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
we will have showers around but it will not be a wash out with some usable weather around but the same picture for sunday and monday, with most of the showers in western areas. if you are heading to glastonbury, pressure and breezy. back to you. thanks, helen. and that s bbc news at six on thursday 23rd june. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. hello, thanks forjoining us on sportsday this evening. the wickets all count for england, however you take them. we ll be live at headingley on day one of the third and final test between england and new zealand. jack draper comes out on top in the battle of the brits at eastbourne, but did any of the others have much to celebrate in the last eight? and we ll look ahead to northern ireland s only warm up match ahead of next month s women s euros. and that s not all. we ll bring you the story ofjeremy so on, hoping to strike it b
batch of heavy rain, that could generate thunder and lightning in the channel islands and the south west. some of those heavy downpours will be close to the south of the uk as we move through sunday. particularly southern england. elsewhere, spells of sunshine north, that cuts off the supply of heat from the continent, so cool efor all of us by this stage 15, 19, the heat does not last. . that is it, bbc news at six, on friday 17th june. . that is it, bbc news at six, on friday 17thjune. quick reminder you friday 17th june. quick reminder you can friday 17thjune. quick reminder you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website and on the bbc app. but, from the six teamly say goodbye, because the news continues here on bbc one, with all of our colleagues in the nations and regions of the uk. they are all standing by, all looking very crisp and smart, sojoin them in second but from us it is goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday i m chetan pathak, coming up
Sunny weather through friday and for a good part of the weekend. But there will start to be a change through the second half of the weekend or the early stages of next weekend or the early stages of next week as we start to see some rain moving in of the atlantic in the temperatures will come down because it normal. But yes, more hot and sunny weather to come for most of us over the next few days. And thats bbc news at six. Hello and welcome to sportsday this tuesday night, im chetan pathak, coming up on the programme. Spain sack their womens world cup winning Coachjorge Vilda, amid the ongoing scandal involving Football Federation president luis rubiales. Spanish side getafe officially unveil former Manchester United player mason greenwood, six months after criminal charges against him were dropped. And can american teenager coco gauff give the us open the story its craving . In the last few minutes he has moved a step closer to the final. Also coming up on sportsday before seven. Thr