Cup was broadcast to more than 800 million across the globe, a lucrative business fuelled by tv money, sponsorship and ticket sales. It s not quite the same for the amateur game, which devizes coach steve played from 1989 onwards. Tell me about your career, steve, and where you played. Bristol was probably the highest level i played at really, and some england trials as well. I ve just been unfortunate to have a few injuries that have worried me, you know, through the years or so. What did you first notice? family names, i would forget. You know, i d be like. . . Oh, you know. And the more i think about it, the more frustrated i get. Fall about three, four times a week sometimes, you know, because you just lost your balance. Couldn t explain it. Go to the doctors about it, explain to them you know, can t find anything wrong with you. Does that scare you? it did. It does. You know, i don t know what to do. Steve had a car accident years ago and hit his head, but thinks his symptoms are
Is under pressure. More people are being crammed into less seaworthy vessels, with intelligence suggesting the gangs have increased their charges, including demanding payment for children. Almost 22,000 migrants have arrived in britain after attempting to cross the channel this year, more than 7,000 since the election. Having scrapped the previoUs governments rwanda plan, the Labour Administration is under pressure to prove it has a plan to stop the boats. At a meeting of senior government ministers, Intelligence Agencies and Law Enforcement bodies in london today, the Home Office will say a0 small boats and engines were seized in an operation in bulgaria in recent weeks. That there are currently 70 live investigations, including operations targeting gangs in libya, Romania And Southeast asia. Meanwhile, plans to hoUse asylum seekers, Including Small Boat Migrants at raf scampton, a former ministry of Defence Site in lincolnshire, have been scrapped. The Home Office says it would have
A 26 year Old American Activist has been shot dead in the occupied West Bank. Aysenur ezgi eygi, whos of turkish descent, is reported to have been taking part in a Protest Againstjewish Settlement expansion in the town of beita near nablus. Lets speak to our correspondent in jerusalem, mike thomson. Tell us more. She was attending what is apparently tell us more. She was attending what is apparently a tell us more. She was attending what is apparently a regular what is apparently a regular demonstration against Settlement Expansion in the West Bank, which has been increasing at quite a pace and apparently, according to local media, israeli troops tried to suppress the demonstration. They used, it said, live ammunition, Stun Grenades and Tear Gas to try and stop what was happening and in the midst of all this, it is for the Young American Woman was hit in the head. She was then taken to hospital in nablus but medics there were unable to save her life and she was pronounced dead. I life
Are put in to bat on an overcast first morning of the third test against sri lanka. They already hold an unassailable 2 0 series lead. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. The Prison Population in england and wales has hit a record high for the second week in a row. The latest figures show there are now more than 88,500 inmates. Thats a rise of almost 1,200 in five weeks. Around half of those are cases linked to this summers riots. In a few days time, the governments temporary early Release Scheme will begin, and some offenders will be able to leave jail at an earlier point in their sentences. Lets speak now to our Uk Correspondent daniel sandford. Daniel, what are these high numbers doing to the Prison System . Last week, i was sitting here talking to your audience about the Prison Population hitting an all time high. This week its even higher, and essentially what happened is on the 30th Ofjuly when the rioting Started this summer, the Prison Population has been rising
Tonight, a clear message is being sent to parents all across this country. If you supply your child with a gun, and that child uses to shoot up a school for gods sakes prosecutors will go after you he saw it once in michigan with the parents of Ethan Crumbley, both of whom were convicted. It was considered rare then, but not anymore, because tonight were now seeing it in a place like Georgia Officials have now charged the father of the 14yearold who shot his school and killing classmates and teachers outside of It Land i just over 24 hours ago Police Say the teen admitted to killing two students and two teachers. The gun he used a Police Say that it was an Ar 15 style rifle. And here is the stunning part that leads to the dads arrest Police Say the father, Colin Gray gifted gifted that weapon to his son he is charged with the following four counts of involuntary manslaughter two counts of seconddegree murder, and eight counts of cruelty to children mr. Gray, these charges stem from mr.