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
They are hitting back at the gop as the party cancels primaries in key states to protect President Trump. The president faces another Foreign Policy crisis without a National Security adviser. Saudi arabias capacity to produce oil has been cut in half after attacks on two major refineries, and the u. S. Is blaming iran. Up with me is the news editor for the daily beast, msnbc contributor. And host of the takeaway from wnyc and hayes brown, Senior Reporter at buzzfeed news. I will start with those attacks on Oil Facilities in sawed good arabia. Yemens Houthi Rebels claimed responsibility for the a, ta. The facilities are crucial to saudi arabia. The kingdoms output cut in half. The damage expected to trigger a sharp rise in oil prices. Secretary of state mike pompeo does not believe the Houthi Rebels are responsible. He took to twitter to blame iran. Tehran is behind 100 attacks on saudi arabia while rouhani and zarif pretend to engage in diplomacy. There is no evidence, he kbgt z concl