we may well be discussing them with the bbc news editor next week. it's been a week since the general election results and its implications are still unclear. last friday political editor laura kuenssberg reflected on what was widely considered to be something of a political earthquake. what was surprised at the start... and what we're saying is the conservatives are the largest party, note they don't have an overall majority at this stage. gradually, seat after seat, was glorious shock for labour. loss after loss for the conservatives. images of cheering labour politicians and supporters, and of disappointed or angry conservatives made it hard to remember at times that the latter had won 56 more seats than the former. and were back in power. when the prime minister from ten downing st on friday was the question laura kuenssberg shouted out to her. is this strong and stable, prime minister? she who dares doesn't always win. but she had won, some newswatch viewers pointed out. at least in the sense that the conservatives were forming the next governme

bbc news, london bridge. laura: police say they have released another 10 people in the wake of saturday's attack. that means all 12 people taken into custody are now free. as to the two attackers police named, a short time ago, i spoke with the bbc's mark atkins. two of three attackers were londoners. one was known to police and even video abouta extremism. how is this being received where you are, so close to the scene of the attack? reporter: well, laura, it raises very similar questions to ones we discussed not long ago after the manchester attack. after the manchester attack, there were immediate claims that abedi had been reported to the authorities. and one of the two attackers who had been named was featured in a recent channel four documentary that looked at people who wanted jihad living in london. we also understand one of the , same men in the channel 4 documentary was separately reported to the authorities in two separate occasions. there was clear frustration from one man the bbc interviewed who

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this isn't a bbc event. the bbc televises it, as it does every year, comprehensively, as many events as possible across many platforms i believe is how it is billed. the bbc broadcast what it is deeming editorially appropriate, if anything inappropriate happened they would cut away. i'm sure it would have that option. riddled with left wing bias says the mail of the bbc, which isa bias says the mail of the bbc, which is a bit strange because we were accused of not holding the conservatives to account during the run—up to the last election. conservatives to account during the run-up to the last election. the daily mail have been in the sun a bit too long in the last two days, they've come to the end of their tether on several issues. it would be wrong of the bbc to broadcast a public event. is it going to be a political thing? his presence is highly political as a parliamentary journalist. what happens if the p.m. turns up before the opera at glyndebourne? turns up before the opera at glyndebourne ? that tu

well, we put that view to bbc news and they told us... last friday afternoon, the distress and anger which had been building up in the wake of the grenfell tower fire found an outlet. here isjeremy cooke reporting on that night's news at six. a crowd storms kensington town hall demanding action. we wantjustice! they were demanding justice. we wantjustice! and demanding answers. get them out, get them out! how could this tragedy have happened, on this scale? in this city? in 2017? we need to be heard! that evening and through the weekend, bbc reporters heard many appeals and complaints of that kind from residents of the estate and others affected by the tragedy. i just want to know how many people have died. why did that building go up? what are you guys going to do? why are people being rehoused outside london? where are we going next? where are we going to move? what do we need? who, what and where? these are fundamental questions and only, we are days after this disaster. i have done the angry. i have got to get this done. it is always

we may well be discussing them with the bbc news editor next week. it's been a week since the general election results and its implications are still unclear. last friday political editor laura kuenssberg reflected on what was widely considered to be something of a political earthquake. what was surprised at the start... and what we're saying is the conservatives are the largest party, note they don't have an overall majority at this stage. gradually, seat after seat was glorious shock for labour. loss after loss for the conservatives. images of cheering labour politicians and supporters, and of disappointed or angry conservatives made it hard to remember at times that the latter had won 56 more seats than the former. and were back in power. when the prime minister from ten downing st on friday was the question laura kuenssberg shouted out to her. is this strong and stable, prime minister? she who dares doesn't always win. but she had won, some newswatch viewers pointed out. at least in the sense that the conservatives were forming the next governmen

