2:09 VIDEO: U.F.O.s: What Does the Government Know? Pause
1:01 Don't let a text wreck your life
2:17 Dance helps D'Iberville boy overcome ADHD
2:12 Watch baby polar bear Nora grow up fast
0:22 NASA animates the powerful winter storm headed for the Mid-Atlantic
2:32 Vincent the cat gets very rare prosthetic legs
1:52 VIDEO: What it takes to be a White House Christmas tree
1:08 'Lucky' Turkey to Receive Presidential Pardon
2:59 The Buzz with Buzz: the Koch brothers, money and politics
3:18 Pete Carroll on Seahawks' win over DAL in 3rd preseason GM
0:41 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Rochester Warriors

Football players fulfill a sick boy’s birthday wish, and it changes all of their lives


Beckham Prescott has a rare disorder that affects the central nervous system. For his 4th birthday party, he wanted some football players to attend. Two Duke Blue Devils players went and a special connection was made.


Two federal agencies say they won't try to block the city of New Orleans' attempt to remove a monument to an 1874 white supremacist revolt against Louisiana's federally-backed post-Civil War government.

Federal agencies won't block removal of New Orleans monument


0:41 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Rochester Warriors Pause
2:28 Russell Wilson on Seahawks' offense entering third exhibition game
5:36 TNT's Gregg Bell, Dave Boling on what to expect from Seahawks vs. Cowboys
1:50 Pete Carroll: Thomas Rawls will play in Seahawks' opener
1:49 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Tenino Beavers
4:46 Gregg Bell, Dave Boling on Jahri Evans at guard and on Seahawks' running backs
5:07 TNT's Gregg Bell, Dave Boling detail intensity, fighting at Seahawks practices
1:25 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: River Ridge Hawks
1:28 OC Jonathan Smith talks backup QB competition
5:07 Gregg Bell, Dave Boling detail intensity, fighting at Seahawks practices

Johnson's RBI double in 9th lifts Marlins past Padres


Chris Johnson took advantage of the Padres' outfielders playing shallow.


It began with a simple birthday wish. Beckham Prescott, who was to turn 4, wanted some football players at his birthday party.

Two Duke players did a favor for a sick boy, and it changed all of their lives


2:49 Tumwater Emerald City Smoothie reopens Pause
3:18 Pete Carroll on Seahawks' win over DAL in 3rd preseason GM
0:41 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Rochester Warriors
2:28 Russell Wilson on Seahawks' offense entering third exhibition game
5:36 TNT's Gregg Bell, Dave Boling on what to expect from Seahawks vs. Cowboys
1:50 Pete Carroll: Thomas Rawls will play in Seahawks' opener
2:08 Tenino vandalism victim discusses racist graffiti
1:49 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Tenino Beavers
4:46 Gregg Bell, Dave Boling on Jahri Evans at guard and on Seahawks' running backs
5:07 TNT's Gregg Bell, Dave Boling detail intensity, fighting at Seahawks practices


Take a leap with Army Golden Knights parachuting team
Work party at LBA Woods in Olympia
2016 Show-N-Shine Car Show in Tenino
Pet Parade gives downtown Olympia an extraterrestrial vibe
1:30

Thurston County woman says elderly dog is wrongly impounded


Ginger the elderly shih tzu remains at Thurston County dog shelter over accusations of neglect


Finally, Brad Simpson can call himself a scholarship player at a big-time football school. It's taken him four years, and he's run up student-loan debt into the tens of thousands of dollars. With one season to play, he says his walk-on experience at Nebraska has been worth every penny.

Chasing the dream: Some walk-ons catch it, most quit trying


VIDEO: Fans eager for Mariners home opener
VIDEO: Scott Servais talks about spring training expectations
VIDEO: Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano ready for season
WATCH: Mariners manager Scott Servais talks about Felix Hernandez
The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Black Hills Wolves
3:35

August 30: Mariners’ minor-league report


The Mariners’ daily minor-league report as compiled by Kelly Munro of the Mariners Baseball Information Department.


Often called Hillary Clinton's second daughter, Huma Abedin is a deeply trusted aide who is rarely far apart from the Democratic presidential nominee. She's also a confidante subjected to a similar level of attention and scrutiny as her longtime boss.

Longtime aide Huma Abedin like 'second daughter' to Clinton


2016 Show-N-Shine Car Show in Tenino
Pet Parade gives downtown Olympia an extraterrestrial vibe
1:30

JBLM wildfire smokes out Thurston County


A wildfire at JBLM is sending unhealthy amounts of smoke into Thurston County, meaning people should restrict outdoor activities.


Staff writers Gregg Bell and Dave Boling discuss why Jahri Evans was starting at right guard at camp on Tuesday and how the Seahawks' running back unit is becoming as a whole.

Gregg Bell, Dave Boling talk Cliff Avril, Tony Romo and the Seahawks' vibe


Congressman Heck checks out forage fish project to help protect Puget Sound health


Congressman Heck checks out forage fish project to protect Puget Sound health


Except for one big game in Texas, the Cleveland Indians have struggled to score in the past week since leaving home.

Rough week for Indians, drop series at Texas with 2-1 loss


Washington Center to get much-needed air conditioner


The Washington Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Olympia will get a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.


0:41 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Rochester Warriors Pause
2:28 Russell Wilson on Seahawks' offense entering third exhibition game
5:36 TNT's Gregg Bell, Dave Boling on what to expect from Seahawks vs. Cowboys
1:50 Pete Carroll: Thomas Rawls will play in Seahawks' opener
1:49 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Tenino Beavers
4:46 Gregg Bell, Dave Boling on Jahri Evans at guard and on Seahawks' running backs
5:07 TNT's Gregg Bell, Dave Boling detail intensity, fighting at Seahawks practices
1:25 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: River Ridge Hawks
1:28 OC Jonathan Smith talks backup QB competition
5:07 Gregg Bell, Dave Boling detail intensity, fighting at Seahawks practices

Rams receiver Tavon Austin gets extension


Wide receiver Tavon Austin has signed a four-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Rams.


Coming off of a 10-1 record last year, the one loss coming in the Class 2A state playoffs, River Ridge is counting on a core group of seniors to lead it into the postseason. One of the leaders of that group is 2015 AP all-state selection Kelle Sanders, a WSU commit at defensive end who will also play quarterback this season.

The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Black Hills Wolves


The investigation and possible prosecution of metropolitan Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be handled by the U.S. Justice Department after federal prosecutors in Arizona asked to be removed because of unspecified conflicts of interest, according to a court filing made public Friday.

Justice Department will probe metro Phoenix sheriff Arpaio


Marcus Mariota and Derek Carr look ready for the season to start after a successful preseason dress rehearsal.

Mariota, Carr both sharp in Titans' 27-14 win over Raiders


A proud native of Longview, Wash., Christian Caple joins The News Tribune after covering Washington State football and men's basketball for two years at the Spokesman-Review in Spokane (though he lived in Pullman). He is a 2010 graduate of the University of Washington, an avid NWAACC basketball fan, and is unsure how to proceed now that Breaking Bad is over.

Washington Huskies receiver Brayden Lenius suspended three games


Washington Huskies receiver Brayden Lenius has been suspended for the first three games of the season for a violation of team rules, UW coach Chris Petersen said Monday.


0:48 $20 vehicle tab would pay Thurston County road and bridge projects Pause
2:20 Teri Hickel doorbells in her Federal Way district
2:27 Kristine Reeves of Federal Way runs for state House of Representatives
1:23 Washington state delegates reflect on Democratic National Convention
1:10 East Olympia Fire District 6 says bond measure important for upgrading aging equipment
10:51 VIDEO: Best and worst decisions made by Thurston County Commission
1:33 WATCH: Why a young Republican from Washington is voting for Trump
1:04 VIDEO: Democrats can unite around Hillary Clinton, chairman of Washington Democrats says
1:12 VIDEO: Bernie Sanders supporter shows off Bernie puppet
1:00 Donald Trump protesters get rowdy in Fresno

Tacoma immigrant detention center to remain privately run


Federal withdrawal from private prison business won’t affect Tacoma immigration detention center. It’s run by a different federal agency that has no plans to change – yet


Authorities are looking into whether sun glare was a factor in an accident in which a ferry departing a Manhattan pier slammed into a group of kayakers, critically injuring one and knocking some into the Hudson River.

Police look into whether sun glare was factor in kayak crash


Macklemore and Ryan Lewis bring hip hop to O-Town
Work party at LBA Woods in Olympia
2016 Show-N-Shine Car Show in Tenino
Pet Parade gives downtown Olympia an extraterrestrial vibe
1:30


Last week’s most read stories on The Olympian website.


VIDEO: Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano ready for season
Pete Carroll on Seahawks' win over DAL in 3rd preseason GM
Russell Wilson on Seahawks' offense entering third exhibition game
5:36

Mariners 3, White Sox 1: A tribute to the King on Elvis Night


Friday was Elvis Night at U.S. Cellular Park and, sure enough, it turned into a tribute to the King. With a little Sugar on the side.


