in defence of ryan giggs at the former footballer s trial, on assault and coercive behaviour charges. and we re injeddah, as antonyjoshua fights this weekend to regain his heavyweight titles. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: there s a crushing defeat for england at lord s, as south africa go one up in the test series. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. there have been more warnings about serious pressures on the nhs this coming winter. in a letter to ministers, the nhs confederation which represents employers in the health service says the uk is facing a public health emergency because people are having to choose between heating and eating this winter, due to soaring energy prices. the government says it s giving millions of the most vulnerable households £1,200 to help with higher energy bills. but it comes at a time when nhs services are already under intense strain. our health editor, hugh pym, is here. hugh. yes,
it shocked me a little bit. more trouble at liverpool city council. another government commissioner moves in after a damning report. sir alex ferguson testifies in defence of ryan giggs at the ex footballer s trial on assault and coercive behaviour charges. finland s prime minister takes a drugs test after a video of her partying raises concerns. another sparkling evening at the european championships in munich, with a british gold and silver in the men s 200 metres. coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel, the brazilian midfielder casemiro s heading to manchester united. a fee of around £50 million has been agreed with real madrid. good evening. a former british member of the islamic state terror group has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in america. el shafee elsheikh was among a group of british is members who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria and became known as the beatles because of their english accents, a name given to
warnings of a public health emergency in the uk this winterfor the nhs, amid fears services could be even more stretched after a bad summer. and a show of solidarity for salman rushdie: authors gather in new york to demonstrate their support, a week after he was attacked. we start in the us, where a former british member of the islamic state terror group, has been sentenced to life in prison, by a court in virginia. el shafee elsheikh, who s 3a, was among a group of british is members who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from virginia. and then they would ask me to. el shafee elsheikh claimed he was a simple is fighter who wanted to help. but it wasn t true. he was part of the islamic state group which terrorised large swathes of iraq and syria between 2014 and 2017. beatings, electrocutions and mock executions were carried out by the jihadists on western hostages, who called their torturers the beatles due t
police in nicaragua detain a roman catholic bishop who s been a prominent critic of the president we ve spoken to human rights advocate bianca jagger who s following his case. he has been held hostage for the last 15 days without being allowed to go to officiate maths mass, will be allowed to get food or medicine. and a show of solidarity for salman rushdie authors gather in new york to demonstrate their support, a week after he was attacked. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we start in the us, where a former british member of the islamic state terror group has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in virginia. el shafee elsheikh, who s 3a, was among a group of british is members who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from virginia. and then they would ask me to. el shafee elsheikh claimed he was a simple is fighter who wanted to help. but it wasn t true. he was part of
Jane hill takes a look at all this weeks releases with mark kermode, including marvels black panther. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The families of the victims of two british Islamic State members captured in syria, have called for them to face justice in court. Alexanda kotey and El Shafee El Sheikh were part of a team of four is members whose british accents earned them the nickname the beatles. Us Officials Say the group are accused of executing 27 hostages. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford has more. They became the most infamous gang of foreign fighters in the self styled Islamic State, callous torturers and public executioners of hostages. Jihadijohn, his real name mohammed emwazi, now dead. Aine davis, in prison in turkey. And the two men captured last month, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh. The two were detained by american backed syrian kurd fighters. Kotey, the kurds said today, was trying to escape into turkey. The gang are suspected of beheading a