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in the months to come, rob burrow would chart the impact of the condition in a documentary. that led to fundraising by people across the country and rob's former team—mates. kevin sinfield's seven marathons in seven days raised over £2 million. he takes on a new challenge later this month. meanwhile, the campaign for government backing has continued. just last week rob's dad gave another emotional plea. after 25, 30 years, surely to goodness we can find something to find a treatment. if it stops it, that's phase one. a cure's phase two. now the government has confirmed it will provide the £50 million that the campaigners have been asking for. in an article in the express, the prime minister promises to "transform the fight against this devastating disease". the announcement has been welcomed by the mnd association, which says it will change lives and ultimately save lives. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — the broadcaster and psychotherapist, lucy beresford, and joe twyman, who's the director of the poll

in the months to come, rob burrow will chart the impact of the condition in a documentary. that led to fundraising by people across the country and rob's former teammates. kevin sinfield's seven marathons in seven days raised over £2 million. he takes on a new challenge later this month. meanwhile, the campaign for government backing has continued. just last week rob's dad gave another emotional plea. after 25—30 years, surely to goodness we can find something to find a treatment. if it stops it, that's phase one. a cure's phase two. now the government has confirmed it will provide the £50 million that the campaigners have been asking for. in an article in the express, the prime minister promises to transform the fight against this devastating disease. the announcement has been welcomed by the mnd association, which says it will change lives and ultimately save lives. louise pilbeam, bbc news. a new image has been released to mark the prince of wales' 73rd birthday today. prince charles can be seen relaxing in the gardens of his highgrove estate in the photograph, taken

in the months to come, rob burrow would chart the impact of the condition in a documentary. that led to fundraising by people across the country and rob's former teammates. kevin sinfield's seven marathons in seven days raised over £2 million. he takes on a new challenge later this month. meanwhile, the campaign for government backing has continued. just last week rob's dad gave another emotional plea. after 25, 30 years, surely to goodness we can find something to find a treatment. if it stops it, that's phase one. a cure�*s phase two. now the government has confirmed it will provide the £50 million that the campaigners have been asking for. in an article in the express, the prime minister promises to "transform the fight against this devastating disease". the announcement has been welcomed by the mnd association, which says it will change lives and ultimately save lives. louise pilbeam, bbc news. did you watch strictly come dancing last night? if you did, you may have witnessed something rather special from the show�*s first ever deaf contestant. rose ayling—ellis,

in the months to come, rob burrow would chart the impact of the condition in a documentary. that led to fundraising by people across the country and rob�*s former team—mates. kevin sinfield�*s seven marathons in seven days raised over £2 million. he takes on a new challenge later this month. meanwhile, the campaign for government backing has continued. just last week rob�*s dad gave another emotional plea. after 25, 30 years, surely to goodness we can find something to find a treatment. if it stops it, that�*s phase one. a cure�*s phase two. now the government has confirmed it will provide the £50 million that the campaigners have been asking for. in an article in the express, the prime minister promises to "transform the fight against this devastating disease". the announcement has been welcomed by the mnd association, which says it will change lives and ultimately save lives. louise pilbeam, bbc news. alan towart has motor neurone disease and raises money for mnd charities. he told us more about how the community is reacting to the news. everybody feels they

at his side, rob burrow, former rugby league star, both living with the impact of the disease. what this will mean to mnd sufferers is great hope. we're now on the brink of a medical treatment so we need to get to help prolong life and help find a cure. the two first spoke to bbc breakfast about life with mnd back in early 2020, alongside scottish rugby union star doddie weir. i played rugby before i knew what i had, knew what the issue was, so when he said to me you have got this and we will try to fight that. and then i did the dreaded google. it came up mnd. in the months to come, rob burrow will chart the impact that led to fundraising by people across the country and rob's former teammates. kevin sinfield's seven marathons in seven days raised over £2 million. he takes on a new challenge later this month. meanwhile, the campaign for government backing has continued. just last week rob's dad gave another emotional plea. after 25—30 years, surely to goodness we can find something to find a treatment. if it stops it, that's phase one. a cure�*s phase two. now the governm