Another Clinton donor, another email that wasn’t turned over


Hillary Clinton did not turn over emails to the State Department from a Clinton Foundation donor asking her to help push women’s issues at a Clinton Global Initiative meeting


2016 Show-N-Shine Car Show in Tenino
Pet Parade gives downtown Olympia an extraterrestrial vibe
1:30

Judge denies Olympia income tax proposal for November election


The decision was made Wednesday in Thurston County Superior Court by Pierce County Judge Jack Nevin, who said the proposal extends beyond the city’s powers and conflicts with a state law that bans income taxes in Washington.


Anthony DeSclafani was in uncharted territory pitching in the ninth inning Saturday night, and he responded by going into attack mode.

DeSclafani throws 4-hitter; Schebler, Reds beat D'backs 13-0


Events and entertainment in Olympia, Tumwater, Lacey, Thurston County


The Minnesota Vikings say quarterback Teddy Bridgewater suffered a dislocated left knee and complete tear to his ACL in a freak practice injury.

Vikings: QB Bridgewater has dislocated knee, torn ACL


Former California head coach Jeff Tedford, who is serving as an offensive consultant for the Huskies this season, was made available to media on Monday to discuss his new role.

Huskies DC Pete Kwiatkowski previews Rutgers


Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.

Saltalamacchia's HR lifts Tigers over White Sox 4-3


A man suspected in the slayings of two nuns found dead in their Mississippi home confessed to the killings, a sheriff said Saturday, in the latest twist to a crime that has horrified people in the small communities where the women served.

Sheriff: Man confesses in killings of 2 Mississippi nuns


0:48 $20 vehicle tab would pay Thurston County road and bridge projects Pause
2:20 Teri Hickel doorbells in her Federal Way district
2:27 Kristine Reeves of Federal Way runs for state House of Representatives
1:23 Washington state delegates reflect on Democratic National Convention
1:10 East Olympia Fire District 6 says bond measure important for upgrading aging equipment
10:51 VIDEO: Best and worst decisions made by Thurston County Commission
1:33 WATCH: Why a young Republican from Washington is voting for Trump
1:04 VIDEO: Democrats can unite around Hillary Clinton, chairman of Washington Democrats says
1:12 VIDEO: Bernie Sanders supporter shows off Bernie puppet
1:00 Donald Trump protesters get rowdy in Fresno

Local ferry food vendor seeks governor’s help to stay in business


A Bremerton-based food vendor lost out on a state ferry contract it now hopes to win back. Losing the business would put the company under, they have said.


Speaking to an assembled group of his congregation after their August 7th morning service Rev. Thomas Perchlik conducts a dedication and blessing for the new Black Lives Matter banner on the Division St. side of the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Church. New to the Olympia-area congregation, and with direct working experience with the Black Lives Matter movement in St. Louis and Ferguson, Missouri, communities, Rev. Perchlik shares the story of a young black youth he knew who was a victim in the cycle of street violence.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis bring hip hop to O-Town


Trying to make a push in the crowded NL playoff race, the New York Mets plan to skip struggling right-hander Jacob deGrom the next time through the rotation.

Mets to skip struggling deGrom on Monday vs Marlins


1:03 How to keep your Facebook Newsfeed full of news Pause
2:09 VIDEO: U.F.O.s: What Does the Government Know?
1:01 Don't let a text wreck your life
2:44 WATCH: 184-year-old Jonathan the tortoise gets a bath
2:17 Dance helps D'Iberville boy overcome ADHD
2:36 Terror in Brussels
2:12 Watch baby polar bear Nora grow up fast
0:22 NASA animates the powerful winter storm headed for the Mid-Atlantic
2:32 Vincent the cat gets very rare prosthetic legs
1:52 VIDEO: What it takes to be a White House Christmas tree

The Latest: 21-year-old Mississippi man killed in bus crash


The Latest on bus-fire truck wreck near New Orleans (all times local):


Joe Flacco went 11 for 16 for 94 yards in his first action since November, but the Baltimore Ravens lost tight end Benjamin Watson to a season-ending injury during a 30-9 preseason victory over the Detroit Lions on Saturday night.

Ravens get back Flacco, lose Watson in 30-9 rout of Lions


Tumwater's Sid Otton enters final season as high school football coach
The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Rochester Warriors
The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Tenino Beavers
The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: River Ridge Hawks
The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: North Thurston Rams
The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Timberline Blazers
The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Tumwater T-Birds
1:51

2A Evergreen Conference football preview


Patrick Reed had a crystal trophy, a clear shot at the richest payoff in golf and a spot on the Ryder Cup team.

Reed wins Barclays, Fowler loses Ryder Cup spot


Early run support went a long way to helping Texas Rangers right-hander A.J. Griffin produce his best outing of the season and outpitch the best road pitcher in the major leagues this season.

Moreland, Griffin lead Rangers to 7-0 win over Indians


Former California head coach Jeff Tedford, who is serving as an offensive consultant for the Huskies this season, was made available to media on Monday to discuss his new role.

Huskies DB coach Jimmy Lake previews Rutgers


Partial list of winners of Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, presented at Madison Square Garden in New York:


Partial list of winners of Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards


1:01 Don't let a text wreck your life Pause
2:17 Dance helps D'Iberville boy overcome ADHD
2:12 Watch baby polar bear Nora grow up fast
0:22 NASA animates the powerful winter storm headed for the Mid-Atlantic
2:32 Vincent the cat gets very rare prosthetic legs
1:52 VIDEO: What it takes to be a White House Christmas tree
1:08 'Lucky' Turkey to Receive Presidential Pardon
2:59 The Buzz with Buzz: the Koch brothers, money and politics
0:31 Protestors March at Trump Everett Rally
0:57 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Rainier Mountaineers

Mom of 3 survives car crash - then is gunned down by the other driver, police say


A man identified as a former Marine got out of his overturned vehicle with a rifle. He then shot the other driver several times, a witness reported.


1:03 How to keep your Facebook Newsfeed full of news Pause
2:09 VIDEO: U.F.O.s: What Does the Government Know?
1:01 Don't let a text wreck your life
2:44 WATCH: 184-year-old Jonathan the tortoise gets a bath
2:17 Dance helps D'Iberville boy overcome ADHD
2:36 Terror in Brussels
2:12 Watch baby polar bear Nora grow up fast
0:22 NASA animates the powerful winter storm headed for the Mid-Atlantic
2:32 Vincent the cat gets very rare prosthetic legs
1:52 VIDEO: What it takes to be a White House Christmas tree

Would-be bomber fails to detonate in Indonesian church


Police in western Indonesia say a would-be suicide bomber failed to detonate explosives in a packed church during Sunday Mass.


Gregg Bell joined The News Tribune in July 2014. Bell had been the director of writing for the University of Washington's athletic department for four years. He was the senior national sports writer in Seattle for The Associated Press from 2005-10, covering the Seahawks in their first Super Bowl season and beyond. He's also been The Sacramento Bee's beat writer on the Oakland Athletics and Raiders. The native of Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and a 2000 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.

Russell Wilson looks tuxedo-sharp in starters’ dress rehearsal, 27-17 preseason win over Dallas


SEATTLE For this dress rehearsal, Russell Wilson’s outfit was regular-season sharp.


0:48 $20 vehicle tab would pay Thurston County road and bridge projects Pause
2:20 Teri Hickel doorbells in her Federal Way district
2:27 Kristine Reeves of Federal Way runs for state House of Representatives
1:23 Washington state delegates reflect on Democratic National Convention
1:10 East Olympia Fire District 6 says bond measure important for upgrading aging equipment
10:51 VIDEO: Best and worst decisions made by Thurston County Commission
1:33 WATCH: Why a young Republican from Washington is voting for Trump
1:04 VIDEO: Democrats can unite around Hillary Clinton, chairman of Washington Democrats says
1:12 VIDEO: Bernie Sanders supporter shows off Bernie puppet
1:00 Donald Trump protesters get rowdy in Fresno

Ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner caught up in sexting scandal again


The disgraced ex-congressman, who is married to the vice chairwoman of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, has reportedly been sexting a Donald Trump supporter, even sending a suggestive picture with his toddler son in bed with him.


2016 Show-N-Shine Car Show in Tenino
Pet Parade gives downtown Olympia an extraterrestrial vibe
1:30

Estimated damages for Olympia garage fire: $20,000


A Sunday morning fire damaged a detached garage in the 900 block of Fir Street Northeast, according to the Olympia Fire Department.


2:26 Former Army Sgt. brews up success with her Tea Rations tea room Pause
2:08 The Coffin Maker of Vashon Island
1:06 VIDEO: Rush In Dumplings opens on Olympia's 4th Ave.
2:11 VIDEO: Former Madigan doctor opens Olympia dermatology practice
1:01 VIDEO: 222 Market coming to downtown Olympia
1:50 VIDEO: Capital Medical Center looks to expand its operating room services
3:33 VIDEO: Panorama CEO reflects on the retirement community's growth
0:29 VIDEO: New homes new golf course in Hawks Prairie
2:13 VIDEO: BoomShaka extreme air sports readies to take off in Olympia
0:55 WATCH: Friends of KPLU reach $7 million goal

Vintage video game store coming to Tacoma Mall


Game Over Videogames is opening its third store in Washington in the Tacoma Mall. It buys and sells old console games and systems.


