Gordon Banks

Footballer

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Gender	Male
Death	4 years ago
Date of birth	December 30,1937
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Born	Abbeydale
	Sheffield
Date of died	February 12,2019
Died	Stoke-on-Trent
	United Kingdom
Height	186 (cm)
Spouse	Ursula Banks
Children	Julia Banks
	Robert Banks
	Wendy Banks
Date of burial	March 4, 2019
Position	Goalkeeper
Movies/Shows	Bobby
Winner	1966 England
Education	University of Stirling
Party	Labour Party
Previous position	Shadow Minister (Scotland), Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom (2005–2015)
Picked date	Fort Lauderdale Strikers
	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
Date of Reg.	2019-02-15 11:33:01
Date of Upd.	2023-09-13 10:34:57
ID	420722

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Gordon Banks Life story

Gordon Banks OBE was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional career, and won 73 caps for England, highlighted by starting every game of the nation's 1966 World Cup victory.

Pele: A sporting icon who never liked his nickname

Dec 29,2022 2:31 pm

... His header seemed destined for the net until Gordon Banks pulled off " the save of the century"...

World Cup: What happened to England's 1966 shirts?

Dec 16,2022 8:41 pm

... " Goalkeeper Gordon Banks (who wore yellow) and defenders George Cohen and Ray Wilson also exchanged jerseys with West German players - as did forward Roger Hunt and midfielder Bobby Charlton...

Prime Minister's Questions: The key bits and the verdict

Feb 16,2020 2:59 am

... And finally, Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May shared their memories of England s victory in the 1966 World Cup final, as they paid tribute to legendary goalkeeper Gordon Banks, who died this week...

News Daily: Police cuts 'toll', gambling ad rules and HPV warning

Feb 16,2020 2:59 am

... I think there is so much that we can do if we all look at each other and say, Where can we agree? What the papers say Gordon Banks...

The Papers: 'Secret Brexit plot' and Banks tributes

Feb 16,2020 2:58 am

...Gordon Banks died aged 81 Over many pages the papers pay tribute to what calls the rare greatness of Gordon Banks - England s World Cup-winning goalkeeper...

News Daily: Police cuts 'toll', gambling ad rules and HPV warning

Feb 16,2020 2:58 am

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'Overburdened'

and nearly 80% say they've experienced stress or anxiety at work in The Last year. Those are the findings of a big survey - 18,000 participants - by The Police Federation of England and Wales, which represents rank and file officers. The Federation says more officers are being forced to work alone, putting them and The Public At Risk . PC Mick Johnson told the BBC he was left with PTSD after confronting a knifeman alone in 2016.

Since 2010, funding cuts BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw says those reductions seem to be biting very hard, creating an overburdened and stressed out Workforce - although, he notes, the unhappy are more likely to answer a survey like this than the content.

Policing Minister Nick Hurd insists he takes officers' wellbeing very seriously. He says and plans are being made to boost recruitment. The Police Federation hopes its survey will increase the pressure on him to do even more.

Ad action

450,000 11 to 16-year-olds regularly gamble, and Now to try to protect Young People .

From 1 April, the use of animated and licensed characters from film and television, as well as celebrities who "appear to be" under the age of 25, will be banned. Gambling firms that work with Social Media influencers will also have to ensure that the majority of their audience is over 18. Care must be taken that ads do not appear in The Children 's section of websites - such as the young supporters' pages of a football club.

The Advertising Standards Authority will enforce The Rules , although it does not have The Power to issue fines.

HPV myths

which could be HPV is extremely common, but it can cause cancer in some cases. The stigma, it seems, comes from the fact that The Virus can be passed on during sex, but campaigners insist there's nothing rude or shameful about it.

Nevertheless, a survey of 2,000 women found nearly half would be worried about telling their partners about an infection because they might assume they'd cheated. Half, too, would wonder who had given it to them. about catching HPV, so do Check It out.

How being a student Gun Control activist took its toll

By Tom Gillett, BBC News

After surviving the Parkland school massacre in Florida in February 2018, Cameron Kasky helped lead a youth campaign for Gun Control . But The Strain of his experiences - in The School and in the media Spotlight - left him anxious and depressed. A year later his focus is on dialogue with his former opponents. "If I vilify half the people in This Country where is that going to bring me?" he asks. "I think there is so much that we can do if we all look at each other and say, 'Where can we agree?'"

What the papers say

Gordon Banks . The Daily Mirror calls him a player of "rare greatness". For The Sun , he was "the goalkeeping god who pulled off The Greatest save The Game has ever Seen " - referring to that Pele header in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. He was, The Times adds, the "gold standard for goalkeeping". Elsewhere, a conversation overheard by an Itv News reporter in The Bar of a Brussels hotel makes The Lead story for the Daily Express . According to The Paper , the UK's chief Brexit negotiator, Olly Robbins , told colleagues that MPs will be made to choose between a revised withdrawal deal or a "long" delay to Brexit - in effect, ruling out a no-deal scenario. The Guardian says Mr Robbins may have accidentally revealed Theresa May 's high-stakes Brexit strategy: "My Way or a long delay. "