it does. and maggie smith delivers well. hilarious. anna, thank you so much. look forward to seeing you next week. that's it for this week. enjoy your cinema going, whatever it is you decide to watch. thanks for being with us. see you next time. bye bye. fears services could be even more overloaded. this woman struggled to get an ambulance, after a heart attack. and then they said, "oh, yes, we are sending an ambulance, we just can't tell you when." so, it shocked me a little bit. also on the programme... el shafee elsheikh, one of four islamic state militants known as beatles, gets life in prison over the death of four us citizens. sir alex ferguson testifies

in defence of ryan giggs at the former footballer�*s trial, on assault and coercive behaviour charges. and we're injeddah, as antonyjoshua fights this weekend to regain his heavyweight titles. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: there's a crushing defeat for england at lord's, as south africa go one up in the test series. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. there have been more warnings about serious pressures on the nhs this coming winter. in a letter to ministers, the nhs confederation — which represents employers in the health service — says the uk is facing a "public health emergency" because people are having to choose between heating and eating this winter, due to soaring energy prices. the government says it's giving millions of the most vulnerable

households £1,200 to help with higher energy bills. but it comes at a time when nhs services are already under intense strain. our health editor, hugh pym, is here. hugh. yes, stories of overstretched amublance services and long waits seem to be emerging every week. even now, in the height of summer. for category 2 reponse times for emergency calls in england — which includes strokes and heart attacks — there's been a sharp increaase this year to nearly one hour, on average, last month. the target, as you can see, is 18 minutes. the nhs confederation says things could get worse this winter, partly because of soaring fuel bills. it cites an estimate by a fuel poverty charity that cold homes are already linked to 10,000 deaths a year. for now, covid infections are falling, according to the office for national statistics. 1.7 million had the virus in the first week of august. that was down 34% on two weeks previously.

but it hasn't gone away, nor have the pressures on the nhs. jan had classic heart attack symptoms, including chest pain, and rang 999. she was told it was very busy and it wasn't clear when an ambulance would get to her. there was an anxious wait. i was mortified. i thought i was going to die in my flat, on my own. then two police officers arrived, saying they'd been sent by the hospital. within ten, 15 minutes, i couldn't even walk, so they had to support me out of their patrol car and take me to hospital. elsewhere, a makeshift shelter was created for an 87—year—old man who'd fallen and fractured his pelvis. his son and daughter were told not to move him, but had to wait 15 hours for an ambulance to arrive. services are under intense pressure, with record urgent call—outs and delays waiting outside hospitals. it's absolutely

soul—destroying at the moment. you don'tjoin an ambulance service to sit in an ambulance outside an emergency department for all of your shift. you join the ambulance service to make a difference to patients that really need your help in the community. that's the reality now, but there are warnings things could get worse this winter. covid could pick up again. flu is predicted to have a bigger impact than in recent years. and now, there are concerns that those struggling with fuel bills will have to economise on heating and put their health at risk. when people can't stay warm, long—term conditions like heart disease, diabetes are likely to get worse. and we know that in a bad winter, they're likely to get hypothermia as well. so we see these consequences of the price of fuel for the patients that we are trying to look after, and we're expecting it to be a very significant problem this winter. the government's promised help for households with fuel costs. more is possible when a new prime minister is in place. plans in all the uk nations

are being drawn up for the nhs this winter, but every week seems to heighten suspicions that the next six months will be extremely tough. hugh pym, bbc news. there are more updates on the pressures facing the nhs over at bbc news 0nline — that's bbc.co.uk/news — and by using the bbc news app. el shafee elsheikh was among a group of british is members who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria and became known as the beatles, a name given to them by their captors. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal is at the court in virginia. take as to what happened today. el virginia. take as to what happened toda . ,, ., , ~ , today. el shafee elsheikh is the hiuhest, today. el shafee elsheikh is the highest. most _ today. el shafee elsheikh is the highest, most high-profile - today. el shafee elsheikh is the - highest, most high-profile member of highest, most high—profile member of the so—called islamic state who has

