biggest show began age 20. far from the glitz and glamour in south london. one of my friends, josh hastings, played american football for the warriors and he saw my size. we were similar built. we went to college together. and at the time, he was, he was very skinny. and when i saw him again, you know, he had some size on him. and he told me that he was playing american football and i would be a good fit. so i went down and i thought nothing of it. like, honestly, it was the first time seeing helmets and pads and all these things. it was very strange. like i never saw. i ve never seen anything like that in south london. i think i knocked someone on the ground, thought i did something wrong. everybody was cheering and happy and it was just that, embrace and that, you know, 0k, well, if i can, if i do this and i can be physical, and that kind of what s drawn me to it. obada s progress was rapid and he became the first player to go straight from the european football league to t
here s nick miller. an amazing show of the aurora borealis has been captured in northumberland. different there is more cloud around so limit your expectations. cloud and rain from the north west and more wind and rain as the week goes on. northern ireland has seen the rain so far, this afternoon that will ease. it is into western scotland and will push across central parts of scotland. most of england and wales will stay dry, maybe a few showers in the south west later. but it is a mild afternoon with hazy sunshine at times. tonight, we are going to bring another spell of rain across northern ireland. look at the bright colours it will be heavy, particularly into western scotland late at night and into glasgow tomorrow with up to 50 millimetres of rain that could bring disruption. a milder night. we start wet tomorrow, particularly in scotland. the rain will move south across northern england, wales into south west england and then ahead of that east anglia and the south e
in what is now the drc by his family and other belgians. why do those who colonised find it so hard to say sorry? in the studio are stefanie bolzen, uk and ireland correspondent for the german media group die welt. marc roche, who writes for the french news magazine le point. adam raphael, who began reporting on uk politics in 1976, the last year to date, in which a british prime minister left office by choice. thanks very much forjoining us, and welcome to everyone. let me start with you, adam. on the question of boris s apparent survival and certainly survival for now. he says he is getting on with the job. now. he says he is getting on with thejob. is thisjust now. he says he is getting on with the job. is this just a display of what one might call boris bravura or is he right to think that his enemies perhaps moved a bit too soon? , , ., ., enemies perhaps moved a bit too soon? , .,y . ., ., ., enemies perhaps moved a bit too soon? , ., ., soon? they may have moved too so
hello, good to have you with us. the united states is lifting the requirement for international travellers to have a covid test within 2a hours of boarding their flights from this sunday. the need for testing will be re evaluated every three months and could be reinstated if a new variant emerges. the move ends one of the last restrictions related to the pandemic in the us, where a more than a million people have died from covid. our new york business correspondent michelle fleury told me more about this latest announcement. the timing of this cannot be better for americans getting ready for their summer holidays. it means if they want to leave the country and travel to europe, they don t have to worry about getting stranded abroad. that was certainly something that the airline industry had been lobbying the administration about, saying it was creating hesitancy amongst americans who were nervous that they would then be out of pocket if they got stuck overseas with a positive
Lorna gordon was at the count. Michael shanks, scottish labour party, 17,840. Applause. Labour didntjust win here, they triumphed. The snp didntjust lose, they were trounced. My campaign has been focused on offering people here a fresh start, a break away from the divisiveness and distraction of two failing governments and to give a voice to those who are too often voiceless in our society. Applause. A few short hours and several gallons of coffee later, the sun was shining on sir keir starmer, labourjumping forjoy. When i left here a week ago with the team, i said, youve got to win it. You blew the doors off theres a real release of pent up emotion here. These activists have waited a long time for this moment, and they hope he hopes that hell be heading to Downing Street eventually as a result of their work. Are you now heading to Downing Street . Look, we have been on a journeyl since 2019 to get the labour party from our worst election result to a labour majority. For me, that alway