well, we put that view to bbc news and they told us... last friday afternoon, the distress and anger which had been building up in the wake of the grenfell tower fire found an outlet. here isjeremy cooke reporting on that night's news at six. a crowd storms kensington town hall demanding action. we wantjustice! they were demanding justice. we wantjustice! and demanding answers. get them out, get them out! how could this tragedy have happened, on this scale? in this city? in 2017? we need to be heard! that evening and through the weekend, bbc reporters heard many appeals and complaints of that kind from residents of the estate and others affected by the tragedy. i just want to know how many people have died. why did that building go up? what are you guys going to do? why are people being rehoused outside london? where are we going next? where are we going to move? what do we need? who, what and where? these are fundamental questions and only, we are days after this disaster. i have done the angry. i have got to get this done. it is always

this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: brexit, nuclear weapons and the future of social care. voters quiz theresa may and jeremy corbyn ahead of the uk election. the european union and china team up to say they'll keep the paris climate agreement alive, whatever president trump does. california has vowed to ignore president trump. it sees its future in developing clean energy. and is set to have a new prime minister, the openly gay son of an indian immigrant. —— ireland is set. —— ireland is set.

kamal ahmed, bbc news. our top story this evening: six people are told they face criminal charges for their role in the hillsborough disaster. it left 96 people dead. and still to come: we look back at the life of the creator of paddington bear, michael bond, who's died. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: british taekwondo history's been made with bianca walkden successfully defending her title with victory over american jackie galloway at the world championships in south korea. a police officer who was repeatedly stabbed during the london bridge terror attack has been speaking publicly about his ordeal for the first time. 38—year—old pc wayne marques is a british transport police officer. he was one of the first on the scene as the three men carried out their attack on the bridge on june the 3rd. all he had to protect himself with was a baton. but he launched himself at all three of them to try to protect others, as our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. clear the area now! it wasjust

bbc news, london bridge. laura: police in the french capital had to deal with a potential terrorist attack of their own today. police shot and injured a man near the iconic notre-dame cathedral. french media reports say the attacker was injured in the chest. a person came out behind a policeman armed with a hammer and started to hit him. another policeman reacted and shot him. the incident is being looked into by prosecutor as well as the man bed was attacking the policeman said, "this is for syria." remainede country has in a state of emergency. president trump warned he would crack down on leakers releasing damaging stories about his and -- his administration. now, indeed a leaker has been , arrested. reality winner was charged with providing information related to a cyber attack on at least one software supplier. when you look at the fax of the case, how strong do you think the trump administration's legal case is against this young contractor arrested for the leak? >> it is quite strong, unfortunately for

this bbc video —— this video is trending on the bbc website... it shows marathon runner dion leonard and the dog which adopted him, as he ran a 260 kilometre endurance race in china. he's been telling the bbc about how they bonded, and what happened when the dog went missing in western china. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk... one of the biggest debates of the election campaign has taken place in cambridge. seven party representatives were involved — including the labour

it led the three bbc one bulletins. many viewers felt that too much was being made of a mere memory lapse... another viewer recorded her thoughts for us on video. on tuesday, we had the perfect illustration of the differential treatment of labour and the conservatives. headline news on all the broadcast media because corbyn forgot a figure. compare that to the treatment of philip hammond, chancellor of the exchequer, who on the today programme got his figures for hs2 out by £20 billion. it might have been balanced if they mention that labour had a fully costed manifesto whereas the tories‘ manifesto was totally uncosted. another election controversy followed on wednesday after a debate featuring representatives of the seven main parties, including jeremy corbyn and home secretary amber rudd in place of the absent prime minister. i was thinking how chaotic it would be if they all got together... it was a rambustious affair which at times, felt some viewers, itself degenerated into chaos. all speak at once. one viewer

this is bbc news. our top story: a former fbi director says president trump pressured him to drop an inquiry into links with russia. james comey issued a statement ahead of a senate hearing in which he said the president demanded his loyalty and asked him to lay off investigating the former national security advisor, michael flynn. a big search operation is continuing for a burmese military plane with more than 120 people on board which went missing over the andaman sea. most of the passengers were soldiers and their families. and this video is trending on bbc.com these fossils discovered in morocco suggest humans evolved 100,000 years earlier than previously thought. the find also suggests humans evolved across all of africa rather than in the east of the continent. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: after a seven—week battle, the political parties have stopped campaigning as britons head to polls in the next few hours.

