of us need to look at the overall strategy, the tactics, the resourcing and, indeed, what we are doing with and in our communities. the victims of the attack. james mcmullan had been out drinking with friends, his sister believes he's among the dead. while our pain will never diminish, it is important for us to all carry on with our lives, in direct opposition to those who try and destroy us. theresa may is accused ofjeopardising national security by cutting police numbers, she accusesjeremy corbyn of being soft on terrorism. we'll be looking at whether the police and security services could have done more to stop the killings on saturday, when one of the attackers was already known to them. also tonight. the first funeral of those killed in the manchester attack — 14—year—old eilidh macleod in barra in the outer hebrides. six arab states cut diplomatic ties with qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism. "last of the summer wine" theme. and the actor peter sallis, of the last of the summer wine and the voice of wallace in wallace and gromit, has died. good evening. two of

trump is still flouting the us constitution. he has until tomorrow to respond. hello and welcome to bbc news. in a matter of a couple of hours the polling stations will open. there will be patrolled by armed officers in some areas. the vast majority of constituencies will declare in the early hours of friday morning. on election day 2017, just two years after the last one and three years earlier than we were expecting. 68 different parties are vying for your votes this time around with a total field of more than 3300 candidates. we will elect mps from 650 constituencies across the uk, 533 in england, a0 in wales, 59 in scotland and 18 in northern ireland. around a7 million people are eligible to vote and will be casting our ballots at a1,000 polling stations on the length and breadth of the land as well is by post. the party leader with the most mps will be invited by the queen to form a government. mps are due back in next tuesday. so after seven weeks of campaigning, the time has come to choose their will and by those green benches across the road. 11 days from now, the queen will

laughing at us as a country? we want fair treatment for its citizens and we want fair treatment for our taxpayers. we don't want other leaders and other countries laughing at us anymore and they won't be. they won't be. i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. for donald trump it is all about the art of the deal. he said he wants to negotiate a better one for america. but he didn't seem that worried if the rest of the world doesn't agree to one. in negotiations to re—enter, either the paris accord, or in really entirely new transactions, on terms that are fair to the united states, its businesses, its workers, its people, its taxpayers, so we're getting out but we will start to negotiate and we will see if we can make a deal that's fair and if we can, that's great, and if we can't, that's fine. climate change is an american problem too. vert florida, a floodline, rising sea levels risk visit florida, a floodline, rising sea levels risk turning miami beach into a modern day atlantis. a city sub#34er7b8ged by water. even on sunny days it can get water—logged a

colluded with russia in the us presidential election. i have never met with or had any conversations with any russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election. after a year and a half in north korean jails, an american student is flown home in a coma. landslides and floods kill more than 100 as monsoon rains hit bangladesh. and a special report from venezuela where, despite massive wealth, an unprecedented number of children are facing hunger. the american government's top lawyer has been facing tough questions about the trump campaign's links to russia and allegations that he colluded with russian intelligence to influence the result. asked if the russians interfered with the election, attorney generaljeff sessions said "it appears so" but he angrily rejected claims of collusion. and he defended president trump's sacking of fbi directorjames comey. from washington, nick bryant. capitol hill, on days such as this, america's most elegantly designed theatre. the stage for the latest instalment of a russian saga gripping washington and desta

used on grenfell tower is withdrawn from around the world. the us supreme court has partially lifted an injunction against president donald trump's travel ban. and a new aircraft carrier — hms queen elizabeth — sets sail for the first time from the rosyth dockyard in fife. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that after more than two weeks of talks the conservatives and the democratic unionist party have agreed a parliamentary deal to support theresa may's minority government. it will mean an extra £1 billion for health, education and infrastructure in northern ireland. the conservatives have also agreed to keep the so—called triple—lock on pensions and maintain universal winterfuel payments for pensioners. leaders in scotland and wales have condemned the deal — other parties have raised concerns that the deal will cause problems in northern ireland. our political correspondent iain watson reports. why has it taken so long? theresa may had wanted to seal a deal with the dup soon after the election, but it's taken two and a half weeks. so it was with relief that she came out t

the us economy really out of the woods? plus — roam if you want to. the eu scraps extra mobile charges for travellers from today after a decade long battle. but will users end up footing the bill anyway? hello and welcome to the programme. the fire burns on at grenfell tower this morning more than 2a hours after this west london tower block was engulfed in flames. 12 residents are confirmed dead, but police expect that figure to rise significantly as scores of people are still unaccounted for. fire crews have simply not been able to search every floor of the 2a—storey building yet. 78 people are in hospital, 18 of them critically ill. andy moore has the latest. the official death toll is expected to rise, but even so, it is outstripped by the number of the missing. these are some of their faces — whole families are unaccounted for. many of them lived on the top floors. this woman was searching local hospitals for her friend and three children. we don't know if they are alive or dead or in hospital or not. we don't have any clues. just waiting and hoping. as dusk fell nearly