Russell Martin and Justin Smoak each homered and drove in five runs as the Toronto Blue Jays hammered Minnesota 15-8 Friday night, handing the Twins their eighth straight loss.

Blue Jays hit 4 home runs, send Twins to 8th straight loss


1:03 How to keep your Facebook Newsfeed full of news Pause
2:09 VIDEO: U.F.O.s: What Does the Government Know?
1:01 Don't let a text wreck your life
2:44 WATCH: 184-year-old Jonathan the tortoise gets a bath
2:17 Dance helps D'Iberville boy overcome ADHD
2:36 Terror in Brussels
2:12 Watch baby polar bear Nora grow up fast
0:22 NASA animates the powerful winter storm headed for the Mid-Atlantic
2:32 Vincent the cat gets very rare prosthetic legs
1:52 VIDEO: What it takes to be a White House Christmas tree

The Latest: DA: Families a factor in death penalty decision


The Latest on the killing of two nuns in Mississippi (all times local):


1:49 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Tenino Beavers Pause
1:25 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: River Ridge Hawks
1:47 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: North Thurston Rams
1:33 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Timberline Blazers
2:11 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Tumwater T-Birds
1:51 VIDEO: Jonathan Stewart Returns to Olympia to give away shoes
2:49 VIDEO: Star Track XXXIV - Day 3
1:32 VIDEO: Josh Braverman is River Ridge's 50th state champion
2:19 Star Track XXXIV: Day 2
2:18 VIDEO: Yelm's Ally Choate is The Olympian's All-Area softball player of the year

‘It’s not over yet,’ says Tumwater coach Sid Otton, who will close out a storied career this season


During his 49-year high school football coaching career, Sid Otton has compiled a 384-129 career record and won six state championships. He will retire at the end of the season as the winningest coach in state history, and is widely regarded as having some of the most effective coaching philosophies in high school football.


7:41 Gregg Bell, Dave Boling on Seahawks' reasoning behind first cuts Pause
2:32 Russell Wilson on the final preseason game: "Those plays matter"
3:43 Huskies DC Pete Kwiatkowski previews Rutgers
2:27 Huskies DB coach Jimmy Lake previews Rutgers
1:24 Huskies CB Kevin King previews Rutgers
1:36 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Black Hills Wolves
3:35 Gregg Bell, Dave Boling discuss Sherman on Kaepernick, Jimmy Graham and more
4:50 Seahawks CB Richard Sherman on Colin Kaepernick's stance, society
1:46 Chris Petersen previews UW season opener vs. Rutgers
3:24 Macklemore and Ryan Lewis bring hip hop to O-Town

Thankfully Sheriff Snaza is pulling through


Get well, John. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office released excellent news Monday on Sheriff John Snaza. The 51-year-old lawman awakened from a medically induced coma and was recovering from critical injuries he suffered last week in a motorcycle wreck in Montana.


VIDEO: Fans eager for Mariners home opener
VIDEO: Scott Servais talks about spring training expectations
VIDEO: Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano ready for season
WATCH: Mariners manager Scott Servais talks about Felix Hernandez
7:41

Rangers 8, Mariners 7: Walk-off heartbreak as Diaz blows first save


It was a few days ago that Mariners manager Scott Servais declared it was time to start a postseason push by, in part, not being as cautious in using rookie closer Edwin Diaz.


2016 Show-N-Shine Car Show in Tenino
Pet Parade gives downtown Olympia an extraterrestrial vibe
1:30

Expect very heavy traffic through Tacoma this weekend


Remember, two big construction projections, one on southbound Interstate 5 and the other on the Narrows bridges, could mean near gridlock in Tacoma this weekend, especially with the JBLM air show going on. State Department of Transportation officials are urging folks to travel early or late or take the bus to the show.


0:48 $20 vehicle tab would pay Thurston County road and bridge projects Pause
2:20 Teri Hickel doorbells in her Federal Way district
2:27 Kristine Reeves of Federal Way runs for state House of Representatives
1:23 Washington state delegates reflect on Democratic National Convention
1:10 East Olympia Fire District 6 says bond measure important for upgrading aging equipment
10:51 VIDEO: Best and worst decisions made by Thurston County Commission
1:33 WATCH: Why a young Republican from Washington is voting for Trump
1:04 VIDEO: Democrats can unite around Hillary Clinton, chairman of Washington Democrats says
1:12 VIDEO: Bernie Sanders supporter shows off Bernie puppet
1:00 Donald Trump protesters get rowdy in Fresno

Western State Hospital drops out of national accreditation program


Washington’s largest psychiatric hospital quietly withdrew from a national accreditation program three months ago. Officials say the move will focus attention on an improvement plan with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to secure federal certification.


1:03 How to keep your Facebook Newsfeed full of news Pause
2:09 VIDEO: U.F.O.s: What Does the Government Know?
1:01 Don't let a text wreck your life
2:44 WATCH: 184-year-old Jonathan the tortoise gets a bath
2:17 Dance helps D'Iberville boy overcome ADHD
2:36 Terror in Brussels
2:12 Watch baby polar bear Nora grow up fast
0:22 NASA animates the powerful winter storm headed for the Mid-Atlantic
2:32 Vincent the cat gets very rare prosthetic legs
1:52 VIDEO: What it takes to be a White House Christmas tree

Scams & waste loom as charity millions donated after Orlando


1:01 Don't let a text wreck your life Pause
2:17 Dance helps D'Iberville boy overcome ADHD
2:12 Watch baby polar bear Nora grow up fast
0:22 NASA animates the powerful winter storm headed for the Mid-Atlantic
2:32 Vincent the cat gets very rare prosthetic legs
1:52 VIDEO: What it takes to be a White House Christmas tree
1:08 'Lucky' Turkey to Receive Presidential Pardon
2:59 The Buzz with Buzz: the Koch brothers, money and politics
1:36 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Black Hills Wolves
3:35 Gregg Bell, Dave Boling discuss Sherman on Kaepernick, Jimmy Graham and more

Matthew McConaughey starts teaching career at University of Texas


The Academy Award-winning actor is teaching “Advanced Producing: Script to Screen” at UT-Austin.


1:01 Don't let a text wreck your life Pause
2:17 Dance helps D'Iberville boy overcome ADHD
2:12 Watch baby polar bear Nora grow up fast
0:22 NASA animates the powerful winter storm headed for the Mid-Atlantic
2:32 Vincent the cat gets very rare prosthetic legs
1:52 VIDEO: What it takes to be a White House Christmas tree
1:08 'Lucky' Turkey to Receive Presidential Pardon
2:59 The Buzz with Buzz: the Koch brothers, money and politics
7:41 Gregg Bell, Dave Boling on Seahawks' reasoning behind first cuts
2:11 Darrell Bevell on C.J. Prosise's status preseason finale

Boy stands in the rain to salute a funeral procession, and brings a widow to tears


There were poignant eulogies, veterans in uniform, pilots who flew the missing man formation, gospel singers and bagpipes graveside at the funeral of a World War II flying ace. But nothing topped a simple and spontaneous act by a little boy who knew of Jerry O’Keefe but never met him.


1:01 Don't let a text wreck your life Pause
2:17 Dance helps D'Iberville boy overcome ADHD
2:12 Watch baby polar bear Nora grow up fast
0:22 NASA animates the powerful winter storm headed for the Mid-Atlantic
2:32 Vincent the cat gets very rare prosthetic legs
1:52 VIDEO: What it takes to be a White House Christmas tree
1:08 'Lucky' Turkey to Receive Presidential Pardon
2:59 The Buzz with Buzz: the Koch brothers, money and politics
4:50 Seahawks CB Richard Sherman on Colin Kaepernick's stance, society
1:46 Chris Petersen previews UW season opener vs. Rutgers

With 10,000 Syrian refugees settled, aid groups seek spots for more


The U.S. has met its resettlement goal of 10,000 Syrian refugees, but aid groups say the target is a woefully insufficient contribution for a country of American size and resources while opponents say the process endangers national security.


1:01 Don't let a text wreck your life Pause
2:17 Dance helps D'Iberville boy overcome ADHD
2:12 Watch baby polar bear Nora grow up fast
0:22 NASA animates the powerful winter storm headed for the Mid-Atlantic
2:32 Vincent the cat gets very rare prosthetic legs
1:52 VIDEO: What it takes to be a White House Christmas tree
1:08 'Lucky' Turkey to Receive Presidential Pardon
2:59 The Buzz with Buzz: the Koch brothers, money and politics
3:18 Pete Carroll on Seahawks' win over DAL in 3rd preseason GM
0:41 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Rochester Warriors

NBA star Dwyane Wade speaks out on gun violence after his cousin was killed


Nykea Aldridge was an innocent bystander, police said, pushing her baby in a stroller near a Chicago school where she intended to register her children.


