you could join us. we begin with some news from the war in ukraine. russia says its troops have fully captured the ukrainian city of bakhmut. there has been no immediate reaction from kyiv to those claims, but if true, it could mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15 month war. russia has been trying to take bakhmut since last year in a grinding war of attrition. and in the last few minutes, the russian news agency interfax has said president putin congratulated his troops for capturing the city. earlier, ukraine had said its units were still fighting in the city. this comes on the heels of the us agreement to allow ukrainian pilots to train in american made f 16 jets. a move moscow had criticised. meanwhile, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has been on a whirlwind tour in an effort to drum up support and weapons for an expected counter offensive against russia. it s been a busy few hours for zelensky, touching down injapan on saturday for diplomatic t
Premier League Champions Leicester City issue their unwavering support for manager claudio ranieri, despite being just one point above the relegation zone. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Six. Tonight we bring you the second of our Special Reports on the mounting pressures facing the Nhs In England. It comes as the latest Economic Forecast from the influential Institute For Fiscal Studies says spending on the Health Service is struggling to keep pace with Population Growth and ageing patients. More on that in a moment, but first, bbc news has been given exclusive access to the royal blackburn hospital. It was built to serve a population of 300,000 people, but now looks after half a million. As our Special Correspondent ed thomas reports, that is just one reason why doctors and nurses are pushed to their limits as they care for their patients. You may find some of the images in the report distressing. Every bed on every ward. Never know what is coming through the door. Never
And, its the robot challenge. Can jobs be protected when automation takes over . And in sportsday on bbc news, Alastair Cook speaks after stepping down as england cricket captain, saying he could no longer give his all in the job, but wants to continue playing for his country. Good evening. We start tonight with the second of our special reports on the state of the nhs in england, as it struggles to cope with ever rising demand. The Institute For Fiscal Studies has warned that spending on health is unlikely to rise sufficiently to cope with the demands of a growing and ageing population. More on that in a moment, after our special correspondent ed thomas reports from the royal blackburn hospital, which was built to serve a population of 300,000 people, but is now serving more than half a million. Every bed on every ward. Never know what is coming through the door. Never. Lives depending on the nhs. I wouldnt be here today but for them. For a week the bbc was allowed inside the royal bl
sponsorship revenue. it banned city from european club competitions for two years, but the club s position remained unequivocal. the most important thing i have to say today is that the allegations are not true. and city took the matter to cas, the court of arbitration for sports and contested all of the charges, including the sponsorship allegation. when the case went before cas, the verdict was that they couldn t find any compelling evidence to say that that was the case. and that s why city s champions league ban was lifted. city were back in europe, but that wasn t all. the ruling said city did fail to cooperate with uefa authorities and that most of the alleged breaches were either not established or time barred. in other words, some alleged breaches weren t considered on a technicality. they d been brought too late. 0ne academic describes that in these terms. in my personal view, what things happened is we ve been able to exploit a few