you are watching bbc news. the headlines: at gunmen who opened fire ina headlines: at gunmen who opened fire in a hospital at the city of new york is now dead. three doctors were shot at the hospital. the suspect may have been an employee or former employee at this institution. the council leader responsible for g re nfell tower, the council leader responsible for grenfell tower, where a leased 80 people died in a fire, has resigned. nick pagett—brown stood down after this council was criticised for its response. larry miller pen as been put under investigation as part of an inquiry into the misuse of european parliament funds. she has denied any wrongdoing. the german parliament has voted to legalise same—sex marriage. it will grant gay couples full marital rights. that is all from me. we will be back at 10pm with a round—up of the news. first it is time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch. coming up: a clash with andrea leadsom on newsnight. are the bbc presenter is guilty of being too negativ

simon jack, bbc news. our top story this evening: the chancellor calls for a brexit that secures jobs. philip hammond says britain's prosperity is his key priority. still to come: here's one way to beat the heatwave — ice lollies for the chimps at this zoo. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: find out how andy murray got on in his match at queens. the defending champion was up against world number 90, jordan thompson of australia. in portugal, more than 1,000 firefighters are still tackling a huge wild fire in the centre of the country. officials say although 70% of the fire is under control, there are fears that soaring temperatures could re—ignite the forest fire. at least 64 people have died since saturday. in the last hour we have heard that a fire fighting plane has just crashed. 0ur correspondent, james reynolds, has travelled to the village of varzeas, one of those worst affected by the blaze. this afternoon, portugal despatched more planes to fight its forest fires. the government is yet to mak

welcome to bbc newsroom live. cladding fitted to grenfell tower during its refurbishment was changed to a version which cost nearly £300,000 less, a document seen by the bbc has revealed. at least 80 people were killed when the tower block in west london was destroyed by fire two weeks ago. a council meeting to discuss the tragedy was called off last night within minutes of starting after a row broke out over the attendance of members of the public and press. dan johnson reports. he wants answers, and the rest of us... a meeting of councillors ending in chaos. another sign of a council creaking under pressure. that's the reality. having failed to properly respond to the disaster, last night, kensington and chelsea failed in a bid to ban reporters from this meeting. 0ur reputation is absolutely... theyjust don't give a bleep . ..in the gutter. a high courtjudge had to remind senior councillors their discussions are supposed to be open, so the top team walked out. the leader of the council's labour group is demandi

this is bbc news. hello i'm 0lly foster , these are our sportsday headlines tonight england reach a football world cup final for the first time in over 50 years. for england's senior side, a crunch world cup qualifier against scotland this weekend. we'll have the latest from both camps.

documents passed to the bbc revealed that the think panels we re bbc revealed that the think panels were originally proposed for grenfell. the architects designs show this clearly, residents were told there would be zinc. but there was pressure to reduce costs. by 2015 they would give an to the original tender and told to sit aluminium panel, which is cheaper. the saving more than £293,000. did the change make a difference to fire safety? this panel is similar to the ones eventually used. it's an aluminium sandwich with a plastic filling which isn't fire resistant. the original zinc panels were marketed as capable of being able to resist fire. both panels have the same resist fire. both panels have the sa m e safety resist fire. both panels have the same safety rating and a european testing. 0n current evidence, it's not clear the change would have made a difference. however, even the fact there was pressure to cut costs has infuriated those affected by the fire. those affected and the wider community are utterly sick of this lack of value ascribed to human beings who pay their council

this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00: after weeks of mounting pressure, the leader of the west london council responsible for grenfell tower is to step down. as council leader i have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, calls on theresa may to broaden the scope of the inquiry into the disaster, in which at least 80 people died. the families of the young men who drowned off camber sands last summer express their anger about safety on the beach. there are lifeboats anywhere. there was no warnings signs... i cannot believe this is happening in uk. a gunman has opened fire inside a new york hospital killing one doctor and injuring several others.