faced a jury trial in the us, the trial lasted more than two weeks and concluded in april, in which he was convicted on eight counts. and today, he was past his sentence and he has been given a life sentence for his crimes. to quote what the judge said in court, he described what el shafee elsheikh did as horrific, barbaric, crueland horrific, barbaric, cruel and callous. horrific, barbaric, crueland callous. he also said what he did was criminal. his actions are said to have resulted in the deaths of four us hostages. james foley, also, steven sotloff and kayla mueller and peter kassig and two british aid workers, david haines and alan henning. he is the most high—profile member and he has been convicted to life injail. he declined member and he has been convicted to life in jail. he declined the opportunity to comment. the judge asked him if he wanted to say anything and throughout the trial, he has never said anything apart from the fact he has denied he was a member of this group, describing himself as a simple is fighter. the

only request he did make was to not be sent to super max jail, the most high secure prison in the us, in colorado. but thejudge high secure prison in the us, in colorado. but the judge said that wasn't down to him to decide. but also, he is planning to appeal his sentence through one of his lawyers inside court, he said he was disqualifying his team, claiming he didn't get a fair trial. qm. disqualifying his team, claiming he didn't get a fair trial.— didn't get a fair trial. 0k, thank ou. didn't get a fair trial. 0k, thank yom nomia _ didn't get a fair trial. 0k, thank you. nomia iqbal, _ didn't get a fair trial. 0k, thank you. nomia iqbal, live - didn't get a fair trial. 0k, thank you. nomia iqbal, live outside. didn't get a fair trial. 0k, thank i you. nomia iqbal, live outside the courthouse in virginia. the government is to take over running the majority of liverpool city council, after a report found extensive errors by the authority. a commissioner is being put in place to oversee the council's finances, with four other commissioners are already in place overseeing other council operations, including planning and regeneration. 0ur north of england correspondent, judith moritz, has the latest. the speed of change in liverpool has not been fast enough. for the last year, the government has helped to run some parts of the council,

but the city's finances are still in such trouble, now they will also be supervised by whitehall. the city's mayor says that's not the right decision. i'm not denying that we have problems, we do, and we're uncovering problems, more problems than we anticipated in the beginning, but i do question whether an intervention that's costing us so much is the solution. there have been a series of expensive mistakes, including a mess over the city's energy contract, which could cost an extra £10 million. today, the government wrote to the council, saying the scale of challenges in liverpool had been laid bare, that there had been a lack of urgency and prioritisation to bring about change, and the authority is still failing in its duty to provide the best value for the people of the city. merseyside's metro mayor, steve rotherham, will also chair a new panel, which will include experts from other cities — there to help rescue liverpool and advise on its renewal. the fact remains, we wouldn't be

here, would be, if the city wasn't in such a mess? is it all part of the same point that liverpool isn't able to run itself? no, of course liverpool is able to run itself, it's just at this moment in time needing support from the central government through commissioners. but, look, we've said to the commissioners, the sooner that we can see the back of them, the better for everybody. and they've even accepted that it's better for the city to be run democratically. some liverpudlians aren't thrilled at the prospect of intervention from london and elsewhere. obviously, a worrying thought, especially how liverpool was messed over in the �*80s with margaret thatcher. i think it's a big worry a lot of people have, that the tories aren't really welcome. prior to coming into power, everybody promises the world. and when they get there, they never really deliver, do they? and if you're an investor... some business leaders say they're pleased the city will get extra support, because they feel it had hit rock bottom. it's been on the floor, absolutely on the floor. we've seen investors disappear, we've seen lots of regeneration schemes stalled, we've seen

an anathema, really, within the council, an apathy, which we've not really associated with liverpool for many years now. so bringing in some wise heads, some experience, some people who, as i say, have delivered big projects in their own cities, i think that's good news. the government said that further evidence of failures had been greatly concerning and the depth of such systematic problems means immediate action is required. well, that idea of a renewal panel chaired by the metro med that you saw in the report, that is a new thing. as for the imposition of an extra government nacra two, the communities secretary greg clark has denied that this is the conservative government trying to get its hands on this labour run authority through the back door. 0n the contrary, he said, even though the commissioners cost thousands of pounds every day, they are integral, he says, 21 being able to raise its head again. judith, thank you, in liverpool. ——

integral to liverpool being able. a man who killed his wife on their wedding night in west yorkshire, and hid her body in a suitcase, has been jailed for life. bradford crown court heard how dawn walker, who was 52, was found dead in undergrowth behind their home near halifax, four days after marrying 46—year—old thomas nutt, in october last year. the former manchester united manager sir alex ferguson has told a court his former player ryan giggs has a "fantastic temperament". the former footballer is accused of assaulting his ex—partner and her younger sister, which he denies. 0ur sports news correspondent, laura scott, was in court. at the end of the second week of ryan giggs's trial, the jury heard 100 pages of sometimes explicit text messages and a letter that kate greville wrote but never sent the former footballer in 2020. titled the final goodbye, it detailed his alleged infidelity is with eight women. miss greville wrote, i was

