good morning. withjust one month to go until liverpool host the eurovision song contest, i am here to find out about the economic benefits it will bring, and as organisers take over the venue, we have got some other special access. a special trip for rob and lindsay burrow to the coronation street cobbles, as the rugby league legend helps the soap with its storyline on motor neurone disease. good morning. a cold and frosty start for but for many it will be dry with lengthy spells of sunshine, variable cloud, especially in the north west where it will be breezy. the man who shot and killed nine year old schoolgirl olivia pratt korbel in liverpool last year will be sentenced for her murder later today. thomas cashman fired shots into olivia s family home on the 22nd august, during what prosecutors described as a ruthless pursuit to execute another man. her death stunned not only merseyside but the entire country and sparked a six week manhunt, as police appealed for informati
for me to be discussing it. oh, yeah, jack and vera! recent years have seen awareness of mnd grow hugely. rob s story has been a large part of creating that wider understanding. in fact, along with doddie weir, they inspired the writers decision to tackle the issue. and with corrie now taking the story to its five million viewers, it too is joining the fight. banging the drum, raising awareness and searching for a cure to bring about mnd s final episode. it s been quite surreal. i m a massive coronation street fan and grew up watching it with my mum and dad at home. so to be here actually on the cobbles is, you know, it s quite surreal and obviously meeting in the characters. yeah, it sjust been, just been a quite a surreal experience. but really we had a brilliant time, haven t we, rob? it s been great to have a chat to them and to see this. we ll be watching the story glued to the telly to watch how the storyline progresses.
see the rovers return, rob? want to pop in for a pint? a special trip for rob and lindsay burrow to the coronation street cobbles, as the rugby league legend helps the soap with its storyline on motor neurone disease. good morning. a cold and bought some frosty thoughts to the day to day but for most it is going to be dry, sunny, a bit more cloud turning the sunshine hazy in the west, and here it will be quite windy. all of the details later in the programme. it s monday 3rd april. our main story. the man who shot and killed nine year old schoolgirl olivia pratt korbel in liverpool last year, will be sentenced for her murder later today. thomas cashman fired shots into olivia s family home on the 22nd august, during what prosecutors described as a ruthless pursuit to execute another man. her death stunned not only
good morning. withjust one month to go until liverpool host the eurovision song contest, i am here to find out about the economic benefits it will bring, and as organisers take over the venue, we have got some other special access. a special trip for rob and lindsay burrow to the coronation street cobbles, as the rugby league legend helps the soap with its storyline on motor neurone disease. good morning. a cold and frosty start for but for many it will be dry with lengthy spells of sunshine,
a big difference will be made. thanks so much. thank you. thank you for coming along today. that was the correct answer, | by the way, of the best soap! one of the first things i i did was read your book, rob, when i found out. i was doing this storyline. i loved it, by the way. it was great. i love all your ricky gervais references. i m a big ricky gervais fan myself, so i loved it. - diagnosis? of what? the story follows the early stages of paul s anxiety and then the realisation that he has mnd. so how long are we talking? how long have i got? as i say, we don t know. how long? results vary from patient to patient. so it s hard to say. if you re not going to tell me, . i m just going to search it online. so come on, tell me. how long? generally speaking, following a diagnosis, the life expectancy of 50% of people with mnd is less than three years. i think the education around mnd