he is. inspired by his friend, rob burrow. we are _ inspired by his friend, rob burrow. we are hoping to build the rob burrow— we are hoping to build the rob burrow mnd centre in leeds which will help— burrow mnd centre in leeds which will help so many families can just have a _ will help so many families can just have a safe — will help so many families can just have a safe space for people to come in when _ have a safe space for people to come in when they get that diagnosis. it is hard _ in when they get that diagnosis. it is hard really tough for the families— is hard really tough for the families as well as the patient. it will make — families as well as the patient. it will make a huge difference, the money— will make a huge difference, the money raised from this. you have known both _ money raised from this. you have known both kevin _ money raised from this. you have known both kevin cynthia - money raised from this. you have known both kevin cynthia and - money raised from this. you have| known both kevin cynthia and rob burrow for many years. i bet

at the finish line, his former team—mate and best friend, rugby league legend rob burrow. rob was diagnosed with motor neurone disease back in 2019. don't make me cry. no, i'm not going to make you cry. you've done it. yeah, he knows how much we love and care about him. that was certainly a battle. we wanted a battle and we got one. three, two, one, go! cheering the challenge started in leicester. all along the route, members of the public encouraged their hero on. he's done a wonderful thing. really, really wonderful. i've not come across - anybody so inspiring in a very, very long time, _ and i wish him all the very best. kev is raising money for the motor neurone disease association and leeds hospitals charity. mnd is a degenerative brain disorder. there is no effective treatment and no cure. rob's got the same strain of motor neurone as my sister had, who passed away last year, and it'sjust so... just so damn horrible. as day turned into night and the temperature dropped, this gruelling run, mile after mile, started to take its toll. obviously he's running on fumes, he

in the months to come, rob burrow would chart the impact of the condition in a documentary. that led to fundraising by people across the country and rob's former teammates. that led to fundraising by people across the country and rob's former teammates. kevin sinfield's seven marathons in seven days raised over £2 million. he takes on a new challenge later this month. meanwhile, the campaign for government backing has continued. just last week rob's dad gave another emotional plea. after 25, 30 years, surely to goodness we can find something to find a treatment. if it stops it, that's phase one. a cure's phase two. now the government has confirmed it will provide the £50 million that the campaigners have been asking for. in an article in the express, the prime minister promises to "transform the fight against this devastating disease". the announcement has been welcomed by the mnd association, which says it will change lives and ultimately save lives. louise pilbeam, bbc news. alan towart has motor neurone disease and raises money for mnd charities. hejoins us now. thank y

kev is running for his former team—mate and friend rugby league legend rob burrow. rob was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019. his family can't quite believe what kev is about to do. 100 miles in one day without no sleep? you are crazy! you know we think you are amazing. thank you for doing everything you have done for my dad and people with mnd. good luck on your next challenge. today's run will be a physical and mental test like no other. running through the night, sleep deprived, glycogen depleted, fatigued, he motivates us to do things that we don't think we can do and he does that by leading by example and doing things that nobody should be able to do. kev will be raising money for people with motor neurone disease like ian, who was diagnosed in 2019. mnd is a cruel disease, a degenerative brain disorder. there is no effective treatment, no cure. but in the mnd community, kev has become a hero. the money raised today will help build new, much—needed treatment centres. a place that has some dignity, has some joy and has some hope would provide so muc

in the months to come, rob burrow will chart the impact of the condition in a documentary. that led to fundraising by people across the country and rob's former teammates. kevin sinfield's seven marathons in seven days raised over £2 million. he takes on a new challenge later this month. meanwhile, the campaign for government backing has continued. after 25—30 years, surely to goodness we can find something to find a treatment. if it stops it, that's phase one. a cure's phase two. now the government has confirmed it will provide the £50 million that the campaigners have been asking for. in an article in the express, the prime minister promises to transform the fight against this devastating disease. the announcement has been welcomed by the mnd association, which says it will change lives and ultimately save lives. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. a new image has been released to mark the prince of wales' 73rd birthday today. prince charles can be seen relaxing in the gardens of his highgrove estate in the photograph, taken earlier this summer. his royal highness will spend hi