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simon jack, bbc news. let's return to a developing story in brussels, concerning an incident at the central railway station. these are pictures coming into the bbc at the moment, you can see police present, the whole area has been cordoned off. a lot of copy coming into the bbc newsroom as well. this is the brussels prosecutor's office, saying there appears to be no civilian injuries or deaths. the ap news agency telling us that. this is from the bbc in brussels, they have spoken to the police who, say a man triggered a small explosion in a train station. the man was neutralised by military forces and we shouldn't be surprised there was armed police presence, because of recent attacks. there is a reasonable security presence all the time. it says no one else is believed to have been injured and the police say the situation is under control. if you look under these bits of wire copy, that message is being repeated, the police saying is it is not an ongoing situation. a man has been neutralised, to use the p

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: 58 people are presumed to have died in the london tower block fire. police warn that number is expected to rise. relatives and volunteers meet with british prime minster theresa may as she admits the government‘s response in the hours after the disaster was not good enough. the government of the philippines says more than 300 people are known to have been killed in the battle against islamist militants in marawi. situated on the southern island of mindanao, the city is a centre of islam in the overwhelmingly christian philippines. president duterte says the presence of fighters from the so—called islamic state had made it a brutal conflict. sarah corker reports. despite an intensive bombing campaign by the philippine military, islamist fighters remained holed up in pockets of marawi city. trapped civilians are being used as human shields. the dark plumes of smoke mark the latest battleground. the army says its troops are advancing, retaking key structures and

this is bbc news, i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 3pm: the chief executive of the organisation which manages g re nfell tower says he is stepping aside. it comes as the cladding fitted to grenfell tower during its refurbishment was changed to a cheaper version than what was originally proposed. a coroner has concluded that the deaths of seven men, including five young friends, who drowned off camber sands last summer, were all due to misadventure. the parents of charlie gard, who lost their fight to take him to america for experimental treatment, say his life support will be switched off today. it's going to be the worst day of our lives... we know what day our son dies, and we don't even get a say over what happens to him. parts of president trump's controversial travel ban come into force, affecting people from six mainly muslim countries. funerals take place for 29—year—old martyn hett and 15—year—old megan hurley, who died in the manchester bomb attack. also... washed up in wales — now having fun in the

this is bbc news. the bbc can confirm that the izza 27—year—old barking. the vigil is about to take place to remember the victims of the terror attack. the first of the victims is named as christine archibald from canada. she was visiting london for the first time with her fiance. hello and welcome to this bbc news special. the vigil is about to start with hundreds of people arriving to pay respects. these are the pictures at the start of this event as thousands of people remember those caught up in saturday's tach. there will be speeches and people coming through because of the day with flowers, their own tributes and whilst we wait for the first of the speakers, it is worth returning to the breaking news that the bbc understands that khuram butt from barking was involved in the terrorist attack. the police have said they know the identity of all three, but the investigation is in rates have continued into the early hours of this morning. there were two more raves with more people being detained and they had picture of 27—year—old khuram butt from bar

that is all ahead on bbc news. now it is time to cross to the bbc sports centre. hello there. the headlines kyle eastmond has lost his first—round at queens to dennis of canada. bad news for heather watson, she is also out of the eagle classic in birmingham after losing her opening verses of croatian lady. asbos big kicks off, a sport survey reveals that while men still earn more prize—money than women “— men still earn more prize—money than women —— as it kicks off,. warren gatland insists a place is still up for grabs as the british and irish prepare for their latest tour match. welcome to the programme. wimbledon may not start for another fortnight, the grass court season is in full swing. in the last few moments, kyle edwards have done it has just lost that game. that was a rematch of the davis cup tie earlier this year when he was qualified for hitting a umpire with the ball. no such difficulties here. the canadian won the first set. edmonds did hit back to level matters. however, he lost the decider. making his way into round two. heather watson is out of t