has said a us supreme court ruling to allow parts of his controversial travel ban to come into effect, is a victory for national security. the court said the ban could be temporarily implemented — pending its final decision. that is expected in october. mr trump's executive order sought to bar people from iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria and yemen and to suspend the us refugee programme. the bbc‘s tim allman begins our coverage. it was one of donald trump's first acts as president. his controversial travel ban. the reaction was immediate. protests springing up at airports across america. soon, the court stepped in, suspending the ban and forcing the president to rewrite his executive order. now, the supreme court has said parts of that order can be implemented, at least for now. travellers from the named countries, who don't have what is described as a bonafide relationship with a person or entity in the united states, can be barred from entering america. the president, as so often, took to social media, tweeting that he was very grateful for the decision. he added, we must keep

a trade war, because of a global oversupply of steel. it looks at how the us could restrict imports of cheap steel from china, which may then find its way to europe. the eu doesn't want its own producers to become "collateral damage". "the one billion pound bribe". that's the independent‘s headline — writing about theresa may's agreement with the dup, to form a minority government. the party will support the conservatives on key issues, in return for money for northern ireland. and it's 20 years since british writerjk rowling published her first harry potter book. some estimates say the franchise is now worth a staggering $25 billion. the market watch website has that story. with us is mark davies — ceo of strategy consultancy camberton. let us start with that story in the gulf news about the trump travel ban. many lauding this as a victory for donald trump. it's been watered down. he is lauding it is a victory for himself and that is really what matters because his core support believes everything he says. it is fairly weak compared with what he originally started. although r

to make britain safer and europe safer altogether. applause labour will use brexit negotiations to confirm our commitment to cross border agency such as euro poll and seek to continue to use the european arrest warrant. we will also hire 10,000 more police officers, to make communities safer and additional thousand people to help with the threat of terrorism. labour is clear, the safety of our citizen should never be used as a bargaining chip. the choice in this election is not brexit or no brexit, that has been settled. the choice is between a jobs first labour brexit and a reckless tory brexit, based on a race to the bottom in working conditions and corporate taxes. the choice is who you trust to fight for your future. a weekend wobbly tory party, which can‘t even stick to its own manifesto commitments for a week, which always, always, always puts the wealthy and big business first. 0r puts the wealthy and big business first. or a labour team with clear principles, proven confidence, which will putjobs, principles, proven confidence, which will put jobs, living principles, prov

tell us what the floor is now, why can't you tell us the cap? because on the floor, i think it is important that we give people the protection of their savings, which is greater than it is today. that's why we've set that figure at £100,000. but on the cap, as to where you set that figure, the absolute amount that people pay, i think it's right we have that consultation. then pressure on the nhs, and this nurse's pay packet. my wage slips from 2009 reflect exactly what i am earning today. how can that be fair? we have had to take some hard choices across the public sector in relation to public set pay restraint. we did that because of the decisions we had to take to bring public spending under control, because it wasn't under control under the last labour government. i am being honest with you, in terms of saying that we will put more money into the nhs. but there isn't a magic money tree. then the reality of what some people experience over their mental health. i have been waiting a year and a half for this, and i have suffered so much over that year, in part because of the work

, and we will see if we can make a deal that's fair. from within the us and around the world, widespread condemnation. climate experts warn of deadly consequences for the environment. oh my god you guys! i can hear gunshots! oh my god! police in the philippines say a gunman who attacked a crowded casino in manila has killed himself. hello. world leaders have reacted with alarm to president trump's announcement that he's pulling out of the paris accord — the biggest international agreement ever drawn up to combat climate change. it was signed by 195 nations. the us is the world's biggest polluter per head of population. until now, it's also been the largest donor and supporter of other countries struggling with the impact of a rapidly warming planet. mr trump said the treaty imposed unfair economic burdens on the us. nick bryant reports. the white house rose garden — the most fragrant of settings what environmentalists will see as a toxic decision. in order to fulfil my solemn duty to protect america and its citizens, the united states will withdraw from the paris climate

