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,
in ukraine while russia threatens to cut off power supplies to the plant. the prime minister of finland sanna marin has agreed to a drug test after a celebrity party video leaked on social media. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. a former british member of the islamic state terror group, has been sentenced to life in prison, by a court in america. el shafee el sheikh was among a group of british i.s members, who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria, and became known as the beatles, a name given to them by their captives. james foley was an american journalist murdered in 2014 at the hands of the group. his mother diane foley has been speaking outside the court about the sentencing of el shafee elsheikh. let this sentencing make clear to all who dare to kidnap, torture or kill any american citizen abroad that usjustice will find you wherever you are and that our govt will hold
end of all military operations. a prominent critic of the president we ll be speaking to the human rights advocate, bianca jagger. 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 el sheikh, who s 3a, was among a group of british is members, who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria, and became known as the beatles, a name given to them by their captives. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from virginia. el shafee elsheikh had always described himself as a simple iis is but that wasn t true. a trial lasting two weeks here a part of a cell of the nicest beetles due to their english accents. isis beatles the group rain of terror left the world reeling in nara. he was convicted of his part in a hostage murder plot
we ll be speaking to a nuclear expert. ongoing rail strikes affect train services in england, scotland and wales with more disruption expected in the coming days. the prime minister of finland sanna marin has agreed to a drug test after a celebrity party video leaked on social media. welcome to abc news. 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. that s according to the nhs confederation, which represents employers in the health service. ministers say millions of the most vulnerable households are being given £1,200 to help with higher energy bills. but it comes at a time when nhs services are already under intense strain. for category two reponse times for emergency calls in england which includes strokes and heart attacks there s been a sharp increaase this year to nearly one hour on average last month. the target, as you can see here, is 18 minutes. the nhs confedera
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