on breaking his own record twice and what the future may hold in store. i wasn t expecting to go 25.9. i didn t think that day would come. i don t think i ve started reaching my peak. i m still on boy strength. # all the bowling ladies. # all the bowling ladies. and the australian bowlers channelling their inner beyonce in a bid to save their green. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the duke of edinburgh has completed his final royal engagement. prince philip met royal marines in the rain at buckingham palace. the 96 year old announced his retirement in may, after decades of supporting the queen, as well as attending events for his own charities and organisations. while his diary of engagements will come to an end, the palace has said the duke may still decide to attend certain events alongside the queen in the future. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has this report. it was a send off which one suspects he will have enjoy. a military parade mounted in the fo
over 3,500 people died of drug poisoning last year a record level in england and wales. and barcelona tell paris st germain they must pay a record breaking £198 million fee in full before they can sign their brazilian striker neymar. our main story at 5. four men from the west midlands have been found guilty of plotting an attack, similar to that carried out on the soldier lee rigby. a gang calling themselves the three musketeers, along with one other man, were thought to be planning to attack police and military targets on british soil. three of the men were convicted terrorists who met in prison. they ll be sentenced tomorrow. 0ur correspondent tom burridge is at the old bailey for us. three of these men had already been jailed for terrorism offences and in fa ct jailed for terrorism offences and in fact they met at belmarsh prison. information on all four of their la pto ps information on all four of their laptops and mobile phones said they we re laptops and mobile p
for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. a team of scientists has raised hopes that a pioneering gene editing technique can be used to eradicate inherited diseases. we ll discuss the future implications of this medical advance and the ethical questions it raises. as the company that provided the voting system for sunday s controversial vote in venezuela suggests that the turnout numbers have been tampered with, we ll bring you the latest reaction from the capital caracas. road safety campaigners that say government proposals to rip up speed bumps to combat air pollution are daft and irresponsible . and at twenty to eleven, we ll take a look at tomorrow s front pages with the deputy political editor at the sun, steve hawkes, and the broadcaster and author dame joan ba kewell. that s all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me will perry. the headlines this evening. the world
prince philip carries out his final solo engagement watching a parade of royal marines at buckingham palace. and the £198 million man. the record breaking price tag for barcelona star neymar to transfer to paris st germain. good evening and welcome to bbc news. 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 repaired 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 controversial 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 ho