the prince of wales described him as a legend of rugby league who had a huge heart . sally nugent, looks back at his life. rob burrow s life is defined by his defiance of the odds. as the smallest player in a giants game, he was world class. absolute legend. pound for pound, probably the strongest player we had in the squad and the strongest guy who played in super league. so honoured to have played alongside him. it was obvious at an early age that rob wanted to be a professional in the sport he loved. they always used to say, oh, he s good, is that rob, but he s never going to make it because he s not big enough. after signing for leeds rhinos as a teenager, he went on to become one of their greatest. but not long into retirement, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. it was a condition he faced with incredible positivity. i m not giving in till my last breath. you know, i have too many reasons to live. the love he had for his family and the love they had for
british workers to plug skills gaps in the job market and strengthen anti exploitation laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments if they win the election. and in the coming hours, john swinney, leader of the scottish national party, will formally launch the party s campaign, where he ll argue independence offers the country a better future . earlier, i discussed this week s general election campaigning with anthony pickles, former chief of staff to the conservatives in wales and sonia sodha, observer columnist and former adviser to ed miliband. i started by asking sonia sodha about the criticism labour has faced over its handling of diane abbott and if this is an indication that sir keir starmer is trying to push through his allies. i think it is a fair characterisation of what is happening. i think personally the diane abbott question, whether she was going to be allowed to stand
life but actually the back of my head life but actually the back of my head i life but actually the back of my head i knew that i wasn t who i was. the fear head i knew that i wasn t who i was. the fear of head i knew that i wasn t who i was. the fear of god is putting to you if you join the fear of god is putting to you if you join the the fear of god is putting to you if you join the military in the 80s that if you join the military in the 80s that if you re found out to be gay then that if you re found out to be gay then you that if you re found out to be gay then you are out. even though i have met all then you are out. even though i have met all these people who are living their lives met all these people who are living their lives i met all these people who are living their lives ijust didn t have that courage their lives ijust didn t have that courage and that conviction to be that person. so for me that legacy is like that person. so for me that legacy is li
presence but we didn t know what it was going to go. then one person started clapping. and within seconds, the whole holger stood up and gives a standing ovation. and it was an amazing moment my life forever. definitely whole hole stood up. and there the generosity of the community. - i mean, everything that. they were going through. you know, it wasjust. there was this one. lam 60. i could make you to smile again and that those been a victory. i had children and i kind of did their heterosexual life and military life in the army wife life but actually in the back of my head i knew that wasn t who i was. the fear of god was put into you when you join the military back in the 80s that if you are fanned out to be gay you ll be out. even though i had met all these people from lgsm who are living their lives ijust didn t have that coverage and conviction to be that person so for me that legacy is like, i had to wait until i was ready. i never stop telling the story