living 1's life with you, you were living 1's life with you, you were living multiple lives with dozens of women. as the defence neared the end of its case, one of the biggest names in football was called upon to give his view of the character of ryan giggs. this was fergie time. making an 11 minute appearance, sir alex ferguson recalled meeting a quiet 13—year—old giggs, before spending more than 20 years as his manager at manchester united. he said when he lost his temper in the dressing room, he would sometimes use giggs as an example, giving him the sharp end of the tongue, but he said he knew he could take it. he went on to describe giggs's temperament is fantastic and absolutely wonderful, and said as a player, he had fulfilled everything we ever wish for. he was without doubt the best example we ever had at the club. everyone looked at ryan as the number one. other witnesses described giggs as calm, measured and loyal. he does —— he denies all the charges. laura scott, bbc news,

manchester. the summer of strike action continued today, as london underground and 0verground workers took industrial action over pay, conditions and pensions. some london bus drivers also refused to turn up for work. another national rail strike is planned tomorrow. katy austin has the very latest. the shutters are down at many tube stations in london today and there were long queues for buses this morning. struggling to get to work. it's just annoying. but i understand why they're doing it. but what can we do? thank you very much, the rmt. it's very kind of them. they've screwed up my day completely. repeated strikes are taking their toll on hospitality businesses. at this city—centre wine bar, tables are being laid, but customers aren't coming. for us, like, it costs thousands of pounds each day. and obviously, every day we don't make money, for us, it's, like, always a question to open the doors the day after. and this is, like, a really, really big problem for us. the rmt union is worried transport for london could sign an agreement

with the government to secure the future of funding that will affect underground staff's jobs and conditions. we need an unequivocal guarantee that there will be no changes to people's pensions, negative changes to people's pensions. we also demand that there will be no job cuts. tfl says it hasn't proposed such changes, and the london mayor urged unions to work with him to press the government for a decent deal. public transport around the country has been hit by a string of walk—outs. tomorrow will see the latest national strike by members of the rmt and tssa unions working for network rail and various other train companies. as with thursday, only about 20% of the usual train services will run. the transport secretary said today, if settlements in those national disputes couldn't be reached, changes would be pushed through anyway. if we can't get this resolved through the unions actually putting the offer to their members,

then we will have to instead impose these changes, and that's what we're moving to. more talks are expected, but the summer of transport disruption continues. katy austin, bbc news. it is just it isjust shy it is just shy of quarter past six. coming up, finland's prime minister takes a drugs test, after a video of her partying, raises concerns. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel, we'll have all the details from saudi arabia from the heavyweight weigh—in as anthonyjoshua looks to win back his world titles. a drought has officially been declared in south west wales, stretching from swansea to the west coast. it follows the driest five month

period in the region, for a0 years. several other parts of britain are now officially drought zones, and wales joins several other areas here in red, in also enforcing a hose pipe ban. the places in blue will impliment restrictions in the next few days. 0ur correspondent tomos morgan has more details on the situation in wales, pembrokeshire. it's the first rain we've had in a month, well, since the end ofjuly, and before that, the last rain before that was in june, so we have not had a great deal. open to the public during the summer, peter and carol whitaker's pembrokeshire garden is a full—time garden. this is powdery mildew. it has affected this plant very, very badly, but it's really, really stressed. but this unprecedented period of hot and dry weather has been taking its toll on the national collection of monardas. i am really going to struggle and it's important to keep these plants alive, but i am going to lose

plants and i know i am going to, and some of them are irreplaceable. all efforts are already being made to conserve water, and although the collection is exempt, the rest of their garden will need far more manual labour as a hosepipe ban comes into force today. and a drought declared across the wider south west wales region. but it's something they've been expecting. the weather diary shows just how things have changed. the diaries are showing that over the ten years that we have been here, the weather, although it is very unpredictable, is getting much more extreme. with the holiday season in full swing, the last weekend pembrokeshire broke all previous records for water demands a water has had to be shipped across the country to keep up with the increased usage. between the months of march and july, pembrokeshire had only 60% of its expected rainfall, which has meant the llys—y—fran reservoir, the main source of water here, is at drought conditions.

