, the greatest person. in 2010, ben cowburn was just 18 when he took his own life in an adult psychiatric unit in cornwall. within a few hours of losing ben, we were in disbelief. it shouldn't have happened. ben shouldn't have been able to take his own life in a mental health hospital. his sisters, sophia and amber, wanted to keep ben's legacy alive. so they set up their own charity, the invictus trust, as a way to support other teenagers with mental health problems. after ben has passed away, really not very long after, my mum sat down with us — my sisters and my dad — and just said that she felt really strongly that we had to change the services, we really didn't want to become a family that became quite bitter because we felt that ben had been let down. we needed to change what was available for teenagers in cornwall and what support and services could be enhanced to really better provide it. after three years of campaigning for a mental health unit for yo
came for week, some extraordinary acts by young people are being celebrated at the rotary young citizen awardsy popular. he wasjust, like, the greatest person. in 2010, ben cowburn was just 18 when he took his own life in an adult psychiatric unit in cornwall. within a few hours of losing ben, we were in disbelief. it shouldn't have happened. ben shouldn't have been able to take his own life in a mental health hospital. his sisters, sophia and amber, wanted to keep ben's legacy alive. so they...
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young award winner, he won 20 games a year ago. the run down for today, in the ballpark outside of the ballpark begins at noon with the festivities, block party gets started outside of citizensod, music, plenty of fun there, at 12:00 parks you can actually enter the ballpark as the gates open. that is followed by phillies batting practice, and few minutes after that, right around 12:40, when they kick that off. at 3,051st pitch for the phillies and washington nationalsment back here live at the ballpark all year long, just for being a phillies fan, you get to reap the rewards of that, so many cool things that you get just for coming in here, including this right here this beautiful knit cap for today. brought to you by them ores, that's beautiful. also, for the phanatic's birthday, look at this, that's a good looking hat, isn't it? isn't that nice? that's for the phanatic's birthday, and i think everyone love this one. that's for star wars night june 21, a fanatic star wars bobble head. this might fetch, fetch a good dollar on ebay? no, i shouldn't say that. >> hey, pat? >> this is really cool. ya? >> i know you're the sport anchor around here, the sport analyst, but i'm all
young award winner, he won 20 games a year ago. the run down for today, in the ballpark outside of the ballpark begins at noon with the festivities, block party gets started outside of citizensod, music, plenty of fun there, at 12:00 parks you can actually enter the ballpark as the gates open. that is followed by phillies batting practice, and few minutes after that, right around 12:40, when they kick that off. at 3,051st pitch for the phillies and washington nationalsment back here live at the...
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at citizens bank park, he struck out 16 padres going all nine innings for the phillies hoping for return of that vince velasquez, so again, pitch war loft promise, going up against the cy young award scherzer. that's the baseball aspect of it, but plenty more including food. anthony here, good morning. >> hello, how are you today? >> doing well. doing even better now. what do we have here? >> few new items we're offering here at the ballpark, first item here, an inch in-house made smoked pastrami salad. how cool is that? everything with it made in house, finished with of course bacon, bacon braced bread cabbage, targon mustard, another thing we'll real proud of returning for the third season action, south philadelphia hotdog, broccoli rain, red pepper, sharp provalone. >> oh, it is that good. >> real that i good, it is an all-star, made its own trading card. >> anthony i'm looking forward to it, my friends. looks good. oh, oh. he wanted to eat, the phanatic want to eat. good morning, fanatic. how are you doing my friends? ready for the season? >> yes, definitely ready for the season. we got to get ready for today. so time to go, guys. me and the fan at glike oh, boy. >> see ya. >>
at citizens bank park, he struck out 16 padres going all nine innings for the phillies hoping for return of that vince velasquez, so again, pitch war loft promise, going up against the cy young award scherzer. that's the baseball aspect of it, but plenty more including food. anthony here, good morning. >> hello, how are you today? >> doing well. doing even better now. what do we have here? >> few new items we're offering here at the ballpark, first item here, an inch in-house...