toa to a rousing reception. final, to a rousing reception. cheering kevin, you have done seven ultramarathons in seven days. you said you were just going for a run for a mate. what kept you going? that exact thought. it is all about friendship. that exact thought. it is all about friendship, and the love for rob. cheering we have met some incredible people alon- we have met some incredible people along the we have met some incredible people along the journey from edinburgh, but there along the journey from edinburgh, but there is one thing for sure, that but there is one thing for sure, that our but there is one thing for sure, that our country cares, it cares about that our country cares, it cares about people that need help, and that mnd community need us. i know that mnd community need us. i know that everybody feels the same way i do i know that everybody feels the same way i do about rob burrow. he s an
what was it like as a moment for you to be in front of everybody saying those words? to be in front of everybody saying those words? really special. to be there with rob, those words? really special. to be there with rob, hamish those words? really special. to be there with rob, hamish and - those words? really special. to be there with rob, hamish and the i those words? really special. to be i there with rob, hamish and the vast majority of the team was really special. thank you. i think from the start, this has been a big team effort. the guys on the stage, bbc breakfast, the mnd community. he had spoken before, many times, about how important and incredible doddie weir has been to you. he how important and incredible doddie weir has been to you. how important and incredible doddie weir has been to you. he showed me their way to
to have died down. his commitment comes after campaigners said it s not an area traditionally that has had a huge amount of research, medical research activity. so we re working with the mnd community to find the best way of getting that money allocated. it s not an issue of finance the money s available, it s ready to allocate. at the same time, we want to make sure that it goes on the right research, and that s what the chief scientific adviser
rugby player doddie weir. mr barclay said the government is currently in discussion with the mnd community, on how best to allocate the money. it s not an area traditionally that has had a huge amount of research, medical research activity. so we re working with the mnd community to find the best way of getting that money allocated. it s not an issue of finance the money s available, it s ready to allocate. at the same time, we want to make sure that it goes on the right research, and that s what the chief scientific adviser within the department of health professor chappell is actively engaged on now. steve barclay, there. the world s largest active volcano hawaii s mauna loa, has erupted for the first time in almost 40 years. we have got some incredible pictures for you. residents have been placed on alert and warned about the risk of falling ash but so far no evacuation orders have been put in place. the us geological service has said
affection, establishing the my name s doddie foundation. he was also part of the successful campaign to get the uk government to invest £50 million in targeted mnd research. following doddie s death, friend and fellow mnd campaigner rob burrow has criticised the government, calling for their promise to be delivered. he tweeted. .. 0ther campaigners also say the money has been too slow to materialise. his passing has galvanised the whole of the mnd community. and we re more determined than ever to deliver on doddie s legacy, a world free from mnd. in a statement, a department of health and social care spokesperson said.