Us you took on a roll you did not get us to do with grace and wit and style. And president obama bows out in his final speech with an emotional tribute to his wife. And coming up in sportsday englands greatest goal scorer and Arsenal Ladies striker kelly smith has retired. She says her body has told her its time to stop. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Donald trump has condemned as Nonsense Allegations that russian intelligence has Compromising Material about him. The claims published on the internet last night, and which are so far unverifiable, say his Election Campaign communicated secretly with moscow and also contain suggestions of unusual Sexual Practices by mr trump. The President Elect said Us Intelligence agencies could be responsible for leaking allegations and try to concentrate instead on his priorities in office including dealing with so called islamic state. Donald trump is nine days away from inauguration, but his path to the white house is tangled in co
Hurt business . A new report says a reduction in Foreign Workers coming to the uk could lead to a workforce crisis. Ill speak to the author of that report. In sport, a Bizarre Davis Cup victory for Great Britain. Thats after canada are disqualified when one of their players accidently hits a ball straight into the eye of the umpire. And carols amongst the orchids at kew gardens. Good morning. From the 22nd annual orchid festival at kew gardens, an indian theme for the first time. Beautiful and warm inside but outside it is cold, frosty and a dry start, wet and windy conditions moving in from the west. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Nhs hospitals in england will have a legal duty to charge overseas patients who arent eligible Forfree Non Urgent care from april. The move follows criticism of the nhs for failing to recover money from foreign visitors after they have been treated. Emergency care will be provided immediately, and billed later. Nhs improvement, whic
To celebrate his Silver Wedding anniversary. A spanish teacher and Pc Keith Palmer were also killed. Mps and police have been holding a minutes silence at half nine this morning and the premise said britain would not cowed. We are not afraid and our resolve will never waver in the face of terrorism. Thousands of people have gathered in londonderry for the funeral of Martin Mcguinness, the former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. We are live on Westminster Bridge which has now reopened after the deadly Terror Attack. This pavement is where 52 year old Khalid Masood as he has been named by police drove his vehicle at high speed along this pavement, ploughing into pedestrians along this pavement, injuring dozens and killing two. Police say that the 52 year old, Khalid Masood, was born in kent, had lived in the West Midlands. The Prime Minister, theresa may, said earlier that he had been known to Security Services but was a peripheral figure t
A revolutionary new treatment for Stroke Patients in england, that could help Save Thousands from lifelong disablity. I took a break. Now i think this is where im supposed to be. And, did you hear that clearly . We investigate tv sound, after all those complaints about mumbling in dramas. And coming up in sport on bbc news, a former Arsenal Player says its time for Arsene Wenger to go another says hes lost the Dressing Room after their Biggest League defeat of the season. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. G7 Foreign Ministers have failed to Reach Agreement on sanctions on russia, but have said russia cannot be part of syrias future. Foreign secretary borisjohnson have been pushing for sanctions on senior russian and syrian figures following syrias suspected Chemical Weapons attack which killed more than 70 people. Ministers were trying to agree a common position on the syrian conflict before the us Secretary Of State flies to russia to try to persuade it to abandon its
is having on this side of the atlantic, i turned to the president of the european tourism commission, whosejob is to promote the continent as a tourism destination. miguel sanz, a real pleasure having you on the show. miguel, let s start with this, because for weeks now, we ve had these devastating wildfires spreading right around the mediterranean, hitting tourism dependent countries such as greece, italy and spain pretty badly. miguel, what impact is this having on the travel and tourism industry? well, we do not have figures yet of the impact of these specific wildfires on tourism. what i know is that this has an impact on everyone, every sector of the economy. climate change is something that is affecting the entire economic system of the world, and it s something that we have to tackle, notjust in the tourism industry. i can tell you things like, there is a new net zero hotel in the island of minorca in spain or electricity used by trains in some