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 final message to you is, whatever your personal battle, be brave and face it. every single day is precious. don t waste a moment. in a world full of adversity, we must still dare to dream. rob burrow, over and out. live from london. this is bbc news the first televised leadership debate of the general election took lace earlier this evening. place earlier this evening. it featured scottish party leaders from the snp, scottish conservatives, scottish labour and scottish liberal democrats. a u turn f
of a sitting president. the 54 year old denies three criminal charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018 the prosecution claim he was heavily addicted to drugs at the time and lied about it in registration forms. the first lady, jill biden, attended the jury selection hearing in delaware. president biden was not present. he issued a statement saying he was proud of his son, but he would not comment on the case. our correspondent tom bateman has been outside the courthouse in wilmington. well, five months before a presidential election and a trial here that will throw a very public glare on the personal life and the allegations of drug misuse of the son of the us president. now, hunter biden arrived here first thing this morning along with members of the biden family, including his stepmother, the first lady, jill biden. she satjust behind him at the front of the public gallery in the courtroom all day. i was in the press benches and watched hunter biden turn an
scottish conservatives, scottish labour and scottish liberal democrats. our scotland editorjames cook has been watching. ready or not, here they come. the first of many election debates is under way. good evening, and welcome to the stv leaders debate. with scotland centre stage, the leaders began by pitching for votes. if the snp win, they will claim every seat as a mandate for independence. they will be distracted from the local issues you care about. so, in key seats up and down scotland, if everybody who wants to beat the snp votes together for the scottish conservatives, we can end their obsession with independence for good. scotland can t afford five more years of this rotten tory government. we can t miss this opportunity for change. so every vote for scottish labour is a vote to make sure we get rid of the tories, to maximise scotland s influence, and deliver the change scotland needs. we all know the westminster system is broken. it has delivered austerity, brexit