this is bbc news, where our coverage continues now with a special programme, a tribute to the remarkable life of his royal highness, the duke of edinburgh, from those who knew him best. i think you d probably want to be remembered in his own right, really. i remember him festival going up as someone i remember him festival going up as someone who was a bit controversial. except someone who was a bit controversial. except no someone who was a bit controversial. except no shadow has ever been as sorted and independent than this man. his story is more interesting than that word, consort suggests. born on a kitchen table onjune ten, 1921 in he was baptised prince of greece and denmark. but philip was born into a royalfamily greece and denmark. but philip was born into a royal family whose grand names offered absolutely no protection. afterfour names offered absolutely no protection. after four elder sisters he was the long only son of prince andrew of and princess alice of b
if approved they could be prescribed on the nhs. pope francis has urged leaders attending the cop26 summit in glasgow to tackle the unprecedented threat of climate change and provide concrete hope to future generations in an exclusive message for the bbc. translation: of this crisis lays in front of us radical translation: of this crisis lays in front of us radical decisions - translation: of this crisis lays in front of us radical decisions that i front of us radical decisions that are not easy, but each hurdle also represents an opportunity that can t be wasted. and coming up this hour. archaeologists uncover an astounding set of roman sculptures on the route of the hs2 rail link. good morning. a cross border rail line remains closed this morning after two road bridges were washed away in dumfries and galloway. network rail has confirmed the extreme weather had forced the closure of the line between dumfries and carlisle until further notice. a major incident was decla
invasion of ukraine. and the lengths people will go to to get around schemes that are supposed to reduce coming up on bbc news the fallout from the grand national is the death of three horses across the three day meeting, protest and arrest part of the best spark debate. good evening. the nhs in england said it had to cancel almost 200,000 operations and appointments last week during the four day strike by junior doctors, heaping four day strike byjunior doctors, heaping yet more pressure on the health service. over the past five months, almost half a million appointments have had to be rescheduled, and the nhs national medical director says with each strike, it becomes harder. and he wants the impact on patients and staff will continue to worsen. he warns. our health editor hugh pym reports. trying to get back to normal. are you comfortable as you are, lying on the bed? they are assessing patients who have come through this hospital s emergency department. fully staf