all this in an area of wales and the uk that has historically been cooler and wetter. to have pembrokeshire, which is right on the west coast, it's surrounded by water, i think thatjust underlines how critical the point we are at with climate change, how much it is affecting the uk. welsh water say the restrictions will remain in place until at least september with a close eye now on the situation in the south—east of wales as well. for those with green fingers, they are already planning for a future so seeds sown can live with the effects of climate change. a 44—year—old man has appeared before magistrates, charged with the murder of a pensioner, attacked while he was on his mobility scooter in west london. thomas 0'halloran, who was 87, was stabbed near a busy road in greenford on tuesday. lee byer has been remanded in custody. 0ur correspondent, tom symonds, was in court.

within three frantic days in west london, an alleged murder, an arrest by armed officers and a man charged. thomas 0'halloran made it less than 100 yards in his mobility scooter after being stabbed in the chest alongside the busy aao in greenford. police later circulated cctv images of a man running from the scene with a knife. early yesterday morning, the man was arrested at this house, just over a mile from where mr 0'halloran died. this morning 44—year—old lee byer appeared at willesden magistrates' court after being charged overnight. in a hearing ofjust a couple of minutes, lee byer, wearing grey clothes, said that he had no fixed address. he was told he faced a charge of murder and another of the possession of a knife. his case will next be heard at the old bailey on the 23rd of august. but the investigation will continue and last night the met was under

pressure in a public meeting to put more police on the beat in this part of london following a killing which has horrified a community. tom symonds, bbc news, willesden magistrates' court. new figures suggest four out of ten young people are spending more than a third of their income on rent. housing experts say paying landlords that much is �*unaffordable'. the proportion of young people struggling with high rental costs is now said to be at a five—year high. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. megan and richard have been struggling to pay the rent on zero—hours contracts in london. they had been paying £560 a month each in a house share but when their contracts ended a few months ago the landlord upped the rent, by a lot. 0ur rent increased 50% and that was just going to be completely unaffordable. more than half of their pay would have gone straight to the landlord.

which would have left us with essentially nothing. hardly anything. and they are not the only ones. outside of london, salford is one of the areas that's seen the biggest increase in rent compared to income. you can go for a nice walk after your tea and you're not worried about things like that. sarah loves her flat here but she is facing a hard decision in the autumn when the contract needs to be renewed. for the equivalent flat, were looking at an extra 200, 300 a month. she is already working full—time and fitting in two extra shifts a week in this cafe to try and earn more. does the rent you are paying at the moment feel affordable? not at the minute. it's the choice of, do go i go out for my friend's birthday or do i put that into savings? you're choosing between rent and the long—term because we can't save for a mortgage because rent is so high. young people spend more of their incomes on rent than any other age group so with rents going up so quickly at the same time as incomes are not, it's younger people who are being squeezed in the middle, and that's

before they've even started paying for any of their other bills. the campaign group generation rent want the government to freeze rents and policy evictions as living costs spiral, but the department for housing say their new rental law will abolish no fault evictions and empower tenants to challenge unjustified rent increases. but megan and richard have taken things into their own hands and found a different solution. this is a guardianship where tenants look after an unused building in exchange for cheaper rent. they could be given a month's notice to leave and they are only paying £400 a month each including bills. it's not as much security but you obviously think it is worthwhile? 100%. you can't enjoy life if you're having to worry about the £9 and the £10. it means i can save, that is the big thing for me. as rental prices rise out of reach, many younger people

are now making tough choices to balance their bills. apple has urged owners of its devices to install a new update that will fix a major security flaw, which it says hackers may have "actively exploited". the company said the vulnerability affects its iphones, ipads, apple watches and mac computers. experts say the bug could let hackers take over devices. finland's prime minister, sanna marin, says she has nothing to fear after taking a drugs test, following the emergence of a video of her, at a party. the 36—year—old took the test, after some in finland, interpreted comments by partygoers in the footage, as referring to drugs. here's caroline hawley. these are the pictures that have put the finnish prime minister in the spotlight for, her critics say, all

