of is the friendships, that i m most proud of. how could you not be proud of this friendship? from the moment his former team mate rob burrow was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2018, he was determined to do what he could to raise awareness. for him, and what he is going through, what the family are going through, i wanted to show them that i cared, and it sounds daft that you are doing it to show someone that you care, because you should be with them, and i see him as often as i can, spend time with him but also i want to show him that i m trying to do my best to raise awareness, i want to show him that we will continue to do our best to try to find the cure in this that slows us down, because of the terrible disease. in the past two years he has raised millions by running seven marathons in seven days and last november 101 miles in just 2a hours. but he is not stopping there. what have you got next? that team that started out two years ago, it is still intact with a
and another unexplained death involving a russian oligarch. the sausage tycoon pavel antov has been found dead at an indian hotel. now on bbc news, we look back at how rugby star kevin sinfield raised £1.5 million for motor neurone disease charities by completing seven ultramarathons in seven days after the diagnosis of his former teammate rob burrow. burro! seventh try! it is a little known burro! seventh try! it is a little known win burro! seventh try! it is a little known win for burro! seventh try! it is a little known win for number- burro! seventh try! it is a little known win for number seven, i burro! seventh try! it is a little i known win for number seven, and burro! seventh try! it is a little - known win for number seven, and it is seven known win for number seven, and it is seven for known win for number seven, and it is seven for the known win for number seven, and it is seven for the leeds known win for number seven, and it is seven for the leeds
in recent years, breakfast has become known for a focus on campaigns around health issues, such as a series of items on former rugby league player rob burrow, who has motor neurone disease. here s a couple of examples from the past few days. tim, andy and mike, the three dads walking. each lost a daughter to suicide in september. in september, they walked between all four uk parliaments, calling for suicide prevention to become a compulsory part of the school curriculum. the idea of doddy8 is to do any exercise you want swimming, running, cycling, anything and record it on the doddie aid app. every individual bit of exercise done is counted on the app and then added to a leaderboard. now, in its third year, doddie aid has already raised a remarkable £2 million for research. features like those don t go down well with all the audience. here s one viewer who got in touch with us. hello. i m a big fan of bbc breakfast and have been watching for many, many years, but lately it s
to suicide in september. they walked between all four uk parliaments calling for suicide prevention to become a compulsory part of the school curriculum. the idea is to do any exercise you want swimming, running, cycling, anything and record it on the doddie aid app. every individual bit of exercise done is counted on the app and then added to a leaderboard. now, in its third year, doddie aid has already raised a remarkable £2 million for research. features like those don t go down well with all the audience. here s one viewer who got in touch with us. hello. i m a big fan of bbc breakfast and have been watching for many, many years, but lately it seems that it s become very one note in terms of reports on campaigning. many years, but lately it seems that it s become very one note in terms of reports on campaigning. i m in awe of the work that mnd campaigners do, for example, and the ladies who brought across, i think, the north sea or the atlantic and the dads who ve been h