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right from the very beginning, when rob burrow first announced his diagnosis, kevin sinfield was there. today, he will once again go the extra mile for his best friend. graham satchell, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller kaushik a cold. it has but then again we've been able to soak up the sunshine across many parts of the uk today before claudia skies come back. in fact is we look at the satellite picture today we've already seen some cloud filtering self across more of scotland and into northern ireland. the cloud will be more extensive as we go through tomorrow. it's coming around this area of high pressure, actually it's coming with a little less chilly air. then again i'm not sure we will notice too much difference because we are exchanging cloud, sunshine for cloud tomorrow and indeed into wednesday. the cloud continuing to build a little further south tonight and patchy rain and drizzle out of that in the north and west of scotland. perhaps part of north island, northwest england and wales. where it stays clear and that is across parts of much of e

the big. driver is, the rob burrow care centre — driver is, the rob burrow care centre in— driver is, the rob burrow care centre in leeds, it's really important to all of us. the sauna we can get— important to all of us. the sauna we can get that — important to all of us. the sauna we can get that up the better, we struck— can get that up the better, we struck accrue the sooner we can get that open— struck accrue the sooner we can get that open the better, we want rob to be able _ that open the better, we want rob to be able to— that open the better, we want rob to be able to open it at. if anyone has a couple _ be able to open it at. if anyone has a couple of— be able to open it at. if anyone has a couple of spare million and wants to donate _ a couple of spare million and wants to donate it — a couple of spare million and wants to donate it out there. it a couple of spare million and wants to donate it out there.— to donate it out there. it would be a really nice _ to donate it out there. it would be a really nice thing _ to donate it out there. it would be a really

right from the very beginning, when rob burrow first announced his diagnosis, kevin sinfield was there. today, he will once again go the extra mile for his best friend. graham satchell, bbc news. good luck to good time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich. change from the mild weather we have had for much of the autumn. it is bright out there for most of us with some sunshine. the satellite picture reveals shower clouds plaguing parts of the clouds rolling in across the north of the uk. over across a good part of scotland and northern ireland this afternoon. some showers in east anglia, the south—east and the channel islands, otherwise good spells of sunshine and temperatures at best up to nine, ten or ii, spells of sunshine and temperatures at best up to nine, ten or 11, not far off where they should be at this time of year. this evening and tonight we will bring more of that cloud down from the north, so scotland, northern ireland and northern england turning, but where we have the clout it will be much milder. temperatures six or seven and southern areas. a few fog patches i

at the finish line, his former team—mate and best friend, rugby league legend rob burrow. rob was diagnosed with motor neurone disease back in 2019. don't make me cry. no, i'm not going to make you cry. you've done it. you've done it, that's all you need to know. i know. yeah, he knows how much we love and care about him. that was certainly a battle. we wanted a battle and we got one. three, two, one, go! cheering the challenge started in leicester. all along the route, members of the public encouraged their hero on. really, really buoyed by the support, it's been incredible. i can't thank people enough. they've done a wonderful thing. really, really wonderful. i've not come across anybody so inspiring in a very, - very long time, and i wish him all the best _ kev is raising money for the motor neurone disease association and leeds hospital charity. mnd is a degenerative brain disorder. there is no effective treatment and no cure. rob's got the same strain of motor neurone as my sister had, who passed away last year, and it's just so... just so damn horrible. as day turned

at the finish line, his former team—mate and best friend, rugby league legend rob burrow. rob was diagnosed with motor neurone disease back in 2019. don't make me cry. no, i'm not going to make you cry. you've done it. yeah, he knows how much we love and care about him. that was certainly a battle. we wanted a battle and we got one. three, two, one, go! cheering the challenge started in leicester. all along the route, members of the public encouraged their hero on. he's done a wonderful thing. really, really wonderful. i've not come across anybody so inspiring in a very, - very long time, and i wish him all the very best. _ kev is raising money for the motor neurone disease association and leeds hospitals charity. mnd is a degenerative brain disorder. there is no effective treatment and no cure. rob's got the same strain of motor neurone as my sister had, who passed away last year, and it's just so... just so damn horrible. as day turned into night and the temperature dropped, this gruelling run, mile after mile, started to take its toll. obviously he's running on fumes, h

kevin sinfield will hobble onto the sofa to us what the challenge meant to him and his friend rob burrow. will you be walking through a winter wonderland like this one

right from the very beginning, when rob burrow first announced his diagnosis, kevin sinfield was there. today, he will once again go the extra mile for his best friend. graham satchell, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. after all the mild weather we've had this autumn, it is now cold out there. bright for most of us, quite a lot of sunshine around and a satellite picture reveals more cloud in the north of the uk and some speckled shower clouds plaguing eastern and southern parts, east anglia, perhaps kent and the channel islands will see some showers through the afternoon. more cloud across north—west scotland, northern ireland, the odd spot of this autumn sunshine in between and temperatures between 9—11. through this evening and tonight, we keep the showers in the far south—east, clear skies for southern parts and we will see mist and fog developing through parts of east wales, and into the midlands, but under those clear skies in the south, there will be another cold and frosty night. further north, not as cold, because we will have more cloud, s

