he was going to die. they flew right over. i thought they d missed me. and then they turned round and they saved my life. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. buckingham palace has announced that the duke of edinburgh will retire from public engagements this autumn. his decision to step down has the full support of the queen. she will continue her public duties as normal, with support from other members of the royal family. a palace aide said prince philip was nearly 96 and was looking forward to enjoying more leisure time. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell‘s report contains some flash photography. arriving at st james‘s palace a short time ago, side by side, as we are accustomed to seeing them, the queen and the duke of edinburgh. but this, come the autumn, will be the exception. the duke has decided, finally, just a few weeks short of his 96th birthday, that it is time for him to step back from public duties. the palace says the decision has not been prompted
prepared for death . i was watching the sunset. i had very much made peace with all. and then a helicopter i heard a helicopter. and for the first time, british scientists use satellite images to count the entire global population of the endangered northern royal albatross. good evening. welcome to bbc news. it s five o clock our main story. the duke of edinburgh has announced he will stop carrying out public engagements this autumn. buckingham palace says prince philip made the decision with the full support of the queen, who will continue to carry out a full programme of official duties. the duke of edinburgh, who will be 96 next month, is the longest serving consort in british history. the prime minister said she offered him the country s deepest gratitude and good wishes. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell‘s report contains flash photography. it is an image to which the nation has become accustomed over many decades. the queen and the duke of edinburgh side
hello, i m christian fraser in paris. katty kay is in washington. there are important stories on both sides of the atlantic. very shortly, we will turn to the heated debate last night and television between emmanuel macron and marine le pen. we will talk to guests in paris as well. before that, let s focus on washington. in the next few minutes we will have breaking news as republicans start to vote on repealing and replacing 0bamacare. yes, the house of representatives will start that vote shortly. there seems to have been some glitch. we expected it in the last few hours. it isa expected it in the last few hours. it is a vote on president 0bama s most important legacy. president trump promised to get rid of it. in the end of those members of congress are taking a vote, not knowing how much the replacement bill would cost are many americans will lose their health insurance. here is a democrat and republican. any health care bill that came to this floor should be about expand
has described the blast as a barbaric act. police say they are working to establish exactly what happened. we are currently treating this as a terrorist incident, until we have further information. this is clearly a very concerning time for everyone. on breakfast this morning, we will bring you the latest from the scene, and reaction to what could be the uk s worst terror attack since the 7/7 london bombings. good morning, it is tuesday 23 may. the news we are waking up to this morning: an explosion at a concert venue in manchester, packed full of children and families, has claimed the lives of at least 19 people. theresa may has paid tribute to the victims, and will chair a meeting of the government s emergency committee later this morning. the metro mayor of manchester, andy burnham, has called it a terrible night for our great city. we will be getting a further statement from andy burnham at around 7:30am this morning. we will be live with louise at the scene in a moment,
this morning the regime launched a ballistic missile over japan and into the pacific ocean. analysts say it flew far enough to hit the u.s. territory of guam. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley spoke at the white house briefing. she said if north korea continuing its aggression, she could hand over the situation to james mattis, the defense secretary. there s not a lot the security council will do from here when you cut the trade and the oil. so having said that, i have no problem kicking to it general mattis. i think he has plenty of options. the united nation s security council holding an emergency meeting this hour after north korea s launch. john roberts is live for us at the white house. john, what else did the white house says about north korea? good afternoon. the president left on a helicopter a short time ago to go to joint base andrews for the speech that will be coming in about 40 minutes. he was asked if he was running out of options on north kore