Willie thornes flaws were never far from view. His struggles with gambling were well known and widely reported. But throughout it all, Willie Thorne remained one of the most endearing figures from snookers golden age. Time for a look at the weather. Lovely sunshine here in the isle of wight. But we have two types of weather that are notable today, that misty low cloud evident earlier in northumberland and across the north east coast and the thunderstorms which are already breaking out. Very volatile atmosphere in recent days and very little changed today with a gusty wind and lots of lightning strikes. Already the shower us and we have some lightning through cumbria and you can see the showers and the moisture in the north and west. They could occur just about anywhere driven on by this warmth and humidity and the strength of the june sunshine and of course not too far away now from the longest day. Thunderstorms likely to break out across the west of scotland, further east we have tha
Scottish schools could open in august without social distancing if its safe to do so. Inflation hit its lowest level forfour years in may with the price of fuel seeing its biggest fall on record. The husband of a nurse who died after contracting coronavirus says his wife shouldnt have been allowed to work while she was heavily pregnant. And, one of the great snooker stars of the 1980s, Willie Thorne, has died at the age of 66. Hello and good afternoon. In a few hours time, the premier league will kick off for the First Time Since lockdown began. Its a moment millions of fans have been waiting for but theyll have to stay at home to watch the rest of the season. All the games will be played behind closed doors. It is 100 days since weve had the top flight game, and players have been training for the last few weeks. It comes as the england striker Marcus Rashford has vowed to continue speaking up for disadvantaged families after he won the campaign for children in england to continue rece
In the fourth part of a series reflecting on what has been a memorable season, Mullet and HarryfromBath, with the help of some opposition supporters, reflect on a month when we things really gathered momentum after a lacklustre October.
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