Also coming up, it is britains worst sports disaster. Authorities charged six people over the hillsborough stadium crush, almost three decades after it happened. One former Police Commander will face manslaughter charges over the deaths of dozens of football fans. Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us. We start tonight in the oilrich nation of venezuela, rocked by another crisis. The country on edge after a Police Helicopter fired on the Supreme Court building and interior ministry in caracas. President Nicolas Maduro is calling the incident a terrorist attack by forces, he says, trying to overthrow his government. But the president s opponents accuse him of orchestrating the attack to justify a crackdown against opposition protesters. The new flashpoint comes after months of deadly antigovernment demonstrations and shortages of food and medicine. Reporter amateur footage captured the helicopter hovering above caracas. Venezuelan Officials Say it was a stolen Police Air
Drawn . Also coming up, it is britains worst sports disaster. Authorities charged six people over the hillsborough stadium crush, almost three decades after it happened. One former Police Commander will face manslaughter charges over the deaths of dozens of football fans. Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us. We start tonight in the oilrich nation of venezuela, rocked by another crisis. The country on edge after a Police Helicopter fired on the Supreme Court building and interior ministry in caracas. President Nicolas Maduro is calling the incident a terrorist attack by forces, he says, trying to overthrow his government. But the president s opponents accuse him of orchestrating the attack to justify a crackdown against opposition protesters. The new flashpoint comes after months of deadly antigovernment demonstrations and shortages of food and medicine. Reporter amateur footage captured the helicopter hovering above caracas. Venezuelan Officials Say it was a stolen Po
Sport on bbc news. England flanker Chris Robshaw will miss the Six Nations Championship as he undergoes shoulder surgery, ruling him out of action for 12 weeks. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Theresa may has described Mental Illness as a hidden injustice which had been dangerously disregarded, and said she is determined to transform attitudes. The Prime Minister has been outlining a package of measures, including plans to give extra training for teachers and employers, as part of broader proposals to create what she described as a shared society. Mental health experts, though, say more funding is needed to improve services. Heres our health correspondent, elaine dunkley. There are no words for what it does toa there are no words for what it does to a family. Shock is not the word, it is just your whole reality is blown to pieces. In 2014, doctor sangeeta mahajans son took his own life. He was just 20 years old and had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Ten weeks
Among the winners. Its five oclock. Our main story is the deepening political crisis in Northern Ireland, following the decision by sinn feins Martin Mcguinness to resign as Deputy First Minister. His resignation took effect a few minutes ago. Its the latest twist in the controversy, about the mismanagement of a Green Energy Scheme, which has Cost Hundreds of millions of pounds. Sinn fein have been demanding that the democratic unionist leader Arlene Foster stand aside as First Minister, while her handling of the scheme is investigated, but shes refused. Mr mcguinness says hes demanding an assembly election, so that the people of Northern Ireland can express a view. A short while ago, mr mcguiness gave this statement. Can i say first of all, i have met with the First Minister Arlene Foster at 1. 30, and we had a conversation about what i would like to speak to you about. Over the last ten years, i have worked with dup leaders, and i have reached out to unionists on the basis of equalit
But by making the post official, the President Elect may be opening a legal can of worms. My colleague jane obrien is in washington. She told newsday more about the potential appointment and what could stop it. There is an anti nepotism law that prevents Government Officials from appointing their relatives to official positions, but a lot of experts say that does not apply to the white house. It was introduced when John F Kennedy wanted to appoint his brother to attorney general, and it was also a cause of contention when president bill clinton tried to appoint hillary clinton, his wife, of course, to oversee his healthcare reform. They ended up being sued. But the result of that case was all a bit inconclusive. So, we are in a very, very grey area here. But it does, of course, look not very appropriate to most people and raises a number of ethical questions of, whether it is illegal or not, he is still going to have to confront. Ethical questions, potential conflicts of interest. So,