Registered donors are of european origin their cells probably wont help people from other backgrounds organizers of this clinic for chinese canadians say theres been little outreach to their community some people are still reluctant to be tested or donate a pool of their chinese and to go chinese. Since we have been working on it for over 2 years now we have raised up to 7 percent but even 7 is and is not a big number its even more challenging to find a match for people of mixed backgrounds 13 year old aryan din alley is a vietnamese and afghan origin he has a plastic anemia a blood disease that can only be reliably cured by stem cell transplants 3 years of searching in canada and around the world have yet to find him a donor it haunts me daily its its unbelievable if a patient you know is caucasian the chances of him or her having 6 or 7 or 8. Possible matches on the registry to another patient because of their heritage lineage that they dont even want at all Marketing Executive made
The waiting is finally over for the start of the ashes. Im at edgbaston, where ive been speaking to england captainjoe root ahead of the first test against australia. It starts today, as england look to claim the ashes back. Having lifted it for under cooky, and to see what its been like on the other end of it as captain, it makes me want to be up there on the podium at the oval hopefully with a massive smile on my face. We could get a shower at the oval, especially in a line from north east scotla nd especially in a line from north east scotland to east anglia, where it could be heavy, thundery and slow moving. More in 15 minutes. Its thursday the 1st of august. Our top story flood warnings are still in place across the north west of england and yorkshire after a day of heavy rain left people stranded and caused damage to buildings, roads and rail lines. Overnight, the water levels did begin to recede in some of the worst hit areas, but people are preparing for another downpour of rai
A teenager is charged with attempted murder after a 6 year old boy was allegedly thrown from viewing platform of the tate modern art gallery. Eu Officials Say they currently have no reason to hold any further brexit talks with the uk. Englands batsmen crumble. Australia rip through englands batting line up to take a 1 0 lead in the ashes. s an icy swim, a 100 mile cycle uphill, and a marathon. How louise took on one of the toughest triathlon events in the world. Today we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers once again. The heaviest showers in the north and west that theyll be slow moving and thundery. West. Theyll be slow moving and thundery. More in 15 minutes. Its tuesday, august 6th. Our top story holidaymakers on a flight from heathrow to spain, had to be evacuated after smoke filled the cabin shortly before landing. The 175 passengers on board were told to use emergency exits to leave the plane and slide down the chutes. British airways has blamed a technical issue. Ou
Now on bbc news, its extra time with rob bonnet. Hello and welcome to this edition of extra time to what does a international cricketer, a leading run scorer of his time and appellate chat player who relished the mckees mood challenge do when his confidence is shot and told to retire. In the case of robin smith he enters a downward spiral of depression fuelled by drink and involving divorce and determination to kill himself. Thankfully he is still here and he is about to tell us still here and he is about to tell us his story. Robin smith, welcome. Test batting average for england of 43. 67 from 64 matches between your debut in 1988 and your last test match in 1996. Proud record. 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 my parents were both born in england. And an encouraging sporting environment . Very much so. Before we go any fur
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