0:41 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Rochester Warriors Pause
2:28 Russell Wilson on Seahawks' offense entering third exhibition game
5:36 TNT's Gregg Bell, Dave Boling on what to expect from Seahawks vs. Cowboys
1:50 Pete Carroll: Thomas Rawls will play in Seahawks' opener
1:49 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Tenino Beavers
4:46 Gregg Bell, Dave Boling on Jahri Evans at guard and on Seahawks' running backs
5:07 TNT's Gregg Bell, Dave Boling detail intensity, fighting at Seahawks practices
1:25 The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: River Ridge Hawks
1:28 OC Jonathan Smith talks backup QB competition
5:07 Gregg Bell, Dave Boling detail intensity, fighting at Seahawks practices

Agnieszka Radwanska advances to New Haven final


Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska breezed through her Connecticut Open semifinal Friday, routing two-time defending champion Petra Kvitova 6-1, 6-1.


Ryan Schimpf homered, Clayton Richard pitched seven innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Ryan Schimpf, Clayton Richard lead Padres past Marlins, 1-0


2:26 Former Army Sgt. brews up success with her Tea Rations tea room Pause
2:08 The Coffin Maker of Vashon Island
1:06 VIDEO: Rush In Dumplings opens on Olympia's 4th Ave.
2:11 VIDEO: Former Madigan doctor opens Olympia dermatology practice
1:01 VIDEO: 222 Market coming to downtown Olympia
1:50 VIDEO: Capital Medical Center looks to expand its operating room services
3:33 VIDEO: Panorama CEO reflects on the retirement community's growth
0:29 VIDEO: New homes new golf course in Hawks Prairie
2:13 VIDEO: BoomShaka extreme air sports readies to take off in Olympia
0:55 WATCH: Friends of KPLU reach $7 million goal

Notre Dame receives $5M donation for business in


The University of Notre Dame has received a $5 million donation to build the second phase of a business incubator near campus.


The Thurston County Sheriff's Office in Washington state says Sheriff John Snaza is showing signs of improvement after he was hurt in a Montana motorcycle crash.

Washington sheriff injured in motorcycle crash improving


1:01 Don't let a text wreck your life Pause
2:17 Dance helps D'Iberville boy overcome ADHD
2:12 Watch baby polar bear Nora grow up fast
0:22 NASA animates the powerful winter storm headed for the Mid-Atlantic
2:32 Vincent the cat gets very rare prosthetic legs
1:52 VIDEO: What it takes to be a White House Christmas tree
1:08 'Lucky' Turkey to Receive Presidential Pardon
2:59 The Buzz with Buzz: the Koch brothers, money and politics
3:24 Macklemore and Ryan Lewis bring hip hop to O-Town
2:25 Take a leap with Army Golden Knights parachuting team

Oscar contender Nate Parker talks about sexual assault, male privilege


In an interview with Ebony, Nate Parker, the director of the highly-anticipated film “The Birth of a Nation,” said that in college no meant no when a woman said it -- but everything else meant yes.


Tumwater's Sid Otton enters final season as high school football coach
The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Rochester Warriors
The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Tenino Beavers
The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: River Ridge Hawks
The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: North Thurston Rams
The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Timberline Blazers
The Olympian's 2016 preseason practice tour: Tumwater T-Birds
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Khris Davis hustled home on an infield grounder in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied for two runs, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Saturday night.

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A parenting advice website has listed the most popular baby names so far in 2016 and revealed previous favourites such as Sophia, Mia, Daniel and Harrison are on the decline.
Bounty Baby Club, a popular parenting advice site, has scaled its 100,000 visitors a month, to uncover the most popular baby names of the first half of 2016 and there are a few surprises.
A few favourites of recent years are still holding their popularity but the results reveal some new up and coming themes and trends.
The favourites
Holding onto their 2015 top spots, Alfie and Isla remain the most popular names for boys and girls. Out of the top 100 most popular names, the biggest winners have been Caleb, jumping up nine positions to 19, Jenson, rising up five places to 26 and Ellie, rising up nine positions to nine.
The biggest climber so far this year has been Arlo, previously was outside of the top 50, now cementing a top 10 position at number six. Other names you may start to hear more include Freddie, Aaron, Phoebe, Ellis and Millie.
So what names are falling out of favour this year?
Results show that for girls, Sienna, Mia, Sophia, Mila and Scarlett are on the decline in 2016. Yesterday’s news for boys’ names include Dylan, Sebastian, Daniel and Harrison which are proving less popular than they have in recent years.
There is a new trend of baby names emerging from Bounty’s findings, vowel heavy names, particularly for girls. Male names ending in a softer letter are also becoming more popular, for example names such as Alfie, Arlo, Archie and Harry.
Take a look at the top 10 for boys and girls for the first half of the year below:
Top 10 most popular baby boy names of 2016 so far:
Alfie
Oscar
Teddy
Harry
Jack
Arlo
Noah
Charlie
Jacob
Archie
Top 10 most popular baby girl names of 2016 so far:
Isla
Amelia
Ava
Freya
Evie
Olivia
Esme
Elsie
Mia
Ellie

REVEALED - the most popular baby names so far in 2016


A parenting advice website has listed the most popular baby names so far in 2016 and revealed previous favourites such as Sophia, Mia, Daniel and Harrison are on the decline.


MARTYN MOXON believes the pain of Yorkshire’s defeat in the final of the 2012 T20 competition can help spur them on to go one better this time.
Yorkshire lost by 10 runs to Hampshire in the final at Cardiff on their only previous appearance at Finals Day.
Yorkshire's Azeem Rafiq
They have waited a long time to erase the memory of that setback, and director of cricket Moxon feels it will drive the players on at Edgbaston today.
“It was tough losing that final, and it whetted the appetite to try and win the tournament in the future,” said Moxon.
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“Clearly it’s taken longer than we would have liked to get back there, and I think it’s a great opportunity for us, given the team that we’ve got on paper, to go one step further and hopefully win the competition.
“With our England players available, we’ve got a very good team, but clearly it’s about what happens on the day.
“T20, in particular, is all about how you perform on the day, and there’s four good teams involved, each of which is capable of winning it.”
Yorkshire take on Durham in the second semi-final at 2.30pm. Notts and Northants meet in the first semi at 11am, with the final taking place at 6.45pm.
“Durham are a very good team,” said Moxon.
“They’ve got match-winners in the likes of Ben Stokes and Mark Wood.
“We’ve got to be at our very best and, if we are, we can certainly beat them and hopefully go all the way and win the thing.
“The T20 is something we haven’t won before, so it’s important to us, and it would be nice to get that monkey off our backs.”
That Yorkshire even have a chance of erasing the memory of 2012 is a minor miracle given that they were bottom of the North Group at the halfway stage.
Yorkshire won only one of their opening seven games before winning six of their last seven to reach the quarter-finals.
“T20 is all about finding a method and I think that we’ve found it,” said Moxon.
“It’s taken hard work and, to a certain extent, failure for us to find it, because clearly the things that we were doing at the start of the competition weren’t working.
“From a batting point of view, we’ve worked on the areas in which we’re trying to strike the ball. They’re much better areas now.
“We’d found ourselves getting into trouble by playing too square of the wicket, so, as a consequence, we are hitting the ball a lot straighter now.
“It’s probably taken too long to change and rectify, but that’s been the biggest thing as far as the batting is concerned.
“Bowling-wise, having the skills that are required, the change-ups, and having the ability to bowl the change-ups (different deliveries) that are needed at various times in the innings, we’ve got better at that as well.
“As for our fielding, I think that’s been outstanding generally.”
Moxon was particularly pleased with Yorkshire’s fielding when Glamorgan were clinically beaten by 90 runs in the quarter-final in Cardiff.
David Willey laid the platform with a swashbuckling 79, proving again why Yorkshire were so keen to sign him last winter to improve their white-ball cricket, and the bowlers did the rest in a fine team performance.
“We brought our A-game to the quarter-final,” said Moxon.
“We were outstanding in the field, as good as you can get, and the ruthless way we went about our business was superb.
“David Willey set the tone with the bat, and we signed him precisely because we wanted to improve our one-day form immediately.
“Long-term he can have an impact in red-ball cricket too, but he’s made a big difference to our T20 side.”
Another player who has made a big difference is Azeem Rafiq, the off-spinner who returned to the club in mid-season after almost two years out of the professional game.
It is no coincidence that Yorkshire’s T20 resurgence can be traced back to Rafiq’s arrival.
“It has been a team effort to get to Finals Day, but Rafiq has done exceptionally well and he’s a great competitor,” said Moxon.
“He creates a buzz in the field as well as bringing his bowling skill, and he’s been a big factor in our improvement.
“Bottom line is, we’ve worked really hard to try to find the right method in T20.
“There’s been a lot of frustrations along the way, a lot of disappointments, and hopefully the lads can get some silverware now to show for their hard work.”
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Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe has been moved out of Broadmoor psychiatric hospital and back into jail.
Sutcliffe, 70, has spent 32 years inside the high-security institution in Berkshire after murdering 13 women and attempting to kill seven more between 1976 and 1981.
It is thought he was moved to Franklands jail in Durham yesterday.
Sutcliffe, who has been in Broadmoor since 1984 after he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia following his life sentence in 1981, will continue to have his mental health assessed in prison and could be returned to a psychiatric hospital if there is a change in his condition.
It has been estimated that the move will save the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Dr Ruth Tully, a consultant forensic psychologist at the University of Nottingham, said cost would not have been a factor in the ruling that the serial killer is sane enough to be transferred but that the cost difference was considerable.
Figures show that it costs around £325,000 per year to keep a patient in Broadmoor, compared with around £45,000 per year in a category
A prison. Sutcliffe, a former lorry driver from Bradford, now calls himself Peter Coonan.
Most of his victims were prostitutes who were mutilated and beaten to death.
He was given 20 life terms for the murders and was caught when police found him with a prostitute in his car.
They became suspicious and found he had a fake licence plate and weapons including a screwdriver and hammer in the boot.
Before he was moved to Broadmoor, the killer spent three years at Parkhurst prison on the Isle of Wight.
A Prison Service spokeswoman said: “We do not comment on individuals.”

