series, has died. from the 1960s tv series. hello and welcome to world news today. theresa may s efforts to form a working government despite losing her majority in the uk general election are gathering pace. a minor party from northern ireland is reported to have agreed to help her party get their programme through parliament. according to downing street, they have reached the outline of an agreement with the democratic unionist party, or dup, who are pro brexit and socially conservative. a downing street spokesman said: earlier, it was announced that the prime minister theresa may s two top advisers had resigned, following pressure from members of her own party. they ve been replaced by one of the losing conservative candidates, the former housing minister gavin barwell. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. they were at the heart of power, the prime minister s closest advisers for years. but nick timothy and fiona hill were accused of having too much c
thousands more staff in england, despite questions about whether it s feasible. calls to cancel a controversial programme about diana, princess of wales which is due to be shown this weekend. and not on the pitch but in court cristiano ronaldo has given his testimony as he faces accusations of tax fraud. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a former royal marine who made pipe bombs for a dissident republican group has been jailed for 18 years at the old bailey for preparing terrorist acts. ciaran maxwell, who was originally from northern ireland but lived in somerset, stashed anti personnel mines, mortars, ammunition and 1a pipe bombs at locations in england and northern ireland. sentencing him, thejudge said his actions had been a flagrant breach of trust and a betrayal of his position in the armed forces. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. ciaran maxwell appeared the proud commando, posting his training exercises on facebook. but even before he passed
on bbc news at five. a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, has beenjailed for 18 years for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. plans to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years, have been announced by the health secretary. downing street has insisted that free movement of people will end in march 2019, when the uk leaves the european union. and real madrid superstar, cristiano ronaldo, has appeared before a court in the city accused of tax fraud. good evening from tyne cot cemetery in belgium, where commemorations have been taking place to mark 100 years since the start of one of the bloodiest battles of world war one. over three months, british and allied troops fought with german soldiers in what became known as the battle of passchendaele. in the fields around this cemetery, around half a million soldiers on both sides of the war were killed, wounded or went missing. prince charles, along with the duke and duchess o
in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. and we ll be finding out how cricketing legend, geoffrey boycott, reacted when the bbc test match special team bowled him a googlie hello, i m 0lly foster, welcome to the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight.. as easy as 1 2 3. it s a hatrick for ali as england go ahead in the test series against south africa there s a significant vote by liverpool fans in favour of safe standing.but will it ever be seen at anfield it s a massive week for england s footballers at the women s euros. they are now favourites for the title. imad ascot thinning at frankie dettori feels about his son following in his footsteps. good evening, lots coming up. the latest from madrid and a taxing day for cristiano ronaldo and we ll also look ahead to the world athletics championships that start in the london on friday. england s cricketers have been playiong in the capital for the
a double life as a bomb maker for dissident republicans, in northern ireland. an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england are to be recruited over four years. but unions say it s an impossible task. and a moeen ali hat trick sees england cruise to victory over south africa in the third test at the oval. coming up in sportsday on bbc news later in the hour, a blow for the world athletics championships that start in london on friday. one of its biggest stars, david rudisha, has had to pull out with an injury. good evening. after an already turbulent last few days at the white house, the newly appointed communications director, anthony scaramucci, has been removed from his post. he d in the job just ten days. it s being reported that president trump decided he should go after a request byjohn kelly, who was sworn in today as the president s new chief of staff. a former four star general, it s hoped mr kelly will bring discipline and strength to a white house seemingly in