". as we were seeing, it is the most expensive congressional race in us history so far. is it possible to see how the huge amounts of money spent factored in here? well, yes, certainly in terms of the national attention that is this race has garnered. normally a congressional race like this would really receive very little coverage. but it has certainly focused minds, especially those of the democrats, who certainly looking at social media reaction in the past few minutes must the extremely disappointed. i think what it does this signal is quite a long slog ahead for the democrats as they head towards the mid—term elections next year. if they want any chance of taking the house back from the republicans may have a lot of work to do. they need to win 2a seats from the republicans if they are to make any sort of political dent in congress. that is what they want to do, that is what they have to do. they are looking further ahead, trying to defeat donald trump and three and half years time. the us state department has said north korea is directly responsible for the death of american st

ground of brexit. a brighter future awaits, she says, but only she can get us there. i want us to work together to fulfil the promise of brexit, too. because if we get brexit right, then together we can do great things. we can build a britain beyond brexit, that is stronger, fairer and even more prosperous than it is today. but the liberal democrats think she'd be taking britain down the wrong path. they claim the economy has already suffered, and there'd be worse to come. i think what people want to know is why on earth the conservatives want to pursue such a hardline, extreme version of brexit, which will not just take us out of the eu, but also harm our economy by taking us out of margaret thatcher's single market as well. so how do the party's approaches to brexit compare? the conservatives are promising to bring down immigration from europe. labour accepts the end of free movement, too, but would immediately guarantee the rights of eu citizens currently here. ukip wants a points—based system for immigration, while the lib dems would maintain the status quo. on trade, theres

two. this is a useful picture from scotland. a wetter picture from manchester. there is rain around today with a weather front crossing the uk. this is the weekend summary. sunshine and showers. this is the satellite picture. this is low—pressure sending fresh air in our direction. this is the weather front crossing the uk and it has brought fresh whether to many parts of the country with spots of rain. this is where we have the atlantic air. the south—east and east anglia holding on to the warmth from yesterday. today, still humid with temperatures up today, still humid with temperatures up to 26. they could be thunder and lightning on the way. further north, the northwest, scotland, northern ireland, temperatures some 10 degrees lower, but overall a fine day with sunshine and scattered showers. this evening a couple of showers. this evening a couple of showers. later tonight they could be rain in east anglia and maybe east yorkshire and as far north as eastern scotland. western and far north scotland, pretty cold tonight and in some rural areas as cool is 5 degrees. tomorrow w

support for a queen's speech which will enable us to negotiate a good brexit deal in due course and have policies the country needs in order to make sure out country needs in order to make sure our public services are working effectively and the economy grows more sustainably. what might the dup wa nt more sustainably. what might the dup want in return for what is expected to be an informal arrangement with the conservatives, where they promise to back them on the most important promise to back them on the most im porta nt votes promise to back them on the most important votes in parliament quiz mac could involve money, extra money for roads. the dup are against limiting pensioners who can receive the winter fuel allowance. other parties sniffjust how vulnerable the tories are. misses may promise the tories are. misses may promise the electorate a strong and stable government but what we have got is a shambles. she said we wouldn't have a coalition of chaos but that is where we are heading. the truth is the country deserves a proper government which will rule on behalf of the many n

case. there are three or four of us guarding the place and also we have spoken to police officers who said they are going to send either a car passed or an officer to join they are going to send either a car passed or an officer tojoin usjust to make sure everything is nice and fantastic. and what has struck me is many of the people have travelled considerable distances. 0ne many of the people have travelled considerable distances. one person came from wales, one came from essex, but people are coming to help people they have never met before. the reason is... england is a nice country to live in. everyone has got a reasonable life. at times like this the best of the community come out. this is where you find out how good it is to live in england and how good it is to be a londoner. you realise that times like this when everyone gets together, a beautiful atmosphere this evening, everyone helping out, loads of volunteers from everywhere. this shows you how much love there is. and there is another three or four places like this. i am told one is qpr stadium with three times the staff a

toughest debates, use the word advisedly, we are likely to see. unlike the other night, with seven of the party leaders shouting, a lot of heat, not much light. tonight, much more difficult. our chief political correspondent is with me now. difficult because sound bites won't do tonight. the audiences tend to ask questions, and they want proper a nswe i’s. ask questions, and they want proper answers. the other thing is they bring their own personal story or experience. two years ago, david cameron was asked about the cuts they had had to their welfare, to their benefits, talking about how difficult that have made their life. it is quite hard to respond to that. you have to respond in a very human way. the sound bite is not going to make that person feel assured they have had that question answered. unlike when journalists get up at a press c0 nfe re nce unlike when journalists get up at a press conference and asked the question, based at a microphone away straightaway, you can't have the following question if you aren't happy with what they've said. that's not the case tonight. t