Yorkshire Ripper moved to jail after 32 years in Broadmoor


Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe has been moved out of Broadmoor psychiatric hospital and back into jail.


AT this moment in time, the County Championship title race looks like going right down to the wire.
From the outside, you cannot help but look at the last game of the season versus Middlesex at Lord’s, although there is still a lot of cricket to be played up until then and Middlesex got over the line in good fashion this week and are playing some good cricket.
When you get to this stage of the season, you talk about holding your nerve and we have been there before.
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For us, Leesy is coming into some form and Lythy is and me now as well and, hopefully, we can use that to really start hitting our straps.
I was happy to contribute with 83 in the Roses game at Old Trafford. I wanted three figures and was desperate to get there, but I did occupy the crease for a long period of time and in the context of the game, it was an important knock and I was pleased to get runs.
Coming to the business end of the season, I had said before that we can get our players in form, then it sets us up nicely.
I was pleased to contribute. In the context of the game, there was a lot of rubbish flying around on the field and it was nice to shut up a few of their lads.
We needed 219 from 30 overs at tea on the last day, but decided that the target was just too much and shook hands on the draw.
You have to trust the batsmen out there, I guess, and their decision and the pitch was deteriorating.
There was quite a lot of spin and with our left-handers in the top-order, it was probably a bridge too far. And I think that it was a good statement with us being none down as well.
The last thing we wanted to do was be holding out for a draw, seven or eight wickets down or something like that and it was a decent statement from us, even though we didn’t play our best cricket at times. We came out with our heads held high.
If we had been chasing 150 or 160 going into that last 18 to 20 overs, then it would have given us a good chance. We just felt it was too many to chase.
I don’t think that Lancashire would have gone for it either, to be honest.
Overall, it was a solid draw, although I was a bit disappointed with the way we bowled on the morning of day two as I thought we were exceptional on day one and held our lines and lengths and were patient.
All that hard work was undone by poor bowling on the second morning and it really put us behind the eight-ball.
But the encouraging thing is we got past the follow-on and got back into the game.
Azeem Rafiq, Jack Leaning and David Willey all got their Yorkshire caps before the game and it was a fantastic moment.
The best part of my job is to give caps out like that and see what it means to the lads.
In particular, you could see it for the two lads who have come right through the age groups. To eventually get a Yorkshire cap; you could see the emotion in their faces when they received them.
It was good for David, too. He is starting to win games for us now in the short-ball format, although he probably has not played as many red-ball games as he would have liked and has had a few injury niggles and going into that Old Trafford game, he had a hamstring injury.
But he is starting to win games of cricket and that is why we signed him; for us to be in the hunt – in the white-ball Twenty20 and 50-over competition.
It’s finals day today in the T20 and I am looking forward to it and am going down there and will be in and around the squad.
It is a big day for the club and we want to keep our name in the hat for all three formats and trophies.
Obviously, I would have been liked to have been a part of the white-ball stuff. But when you look down the team sheet when all the international players come back, it is a bloody tough side to get into!

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Prolific recording artist and comic book writer/artist Jeffrey Lewis arrives back at Hebden Bridge Trades Club on August 28 (doors 8pm) with his band Los Bolts for what promises to be another rip-roaring gig.


When Yorkshire decided to decorate for Le Grand Depart, it went all out with bunting, bikes and yarn bombing in a spectacular and as yet unrivalled bid to welcome the Tour de France to God’s own county.
The effect was sensational but one property stood out from the rest after owners Tony and Lori Handley decided to cover their house in giant red spots in honour of the King of the Mountain jersey.
The Spotty House. Picture: Charlotte Gale Photography
The Royal Oak on Bond End, Knaresborough, best known as “The Spotty House”, achieved international fame after the BBC beamed pictures of it to 160 countries on the morning of the big race
Now there’s a chance to own the landmark property as the four-bedroom home and its two holiday cottages are up for sale for £850,000 with Dacre, Son and Hartley.
Mr and Mrs Handley are hoping that would-be buyers will continue to decorate the building and put a smile on the faces of passers-by.
Since the red spots in 2014, the Royal Oak has been dotted with red noses, which raised almost £2,000 for Comic Relief. On Valentine’s Day, it was covered with hearts to help Visit Harrogate promote romantic breaks. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Great Knaresborough Bed Race, it was decorated with balloons and it sported Christmas trees to promote the 2015 Knaresborough Christmas Tree Festival. It was back to spots again in April this year when Le Tour de Yorkshire rode through Knaresborough.
Tony Handley decroating his house with hearts for Valentine Day. Picture: Adrian Murray.
The trimming up tradition started when the Tour de France route was announced. Mrs Handley, an artist, came up with the idea of decorating the house for the event. She wanted to turn it into a Yorkshire Tea tin but Le Tour organisers saw it as advertising so she settled on the spots. She also encouraged local schoolchildren to decorate T-shirts that were then strung up as 2.5km of bunting.
“We realised the race would come right past our front door and we just knew we needed to get behind the event and raise the profile of our very special town,” said Mr Handley, a retired marketing expert and former mayor, also known as “Mr Knaresborough”.
“At 6.30am on the morning of race, a chant went up ‘we want the mayor’. I stuck my head out of the bedroom window and a microphone came up and a presenter said, ‘Hello, I’m from the BBC’. I asked the crowd how long we should keep the spots and they shouted back ‘forever’. That footage went worldwide and we have since had guests from as far afield as China, Canada and America in our cottages who have all seen our house on their local television stations.”
While the TV coverage was PR gold, the Handley’s were even more thrilled when their efforts helped Knaresborough win the “Best Dressed Town” prize awarded by Welcome to Yorkshire and The Yorkshire Post,
Welcome to Yorkshire has used the house to showcase and promote the region and the Handleys also won a Harrogate Hospitality and Tourism award last year in recognition of the property’s outstanding contribution to tourism. The Spotty House also boasts several more awards from Knaresborough in Bloom.
The couple were worried about objections to their treatment of a grade two listed building but local people were thrilled with the attention-grabbing façade and planners were sympathetic as the decoration is not permanent. Although the spots appear to be painted on, they are stick-on vinyl discs, which cost £90, and are easily removed.
The Handleys bought the property 10 years ago. They have since refurbished the main house, converted an old stable and tack room into holiday lets and have been instrumental in boosting the town’s profile.
They are selling up to move to Northumberland so that Lori, who specialises in seascapes, will have more time to paint her favourite subject.
They have just had the house re-rendered and painted so it is spot-free at the moment but Mr Handley said: “We hope that whoever buys it will carry on the tradition. The house is a landmark, especially for children who think Mr Tumble lives here. It has made so many people smile and it has been great publicity for Knaresborough, which is a wonderful town.”
Estate agent Simon Davies, manager of Dacre, Son and Hartley’s Knaresborough branch, added: “The whole offering really is very attractive and unique, and we are expecting plenty of interest in ‘The Spotty House’, which will no doubt continue to play its part in the fabric of Knaresborough.”
For more pictures and details on the Royal Oak, see Page 2 of today’s Property Post supplement. www.dacres.co.uk
History of ‘the Spotty House’
The first written records of a property on the site are from 1726 in the will of Thomas Atkinson, who bequeathed his estate to his three children.
It is not until 1781 that records show it being used as the Hare and Hounds Inn. The first reference to the Royal Oak is in 1826.
It was sold to John Smith’s Brewery of Tadcaster in 1925. Knaresborough Folk Club was founded at the Royal Oak in 1974 and in 1986 it was registered by Harrogate Borough Council as a Building of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. It was delicensed in 1997 and was sold as a private dwelling. The Handleys bought it in 2006 and it shot to fame in 2014 after being decorated for the Tour de France.

