a story of friendship and love, really. so what kev and rob have done with funding has been absolutely phenomenal. it is worth sa inc. absolutely phenomenal. it is worth saying- 9-7 absolutely phenomenal. it is worth saying. £2.7 million absolutely phenomenal. it is worth saying. £2.7 million was absolutely phenomenal. it is worth saying. £2.7 million was raised - absolutely phenomenal. it is worth| saying. £2.7 million was raised last year when sir kev, as he is known to his mates and fans, ran seven marathons in seven days. the target todayis marathons in seven days. the target today is £100,000. we know he is going to smash that. he is absolutely going to smash that. come and meet the guys from the motor neurone disease association. good morning. just last week we saw the impact on this because the government announced £50 million for research into mnd. hang government announced £50 million for research into mnd. research into mnd. how amazing is that? it is absolutely
a study by the british red cross shows some of the people in this group known as high intensity users visit emergency departments more than 300 times a year. dominic hughes has this report. accident and emergency departments across the uk are busier than ever, with some patients facing long waits for treatment. now, a study of six years of nhs data reveals how a small number of people, known as high intensity users, are returning to a&es time and time again. high intensity use of an a&e department is defined as more than five visits in a year. while less than 0.7% of england s population fall into this category, nhs data from 2015 showed they accounted for a significant proportion i6% of all a&e visits, and well over a quarter of all ambulance journeys, as well as 26% of all emergency hospital admissions in england. but specialist teams based in a&es across england can help to reduce frequent visits by offering individual support to people who feel hospital is their only option.
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. you can see really clearly the love and respect that he has for rob and thatis and respect that he has for rob and that is the thing that is driving him on. it s so powerful to see, it really is. so much is not known about motor neurone disease. there is no definitive test to find out if you got it. it s a process of elimination to find out. there is no treatment. there is certainly no cure. and perhaps ten years ago, very little was known amongst the public about mnd. but today that is different. and it s largely down to rob burrow and this amazing friendship he has with his old
an allerdale councillor has been sent to prison for 18 weeks after threatening a cumbrian mp. a man thought to have had the heaviest kidneys on record weighing more than 5 stone has had surgery to remove them. warren higgs from windsor in berkshire suffers from poly cystic kidney disease. the condition causes fluid filled cysts to grow in the kidneys. it affects around one in 1000 people and there s no cure. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has been following warren s story. it s crushing my lungs, so i struggle to breathe. he gasps. this was warren higgs injune. every major organ was under intense strain. it s crushing my stomach, so i can t eat a solid meal.
donald trump, we heard him pathological, like a child molester, no cure. that to tweet out earlier in the day that he will pray for donald trump. this plays very well to ben carson s core constituency which are evangelicals. because, brooke, remember how those stories each end. those stories of ben carson, they end with a religious epiphany. there s a great sense of forgiveness among his evangelical followers say we re not going to question the story bo because of how it ends. incredible piece in the washington post. i m sure you read about the anxiety, the talking about this whole draft romney idea. now, listen, mitt romney s not going to run for president. we have sources talking to romney, people saying no. but the calls are coming in, which tells you what? i don t believe it. first of all what don t you believe? i believe 50% of the