he was that typical big brother to me, you know, growing up, and as an adult, he was a wonderful uncle to my son and just a wonderful friend, his friends are really going to miss him, as are we in the family. jon donnison, bbc news. the french fashion designer, thierry mugler, has died at the age of 73. he opened his first boutique in paris in the 19705 and became widely known for designs with broad shoulders and sharp tailoring. mugler s designs were worn by stars including lady gaga, david bowie, beyonce, and kim kardashian. three british women have broken the record for rowing across the atlantic. kat cordiner, who has incurable cancer, abbyjohnston, and charlotte irving completed the 3,000 mile crossing last night, 42 days after leaving the canary islands. a plaque is being unveiled today in brighton to honour the first british woman to swim the channel. mercedes gleitze set
it sounds sensible in theory, it sjust practise. whether drivers carry- on doing what they used to, whether pedestrians, cyclists get a false i sense of security now. |it s a question of getting peoplej to change their habits and think. there will be an awareness campaign about the highway code changes, but critics they is too late and not enough people know what is going to be different. danny savage, bbc news, york. a british woman with incurable cancer and her two team mates have broken the world record for rowing across the atlantic. kat cordiner, abbyjohnston and charlotte irving tookjust1i2 days to complete the 3,000 mile trip, knocking seven days off the previous record. they ve raised over £50,000 for cancer charities. a plaque has been unveiled today to honour the first british woman to swim the channel. mercedes gleitze made the crossing in 1927 and became a major celebrity in the years after for her multiple endurance swimming achievements. but then she slipped into obscuri
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