For sale: House we all went dotty over during Tour de France


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It’s the news Happy Valley fans have been waiting for - the gritty police drama WILL return for a third series.
Sally Wainwright said the show – which is filmed and set in Calderdale and stars Sarah Lancashire as Sergeant Catherine Cawood – will grace our screens again, but not immediately.
Speaking at the Edinburgh Television Festival, Wainwright was asked by former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies if the drama would come back.
She said: “It will happen but it will be a little while. I have got some good ideas.”
Wainwright had previously declined to confirm whether there would be a third series, saying that she needed to work out where the story would go next.

Happy Valley WILL return for a third series, says Sally Wainwright


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A TV company is on the hunt for separated families and parents across the UK, to take part in a new Channel 5 series.
The show, with the working title of The Modern Family, wants to talk to people who would like help resolving any issues they feel are getting in the way of co-parenting, or getting on with an ex-partner for the sake of their children.
Separation affects around a quarter of children in the UK, with the common belief being that being brought up by both parents after separation, where safe and possible, is in the best interests of a child.
“Breaking up with a spouse or partner is one of life’s biggest upheavals,” said a spokesperson for producers Pulse Films. “The difficult part is getting to the stage where separated parents are still able to do things for the sake of the child, like arrange a joint birthday party, or attend a parents’ evening together.”
So the team at Pulse want to film with separated mums and dads who may have moved on to other relationships, and are keen to sort out the issues with their ex for the sake of the children.
Francine Kaye, relationship expert, family mediator and author of Divorce Doctor said: “Kids don’t divorce, parents do. Paradoxically couples need to understand each other more during and after separation, than they did when they were together - in order to parent effectively.”
Working under the guidance of a trained therapist, anyone who has children with an ex and has difficulty with the complicated relationships this has created, can get more information by texting ‘FAMILY’ or call: 07983 640463 / 07555 242 993, by emailing: modernfamily@pulsefilms.co.uk, or by calling Janette Hodds or Lyttanya Shannon on 0207 426 5700.


A TV company is on the hunt for separated families and parents across the UK, to take part in a new Channel 5 series.


BY LISTENING to her cakes and dancing constantly while cooking, Conisbrough’s Val Stones made it through the first episode of Bake Off - but tonight the pressure is on again.
It’s biscuit week and Val and her ten fellow remaining contestants will have to bake impressive signature dishes, technical challenges and showstoppers to stay in the competition.
The 66-year-old retired headteacher lives in Yeovil with husband Ian, but she is originally from Conisbrough, Doncaster, so we’ve claimed her as our own.
She delighted viewers with her odd baking tactics on BBC One last Wednesday.
Val exercises at the same time as cooking, lifting alternate feet off the ground as she’s mixing cake batter, or using the baking tray as a weight by lifting it above her head as it cools.
She also listens to her cakes, as she explained to the cameras during the first challenge of the contest, the signature bake.
Holding her precious sponge to her ear, she paused for a moment before saying: “And they’re not ready.
“They sing. And they say ‘I’m not ready, I’m not ready!’”
It’s not all singing and dancing though.
Although we know from last week that she makes a great mirror glaze chocolate genoise sponge, what if biscuits speak a different language to cakes so she can’t hear when they’re ready?
Or maybe her over-enthusiastic dancing will lead to a disaster - last week she dropped a whole rack of delicate decorative petals on the floor of the Bake Off tent.
I’m nervous for her. After all, biscuit week was full of surprises in 2015.
The star baker from week one, Marie Campbell, was sent home from the competition after forgetting to turn the oven on in the technical challenge.
(Iced) fingers crossed this won’t happen to our Val.
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A hospital boss has resigned after being heavily criticised over a scandal involving bungled cancer tests in his previous job in Australia.
Ken Barr, general manager for pathology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, was sacked from a similar role in South Australia when the prostate cancer testing blunder affecting 52 men came to light.
Now he has resigned from his position in Leeds following publication of a report vilifying the management of his former organisation SA Pathology.
Leeds hospital chiefs said Mr Barr had told them about the issue but had expected to be cleared of blame by the report, so he was offered a six-month contract which began earlier this month.
He previously worked as executive director of Adelaide-based SA Pathology, which provides pathology services for South Australia.
Earlier this year, it was revealed that some men in the state had received false positive results because of an issue with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing kits used by SA Pathology between November 2015 and March this year.
That meant 52 men who had previously had prostate cancer received inaccurate test results, including one who underwent unnecessary radiation treatment.
It was announced in April that Mr Barr had been sacked and an independent investigation was ordered.
An SA Health spokeswoman said: “Mr Barr’s employment at SA Health was terminated for failing to advise of the systemic problem of PSA testing at SA Pathology and failing to respond in a reasonable way to the incident.”
The spokeswoman said he also “failed to appropriately manage other serious issues” including the installation of covert cameras to monitor staff at SA Pathology last year.
Following his dismissal, Mr Barr spoke out, saying he had been made a scapegoat and “sacked as a warning to everyone else”.
On August 1, a review into the cancer testing error by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare found significant flaws at SA Pathology under Mr Barr and said management, governance and accountability were “seriously deficient”.
South Australia Health Minister Jack Snelling said at the time: “It clearly shows these errors should have been detected long before they were and that when they were identified the response or lack of, by Mr Barr was incompetent and didn’t address the wellbeing of the innocent patients caught up in this.”
Asked about Mr Barr’s appointment, Leeds Teaching Hospitals announced he had resigned.
In a statement, which was agreed with Mr Barr, Dr Sally Lane, clinical director for pathology, said: “Mr Barr was interviewed in April 2016 for a post as general manager starting in August.
“He provided good references showing he was qualified to undertake the role here in Leeds and was the preferred candidate at a competitive interview.
“At the time of the interview Mr Barr was open and frank with the panel that his contract as Executive Director for SA Pathology had ended three months earlier than planned.
“He explained that an investigation was underway about how failures in reported PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test results had been handled by SA Pathology, but he expected this would exonerate his actions. On that basis the Trust offered him a six-month contract pending the publication of the report.
“The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare report on this matter has now been published and includes some criticism of SA Pathology’s governance and management.
“While Mr Barr is concerned there are inaccuracies in the report which may be open to challenge due to lack of supporting evidence, he has concluded that in the light of this criticism and in order to avoid any risk of damage to the reputation of Leeds Teaching Hospitals he should not continue his six-month contract as general manager for Pathology.
“He has therefore offered his resignation with immediate effect and this has been accepted by the trust.”
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Pathology boss resigns over Australian cancer tests fiasco


Young people are facing unemployment due to a postcode lottery in careers advice at school with teenagers in the region setting their sights too low, new research shows.
Yorkshire youngsters are aware of less than a fifth of the wide range of jobs available to them after they leave education and are low in confidence about job prospects, according to the study by City and Guilds published ahead of this week’s GCSE results.
Teenagers are also failing to consider a large number of high‐skilled and well‐paid jobs in areas like IT, advertising and PR and finance but over‐selecting a handful of jobs such as medicine and teaching.
Skills development leader City and Guilds says the lack of knowledge is linked to a disparity across the UK in careers advice available to teenagers in the years before they prepare to enter the world of work.
Now it is demanding the Government levels the playing field for millions of school children by providing a national careers guidance service accessible to every child.
Kirstie Donnelly, managing director City and Guilds, said: “Our research highlights that young people in Yorkshire and the Humber are not aware of the range of career paths open to them and as a result are setting their sights low when it comes to their career aspirations despite good jobs growth forecast in this ‘Northern Powerhouse’ region.
“They deserve to be made aware of the breadth of career opportunities in their locality both for their own sakes and to ensure the future success of the region’s many thriving businesses.”
City and Guilds worked on the research with national research agency YouGov and Emsi, who are experts in predicting future jobs in UK cities, to map youngsters’ career aspirations against the jobs set to be available in 2022.
The research found that large numbers of young people in the area were interested in working in medicine or becoming accountants and secondary teachers - twice as many 14-19 year olds were interested in these careers compared to the number of openings predicted by 2022.
It is thought this is because they are making choices based upon their own narrow experiences rather than being given access to broader information about the jobs market.
Yorkshire teenagers also showed lower confidence than elsewhere, expecting to earn around £38,000 in 10 years’ time - just over £5,000 a year less than those from the South East.
This is despite the fact that a further 85,000 jobs will be created in the region by 2020. And only just over half of young people in the region are confident of being in their job of choice by 2025. Laura‐Jane Rawlings, CEO of Youth Employment UK, said: “The transition from education into employment is still one of the biggest challenges facing young people.
Without a clear understanding of the local and national opportunities available and the skills and experience employers are looking for young people will continue to struggle to move into sustainable job roles.
The world of work is hugely exciting and the new opportunities for apprenticeships make this even more so, but only if young people are made aware of what is available to them.” Rob Slane, of Emsi, said there were many well paid occupations that virtually nobody selected in the research of 3,000 teenagers such as property, housing and estate managers and marketing.
“This mismatch between aspirations and reality is the basic cause of the skills gap. The solution is to give young people better information about the state of their local and regional labour market, including which positions are likely to be available in their area over the next few years,” he said.

Teenagers face careers advice postcode lottery


Young people are facing unemployment due to a postcode lottery in careers advice at school with teenagers in the region setting their sights too low, new research shows.


