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charlie gard should spend his final days. we will have the latest. president trump bans transgender people from serving in the us military. huge wildfires are still raging in the south of france. thousands of people, including british tourists, have been moved to safety. and going for gold again adam peaty could secure another win and world record. we will see him in action in 15 minutes. hello, good evening. welcome to the bbc news. no one will be able to buy a new diesel or petrol car after 2040, under government plans to tackle air pollution. the clean air strategy, published today, also includes a fund of more than £250 million for local councils to speed up efforts to combat emissions from diesel vehicles, though there is no commitment to a car scrapage scheme. there are currently 38.6 million vehicles licensed in the uk fewer than 100,000 of those are using electricity as a source of power. from january to march this year, 52% of newly registered cars were petrol a ....
i need that to come through now. and the australian bowlers channelling their inner beyonce in a bid to save their green. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. after 65 years of official public engagements, the duke of edinburgh will make his final solo appearance on royal duty today. prince philip will attend a parade by the royal marines, of which he s the captain general. now 96, he s the longest serving consort in british history. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. he s been a familiar and sometimes forthright feature of national life ever since his marriage to the then princess elizabeth in november 1947. and although his robust approach to people and events have sometimes got him into trouble, few can criticise his devotion to royal duty. most often in support of the queen, but also in pursuit of his own separate programme, supporting issues like the environment and the development of the awards programme for young people which he created and whi ....
dressed, but underneath the mac he will be wearing his royal marines tie and he will be wearing his medals. he is not being soaked like everybody else! rot oil-for-food in general, he is somebody very important to the military. you can see the conversations. they are chatting to him. he is an important man in their man lives. well, he is the top man as cap taun general and the top man as cap taun general and the royal family is intrinsically linked to the link and her majesty is the commander in chief so it has to be run like a military operation and that s why the duke and the queen are very rarely late. do you think he will miss all this? the rain? the rain. i guess you would say it s a funny old job for the last # 70 years. he has been known for making off colour remarks. he would say it is breaking the ice that s a tabloid or newspaper story. most are taken out of context. yes, he makes remarks to break the ice and the reporters half report it. i have done that fair ....
on breaking his own record twice and what the future may hold in store. i wasn t expecting to go 25.9. i didn t think that day would come. i don t think i ve started reaching my peak. i m still on boy strength. # all the bowling ladies. # all the bowling ladies. and the australian bowlers channelling their inner beyonce in a bid to save their green. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the duke of edinburgh has completed his final royal engagement. prince philip met royal marines in the rain at buckingham palace. the 96 year old announced his retirement in may, after decades of supporting the queen, as well as attending events for his own charities and organisations. while his diary of engagements will come to an end, the palace has said the duke may still decide to attend certain events alongside the queen in the future. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has this report. it was a send off which one suspects he will have enjoy. a military parade mounted in ....