against a bill in parliament this week to boost police powers against protesters. they should ve been allowed to protest, to have their vigil, to come together in peace and i was very disturbed to see the police action. i think it was wrong and i m pleased it s now going to be reviewed. the foreign secretary makes another call for the immediate release of british iranian nazanin zaghari ratcliffe after she faces new allegations of anti government propaganda in court. authorities in the republic of ireland recommend temporarily suspending use of the astrazeneca vaccine, after a report of four new cases of blood clotting incidents in adults who d had the jab in norway. and it s the music industry s biggest awards night of the year the grammys. they re being held at a virtual ceremony in los angeles. the home secretary is asking her majesty s inspectorate of constabulary to look into the policing of last night s vigil in clapham common. the vigil was in memory of sarah evera
I was pretty certain i was going to die. And we speak to the surfer whos now safe in hospital after a dramatic rescue hed been stranded at sea for 30 hours. In the end, they saved my life. I cant thank them enough. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Why European Success is now the priority for Manchester United over their league form as they plot a route into the champions league. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. After nearly 70 years in The Public Eye, Prince Philip has decided its time to call it a day. Hell retire from royal duties in the autumn. His decision, which has the support of the queen, is not related to any health issues. There have been tributes from public and politicians alike, with theresa may praising what she called his steadfast support for the queen. In a moment well look at the princes contribution to National Life but first our Royal Correspondent Nick Witchell on whats prompted this decision. It is an image to which the nation has become acc
Reasonable and responsible doctor willing to undertake this sort of experimental treatment, and they ought to be allowed to give it a go. Were not talking about quacks or quackery. It would be wrong for a child to be taken overseas the something that wouldnt have an affect. But as this current letter shows this is a treatment that has some scientific rationale. It isa it is a glorious saturday afternoon across the uk. It has been more co mforta ble, across the uk. It has been more comfortable, sunshine for most of us. Comfortable, sunshine for most of us. I will pick out an exception. In the far north West Of Scotland, we have a Weather Front close by it is breezy and cloudy. Elsewhere, lots of sunshine, some cloud increasing especially across parts of wales and south west england, an isolated light shower cannot be ruled out. As the cloud thickens further overnight there could be drizzle in the hills, low cloud and hillfort. The Weather Front pushes more across Northern Scotland. Else
Well look ahead to a really important night for celtic as Brendan Rogers side head to norway to take on rosenborg in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier. Hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. There is new hope tonight for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. For the first time, scientists have successfully re pa i red a faulty gene in Human Embryos. The us and south korean team used a process known as gene editing to correct dna that causes a deadly Heart Condition. The Contraversial Technique is still at the Early Research stage, but it raises the hope of preventing 10,000 gene disorders, which pass down the generations. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. The goal could not be more ambitious, to eradicate inherited diseases. These scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road, editing dna in Human Embryos. So how is it done . Inside the nucleus of each of ourselves is ou
And the welsh opera singer, bryn terfel. Thick fog is causing delays at airports for a second day. Heathrow says 45 flights have been cancelled, because planes were in the wrong place following yesterdays disruption. And its new year down under, sydney welcomes in 2017 in style with a spectacular firework display. Now on bbc news, witness. Hello, and welcome to witness with me, tanya beckett. Im here at the British Library in london for the last time this year to bring you five of our favourite stories from 2016. Well meet a former member of chairman maos infamous red guards, a woman astronaut who trained with the challenger Space Shuttle crew, and an art restorer who brought a Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece back to life. But first, witness has travelled to the Bamiyan Valley in afghanistan. For over 1,000 years two huge statues of Buddha Towered over the valley, but in 2001 they were destroyed by the taliban. Said musa hussein was one of the local people forced to lay dynamite around t