the grenfell disaster brought social housing issues into sharp focus. too little investment, too little attention. the government is now promising more of both. richard lister, bbc news. with me is polly neate, chief executive of housing charity shelter. also i'm joined by geeta nanda, chief executive of metropolitan, a housing trust in london, she's in our central london studio. welcome to you both. polly, this seems to be a significant change in tone for the government's a for —— brought a response, what you make of what has been announced today?|j think what has been announced today?” think it is hard to understate how much of a change this is. if you look back to 201010 now, this is a real transformation —— 2010. in terms of the government's attitude towards housing, the willingness to talk about the urgent need for more social housing, which there is, and also acknowledging that people who live in social housing feel stigmatized. and all of that is really quite new. the actual money which doesn't come on stream anyways until 2022, so it i

the grenfell inquiry has been hearing from 999 operators who handled dozens of calls from residents trapped in the building on the night of the fire. the inquiry heard the control room was overwhelmed with calls as operators desperately tried to reassure the trapped residents help was on its way. 0ne call handler told the inquiry a "stunned silence" fell over the london fire brigade control room as calls from people trapped in the tower went quiet. rescuers in the philippines are using shovels and their bare hands to try to find survivors buried by a landslide triggered by typhoon manghkut. the storm hit the north of the philippines and at least 65 people are now known to have been killed in the country. large scale casualties appear to have been averted in hong kong and southern china, where nearly 2.5 million people were told to leave. the storm has now weakened as it passes over mainland china. robin brant reports from hong kong. the typhoon is no more. mangkhut has been downgraded as it continues its journey west. but in its trail, a massive clean—up for some. for others, a more urgen

because it under the psychological effect it will have on him. effect it will have on him. look at the grenfell tower look at the school. the school. he comes out to play, he sees green felt. sees green felt. thing we want him remembering every time he enters school? time he enters school? used to the site of the towel when you bring him to school? never. moved to a site in the neighbouring borough. borough. despite challenges, it's been rated outstanding by ofsted. been rated outstanding by ofsted. the school declined interview but gave us this statement. psychologists to ensure the well—being of students and staff. well—being of students and staff. what might legitimately be worrying people is the memories. people is the memories. through windows that face the tower, they have been sensitively adapted. they have been sensitively adapted. the destruction isn't there within the classroom. the classroom. the old site, rukayet still has concerns for toshundre. concerns for toshundre. i know he will do well, he a resilient child. will do well, he a resilient child. my theory is, what is subcon

she lent her name to the project called "together: our community cookbook" to raise money from the grenfell tower in london and wrote the foreword filled with recipes from local survivors and supporters and bumped j.k. rowling out of the number one spot on the best-seller list and it is now available in book stores as of this morning. if it's available. >> if it's not sold out. >> unbelievable. and speaking of markle sparkle you know what's coming up later, tory johnson, "deals & steals." [ applause ] they're excited. i'll be ordering. >>> then we have a "pop news" exclusive for you this morning. the "hollywood reporter" give us the first look at its annual 100 list ranking the most powerful people in entertainment. some of our favorites like tiffany haddish. [ applause ] saw her at the emmys. on the list for the first time, number 79 and the mag says she burst on the scene in 2017 with "girls trip" and, of course, leveraged that success into a, quote, one-woman comedy empire. congrats, tiffany. ryan reynolds at 71 thanks to the sequel of "dead made over $730 million. somehow in between bei

thank you very much. of thousands of pounds from the grenfell tower victim fund. meals and holidays to dubai and los angeles. election in 2020. of tory party members. priorities if he is elected. and intellectual humiliation'. which he claims wouldn't lead to a hard irish border. column to launch an attack against her. her. designed to pile the pressure on to theresa may before her conference. theresa may before her conference. the right person to lead the brexit deal. deal. a looser arrangement than the prime minister's chequers approach. prime minister's chequers approach. rally the conservative grassroots behind his plan. behind his plan. rejected the chequers approach saying that it will not work. saying that it will not work. want theresa may to change her strategy. strategy. they think that they have an alternative model. an alternative model. they can avoid a hard border in northern ireland. a hard border in northern ireland. to be a very interesting conservative conference. can we break them down? pretty quickly are about the divorce. this is about the economic model. model. wh