the bbc news channel in the uk. 0n watching bbc world news of the bbc news channel in the uk. on thursday and friday, there is a major eu summit. 0utside souls will cover that. i will not speak to you from brussels tomorrow but i will do so from thursday. it is really getting too hot. especially for people across the south with soaring temperatures. there are potentially on course for the hottest june there are potentially on course for the hottestjune day in 40 years. recently, temperatures have been up to 31 degrees. the following day will be much hotter. that hit will peak on wednesday. we are in for some thunderstorms. they will affect northern and western areas of the uk during the course of wednesday and into thursday. in f— it ? 20s fa? :. — of a??? ' blue of “5:7- be thunderstorms. it bea be a . fresher in the will be a lot fresher in the morning, around 12 degrees in inverness. soaring temperatures, that heat comes back in from the continent. it is a small area that will get the very high temperatures. to the north of that, we have some potential thunderstorms.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a boat packed with holidaymakers sinks in a reservoir in colombia. at least nine people have died — dozens are reported missing. pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif has cut short a visit to london after the oil tanker disaster in punjab which left at least 150 dead. india's prime minister, narendra modi, is due to hold his first meeting with president trump at the white house. ties between india and the united states were said to be healthy under barack obama, but differences have surfaced between the two countries since mr trump took office. sanjoy majumder reports from delhi. donald trump and narendra modi have a lot in common — both powerful politicians who have courted controversy, and have strong domestic constituencies. but ahead of the trip, there are rumblings under the surface. donald trump recently attacked india over climate change, identifying it as one of the world's biggest polluters at the cost of countries such as the united states. india m

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: otto warmbier, the american student who returned home from prison in north korea last week in a coma, has died. 12 months after the united kingdom voted to leave the european union, the first formal talks to set the terms of departure have been held in brussels. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said he hoped the atmosphere would be constructive. the uk's brexit secretary, david davis, talked of a new and special partnership. this from our europe editor, katya adler. hanging onto that handshake as hard as he could, this was david davis's show of strength today, the first day of face—to—face brexit negotiations almost 12 months since the uk voted to leave the eu. i am here in brussels today, like michel, to begin the next phase of our work, to begin a new, deep and special partnership with the european union. determined to sound confident and upbeat, everyone here knew the secretary of state carried british political uncertainty in his back pocket and

this is bbc news. the headlines: china and the european union are preparing a joint statement in support of the paris climate change agreement. president trump, a well known climate change sceptic, is set to announce whether america will withdraw from the accord later on thursday. theresa may's political rivals have criticised her for not taking part in a televised, party leaders election debate. the conservatives were represented by home secretary amber rudd. the event was marked by fractious exchanges on immigration, security, and the future of public services. world leaders have condemned the massive bomb attack in kabul. the afghan president, ashraf ghani, described it as a crime against humanity. at least 90 people, most of them civilians, died in the blast during the morning rush hour. over a00 others were injured. now it's time for hardtalk.

peter bowes, bbc news —— bbc news. the us defence secretary has told a congressional committee he is "shocked" by the poor state of the military — a result of caps on spending, he says. james mattis is trying to garner support for a cash injection in next year‘s budget. the pentagon chief said the $639 billion request is to ensure the safety of troops and allow them to respond to foreign threats. he said he sees no indication russia wants a positive relationship with the us, and chided congress for not doing more to ensure despite the —— despite the tremendous efforts of this committee, congress, as a whole, has met the present challenge with lassitude, not leadership. we must look reality in the eye. russia and china are seeking veto power over the economic, diplomatic, and security decisions on their periphery. north korea‘s reckless rhetoric and provactive actions continue, despite sanctions, while iran remains the greatest long—term challenge to middle eastern stability. all the while, terrorist groups