It’s the farcical comedy which leaves critics stony-faced. But now Mrs Brown’s Boys has been voted the best British sitcom of the 21st century, beating Ricky Gervais’s observational masterpiece, The Office.
Mrs Brown’s Boys, starring Brendan O’Carroll as the foul-mouthed Dublin widow, topped the Radio Times poll which asked readers to choose the funniest shows broadcast since 2000.
Described as “the worst comedy ever made” by one reviewer, the broad humour of O’Carroll’s creation, initially unveiled on a RTE Ireland radio series, has been labelled sexist and homophobic.
But the BBC1 show, which O’Carroll described as a reaction against the politically-correct “alternative comedy” revolution of the 80s, has become the most-watched programme on Christmas Day and even spawned a feature film.
The troupe of largely extended family members – O’Carroll’s wife Jennifer plays his fictional screen daughter – honed their characters through live stage performances, adding to the anarchic atmosphere of the television episodes, which often embrace mistakes.
O’Carroll said of the poll victory: “It vindicates the fans’ belief in the show. They have kept us on the air – it certainly wasn’t the reviewers.”
He added: “There is an audience out there that comedy forgot, that Are You Being Served? audience has been left behind. Us winning this award proves that.”
The show was rewarded with a Bafta in 2012 as critics began to accept its merits.
Radio Times readers voted from a shortlist of the 40 funniest shows broadcast since 2000, compiled by critics and experts from the British Film Institute.
When the 14,000 votes were counted, the unashamedly populist Mrs Brown’s Boys finished ahead of the understated charms of The Office, first broadcast in 2001 and widely regarded as the most influential comedy of the century.
Peter Kay has two entries in the top 20 with Car Share and his breakthrough Channel 4 sitcom Phoenix Nights
The poll suggested that the comedy audience has yet to fully embrace funny women. Miranda, the sitcom vehicle for the comedy actress Miranda Hart appears at number 8 ahead of Raised By Wolves, the loosely autobiographical Channel 4 family series written by Caitlin Moran and her sister Caroline.
But the poll is dominated by male performers and writers. Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan has three entries with Count Arthur Strong, The IT Crowd and Black Books all featuring.
Armando Iannucci’s The Thick of It, The Inbetweeners and Jack Whitehall’s Bad Education are other sitcoms in the list which have been expanded into feature films.
James Corden’s hit BBC romantic comedy Gavin & Stacey, co-written with Ruth Jones, remains highly regarded and makes the top ten. ITV has a one entry with Benidorm.
Best British sitcom of the 21st century:
1. Mrs Brown’s Boys
2. The Office
3. Peter Kay’s Car Share
4. Count Arthur Strong
5. The IT Crowd
6. The Thick of It
7. Gavin & Stacey
8. Miranda
9. Raised by Wolves
10.Outnumbered
11. Peep Show
12. Black Books
13. Green Wing
14. The Inbetweeners
15. Bad Education
16. Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights
17. Yonderland
18. Twenty Twelve/W1A
19. Benidorm
20. Detectorists

Mrs Brown’s Boys voted best British sitcom of the 21st century


It’s the farcical comedy which leaves critics stony-faced. But now Mrs Brown’s Boys has been voted the best British sitcom of the 21st century, beating Ricky Gervais’s observational masterpiece, The Office.


THE NatWest T20 Blast is all done and dusted.
A Royal London Cup semi-final looms on the horizon but, for now, Yorkshire’s attention returns to the Specsavers County Championship.
England's Stuart Broad is absent from the Notts line up Picture: Adam Davy/PA.
They are second in Division One, 26 points behind Middlesex with a game in hand.
And this week’s match against Nottinghamshire at Scarborough represents that game in hand.
It comes against a side who are bottom of the league and staring down the barrel of relegation.
Mathematically, it is not a must-win fixture, for there are still four to play after this match.
But it presents an obvious opportunity for Yorkshire to close the gap on Middlesex, and to close it to just two points if they can claim the maximum 24.
Yorkshire travel to second-bottom Hampshire next week and host third-bottom Durham the following week, before ending their campaign at home to Somerset and away to Middlesex.
A hat-trick of titles is still in their hands, but you sense that they need to seize the present moment.
It will not be easy.
Not only is the weather unpredictable at this time of year, rendering victories already gained like gold dust, but sides such as Notts are scrapping for points for different reasons – namely, their First Division survival.
Trent Bridge is arguably the finest ground in the country – at least outside of Lord’s, and with all due respect to Scarborough –but it faces the unpalatable prospect of Second Division cricket.
It will be extremely tough for Notts to beat a strong Yorkshire team at Scarborough, a ground where Notts have won only once in 12 matches, indeed, but that does not mean that they will be pushovers in what has been a tight division.
Yorkshire have a good recent record in the Championship at North Marine Road, but they lost on their last outing there in early July – an innings defeat to Middlesex that they hope will not have the same look in retrospect that Durham’s win there did in 2013, when it provided the impetus for the visitors to go on and pip Jason Gillespie’s team to the title.
Yorkshire, on paper, should be too strong for Notts, and yet the visitors possess some talented players.
Stuart Broad, the England pace bowler, is out with an ankle injury, and there is no Jake Ball or Alex Hales, who are on one-day international duty along with Yorkshire’s Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Plunkett and Adil Rashid.
But Notts have plenty of seasoned campaigners – not least the evergreen Chris Read and Samit Patel.
First-team coach Gillespie is certainly not taking Notts for granted as his side go in search of their fourth win of the Championship campaign.
“It’s going to be a massive challenge,” said Gillespie.
“Notts are a very good side, and although they haven’t played the cricket they’d like in the Championship, they’re an incredibly dangerous team and they’ve got some real match-winners.
“We need to play at our best if we’re going to compete with them, and we’ve got to make sure that we tick all the boxes.
“We’ve got a good record at Scarborough in recent times, and hopefully we can build on that this week.”
A week of inactivity for Middlesex would be as good a week as any for the champions to strike, with the leaders battling problems of their own.
With pace bowler Steven Finn currently out with a hamstring injury, Middlesex have been dealt another blow with the news that former Notts batsman Adam Voges will not be returning to captain them for their last four games, with Cricket Australia wanting him to rest his own hamstring problem.
Middlesex return to action next week when they travel to Warwickshire before visiting Notts the following week.
They continue their programme away to Lancashire before the potentially key fixture with Yorkshire in late September.
Notts, who are 14 points adrift at the bottom, really need something from this week’s fixture.
Mick Newell, their coach, is considering changes to his batting line-up, with Root’s brother, Billy, among those who could come into the team along with fellow batsman Tom Moores, the 19-year-old son of former England coach Peter Moores.
Whoever he selects, Newell is conscious of the need for immediate improvement.
“We’re in a mess in the Championship,” he admitted.
“We’ve got to try and get out of the bottom two.
“This is a really big game, and I’m not sure where the pressure sits because they’re trying to get to the top and we’re obviously trying to get off the bottom.
“We’ve got to find a way of winning games.”

Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire: Yorkshire lookint to seize the moment in Championship title bid


THE NatWest T20 Blast is all done and dusted.


A test has been developed that could help to diagnose bacterial infections, including meningitis in minutes.
If made available through the NHS, this test would significantly reduce the time taken to diagnose the disease and minimise the risk of misdiagnosis.
The new test, developed by a team at Imperial College London, is a major breakthrough in the rapid diagnosis of meningitis and sepsis in children and could allow treatment to begin much earlier, saving hundreds of lives and reducing the risk of life-changing after-effects.
The signs and symptoms of meningitis are notoriously difficult to diagnose, and can be dismissed as a cold or flu. Many young children presenting the early symptoms of the disease are initially sent home, before being rushed back to hospital a few hours later as their condition rapidly deteriorates.
Currently, doctors grow bacteria in a sample of blood, in a process which can take up to 48 hours.
Liz Brown, CEO at Meningitis Now said: “A delay in life-saving treatment for bacterial meningitis can be a matter of life or death. We welcome this significant progress in the development of a rapid test for meningitis and sepsis.
“We would however, continue to advise people to know the signs and symptoms of meningitis and to seek immediate medical attention if they have any concerns”.
The study led by Professor Michael Levin has shown that a bacterial infection can be distinguished from other causes of fever, such as a viral infection, using a pattern of genes that are switched on or off in response to an infection.
A larger project will now begin to develop these findings into a pin-prick diagnostic test, which Professor Levin believes could be available through the NHS within five years.
For support and advice on meningitis call the Meningitis Now Helpline on 0808 80 10 388.
For more information or to donate visit the website at www.MeningitisNow.org

Pin-prick meningitis test could be available within five years


A test has been developed that could help to diagnose bacterial infections, including meningitis in minutes.


