President obama and japans Prime Minister shinzo abe have laid wreaths at the site of the japanese attack on Pearl Harbour where nearly 2,500 americans died in1941. Its the first visit by a japanese leader while still in office. Mr abe pledged that the horrors of war must never be repeated but stopped short of apologising. Heres our tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes. It has taken 75 years but today the Prime Minister of japan and the president of the United States stood side by side in silent contemplation, at the spot where the pacific war began. They threw flowers into the water where the wreck of the Battleship Arizona still lies. More than a thousand us sailors died when the arizona exploded under a Rain Ofjapanese bombs. In all, more than 2,400 americans were killed in the surprise 1941 attack. Today, Prime Minister abe spoke of his profound sadness that so many young lives were suddenly ended without warning. Translation we must never repeat the horrors of war again. Thi
Premier League Champions Leicester City issue their unwavering support for manager claudio ranieri, despite being just one point above the relegation zone. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Six. Tonight we bring you the second of our Special Reports on the mounting pressures facing the Nhs In England. It comes as the latest Economic Forecast from the influential Institute For Fiscal Studies says spending on the Health Service is struggling to keep pace with Population Growth and ageing patients. More on that in a moment, but first, bbc news has been given exclusive access to the royal blackburn hospital. It was built to serve a population of 300,000 people, but now looks after half a million. As our Special Correspondent ed thomas reports, that is just one reason why doctors and nurses are pushed to their limits as they care for their patients. You may find some of the images in the report distressing. Every bed on every ward. Never know what is coming through the door. Never
Hes been tweeting about the us. If you wonder what he means by true face. These are the first significant remarks from Ayatollah Khamenei about president trump. For his part mr trump has not been hiding his feelings about iran. This was a few hours ago. I could have brought you many examples. Thats a reference to the Iran Nuclear Deal which mr trump has indicated hed like to scrap. He is unhappy with the situation between iran and other countries with reference to the nuclear deal. Rana rahimpour is with bbc persian. First let me play you this. He always has a purpose, whatever he says, it is the reason he says it. He wasnt attacking President Club as much as he attacked president obama, the former president. President trump. He said that he imposed tougher sanctions on iran, obama, so he was more angry with him. He was a bit cautious with president trump. We think there are two reasons, either he is genuinely worried about what mr trump may do to iran, or hes waiting to assess and fin
Hes been tweeting about the us. If you wonder what he means by true face. These are the first significant remarks from Ayatollah Khamenei about president trump. For his part mr trump has not been hiding his feelings about iran. This was a few hours ago. I could have brought you many examples. Thats a reference to the Iran Nuclear Deal which mr trump has indicated hed like to scrap. He is unhappy with the situation between iran and other countries with reference to the nuclear deal. Rana rahimpour is with bbc persian. First let me play you this. He always has a purpose, whatever he says, it is the reason he says it. He wasnt attacking President Club as much as he attacked president obama, the former president. President trump. He said that he imposed tougher sanctions on iran, obama, so he was more angry with him. He was a bit cautious with president trump. We think there are two reasons, either he is genuinely worried about what mr trump may do to iran, or hes waiting to assess and fin
Have changed. The situation has changed with the new owners coming in and actually we have one or two things coming our way. Its the start of another week of preparation for the home nations as they look ahead to the second round of fixtures in the six nations this weekend. Wales top the table on Points Difference at the moment but ahead of a crucial match against england, captain Alun Wynjones has been preparing a little differently. Hes been pulling pints of ale wyn, which is being served in pubs around wales in his honour. His side have a tight turnaround to prepare for that england game on saturday they have some Injury Concerns and only six days to recover. We could make a big fuss and say its going to make the difference but that would be an excuse. As domestic teams and regions we do that quite often, short turnarounds with more games. Its something you have to deal with. It is an added intensity, physicality at International Level but we experience it in the season and weve jus