burrow. he's raised over £1 million for motor neurone disease and eventually crossed the finish line at headingley stadium in leeds. manchester united 0—0 at half time against villa real time against villareal ni their champiosn leaggue tie.. chelsea hostjuventus at eight oclock.. follow it all te bbc sport website.. where youll find live text commenratry,, that's all from sportsday. good evening. some places some more sunshine than others today. a few spots got stuck with a lot of cloud, mist and murk but generally it was a quiet day compared with some of what is to come. the rest of the week looking colder, rain and the forecast but some sleet and snow at times as well and potentially some stormy weather through friday and into the weekend. thing is relatively quiet tonight, quite windy across scotland, here we will see a box of rain started to move in from the north—west of eventually getting to northern ireland. elsewhere, a lot of cloud must mist and fog patches towards the south, t

at the finish line, his former team—mate and best friend, rugby league legend rob burrow. rob was diagnosed with motor neurone disease back in 2019. don't make me cry. no, i'm not going to make you cry. you've done it. you've done it, that's all you need to know. i know. yeah, he knows how much we love and care about him. that was certainly a battle. we wanted a battle and we got one. three, two, one, go! cheering the challenge started in leicester. all along the route, members of the public encouraged their hero on. really, really buoyed by the support, its been incredible. i can't thank people enough. they've done a wonderful thing. really, really wonderful. i've not come across anybody so inspiring in a very, - very long time, and i wish him all the best _ kev is raising money for the motor neurone disease association and leeds hospital charity. mnd is a degenerative brain disorder. there is no effective treatment and no cure. rob's got the same strain of motor neurone as my sister had, who passed away last year, and it's just so... just so damn horrible. as day turned

he's running for his team—mate and best friend, rob burrow, diagnosed with mnd in 2019. together with other high—profile sports stars, they have campaigned for more funding for mnd. this week, the government pledged £50 million. i think he's absolutely extraordinary. he's been a beacon of hope and inspiration for our community, and that's why that £50 million is so important. we've never been closer to some successful treatments for motor neurone disease and one day, a cure, of course. time for one final surprise. welcome aboard. thank you. nice to meet you. nice, this. very kind of you. this is chris smith. he saw kev�*s new challenge on this programme and decided he wanted to help. when i realised it was going to be several stops along the way, - i thought, we need a support vehicle for this challenge. _ it's really kind of you. thank you. lovely. great have you on board n' all. having run four marathons, - not one after the other, myself, i can understand exactly how much effort he is putting _ putting into fundraising. there's so many unknowns in this, there's

and others have really _ derby, rob burrow and others have really raised awareness, their friends — really raised awareness, their friends running marathons. yourselves on bbc breakfast, the sunday— yourselves on bbc breakfast, the sunday is— yourselves on bbc breakfast, the sunday is week after week raising motor— sunday is week after week raising motor neurone disease in the sunday express _ motor neurone disease in the sunday express. with a guarantee that the editor— express. with a guarantee that the editor made that he would continue to do— editor made that he would continue to do that _ editor made that he would continue to do that until the government listened — to do that until the government listened and here we are. i got a phone _ listened and here we are. i got a phone call— listened and here we are. i got a phone call on saturday from the director— phone call on saturday from the director of research, brian dickie, of the _ director of research, brian dickie, of the motor neurone disease association, telling me it was going to be _ association, telling

kev is running for his former team—mate and friend, rugby league legend rob burrow. rob was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019. his family can't quite believe what kev is about to do. 100 miles in one day without no sleep? you are crazy! you know we think you are amazing. thank you for doing everything you have done for my dad - and people with mnd. good luck on your next challenge. today's run will be a physical and mental test like no other. running through the night, sleep deprived, glycogen depleted, fatigued. he motivates us to do things that we don't think we can do and he does that by leading by example and doing things that nobody should be able to do. kev will be raising money for people with motor neurone disease like ian, was diagnosed in 2019. mnd is a cruel disease, a degenerative brain disorder. there is no effective treatment, no cure. but in the mnd community kev has become a hero — you could say a heart—throb. he's a bit of all right! elsie! don't! ithink he's... ..he's amazing. the money raised today will help build new much—needed t