this is bbc news. the headlines: theresa may, britain's prime minister, has apologised to her party's mps, for the conservatives' performance in the general election. the political uncertainty looks likely to delay the queen's speech, when the government's policies are formally presented, from its scheduled date on monday. in france, president macron‘s new centrist party seems likely to win by a landslide in the upcoming final parliamentary elections. after this weekend's first round of voting, en marche is on course to win more than two thirds of the seats in the national assembly. the russian opposition politician, alexei navalny, has beenjailed for 30 days following demonstrations across the country. earlier hundreds of people were detained during a day of anti—corru ption protests. the rallies were called by mr navalny, a strong critic of president vladimir putin. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's prime minister insists she will preside over britain's successful exit from the eu, despite her party now having lost its majority in parliament. well, with negotiations on brexit due to begin in days, where does all the current turmoil leave the uk government's strategy? our political correspondent ben wright has been looking at the options. there's some flash photography in his report. almost a year ago, britain voted to leave the eu, but last week's chaotic election result has reopened the argument over how, on what terms, on the priorities, the tactics, just days before divorce talks with the eu are due to start. some tory mps are demanding theresa may has a rethink. she's now got to make sure that she understands that the british people have rejected a hard brexit. we are leaving the eu — i don't think there's any change there — but we're not going to be leaving the eu in some irresponsible way that will damage our country and, of course, the f

this is bbc news. i'm tim willcox. our top stories: president trump declares a victory for national security after the supreme court revives part of his travel ban. theresa may reassures eu nationals living in the uk they will have the right to remain after brexit. and, are you getting enough sleep? we meet the scientists trying to find out what happens to our brains when we don't. and in business, china's premier hails the opportunties of economic globalisation but warns against the dangers of unfair growth leaving some behind. and it's 50 years since the world's first cash machine sprung up in a london suburb — but does the atm have a future? welcome to the programme. the us supreme court has partially reinstated donald trump's controversial travel ban, targeting citizens from six predominantly muslim countries. the president has claimed it a victory for national security. america's highest court also granted a white house request allowing part of its refugee ban to go into effect. mr trump wants t

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police in britain have identified the three men who went on the rampage at london bridge on saturday night, killing seven people and injuring dozens more. raids on a number of homes in east london have led to 12 arrests. one property is believed to be the home of one of the attackers. more information is coming out about the identities of the victims of the attack. among them is australian woman candice hedge, who is in hospital after being stabbed in the neck. our correspondent hywel griffith is in sydney and has more. we understand that candice hedge had been living in london for about a year and had been working in bars in the london bridge area. sadly, on saturday, late in the night, she was one who was caught up in the middle of the incident. now, according to her mother, kim del toro, she initially tried to avoid the attackers after they stormed into the building but speaking to the abc here in australia, she explained what happened to her daughter. ijust i

this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00: companies across the world have been hit by a ransomware attack, including a british advertising agency and a pharmaceutical firm. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says she's delaying plans for a second independence referendum. it's emerged that london firefighters warned councils about the risks of using panels to cover tower blocks, just weeks before the grenfell fire. google has been fined more than 2billion pounds by the european commission, for illegally favouring its own shopping services. and coming up on newsnight, we'll hear from the leader of the snp in westminster. did his party overreach itself with talk of another independence referendum, having enjoyed momentum over the years is it now in retreat? good evening and welcome to bbc news. a large—scale cyber attack that started in ukraine is continuing to spread across the world tonight. the virus freezes computers and demands that a ransom is paid. a danish shipping firm, a russian oil g

stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the retired judge, sir martin moore—bick, heading the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire says he is "doubtful" the process will be as wide—ranging as some residents hope. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. 20 years since hong kong's hand over to china — is its economy better or worse off? and it has been two decades since the asian financial crisis — we look at the philippines and why it did better than its regional neighbours in riding out the turmoil. good morning, asia. hello, world. thank you forjoining me for this friday edition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. as we told you on newsday this weekend marks 20 years since hong kong saw the end of british colonial will. chris patten was the last governor of hong kong, which is one of the major financial hubs of asia. my of the major financial hubs of asia. my colleague asked him if he is concerned about the future of the economy under china's growing

