The secretary of state defends the president s decision. The president is entitled to the staff that he wants, and at any moment the staff member who works directly for the president of the United States should have the trust and values whose efforts and judgements benefit him and the foreign policy. Review finds that 12 million patients in england regularly take drugs which could be addictive. Petrol bombs and missiles are thrown at police in londonderry after a bomb is found in a car. The former cricketer, Geoffrey Boycott, is awarded a knighthood, but Domestic Abuse Charities Say its not acceptable given a past conviction. And the uk wins its bid to host a major United Nations Climate Change summit itll take place in glasgow at the end of next year. Good evening. Eileen foster has said that Boris Johnson has shown his commitment to securing a brexit deal, which works for the entire united kingdom. Following a meeting with the Prime Minister at downing street earlier this afternoon,
Well have the latest from washington on what mr boltons departure could mean for us foreign policy. Also on the programme. The Prime Minister has been defending his decision to suspend parliament for five weeks. He denies its essentially anti democratic. Hundreds of thousands of people in england are addicted to prescription drugs, according to a new report, with half of all users taking them for a year or longer. A special report from yemen, where a shortage of aid and medical supplies is contributing to the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. So many options for Raheem Sterling. And plenty of goals as england beat kosovo in the qualifiers for the european championships. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, england captainjoe roots position isnt under threat despite his poor batting. Thats according to head coach trevor bayliss, as england attempt to draw the ashes series. Good evening. One of the key figures in the trump administration, the National Security adviserjohn bolton
Commentator cup so many options for Raheem Stirling and, plenty of goals, as england beat kosovo in the qualifiers for the european championships. And at 11 30 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers david davies and rowena mason stay with us for that. Good evening. One of the key figures in the trump administration, the National Security adviserjohn bolton, has been dismissed by the president , who said theyd disagreed strongly on key policy areas. Mr bolton, a veteran of previous administrations, is known for his hardline approach to Foreign Policy. Hes the third person to serve in this role under President Trump. His critics claim that the National Security council, which advises the president , had become a separate entity within the white house. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has more. All defence is in pollard and Foreign Policy is meant to go through the foreign advisor. What attracted trump tojohn bolton is the fact that this section of other admini
National security advisor, his third in three years, john bolton. And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, well be live in southampton ahead of tonights euro qualifier bewteen england and kosovo. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Hundreds of thousands of people in england are getting hooked on prescription drugs, according to a new report with half of all users taking them for a year or more. The study by Public Health england shows that one in four adults use strong painkillers, antidepressants or sleeping tablets. Opioids, the strongest type of painkillers, were prescribed to over 5. 5 million adults outside hospital in 2017 18. And more than half a Million People in england received opioid prescriptions for three years or more. Health Officials Say long term use shows too many people are becoming dependent. Our Health Editor hugh pym has been to meet some of those affected by addiction. I was gripped by these painkillers. I got into a routine where i
basically spend every waking hour you re not working, eating, sleeping, or fishing watching british crime dramas set in london, which is what i do now because i m a middle aged childless lesbian. anyway. whether you ve been to london or just spent a lot of time in london in your mind you might have noticed these blue plaques on the london landscape. the british government puts up these blue disks, these blue plaques on historic sites of all kinds not just in london but particularly in london. there are also some in other parts of the country of course. some of these historic plaques are exactly what you would think. exactly what you would imagine, right? winston churchill 1874-1965 prime minister lived and died here. this one mahatma gandhi 1869-1948 lived here as a law student. francis bacon, painter lived and worked here 1961-1992. lady diana spencer, princess diana, lived here. some are exactly what you would imagine if you know anything about british history. some are a l