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Afternoon Edition: 23/02/2017

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23/02/2017

BBC Radio 5 Live - Afternoon Edition, 23/02/2017

Sarah Brett and Adrian Goldberg discuss problem gambling and Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Sarah Brett and Adrian Goldberg present an afternoon of news, sport and conversation - including childhood signs of gambling addiction and a paralysed dancer's return to the stage.

Sarah Brett and Adrian Goldberg hear from a gambling victim who lost everything and is raising awareness of how early signs of  gambling addiction can begin in childhood.
 
They'll also talk to Adam Pownall who went from being a healthy dancer to completely paralysed and unable to even blink after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome. After an intense two and a half year recovery, he's now back on stage in a show written to raise awareness of the disease.  
 
Plus all the day's breaking news and sport stories as they happen.

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