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: votes are still being counted in georgia and they call it the most expensive congressional election in american history. police in brussels have shot dead a suspected suicide bomber as he triggered a small explosion at the capital's main railway station. in portugal, a water—bombing plane has crashed as it was trying to battle forest fires there. there's no word on casualties from the aircraft, but at least 64 people have died in the fires since saturday. the government has declared a state of emergency in the forest region north—east of the capital, lisbon. our correspondentjames reynolds has more. this afternoon, portugal despatched more planes to fight its forest fires. the government is yet to make this region safe. the relief effort is too late for the village of varzeas, it's lost one in five of its residents. sisile tina told me she knew all the victims. she tried to count the dead. "two lived here", she said. "three, four, five and more." on saturday

patrick gearey, bbc news. sebastian vettel has stretched his lead over lewis hamilton in the formula one championship after an incident—packed azerbaijan grand prix. the german was fourth but was given a time penalty for bumping into hamilton's mercedes behind the saftey car, and the british world champion had a separate fault with his car that feliciano lopez is the new champion at queens. the spaniard came from a set down to beat marin cilic in the aegon championships, and there was a very popular winner in birmingham. with wimbledon starting a week tomorrow, the two—time champion petra kvitova beat the australian ashleigh barty in three sets in the aegon classic final. it was only her second tournament after recovering from a hand injury sustained during a knife attack last year. all this week on bbc news we have been highlighting some of the issues faced by women in sport. sailing is dominated by men. only 3% of professionals sailors are female, dominated by men. only 3% of professionals be ors are fem

this is bbc news. the headlines: flammable cladding has been found in seven buildings after 600 high—rise blocks were checked in the wake of the tower fire. the blocks were checked in the wake of the towerfire. the prime minister said steps are urgently being taken to check residents' homes are safe. the relevant local authorities and local fire services have been informed, and as i speak they are taking all possible steps to ensure buildings are safe and to inform affected residents. donald trump says he does not have any secret recordings of his conversations with sacked fbi directorjames comey, despite earlier speculation caused by the president saying, "james comey better hope that there are no "tapes"

duncan kennedy, bbc news. in new york, several people — including at least three doctors — are believed to have been wounded after shots were fired inside a hospital. police say the suspect barricaded himself inside new york city's bronx lebanon hospital with a rifle. they swarmed the building in search of him, and say he's now dead. we can go to our correspondent in new york, nada tawfik. what more do we know about what has happened? media reports have identified the shooter as doctor henry bello, a 45—year—old male, who was a former employee of bronx lebanon hospital. this afternoon he walked into the hospitaljust north of here new york's borough of the bronx, with an assault rifle concealed under his white doctor's code. from there he went on the 16th floor, where he fired several rounds, injured five or six people, some doctors on duty. we don't know the conditions of those people. a fire department official said one doctor was treated with a fire hose used as a tourniquet. another said the public

fergus walsh, bbc news. the parents of a british teenager who travelled to territory controlled by so—called islamic state in syria three years ago, have appealed to the government to help him now that he's fled. 18—year—old jack letts, from oxford, is being held in solitary confinement by kurdish forces who oppose is. he's been communicating with the bbc saying he's become disillusioned. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. jack letts was the white, middle—class boy from oxford, just out of school, who ran off to live in so—called islamic state. that was more than two—and—a—half years ago. since then, he told us, he's travelled all over is territory in both syria and iraq. we communicated using the encrypted messaging app, telegram. he said he'd been injured in an explosion, but insisted he wasn't fighting at the time, and then claimed he'd fallen out with is. at first i thought they were on the truce and then i realised they weren't on the truce. so they put me in priso

this is bbc news. our top stories: one day to go: theresa may and jeremy corbyn make their last pitch for votes ahead of the uk's general election. more questions for the uk's security services. it's emerged they were warned about the third london bridge attacker. he's been named as 22—year—old youssef zaghba. mosul in mourning. the un says more than 150 civilians fleeing the iraqi city have been killed by snipers from so—called islamic state. it's notjust issues of security on the minds of voters: with the public feeling the pinch and concerned about brexit, we weigh up the economic policies of the main parties. going, going — gone. uber swings the axe and sacks 20 members of staff following an investigation in to sexual harassment. hello and welcome to westminster, it's the final day of campaigning in the general election and the party leaders are on a hectic schedule of visits to key towns and cities across the uk in a last push for votes. the closing stages of the campaign have been dominat

