The president escalates his twitter attack on these four politicians. And they hit back. We continue the story of marwa and safa. Conjoined but now able to live apart. Its a very emotional moment, weve been working a long time to get them here. Theyve been through so many operations and now, you know, its worked 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 50 years on the from the start of the Apollo Mission to the moon a milestone in space exploration. And coming up on bbc news, can rory mcilroy make home advantage count as the open championship returns to royal portrush for the first time in 68 years . Good evening and welcome to the bbcs news at six. The latest figures reveal the shocking nature of drug abuse in scotland. The number of drug related deaths has soared to record levels, reaching well over 1,000 last year. Thats more than a quarter up on the previous year. And it means scotlands drug related death rate is now around triple that of the rest of the uk and higher than the rate reported across the eu th
Democrats prepare a resolution condemning Donald Trumps racist attacks of four members of congress. Republicans will have to decide how to vote. Also on the programme germanys defence minister, ursula von der leyen has been confirmed as the new European Commission president. And the medical team from great ormond street hospital in london who have separated, with some extraordinary skill, the conjoined twins marwa and safa, we will speak to one of the surgeons. Hello and welcome. Im katty kay in washington, and Christian Fraser is in london. On this day 50 years ago, three men got into a rocket with no idea if they would ever return to earth. Neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and Michael Collins were the trio tasked with humanitys inaugural flight to the moon. They were americans, but the whole world watched with amazement. Five, four, three, two, one, zero, all engines running, liftoff, we have a liftoff, 33 minutes past the hour, left off of apollo 11 four days after liftoff, and 240,000 m
And they hit back. The off Duty Officers who tried to take on the London Bridge attackers an inquest rules that the killers were lawfully shot dead. We continue the story of safa and marwa born conjoined, and now learning to live apart. Its an emotional moment we have been working a long time to get them here and they had been through many operations and now, it has worked. Good evening. It was one of the most extraordinary achievements of all time the mission that allowed man to walk on the moon. An historic moment that captivated people across the globe. 50 years ago today the apollo 11 rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space centre in florida. All thoughts were with the three astronauts in the tiny capsule. But there is another side of the story the impact it had on the millions who stayed up, watching tv as the mission unfolded. The uks space agency has been piecing together their stories and the lasting effect that the event had on their lives. Heres david sillito. Columbia. Her
Congresswoman insisting he doesnt have a racist bone in his body. Germanys ursula von the lion has been narrowly elected as the first female president of the Year Commission following a secret ballot. The number of drug related deaths in scotland scored 2 1000 last year, the highest since records began in 1996. We can sell you the story of safa mawara, born together, now living apart value. Story of safa mawara, born together, now living apart value. We have gone through so many operations and now it works tell you the story. And at 11 30pm will be taking an in depth look at the papers with lord henryjones digbyjones and henry bonsue. Good evening. It was one of the most extraordinary achievements of all time, the mystery and the allowed man to walk on the moon mission, and ina man to walk on the moon mission, and in a historic moment in 1969, it captivated people across the globe. Six, five, four, three, two, one, zero all engines running. Lift off 50 yea rs zero all engines running.
President trump steps up his attacks on four Congress Women, insisting he doesnt have a racist bone in his body. They can leave, they can stay. But they should love our country. Five, four, three, two, one. The 50th anniversary of the mission to the moon, a milestone in space exploration. Coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, well get the latest from portrush. Rory mcilroy says it could be very emotional if he wins the open on home soil. It starts on thursday. Good evening. The number of people who died in scotland last year after taking drugs reached record levels, and the drugs death rate is higher than in any other eu country or america, according to the data available. Drug related deaths in scotland have more than doubled over the last decade, reaching 1187 last year. Thats more than a quarter up on the previous year. It means the countrys drug death rate per Million People is now nearly three times that of england, wales and Northern Ireland. Sarah smith reports.