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Extra time with rob bonnet. Hello. Im rob bonnet. Welcome to this edition of extra time. What does a international cricketer, a leading run scorer of his time and a player who relished the machismo challenge of facing the worlds fastest bowlers do when his confidence is shot and hes finally told its time to retire. In the case of our guest today, englands robin smith, he enters a downward spiral of depression fuelled by drink and involving also divorce and eventually a determination to kill himself. Thankfully he is still here and he is about to tell us his story. Robin smith, welcome to extra time. Test batting average for england of 43. 67 from 64 matches between your debut in 1988 and your last test match in 1996. Its a proud record. Its a very proud record and a record that i had no idea as a youngster that i would be playing test match cricket, having been brought up in the apartheid system in south africa. Very, very lucky that mum and dad were both born in england. And an encour ....
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, loved by some, loathed by others. They use barriers, bollards and Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras to control or limit access to some streets. They have been set up in recent years in london, bristol, birmingham, bournemouth and more cities, with tens of millions of pounds of government funding. The aim, to keep through traffic away from residential streets, lower average speeds, improve our quality and reduce carbon emissions. In some places, tempers have flared between drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. At least one Opinion Survey commissioned by the government has shown broad support in areas where they have been put in place. Earlier this month, the Transport Secretary said he was halting fun ....
when he became the first pope to resign and almost 600 years. he cited a quote, lack of strength of mind and body as his reason for stepping down. benedict was born in germany and grew up as the regime was gaining power. after the war. he turned to theological studies and eventually became a professor in 1951. he was ordained as a priest. as work in theology attracted the attention of the archbishop. who asked him to serve his expert assistance at the second vatican council in the sixties , and then in 1977, he was appointed archbishop of munich . three months later, he became cardinal benedict. the 16th was elected pope in 2005 following the death of his close friend, pope john paul, the second at age 78. he became the oldest newly elected pope since 1970. pope benedict the 16th dedicated his entire adult life to the church from 1951 when he was ordained a priest until resigning his pope in 2013, greg palkot, takes a look at his life and legacy. when john paul. the sec ....
through the perilous fight o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave will: well done, that was beautiful. jp performing the national anthem as we welcome you live from the wildhorse saloon in nashville, tennessee for new year s eve. rachel: we will be here for a long time. pete: it is 6 a.m. eastern am eastern time, 5 am local. i haven t done the math yet. in 15 hours, 16 hours we will start ringing in the new year into 2,023. rachel: if i know pete, the parting will start sooner than that. pete: maybe even started yesterday. we hope you will join us tonight. we are hosting fox and friends weekend live from nashville. great job by jp burr and you were saying you walked a cool thing about nashville is going ....
Hes an indian, your majesty. And im the queen of england, i will have whatever help i require. Will gompertz, bbc news. Thats almost it from us. Newsnight is coming up on bbc two. Heres emily. Tonight, Hurricane Harvey becomes a test for the president. Donald trump lands in texas as the floodwaters rise. And we ask if the knives are now out for boris johnson. Join me now on bbc two. Here, on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Good night. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im leah boleto so much to get through tonight. The west indies ray of hope another century from shai who steers the windies to a famous test win at headingley. Is sanchez bound for city . Theres a £50 million bid on the table tonight but arsenal reject it. First konta, now kerber the defending champion is dumped out of the us open in round one. Well start with cricket and an historic day at headingley where the west indies won their first test match in ....