he was doing it for his friend and former teammate, rob burrow, who is living with motor neurone disease. sally nugent met him as he crossed the line. you, that is all that you need to know. t you, that is all that you need to know. ~ ., you, that is all that you need to know-- how _ you, that is all that you need to know.- how lovely - you, that is all that you need to know.- how lovely is - you, that is all that you need to know.- how lovely is it i you, that is all that you need to | know.- how lovely is it to know. i know. how lovely is it to aet this know. i know. how lovely is it to get this welcome _ know. i know. how lovely is it to get this welcome at _ know. i know. how lovely is it to| get this welcome at headingley? know. i know. how lovely is it to i get this welcome at headingley? it get this welcome at headingley? tt is brilliant. i have just seen rob. is brilliant. i havejust seen rob. the team have been incredible. david ran all 101 miles as well. it has been a real team effort. so much when on behind—the—scenes and the little breaks, people were chasing around four

burrow, and i think rob is in a situation of their 24 also a day. he only has to do it for one day. it is their 24 also a day. he only has to do it for one day.— do it for one day. it is the psychology _ do it for one day. it is the psychology of _ do it for one day. it is the psychology of this. i do it for one day. it is the psychology of this. we i do it for one day. it is the i psychology of this. we talk about it and are in all, but i don't know if thatis and are in all, but i don't know if that is always helpful for the person doing the challenge. kevin is over coming — person doing the challenge. kevin is over coming barrier _ person doing the challenge. kevin is over coming barrier is _ person doing the challenge. kevin is over coming barrier is his _ person doing the challenge. kevin is over coming barrier is his whole i over coming barrier is his whole career~ — over coming barrier is his whole career. psychologically, he is one of the _ career. psychologically, he is one of the most — career. psychologically, he is one of the most

he is doing it again to help his friend rob - it again to help his friend rob burrow, diagnosed with mnd in 2019. we have been catching up with kevin and his new team as they build up to this new challenge. kev is one of those people who when he speaks, you listen. people gravitate towards him because he is so decent. humble. it sounds like i have got a massive man crush. i probably do. the way he speaks, | you've got to listen. his presence lights up a room in those team meetings. - he doesn't say much because he still doesn't know what is going on about. that is the reality of it. he's rugby league. he is still talking about sets of six. i'm like, kev, get it out of your system, mate. it's been a huge challenge switching. the sports are similar, but massively different as well. i didn't know anybody. i started from scratch. i suppose in many ways rob, and what we did for rob last december, pushed me down this route, the fact you have to take some risks and try to get the most out of your life. this opportunity presented itself. it's been great. he has brought quiet authority. he's

he crossed the line in the middle of —— rob burrow. he crossed the line during bbc breakfast. sally nugent met him as he crossed the line. you've done it! that's all that you need to know. how lovely is it to get this welcome here back at headingley? yeah, it's brilliant. it's brilliant. just to see rob again, lindsay and macy running with us. the team have been incredible. david ran all 101 miles too. it's been a real team effort from all that crew there. i never would have got it done without them. so much went on behind the scenes, in the little breaks. people were just chasing round for bits and pieces for us. the support along the route has been incredible right from the start, and then you see this here, so. tell me this, you said you wanted it to be difficult, you said you were going to go to dark places. did you know how dark that was going to be? probably not, no. it was certainly a battle. we wanted a battle and we got one. but we got here. both dave and i are broken. i know. i don't know when i'll be able to run again. i know. in a couple of weeks. not for a long ti

that's also where kevin met his great friend rob burrow, who has motor neurone disease, and he'll be raising money for both mnd research and the treatment of people living with the disease. cath muir was diagnosed with mnd in 2014. shejoins us now, along with her husband ian. thank you both for coming on this early on a sunday morning. we really appreciate it. cath, starting off with you, talk us through when you found out, how you responded to being diagnosed with mnd? thmd found out, how you responded to being diagnosed with mnd? and cath's voice control takes _ being diagnosed with mnd? and cath's voice control takes a _ being diagnosed with mnd? and cath's voice control takes a moment. - being diagnosed with mnd? and cath's voice control takes a moment. we - being diagnosed with mnd? and cath's voice control takes a moment. we had| voice control takes a moment. we had already spent — voice control takes a moment. we had already spent some _ voice control takes a moment. we had already spent some time _ voice control takes a moment. we had already spent some time to _ voice cont