reporter: markle and her mother spent the event cooking and eating with women who lived through the grenfell tower disaster in london last year where 72 people died. the cookbook called together our community cookbook features the women's recipes. today meghan and harry giving the world a sense of how they're already changing the face of the monarchy. >> i had just recently moved to london and i felt so immediately embraced by the women in the kitchen with your warmth and your kindness, and also to be able to be in the city and to see in this one small room, how multicultural it was. >> it's extremely important for harry and meghan to have doria by their side for this first engagement, not just because it's a chance for doria to see meghan's new life, but also to show the world that they are a family and this is very much part of the modern monarchy. >> harry truly stood behind his wife at the event, even fixing her wind-blown hair at one point and harry and meghan are gearing up for their big tour down under heading to australia, fiji and new zealand next. >> raising the bar for all us husb

like—minded individuals and speaking to them make a difference. 0ther —— unlike other practices like grenfell tower, where there was something to gather around, all these events have happened individually to people in the homes of hospitals so it has been a cathartic experience for the community in terms of getting together and talking about it and the enquiry team are putting on support today through the red cross for people to speak about it and discuss it even for those who cannot attend today, there is phone line assistance for them. i spoke last week to somebody about the particular aspect of hepatitis, and the fact there are concerns people who have contracted hepatitis casa people who have contracted hepatitis c as a result of transfusions, many would not even have known because it is described as a silent killer and symptoms can be hidden for years. are you concerned there are many people out there who may not know what would most people who have been affected be aware? there are two sides to the community, i represent the haemophilia society ‘s most of our patients we imagine would

the head of the london fire brigade tells the grenfell inquiry her reaction on arriving at the scene of the fire. donald trump suggests he could withdraw his support for supreme court candidate brett kava naugh as his accuser prepares to testify at the senate panel hearing. we are giving the women a major chance to speak. it's possible i will hear that and say i am changing my mind. russia denies one of the men accused of the salisbury poisonings is a decorated russian military officer. ambulances in england face missing response targets if the service fails to make changes to the way patients are treated. also today, calls for a crackdown on cheating at university.

he'll be here to tell us about the diy sos team's biggest build yet, as they give a helping hand to the grenfell community. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. public health england has compiled what it calls the most comprehensive picture of the nation's current health and future fitness. it's warning that a million more people will have diabetes in 20 years' time, and that obesity, dementia and mental health issues are on the rise. it shows england's population is growing in size and people are living longer, but more older women are in poor health. more than one million people in the us state of south carolina have been told to leave their homes, as they await the arrival of hurricane florence. a state of emergency has been declared for virginia as well as north and south carolina. it's feared that with winds of up to 1a0mph, the storm could cause widespread flooding. north carolina is taking hurricane florence seriously, and you should too. get ready now. the home office is being accused of failing to understand the impact of cuts to the police service in en

the coroner overseeing the inquests into the grenfell tower fire has called for an nhs screening programme for people who may have been exposed to smoke and dust. in a letter doctor fiona wilcox says there could be long—term health problems for survivors, emergency service teams and people working on the site. the main concern is that the building contained asbestos. the metropolitan police has admitted for the first time, that an undercover officer had a sexual relationship with an environmental activist, with the knowledge of his bosses. legal documents seen by the bbc, show that mark kennedy 5 line manager and several other officers, knew about his relationship with kate wilson, and allowed it to continue. up to now the police have maintained such relationships wouldn't have been sanctioned by senior officers. here's our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. he posed as mark stone, an environmental activist and a single man. in reality, he was mark kennedy, an undercover police officer, married with children. one of a number of officers who had relationships with women campaigners t