mental health is linked to most drug and alcohol addiction. trade trouble ministers propose legislation allowing the uk to unilaterally change the post brexit trade deal with the eu. day six of that court case wayne rooney says the england manager told him that rebekah vardy s media activities were causing distractions during euro 2016. ticket to ride the queen makes a surprise visit to see london s new elizabeth line for herself. and coming up later rangers fans turning seville blue ahead of the europa league final tomorrow night with tens of thousands without tickets expected on the spanish city. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. for 82 days the ukranian fighters who clung to their last foothold in the besieged city of mariupol came to symbolise their country s defiance against the onslaught of russian forces. last night more than 260 of them were told to leave the asovstal steel plant and were taken to russian controlled territory. the southern port ci
in the uk for the first time since records began. but high inflation means people s wages are falling in real terms. the wagatha christie court case wayne rooney says the england manager told him that rebekah vardy s media activities were causing distractions during euro 2016. and the queen makes a surprise visit to see london s new elizabeth line for herself. good evening. for 82 days, the ukrainian fighters who clung to their last foothold in the besieged city of mariupol came to symbolise their country s defiance against the onslaught of russian forces. last night, more than 260 of them were told to leave the asovstal steel plant and were taken to russian controlled territory. the southern port city has been key to moscow s military campaign giving russia full control of more than 80% of ukraine s black sea coastline. russian troops encircled mariupol in early march, damaging or destroying over 90% of the city. but ukrainian forces held out at the huge steelworks in
a reason they re addicted. a special report on how mental health problems are closely linked to drug and alcohol addiction. the leader of north korea condemns his health officials, as a huge wave of covid cases sweeps through the country. and a day return to paddington for the queen, as london s new elizabeth line is officially opened. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, the squad for england s euro women s squad is announced. arsenal sjordan nobbs is out. we will tell you who is on the provisional list. good evening. more than 200 ukrainian fighters, who ve been holding out for nearly three months in a steelworks complex in mariupol, have now been taken to territory controlled by the russians. there are still people trapped in the azovstal plant and efforts to rescue them are ongoing. the southern port city has been a key target of the russian attack and it gives russia control of most of ukraine s coastline on the black sea. russian forces surrounded mariupo
for many addicts, that reason is mental illness, and there s a growing understanding of the destructive cyclical link between drug abuse and poor mental health. tony lives with chronic schizophrenia. you know, i look at it like i m self medicating rather than just getting high. itjust helps me to cope. coping, but lonely. more than three decades into a heroin habit, it s a solitary life. how much time do you spend in this flat alone? a lot of time, nearly every day. i live here, don t i? sleep on my own. i wake up alone. but tony is not an isolated case. so many addicts have mental health problems, the government s most senior drugs adviser is demanding change. one of my biggest concerns can we get enough mental health support and trauma informed care into services for drug dependent people? it s a real challenge.
up and down? i ve been using too much heroin. 58 years old, he s a musician, a science buff, a photographer and a heroin addict. what would you like people to understand about you, folks like you, that we don t get at the minute? we feel love and hate like everybody else, and we re just people. most drug addicts have a reason that they re addicted. for many addicts, that reason is mental illness, and there s a growing understanding of the destructive cyclical link between drug abuse and poor mental health. tony lives with chronic schizophrenia. you know, i look at it like i m self medicating rather than just getting high. itjust helps me to cope. coping, but lonely. more than three decades into a heroin habit, it s a solitary life. how much time do you spend in this flat alone? a lot of time, nearly every day. i live here, don t i? sleep on my own. i wake up alone. but tony is not an isolated case.