the wrong reasons. sanna marin in the wrong reasons. sanna marin in the strappy black top enjoying herself at a party but the leaking of the footage prompted her to take a drugs test and today she announced she had. though she said she considered the call is unfair and was doing it for her own legal protection. she said she had always been any fit state to lead the country. been any fit state to lead the count . ~ �* ., ., , country. we didn't have any government _ country. we didn't have any government meetings - country. we didn't have any. government meetings during country. we didn't have any - government meetings during that country. we didn't have any _ government meetings during that week and i had time off and spent it with my friends and did nothing illegal. when she was elected in 2019 she was the youngest world leader, applauded by her supporters by combining the topjob with an by her supporters by combining the top job with an active social life. but it has been a tough and demanding time for european leaders with covid and the current crisis in ukraine and this is not the first time herjudgment has been questioned. last december she went clubbing just hours after her foreign minister had tested positive

for covid and missed a text saying she needed to isolate because she left her work phone at home. she had to apologise then for her behaviour. the 36—year—old prime minister says the latest partying was boisterous but she would have left had she needed to work. the result of her drug test is due back next week. caroline hawley, bbc news. south africa have comprehensively beaten england in the first test at lord's. joe wilson watched the wickets tumble. lord's has seen it all, but rarely witnessed a day when england were so outplayed. first, south africa extended their lead to 161. england could already sense trouble. so, england's turn to bat again, facing a south african bowling attack of great quality and variety. zak crawley missed again, lbw. spin bowler keshav maharaj took the early wickets, then the fast bowlers took over.

joe root gone there. soon followed byjonny bairstow. the bigger the names, the wilder the south african celebrations. ben stokes embodies the new england mentality, in all eventualities stay bold, attack. caught. in this approach, the new captain and coach may press ahead but before 4pm on the third day, this match finished, and between all the south african roars, could you hear england's bubble burst? joe wilson, bbc news, lords. anthonyjoshua and 0leksandr usyk are making theirfinal preparations ahead of their world heavyweight title fight rematch in saudi arabia tomorrow night. ade adedoyin sent this report from jeddah.

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his heart is, the cuddly toy given to him by his daughter a poignant reminder of what he left behind. this fight is very important because the people of ukraine need pride to become _ the people of ukraine need pride to become happy. the people of ukraine need pride to become happy-— become happy. jeddah is a fight venue is a _ become happy. jeddah is a fight venue is a controversial - become happy. jeddah is a fight venue is a controversial choice. | venue is a controversial choice. human rights organisations say this is another example of saudi arabia trying to deflect from the country's poor human rights record. the authorities say sport as a vehicle for change, approved by the fact two women will fight professionally in the country for the first time. and this is the work to the ring for saturday night's fight. the last time they met anthonyjoshua by his own admission adopted the wrong strategy, so what does he need to do to secure victory this time round? the only way to beat usyk is to let the hands go, take the risk and you win the fight. b, the hands go, take the risk and you win the fight-— win the fight. a long and intense final face-off—

win the fight. a long and intense final face-off with _ win the fight. a long and intense final face-off with neither - win the fight. a long and intense final face-off with neither man i final face—off with neither man wanting to blink first. the question is, was joshua wanting to blink first. the question is, wasjoshua staring defeat in the face or will he prove the odds—makers wrong? we will find out tomorrow night. certainly hot there, what is the weather like here for the weekend? here's darren bett. fairly quiet weather over the next few days, a quiet evening in store for much of the country. there are some showers as well especially in scotland, some of those will be heavy but they will move away this evening, good news if you are hoping to see the northern light. this is the aurora forecast, any time you one of these bright colours touches the uk you have a chance of seeing the uk you have a chance of seeing the northern light, so northern scotland tonight but before midnight when the weather is going to change. the wind picks up in the north—west and we chase in this rain into northern ireland and western scotland by the end of the night. ahead of it with the clearer skies,

cooler in the south—east of england where the temperature didn't drop below 19 last night in london. some heavy bursts of rain in scotland and northern ireland followed by sunshine and if you showers in the north—west. this rain doesn't look like much but could be heavy as it sinks into northern england, just one or two air showers. the temperature tomorrow similar to what we had today so looking at around 24, 25 at best. second half of the weekend, the best of the sunshine in scotland while those showers move away, sunshine for northern england and perhaps northern ireland but further south cloud coming from the atlantic, thick enough to give us pockets of light rain and drizzle developing through the day and as a result the temperature may not be quite as high on sunday. maybe wetter weather on sunday night and on monday the tangle of weather fronts sweeps eastwards, all our weather coming in from the atlantic for next week but doesn't look like a lot of whether to head our way.

most of the wet weather next week