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Was brought up near bridgend, a talented tennis player then, but he chose rugby, starting out in bridgend and then london welsh. atjust 19, he made his wales debut. there is the new young welsh full—back. and in his first campaign, he helped wales to the five nations championship. three grand slams followed and he played all four test matches as the lions claimed what is still their only series win in new zealand. so you will have to take it easy for a few days. and all the while, he pursued a...

A legend of welsh rugby. one of the greatest full backs of all time, he was capped 55 times, winning three five nations grand slams, and six triple crowns, and he was never on the losing side against england. he was also capped 8 times by the british and irish lions, a key player in their series wins against the all blacks in 1971 and 7a. tomos daffyd sent us this from bridgend where williams started his playing career. the shock and sadness is felt deeply here where it all started forjpr willia...

In recent years, he spoke out about player welfare, sharing his concerns about brain injuries. there is no doubt that the generations after us are going to be left worse off than we were. jpr williams continued to play the odd game in his 50s. that longevity typical of his indomitable spirit. he was an uncompromising force on the field and a charismatic figure off it. jpr williams who died at the age of 74. �* , jpr williams who died at the age of 74. ~ , y ., ., 74. and we will bring you more...

David cameron has said israel may have broken international law in gaza. it seems like the opinion is shifting. how robust you think the us backing for israel is? i shifting. how robust you think the us backing for israel is?— us backing for israel is? i think what youre _ us backing for israel is? i think what youre seeing _ us backing for israel is? i think what youre seeing is _ us backing for israel is? i think. what youre seeing is differences between israel and the united states. you saw...

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Difficult approach to the area near the peninsula, thats a big challenge at this moment. buidling deisgns injapan are made with earthquakes in mind, but we have seen a number of buidlings and homes collapsing under the strain of the earthquake. what do you put that down to? in this case, the damage in the north peninsula is very significant, because the earthquake was very strong which probably exceeded our structural design level. additionally this area is very remote, so i believe many old, wo...

T5unami warning japan has seen since the 2011 di5a5ter, which had tsunami5 up to 15 metres. 0ne the 2011 di5a5ter, which had tsunami5 up to 15 metres. one thing to remember is that in the 2011 di5a5ter, to remember is that in the 2011 disaster, the 20,000 people who died or were still missing and presumed dead, the vast majority of those people died from the tsunami, not the earthquake all buildings collapsing. mo5t the earthquake all buildings collapsing. most of the building stock injapan, a l...

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That is just fun, fun, fun. >> off stage, barker faced some battles. in 1981, he lost his wife of 36 years to lung cancer. >> she was mrs. bob barker. to me, she always has been and always will be. >> he faced struggles of his own, including a stroke and a sexual harassment case brought by a female employee of "the price is right." it was eventually dismissed, but tarnished barkers silver image for a time. through it all he remained focused on his work and philanthropic efforts. signing off each...

If i have had any successes, she shares them. >> its been a long time since she passed. >> 1981, october 19, 1981. >> reporter: they were married for 37 years. barkers success gave him a way to promote his purpose. alongside longtime girlfriend nancy burnet, he was a passionate animal advocate, signing off his show every day with a reminder -- >> help control the pet population, have your pet spayed or neutered. >> reporter: barker retiring from "the price is right" in 2007. >> im 83 now, and so...