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i hope one day we find a cure and live in a world free of mnd. by the time that you watch this, i will no longer be here. i am just a lad from yorkshire who got to live out of his dream of playing rugby league. as a father of three young children, i would never want any family to have to go through what my family and children have since my diagnosis. i hope i have left a mark on the disease. i hope it shows to live in the moment. i hope you find inspiration from the whole story. my fin...

time now to digest the days election campaigning — and theres a lot to digest today — heres newscast, with adam fleming and the team. chris, let me get this straight. i cant see anyone, but you can see both me and alex forsyth. thats right — although thats only because i was sent a little picture of the two of you, just to remind me what you looked like. with you in your studio and alex in hers, and me in mine. hang on, we last saw each other on thursday — youve forgotten alrea...

to frontline politics and will run as a candidate in the general election for the reform uk party, which he will now also lead. hes to contest the seat of clacton in essex, his eighth attempt to become an mp, having previously said he wouldnt run in this election. but hes changed his mind because he said he didnt want to "let millions of people down." he also predicted that labour would win the election, and that as a member of parliament, he could provide more of an opposition to sir ...

Why is it so unique . Because it is in beijing, headquarters of the China Investment corporation. How much do you have to invest . We have 200 billion. 200 billion . 200 billion. This is the funds president , gao xiqing. He has poured billions into investment houses on wall street, causing some concern here in the u. S. We think, based on your historical behavior, china, that youre gonna do mischief in our economy. [ticking] hey, how you doing . Oh, im doing well. How are you doing, sir . How yo...

Why is it so unique . Because it is in beijing, headquarters of the China Investment corporation. How much do you have to invest . We have 200 billion. 200 billion . 200 billion. This is the funds president , gao xiqing. He has poured billions into investment houses on wall street, causing some concern here in the u. S. We think, based on your historical behavior, china, that youre gonna do mischief in our economy. [ticking] hey, how you doing . Oh, im doing well. How are you doing, sir . How yo...

Why is it so unique . Because it is in beijing, headquarters of the China Investment corporation. How much do you have to invest . We have 200 billion. 200 billion . 200 billion. This is the funds president , gao xiqing. He has poured billions into investment houses on wall street, causing some concern here in the u. S. We think, based on your historical behavior, china, that youre gonna do mischief in our economy. [ticking] hey, how you doing . Oh, im doing well. How are you doing, sir . How yo...

[ticking] this company has blood on its hands. Hes talking about chiquita, the Banana Company which paid nearly 2 million in protection money to a murderous Paramilitary Group that killed or massacred thousands of people in colombia. These were extortion payments. These were payments that had to be made to protect the lives of our employees, and so its one of those situations where you just simply had no other choice. Either you pay or your people get killed. And you decided to pay . And the com...

This company has blood on its hands. Hes talking about chiquita, the Banana Company which paid nearly 2 million in protection money to a murderous Paramilitary Group that killed or massacred thousands of people in colombia. These were extortion payments. These were payments that had to be made to protect the lives of our employees, and so its one of those situations where you just simply had no other choice. Either you pay or your people get killed. And you decided to pay . And the company decid...

Colin gibb, from the duo black lace — whos song agadoo is one of the most enduring and arguably most annoying earworm pop songs ever — has died at the age of 70. #to # to the left, to the right... # gibb, along with partner alan barton, reached number two in the charts in 1984. despite being kept off top spot by george michaels careless whisper, the song became a staple at parties and weddings. we were going to get a little bit more of that. thats a shame. we were also going to bring you new...

Thats really stressful. im going to have to maybe speak to a friend to borrow money for gas and electric. i have no idea. hmrc says if people have been left out of pocket — for example, if theyve been fined for late payments — they may be able to obtain compensation by making a complaint online. and its promised that people who are due to get child benefit tomorrow will be paid without a hitch. theo leggett, bbc news. colin gibb, from the duo black lace — whose song agadoo is one of the mo...