diesel car had its day? latest figures show we are turning away from them. alastair cook resigned as england captain after a record 59 matches in charge. in the sport on bbc news. director of cricket, andrew strauss, says alastair cook has stepped down as england captain because they lacked the energy and drive to continue. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. tonight we bring you a special report that highlights the unprecedented pressures facing nurses and doctors in the nhs. over the past week bbc news has been given exclusive access to the royal blackburn hospital which was once in special measures but is now rated good. its a&e department receives more ambulances than any other in the north west of england. in the first of two reports, our special correspondent ed thomas has been speaking to staff and the patients they treat. there are distressing images in what comes next. inside the royal blackburn hospital. the bbc was given unrestricted access to witnes
nurses and doctors in the nhs. alastair cook has resigned as england captain after a record fifty nine matches in charge. and a royal salute in central london to mark 65 years of the queen s reign. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the commons speaker, john bercow, has made a strong condemnation of president trump in the commons, and said he would not want him to address parliament. the american president is due to visit the uk later this year for a state visit, which was expected to include an invitation to speak to mps and peers. but the speaker told the commons that his views on immigrants and women were unacceptable. i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump, to speak in the royal gallery. and i conclude by saying to the honourable gentleman this. we value our relationship with the united states, ifa relationship with the united states, if a state visit takes place that is way beyond and above the pay grade of the speaker. however, as far as this plac
muslim countries is essential, but it s still suspended by the courts. alastair cook resigns as england test captain after four years in charge and two ashes victories. and, final preparations for the biggest ever exhibition of works by david hockney. i m not saying i m that good, but i m not that terrible either. and in sportsday on bbc news, director of cricket andrew strauss says alastair cook stepped down as england captain because he was drained and lacked the energy and drive to continue. good evening. we start tonight with new evidence of the immense pressure on parts of the nhs in england, with patient numbers considered unsafe in the majority of hospital trusts this winter. over the past week bbc news has been given exclusive access to the royal blackburn hospital. its accident and emergency department receives more ambulances than any other in the north west of england. in the first of two extended reports our special correspondent ed thomas has been speaking to sta
populism. the ultimate showdown. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has expressed his strong opposition to any plans for president trump to address both houses of parliament when he makes his state visit to the uk later this year. mr bercow said his opposition had hardened following mr trump s decision to impose a travel ban on seven mainly muslim countries. our chief political correspondent vicki young reports. it s an honour that s been bestowed on popes and presidents, a speech to both houses of parliament in the splendour of westminster hall was part of the itinerary for these dignitaries when they visited britain. but the same invite may not be coming president trump s way. in an astonishing intervention, the commons speaker said recent decisions by the president had made him uneasy about issuing an invitation. i feel very strongly that our opposition to racism and to sexism and our support for equality before the law