People are being encouraged to enter a nationwide competition to become the permanent voice of BT’s iconic talking clock.
The competition has been launched to celebrate the service’s 80th anniversary.
Around 12 million calls are still made to the clock by dialling 123.
The winner will become only the fifth permanent voice of the clock in its history.
The current voice of the clock, Sara Mendes da Costa, who will be one of the judges, said: “I’m so honoured to have been the voice - only the fourth permanent voice in history - and to be part of such an iconic service.
“I’m sad to be at the end of my time as the voice of the BT Speaking Clock, however ten years is not a bad run. And it’ll be great to be on the judging panel to choose the new voice, just as my predecessor Brian Cobby helped choose me.”
The competition to find a new voice will help raise money for the BBC Children in Need appeal. BT will donate 10p to Children in Need from each call to the BT Speaking Clock* from the start of the competition in August until 9 November.
To celebrate the competition and the 80th anniversary, BT are donating the original speaking clock machines from 1936 and 1963 to the British Horological Institute (BHI), where they have been on loan and on display for some years. It will also be donating a digital Mark IV clock, which was recovered from Liverpool. This machine transmitted the voice of Brian Cobby from 1985 – 2001.
David Hay, head of BT Heritage, said: “Eighty years ago BT’s technology first created the Speaking Clock and it remains a much loved part of British life today. Celebrating in this way demonstrates BT’s determination to preserve the heritage of the world’s oldest communications company on behalf of the nation.”
Anyone ten years and over can enter. The competition is being run in partnership with BBC television programme The One Show. Aspiring voice artists should visit the website at: www.bbc.co.uk/theoneshow where they will find full details of how to enter. The website will be open for entries until 10pm on Monday, 29 August 2016.

BT searching for new voice of iconic speaking clock


People are being encouraged to enter a nationwide competition to become the permanent voice of BT’s iconic talking clock.


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THE day was sunny and very warm, made bearable by a cooling breeze blowing from the Trafalgar Square end.
Thunder flies clung to the skin until they were swept away with sweaty hands or else flicked off – Subbuteo-like – with sticky fingers.
Spectators sat in shirt-sleeves and sun hats, occasionally raising a drink to their lips or slurping at ice creams, while seagulls squawked and circled the ground, looking for remnants of discarded food.
For much of the long and lazy afternoon, the pin-striped deckchairs in front of the West Stand marquee were vacant as important people enjoyed an extended lunch, occasionally popping their heads outside to check the scoreboard on the popular bank.
All the sights and sounds of Scarborough were present for the start of the 130th Festival, just as they have always been, and the cricket itself was of compelling character.
After half-an-hour’s play, Yorkshire were 21-0 after Notts, the bottom club, took up the right of the visiting side to field first.
Half-an-hour before lunch, Yorkshire, the second-placed club, had sunk to 51-6 after insipid batting and inspired work from medium-pacer Steven Mullaney had nipped out three of the wickets and effected a run-out.
A seventh-wicket stand of 132 in 34 overs between Andrew Hodd (96no) and Azeem Rafiq (74) stopped the bleeding, and even inspired a recovery back to rude health as both made their highest scores of the season, Hodd also making his highest score for Yorkshire.
The wicketkeeper deserved a century, but was left stranded when the hosts were dismissed for 282 deep into the evening session, Notts reaching stumps on 38-2.
On a day when 4,979 spectators gathered in glorious sunshine, it was pertinent to ponder initially who was not playing as much as who was.
Yorkshire were without Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid and David Willey due to international calls, while captain Andrew Gale failed a fitness test on a sore back, with Gary Ballance leading the club for the first time in the Championship.
Gale, who has struggled for runs, therefore missed out at a ground where he has scored 1,372 of them in 19 first-class games at 49, including a career-best 272 when these sides last met in the Championship here in 2013.
For their part, Notts were without pace bowlers Stuart Broad (ankle), Jake Ball (international duty) and Harry Gurney (hip), with the visitors handing a debut to 19-year-old batsman Tom Moores, son of former England head coach Peter Moores, the Notts’ coaching consultant.
Despite their depleted bowling resources, Notts could hardly have wished for a better morning session.
There was a strong element of luck about the first wicket, Adam Lyth run-out at the non-striker’s end when Mullaney deflected a drive from Alex Lees on to the stumps.
But there was nothing fortuitous thereafter as Lees pushed at one from Mullaney and was caught at third slip, Jake Lehmann was caught at second slip driving at Mullaney, and Ballance went lbw to Luke Fletcher playing across his pads.
When Tim Bresnan padded up to Mullaney and Jack Leaning followed a wide delivery from Brett Hutton and was caught at third slip, Yorkshire were 51-6 and in disarray.
But Hodd and Rafiq added 46 in seven overs before lunch, and then they frustrated the visitors in the afternoon, Notts failing to build on their earlier good work.
Rafiq, who has a first-class hundred to his name, gradually grew in confidence to the extent that he contemptuously thumped Hutton for four over mid-on towards the Peasholm Park end.
When he chipped the next ball for four just over a leaping Fletcher at mid-on, Rafiq had his third first-class fifty from 75 balls with eight boundaries, a fitting way to mark a day when he was officially re-presented with his county cap – along with Leaning – by the Yorkshire president, John Hampshire.
It took an apparently controversial decision from Neil Mallender to send him on his way, the umpire adjudging him lbw to Samit Patel, a wicket swiftly followed by that of Steve Patterson, who went lbw to Imran Tahir.
Hodd breezed past his previous best for Yorkshire of 68 not out against Somerset at Taunton three years ago, and he added 88 for the ninth-wicket in 21 overs with Jack Brooks, who contributed 48 from 66 balls with seven fours and a six, Brooks chopping on to Hutton.
When Ryan Sidebottom was lbw to Hutton nine balls later, Hodd was left agonisingly short of a fifth first-class hundred, having faced 185 balls and struck 10 fours.
Notts lost a wicket to the seventh ball of their reply when Brooks pinned Jake Libby lbw, and they would have been 1-2 had Leaning taken a low chance at third slip offered by Moores off Sidebottom.
But Bresnan had Moores caught at second slip by Lyth in the final over as Yorkshire completed a fine fightback.
Scoreboard: Page 22.

Yorkshire are left indebted to Andrew Hodd and Azeem Rafiq


THE day was sunny and very warm, made bearable by a cooling breeze blowing from the Trafalgar Square end.


IT WAS just fantastic for us to win at Scarborough this week and I thought our bowling display was as good as I have seen.
Personally, it was obviously frustrating not being involved after the good work I had done at Old Trafford, I had started to feel like my old self back at the crease. But I was proud as punch for the lads at Scarborough, they put in a real performance against Nottinghamshire after being 60-6 on the first morning and to turn it around on a similar fashion that we did, it followed a similar path to the Durham game at Scarborough last year.
We actually mentioned it on the first morning and last year, we were 90-9 on the first morning and ended up winning in three days and we came through again.
We have played some good cricket at Scarborough over the years and I can only remember losing a couple of games in seven or eight years. We were outstanding again and are getting to the business end of the season and it is very tight at the top of the league.
Middlesex are playing some good cricket. But we have the experience of coming through what we have done for the last few years and if we keep the pressure on and keep doing what we do, we can get over the line and make it three in a row. I am confident that we can do it.
Azeem Rafiq and Andrew Hodd came good with the bat for us when we were in trouble. Hoddy has had a bit of stick throughout the season about his batting from a number of supporters and he came in and showed what he is about and rolled his sleeves up and stuck his chest out.
It is not always about stats; it is about making that match-winning contribution and that is exactly what he did. To get 95, in the circumstances, helps keep the pressure on, given how close the league table is.
Rafiq also showed his prowess. He has got a first-class hundred and I think he made that on debut and I also remember playing a game at Worcester around 2008 and he got a hundred there, but probably never kicked on from that.
It is his way to be aggressive and the situation suited him and probably the best thing to do was attack and that is what he did and it came off.
The bowlers finished it off and it was pleasing to see how ruthless we were. I have previously spoken in this column about missed opportunities in games and not being able to clean the tail up. But our bowlers were outstanding throughout and bowled the right lines and lengths which you need to do at Scarborough.
To be fair, the ‘blotter’ that came from Headingley did its job on the ground. I think it set off a few days ago and it was really slow on the A64, but we managed to get it to Scarborough!
Obviously, it was frustrating to miss out with a back injury. It happened last Saturday when I was in the gym in the morning and just twinged it when I was squatting. I was okay, but then I came and had a bit of treatment from the physio and he treated to loosen it off and it actually made it worse and it locked up and I couldn’t move on Monday.
I had a fitness test on Tuesday morning. I probably could have got through the game if it was just about batting, but I couldn’t have really moved in the field and would have been letting the lads down if I had tried to get through. It has improved a lot since and had we started the game yesterday, then I would have been good to go, really. But unless there is a blip over the weekend, I will be ready for the game at Hampshire next week.
There was at least good news with David Willey’s injury. Looking at it on Saturday night after the Twenty20, I thought he had bust his hand with the size of it and everything. It added up to him breaking his hand and being out for the rest of the season.
It is added bonus that he isn’t and fingers crossed that we can get him back to tomorrow’s semi-final.

Andrew Gale: Outstanding display against Notts left me as proud as punch


IT WAS just fantastic for us to win at Scarborough this week and I thought our bowling display was as good as I have seen.