i was pretty certain i was going to die. and we speak to the surfer who s now safe in hospital after a dramatic rescue he d been stranded at sea for 30 hours. in the end, they saved my life. i can t 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 it s time to call it a day. he ll 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 we ll look at the prince s contribution to national life but first our royal correspondent nick witchell on what s prompted this decision. it is an image to which the n
will be on meet author talking about his latest novel the fix. that s at 8:45. that s all ahead on bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. the headlines tonight. following in the footsteps of sir francis drake. manchester united are open to come away with the goods on the atlantic coast of spain. the everton manager faces the press and offers full support to his one and hopes the player will be back in the squad soon. noticing, but soon you won t. the same bold tells us what he hopes his legacy would be when he retires in august. thank you forjoining us this evening. nearly 500 years ago it was francis drake who came away with the spoils after raids in spain. manchester united hope to come away with something from the visit in the republic semifinal first leg against other vehicle. this competition is nowjose morinho‘s other vehicle. this competition is now jose morinho‘s priority. other vehicle. this competition is nowjose morinho‘s priority. it is the other only com
hours adrift in the irish sea. matthew bryce has been speaking exclusively to the bbc about his ordeal, saying that he had prepared himself for death. and coming up at 8:45, david baldacci will be talking about his latest book the fix on meet the author. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in the past hour, the us house of representatives has passed a healthcare bill, bringing president trump s pledge to repeal and replace obamacare a step closer. the american health care act was passed narrowly after weeks of arm twisting within the republican party to muster sufficient support. it has been opposed by democrats and several groups representing patients, doctors and hospitals. ed haislmaier is a senior research fellow in health policy studies at the conservative think tank the heritage foundation. he s been campaigning for the repeal of obamacare and gave me his reaction to tonight s developments. what people have missed in this debate is there has been a lot of focus on t
mr macron says it s fake news and lies . plus all the other days news including the announcement that the duke of edinburgh is to retire from his public duties. the us house of representatives has narrowly passed a republican party proposal to repeal barack obama s affordable health care act. this is how the vote broke down. there were just four votes between the yeses and nos and it s likely to face even bigger hurdles when it goes in front of the senate. scrapping so called obamacare, which offered medical insurance to millions more americans, was a key pledge of donald trump s presidential campaign. he suffered an embarrassing political set back on the issue in march and his team has lobbied hard since then to secure wavering republicans this time. but donald trump is celebrating now. he s delayed an official visit to washington to celebrate the health care victory. here he is speaking at the white house just a few minutes ago. i went through two years of campaigning
hours clinging to his board, describes the moment a helicopter crew spotted him. in the end they saved my life. i can t thank them enough. president trump celebrates at the white house, after republicans help him take the first step towards scrapping barack obama s flagship health plan. this is a repeal and a replace of obamacare, make no mistake about it. we never had rows. and national treasures alan bennett and nicholas hytner tell us how theirfriendship has fuelled theatrical success. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news. could manchester united finally find a way past the celta vigo goalkeeper in the first leg of their europa league semifinal in spain? good evening. after nearly 70 years in the public eye, the duke of edinburgh has decided to retire from royal duties from august. buckingham palace said that prince philip, who ll be 96 next month, has the full support of the queen. she will continue with all her engagements. the announcement has prompted tributes fr