News we have a special programme on the impact of west indian cricket players in lancashire. This is a story about the biggest black stars. Very fast. We are talking about the best players in the world. These guys were clamouring to come and play in lancashire. When east meets west. Reni east lancashire meeting the funny reni east lancashire meeting the fu n ny west reni east lancashire meeting the funny west indies. What a marvellous stroke. For the biggest name ever to play in the Lancashire League, there was a welcome to match. It was a special time in a home away from home. A story that starts with reticence and racism. They had been fed with the idea that black people are not fed with the idea that black people a re not really fed with the idea that black people are not really people, that they are less and that they are not very bright. And ends with lifelong friendships with antigua and aptly, burnley and barbados. We have been friends for 50 years and every Christmas Morning we
Borisjohnson intervenes again in the Brexit Debate calling for a strict time limit on any transition deal. Ukips new leader henry bolton addresses his Party Conference in torquay saying Mass Immigration is harming British Culture and overwhelming public services. A mans been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a young girl was dropped from a bridge into a river in bolton. Now on bbc news sir viv richards, sir wes hall and david lloyd recall the impact west indian players made on the Lancashire Cricket League over the last 90 years. This is a story about small white towns and the biggest black stars. We are talking about the best players in the world. These guys were clamouring to come and play in Lancashire League cricket. When east meets west. Rainy east lancashire meeting the sunny west indies. What a marvellous stroke. For the biggest name ever to play in the Lancashire League, it was a welcome to match. It was a special time in a home away from home. A story that starts
To back her, remaining in office. The sunday times continues the theme. One of its headlines claims borisjohnson believes mrs may will be gone in a year. A rather kinder front page from the sunday telegraph, which says the pm is set to announce a tuition fees revolution to help students. Thats more like it mrs may is the verdict in the sunday express. It reports the pm will launch the change as part of a policy blitz to woo younger voters. The mail on sunday says shes gambling that the tuition fees changes will head off a tory coup, but the paper calls it another huge u turn. And more on the conservatives in the sunday mirror, which claims the prominent pro life tory mp, jacob rees mogg, has admitted to benefiting financially from a firm which produces drugs to end pregnancies. Now on bbc news, race and pace a look at the impact west indian players who have made on the Lancashire Cricket League over the last 90 years. This is a story about small white towns and the biggest black stars.
Coastal counties across the south. Tuesday is quieter, the winds easing, more rain heading towards scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England on wednesday. Hello. This is bbc news. With me, reeta chakrabarti. Lets ta ke with me, reeta chakrabarti. Lets take a look at the headlines. Theresa may announces plans to Freeze University tuition fees in england on the first day of the conservative party conference. French soldiers have shot dead a man who stabbed to death two people outside the main Railway Station in marseille. The man is reported to have shouted Allahu Akhbar before launching his attack. The mayor of barcelona says over 460 people have been injured by riot police sent to catalonia to stop people voting in a disputed independence referendum. The low cost travel company, monarch, has been granted a 24 hour extension to its licence to sell package holidays. Now on bbc news sir viv richards, sir wes hall and david lloyd recall the impact west indian players made on the Lancash
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