hello — this is bbc news. the headlines at 6.30pm: a retired appeal courtjudge will lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire. he says it may not be as wide—ranging as some residents hope. the eyes —— ayes to the right 323, the noes to the lab 309. mps have voted in favour of the queen ‘s speech. it set out the government's legislative programme for the next two years. no deal yet in northern ireland. the deadline for setting up a new power—sharing executive has passed — it's now extended until monday. one of the most senior figures in the catholic church who is accused of multiple counts of sexual abuse, the vatican treasurer cardinal george pell, says he'll take a leave of absence to fight the charges in australia. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look

bbc news, chiang mai. in france, president emmanuel macron‘s new party has won a big majority of seats in parliamentary elections. la republique en marche will be the biggest party in the assembly. this is after a second and final round of parliamentary elections. more than half of its candidates have never been elected before. lucy williamson reports. two months ago, this result would have stunned france, more than 60% of parliament won by a party that a year ago did not even insist. the only surprise today that they didn‘t win more. proof of how much mr macron and his party have reshaped french politics. translation: today you have given a clear majority to the president. this majority will have the mission to act for france. the majority of french people have preferred to choose hope over anger, optimism over pessimism, and trust over fear. the front national won just a handful of seats, one of them going to their lead at marine le pen. she will enter the national parliament for the first time. tran

this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. our top stories: britain's prime minister theresa may outlines her agenda in the queen ‘s speech likely to be dominated by laws preparing the country for brexit. belgian soldiers shoot dead a suspected suicide bomber after an explosion at brussels train station. georgia's republican candidate karen handel wins a congressional election in what's seen as a referendum on donald trump. keeping it japanese — toshiba has announced it's chosen a japanese government—led consortium as the preferred bidder for the conglomerate‘s prized flash memory chip business. remember the romantic days of supersonic air travel? the days when the concorde was the choice of the jet—set. well it's back to the future at the paris air show. hello and welcome to bbc news. the british prime minister theresa may will promise to work with humility and resolve in the queen's speech to the new parliament later this morning. mrs may still does not have a parlimentary majority and a proposed

this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabati. the headlines at three: police charge conservative candidate for south thanet, craig mackinlay, over an alleged breach of election spending at the last general election. once again, it is bad judgment from theresa may. why on earth would you allow someone to go ahead as a general election candidate when this cloud was clearly hanging over him? the conservative party continues to believe that these allegations are unfounded. craig mackinlay is innocent until proven guilty, and remains our candidate. jeremy corbyn launches a stinging attack on theresa may for not joining european leaders in condemning donald trump for quitting the paris climate accord. i'm simon mccoy, live in york, where it's all gearing up for question time tonight. theresa may and jeremy corbyn will face questions from perhaps the toughest audience of all, the voters themselves. police investigating the manchester bombing find a car they say may be "significant" to the inquiry into last week's a

this is bbc news. the headlines at three: police confirm that at least 30 people died in the grenfell tower fire and the bbc understands more than 70 people are dead or missing. but the cause of the fire is still unknown. the police have taken the lead for the investigation, and if criminal offences have been committed, it is us who will investigate that. the queen and prince william visit a relief centre which has been helping victims of the fire. police here say many bodies remain inside the charred building as the painstaking forensic work goes on. the prime minister visited victims in hospital this morning. and she will chair a special meeting this afternoon. we'll have all the latest developments from west london in a moment. the other headlines here on bbc news: a second soldier has died following the incident involving a tank, at an army firing range in pembrokeshire. the archbishop of canterbury is due to speak at a "service of hope" at southwark cathedral in honour of first—responders, famil