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Pick of the Day in most newspapers
Thank You Sir Kev
Must Watch TV 📺 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Monday 26th October at 8pm
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‘The more Kev’s we have in this country the better’
Prince William on Sir Kevin Sinfield who has raised more than £13m for MND.
Watch ‘Thank You Sir Kev’ - @BBCOne at 8pm on Monday 26th October and on @BBCiPlayer
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A massive peak audience of more than 53% of all morning viewers watched #BBCBreakfast just after 8am on Monday
The biggest stories and interviews on the UK’s most watched breakfast show from 6am on @BBCOne
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Killers and serious sex offenders detained in hospital are among the criminals who will no longer receive benefits worth up to £800 a month, under proposals called for by victims' families.
Emma Webber, whose son Barnaby was one of three people killed in an attack in Nottingham, spoke to #BBCBreakfast about the change
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RT @BBCBreakfast: 'Thank You Sir Kev'
Sir Kevin Sinfield has raised more than £13m over 7 years for MND - Prince William leads the tribute…
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'It feels like there's hope'
Swimmer Archie Goodburn told #BBCBreakfast he's been inundated with messages from people affected by brain cancer after his successful efforts to improve research and care for patients following a meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham
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The mother of Vickrum Digwa, the man who murdered teenager Henry Nowak, could be freed early under the Government's prison release scheme.
But the Home Office has said Kiran Kaur, who was jailed for three years in July for removing the knife used by her son to kill the student, could also be deported to India
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'There is no panic on the streets of London'
Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for Scotland, spoke to #BBCBreakfast over calls from the SNP for a second Scottish independence referendum by 2031
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'I'm totally opposite to this character'
Rock icon Alice Cooper spoke to #BBCBreakfast about his memoir, Devil on my Shoulder, and how he's very different to his on stage persona
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Swimmer Archie Goodburn has been successful in his efforts to improve brain cancer care for patients as the UK government announced new measures.
He met PM Andy Burnham and Health Secretary Yvette Cooper after making an appeal on #BBCBreakfast for more investment to be put into brain cancer research
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Andy Burnham has announced plans for a national brain cancer clinical lead – a key plea from swimmer Archie Goodburn when he made an emotional appeal on #BBCBreakfast earlier this year.
Archie met the PM in Downing Street and welcomed a package of measures including a review of brain cancer progress since 2018 and action to get patients new treatments sooner
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An emotional scene of an elephant carrying a deceased calf has earned Italian photographer Federico Veronesi the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026.
Kathy Moran, who chaired the judging panel, spoke to #BBCBreakfast about the black and white image which was taken in the Huab River Valley in Namibia
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Hmmmm - think their first joint TV appearance was last week on #BBCBreakfast
Hear'Say and Liberty X address Myleene Klass's absence from 25-year reunion tour as they make first joint TV appearance trib.al/I1XfK82
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'You saved my life'
On #BBCBreakfast the moment cyclist Nigel Owen met Cadet Sergeant Sam Ellis for the first time since the 16 year old saved Nigel's life after he suffered a cardiac arrest on a remote road in Derbyshire earlier this year
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Arise Sir Kev.
Sir Kevin Sinfield has officially received his knighthood from Prince William in a ceremony at Windsor Castle.
He was recognised for his career in rugby league and raising more than £13m for charities tackling motor neurone disease
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