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finished here a short time ago. we will bring you the latest. also in the next hour the government pledges to recruit more mental health staff. ministers insist they can deliver thousands more mental health staff in england, despite questions about whether it s feasible. calls to cancel a controversial programme about diana, princess of wales which is due to be shown this weekend. and not on the pitch but in court cristiano ronaldo gives his testimony as he faces accusations of tax fraud. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. commemorations have taken place to mark the centenary of the start of the battle of passchendaele it was one of the bloodiest of world war one. around half a million allied and german soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing in three months of fighting. prince charles, and the duke and duchess of cambridge joined 4000 guests to remember the sacrifice made by so many in a battle that has come to symbolise the horror of world war one. be ....
on bbc news at five. a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, has beenjailed for 18 years for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. plans to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years, have been announced by the health secretary. downing street has insisted that free movement of people will end in march 2019, when the uk leaves the european union. and real madrid superstar, cristiano ronaldo, has appeared before a court in the city accused of tax fraud. good evening from tyne cot cemetery in belgium, where commemorations have been taking place to mark 100 years since the start of one of the bloodiest battles of world war one. over three months, british and allied troops fought with german soldiers in what became known as the battle of passchendaele. in the fields around this cemetery, around half a million soldiers on both sides of the war were killed, wounded or went missing. prince charles, along with the duke and duc ....
by being caught now, lives have been saved. number ten tries to stamp out cabinet bickering over post brexit immigration, but is the row over free movement over? are you paying too much for your bank overdraft? the financial watchdog wants fundamental changes. moeen ali s hat trick takes england to a thumping victory over south africa at the oval. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. a step towards safe standing in the premier league, after an influential liverpool fans‘ group voted in favour of the move. good evening from tyne cot cemetery in belgium, where commemorations have been taking place to mark 100 years since the start one of the bloodiest battles of world war i. over three months, british and allied troops clashed with german soldiers in what became known as the battle of passchendaele. in the fields around this cemetery, around 500,000 soldiers, on both sides of the war, were killed, wounded or went missing. as the battle began, torren ....
a double life as a bomb maker for dissident republicans, in northern ireland. an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england are to be recruited over four years. but unions say it s an impossible task. and a moeen ali hat trick sees england cruise to victory over south africa in the third test at the oval. coming up in sportsday on bbc news later in the hour, a blow for the world athletics championships that start in london on friday. one of its biggest stars, david rudisha, has had to pull out with an injury. good evening. after an already turbulent last few days at the white house, the newly appointed communications director, anthony scaramucci, has been removed from his post. he d in the job just ten days. it s being reported that president trump decided he should go after a request byjohn kelly, who was sworn in today as the president s new chief of staff. a former four star general, it s hoped mr kelly will bring discipline and strength to a white house seeming ....
president trump has denied that the white house in chaos. our north america editor jon sopel has more. i m going to be brief, i m going to make my remarks informal. well, he was right about that, wasn t he? it is day one on the job, and certain things are instantly clear. anthony scaramucci does not lack for self confidence, swagger or bravado. but i love the president, and i m very, very loyal to the president. this would be his first and last appearance at the white house podium. in a foul mouthed tirade, he went to war with the two most senior people in the west wing who are not the president. in his conversations with the new yorker magazine, he said the former chief of staff. and the steve bannon. by last friday the chief of staff had been fired, left abandoned at andrews air force base. a scalp to scaramucci. but now, irony of ironies, generaljohn kelly, on the first day as new chief of staff, had changes he wanted to make, as the president lavished praise on him. ....