Manchester united prioritise the Europa League for the rest of the season as they look to qualify for the champions league. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Buckingham palace has announced that the duke of edinburgh will stop carrying out public engagements this autumn. Prince philip, who will be 96 next month, made the decision himself with the full support of the queen. The palace says the queen will continue to carry out a full programme of official engagements. The duke of edinburgh is the longest serving consort in british history. The Prime Minister said she offered him the countrys deepest gratitude and good wishes. Our Royal Correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Arriving at st jamess palace a short time ago, side by side, as we are accustomed to seeing them, the queen and the duke of edinburgh. But this, come the autumn, will be the exception. The duke has decided, finally, just a few weeks short of his 96th birthday, that it is time for him to step back fr
Prepared for death. I was watching the sunset. I had very much made peace with all. And then a helicopter i heard a helicopter. And for the first time, british Scientists Use Satellite Images to count the entire global population of the endangered northern royal albatross. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Its five oclock our main story. The Duke Of Edinburgh has announced he will stop carrying out public engagements this autumn. Buckingham palace says Prince Philip made the decision with the full support of the queen, who will continue to carry out a full programme of official duties. The Duke Of Edinburgh, who will be 96 next month, is the longest Serving Consort in british history. The Prime Minister said she offered him the countrys deepest gratitude and good wishes. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchells report contains flash photography. It is an image to which the nation has become accustomed over many decades. The queen and the Duke Of Edinburgh side by side on official bu
Hours clinging to his board, describes the moment a Helicopter Crew spotted him. In the end they saved my life. I cant thank them enough. President trump celebrates at the white house, after republicans help him take the First Step Towards scrapping Barack Obamas Flagship Health plan. This is a repeal and a replace of obamacare, make no mistake about it. We never had rows. And National Treasures alan bennett and Nicholas Hytner tell us How Theirfriendship has fuelled theatrical success. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news. Could Manchester United finally find a way past the celta vigo goalkeeper in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal in spain . Good evening. After nearly 70 years in the public eye, the duke of edinburgh has decided to retire from royal duties from august. Buckingham palace said that Prince Philip, wholl be 96 next month, has the full support of the queen. She will continue with all her engagements. The announcement has prompted tributes from the public an
Also in the programme a Scrappage Scheme for diesel cars could be on the way as the Government Strategy to tackle Air Pollution is due to be published later. Ill be looking at what that might mean for car owners. And a lifetime of service, we will hear your memories as the duke of edinburgh retires. And in sport, Manchester United reign in spain, where Marcus Rashford makes his mark, to help his team, take a big step towards the Europa League final. And Sarah Keith Lucas has the weather. I will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. There has been a substantial swing from labour to the conservatives in early results from yesterdays local elections. The tories have made significant gains in england and wales. Counting doesnt start in scotland until later. All the councils in wales and scotland were up for grabs and a third of those in england. The conservatives have gained 115 seats and labour have lost 113. Heres our Political Correspondent chris
Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7 30 in the morning in pyongyang where the north korean government is facing criticism for its latest Ballistic Missile test. The newsagency saying it can do that successfully and missile test. The newsagency saying it can do that successfully and Missile Testm may be able to carry large Scale Nuclear warhead. The us said pyongyang had been a menace forfar too long and sanctions should be tightened. He is in a state of paranoia, this was a message to south korea after the election so what we are going to do is continue to tighten screws. He feels it. We will continue whether it is sanctions, press statements. We will be rallying the troops and saying what do we need to do next . Listen, there are more sanctions we can do, whether it is with oil, energy, and lots of other things. Our options are there but we have to send a strong unified a siege that this is unacceptable and i in key will see the International Community do that. I think it i