We speak to Manchester Uniteds max taylor about his battle with testicular cancer. My my mind was running 100 miles an hour, what is next . Will i play football again . Will i be alive . Will i be alive . Two teams, joining for one common purpose why europes struggling womens golf circuit isjoining forces with the lpga. Also coming up in the programme. Hes a three time grand slam champion, a former world number one and overcome major surgery but how will andy murray cope in our escape room . Just watch the hip, 0k . Do you trust me . Go for it. Wow hello and welcome to sportsday. Good evening and welcome to tonights programme. Its another busy night in the Champions League as both chelsea and liverpool look to confirm their places in the last sixteen. Later tonight, the current champions of europe host napoli a side in crisis both on and off the pitch. As for chelsea, theyre out for revenge following their 1 0 defeat to valencia last time out. Austin halewood is following that match an
The major power cut across the uk earlier this month was sparked by a Lightning Strike and the sudden loss of two big generators. Its emerged Jeffrey Epstein signed a will two days before killing himself in his new yorkjail cell, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Manchester uniteds unsettled star paul pogba misses a penalty as his side are held to a draw at wolves. And coming up. We hear from the chicken connoisseur on the decision to put anti knife slogans on chicken takeaway food boxes. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The irish Prime Minister, leo varadakar, has rejected a fresh demand by borisjohnson for the eu to remove the irish backstop from the brexit Withdrawal Agreement. In a letter to the European Council president , donald tusk, mrjohnson said that it was anti democratic and inconsistent with the sovereignty of the uk, and suggested that alternative arrangements could replace it. The uk and the eu had agreed on the backstop as
Suffering from concussion. He will third test this week. You would not batsman in the third ashes test. Not face england at headingley this steve smith has failed to do its week. Recovered from concussion and time. Thanks olly, and well bejoining you for a full update thanks. Expect the weather to be any good just after half past. Darren bett has all the weather. But you would not be surprised. The some of the virus. Im not going to Hurricane Season has been very some rent a carfor tell you what it is just yet. I like some rent a car for someone over surprising. Some rent a carfor someone over the next few days and it should be also coming up on afternoon live. Drier. I will have all the details reunited a terminally ill man gets looking forward to the governors. To see his wife of almost 60 years, m. For one final goodbye. Also coming up in nationwide the uks first summer autism animation camp is held also coming up on afternoon live reunited at the university of plymouth. A terminall
Social Media Companies to react after paul pogba receives racist abuse. Good morning, once again from the farm in leicestershire as the bbc continues its focus on farming. Today will be talking about gm crops as the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, comes out in favour. Its a beautiful start of the day, chilly, we could have some rain and increasing winds coming in from the north. In the south, were looking at drain cloudy conditions. Well have further details in 15 minutes dry and cloudy. Its wednesday, the 21st of august. Our top story borisjohnson will repeat his demand for fundamental changes to the brexit Withdrawal Agreement, when he meets the german chancellor, Angela Merkel, in berlin later today. Allies of mrs merkel have accused the Prime Minister of making a completely impossible request and actually not being serious. In a moment well get the view from germany, from our correspondent jenny hill in hamburg. But first, our political correspondent, iain watson in westminster. Iai