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
in his tomb at the ecumenical necropolis overlooking the city. thousands of mourners lined the streets to say goodbye. we have the latest now on the walrus touring the coast of england. he s gone from scarborough to northumberland. the walrus is called thor and the hope is that he s heading north to arctic waters. danny savage has the story. he s been on a grand tour of the uk. thor, the wandering walrus, first appeared in hampshire in the middle of last month. on new year s eve, he hauled himself up a slipway in scarborough before surfacing again in blyth in northumberland. in north yorkshire, they cancelled scarborough s fireworks display so he wasn t disturbed, but thor didn t really care. he vanished into the north sea before the festivities were due to start. he didn t disappear for long, though. this isn t the sort of thing you usually spot through the rigging of the vessels of the royal northumberland yacht club. a pontoon in blyth, nearly 100 miles further north, was
the 18 time singles grand slam champion says her prognosis is good as both cancers have been detected early. she will start treatment in new york later this month. three people have died in a fire at a hotel in perth. eleven other people were injured but did not need hospital treatment. guests at the hotel in the centre of the city, were forced to leave before dawn. our scotland correspondent, james shaw, has the details. around 5am this morning, flames burst from a window at the new county hotel. the fire is burning fiercely but appears to be confined to the second floor. video captured by another eyewitness shows the scale of the emergency response 21 ambulance crews and around 60 firefighters. our firefighters worked extremely hard in a very complex and challenging environment to prevent the further spread of fire and damage where possible. after the blaze had been put out, firefighters discovered three bodies. a dog also died in the fire. no other guests in the hotel we
and emergency departments are in a complete state of crisis . the president of the royal college of emergency medicine says as many as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks, were called to the new county hotel, just after five o clock this morning. thousands of roman catholics have begun paying their respects to the pope emeritus, benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. pope francis will preside at benedict s funeral on thursday. you are watching bbc news. now the travel show. yeah, all checked, triple checked. metal clanking. radio: science team, | are you a go or no go? science says go. radio: rangers, go for launch. go or no go for launch? bridge is go for launch. metal clanking. there will be a time when people will go to space at much less cost and very regular
last week after a former policeman went on a rampage. 37 people including 23 children were killed in the attack which has shocked the nation and the world. now on bbc news, the travel show. there will be a time when people will go to space at much less cost and very regularly. i think the same thing s gonna happen going underwater. it s going to get less expensive and much more accessible. this is the point of no return. if there was any point to freak out, now would be the point to freak out. this is an experimental sub. people are informed that it s very dangerous down there. am i spinning? i was thinking, we re not gonna make it! we can t go anywhere but go in circles! ijust need to get there. so this is an actual menu from the titanic itself on the day it actually sank, and i very strangely came across it in a very small auction in ireland. radio: go ahead. yes, sir. secure the anchor. phone rings. so, i ve heard the comparison. like, at titanic depth, it would like ha