iran say they hold saudi arabia and the us responsible for wednesday's deadly militant attacks. more tributes to the victims of the london bridge attack. eight people are known to have died and police make further arrests. and rewriting the history of evolution. why a series of new discoveries means humans could go back a lot further than we thought. hello. the former fbi director, james comey, has dropped another bombshell ahead of his much anticipated appearance before congress later. his opening statement has been published on line. in it, he says that president trump repeatedly asked for his loyalty. on a separate occasion, mr comey says the president urged him to drop an inquiry into his national security adviser, michael flynn, who had just been forced to resign. rajini vaidya nathan reports from washington. he has become more famous than me. there was a time when president trump had nothing but praise forjames comey. but a firm grip injanuary turned into a firing in may. he sacked the fbi director, reportedly calling him a nut job and more. he is a showboat, a grandstander. th

the us and around the world. climate experts warn of deadly consequences for the environment. and celebrating one of the great masters of the renaissance — the drawings of raphael go on show to rave reviews in the uk. and i'm rachel horne with the business news. while president trump walks away from the paris climate agreement, europe and china are expected to re—affirm their commitments and expand collaborations. hello and welcome to the programme. reports from the philippines say at least 3a bodies have been recovered from a casino in the capital manila, hours after it was attacked by a gunman. police and fire officials said most of the victims had died of suffocation. the authorities initially feared a terror attack but later said it was likely to have been a bungled robbery. the gunman was found dead in a room at the casino. sarah corker has the latest. as gunshots ring out, chaotic scenes of panic. hundreds of guests and employees run for of panic. hundreds of guests and em ployees ru n for safety of panic. hundreds of guests and employees run for safety from this popular

commons. this will allow us to come together as a country and channel our energies towards a successful brexit deal that works for everyone in this country. still prime minister but damaged, diminished, a smallerfigure. young people and old people all came together yesterday, a huge turnout, an increase in the labour vote and they did it because they want to see things done differently and they want hope in their lives. because what was surprise at the start... bell tolls and what we're saying is the conservatives are the largest party. note that 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. no obvious pattern or geography to start with. cheering. but a hung parliament. # we'll keep the red flag flying here...# with no overall winner becoming clear. what had seemed her unassailable lead at the startjust melted away. personal as well as political loss written all over her face. the tories and labour in scotland dragged the snp down from their high point. the bubble pricked even for al

president trump's decision to withdraw the us from the paris climate agreement. jeremy corbyn launches a stinging attack on theresa may for failing to join european leaders in their condemnation of america's move. once again, subservience to donald trump. it's a dereliction of both her duty to this country and our duty to our planet. police investigating the manchester bombing find a car they say may be "significant" to the inquiry into last week's attack. you actually heard it? and prince william visits manchester to talk to those who helped the victims on the night of the attack. coming up in the sport on bbc news, england all—rounder chris woa kes will miss the rest of cricket's champions trophy after picking up a side strain in yesterday's win over bangladesh. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the conservative candidate for south thanet in kent, craig mackinlay, has been charged with offences relating to his election expenses in the run—up to the last general election. the crown prosecution service said mr mackinlay, who's standing again onjune 8th, an

trump's decision to pull the us out of the paris climate agreement. officials say it is up to other world uses to sit down and negotiate a deal. speaking at the white house, scott pruitt refused to say whether climate change was a hoax and described withdrawing from the agreement as a brave decision. the president made a very brave decision yesterday. he put america's interests first with respect to environmental agreements. interests first with respect to environmentalagreements. i appreciate his fortitude and leadership in this matter. the discussion of the last few weeks has been one of thoughtful deliberation. he had many voices across a wide spectrum of points. the president made an important decision for the benefit of the country. some us cities and states have still said they will cut emissions despite the us withdrawal. americans don't need washington to meet our paris commitment. americans are not going to let washington stand in the way of fulfilling it. that is the message that mayers, governors and business leaders across united states have been sending. i want the worl

donald trump retreated, enter new leaders — the eu and china. apart from the us, these are the world's other two economic heavyweights, prompted by president trump to act in concert. what we're seeing here with this joint reaction to donald trump's statement is striking, not just for the swiftness, but also for the message it sends, at a time when the us under president trump is withdrawing from global leadership on climate change, instantly the eu and china are stepping in to take up that mantle. it's a striking global change which could herald a decline in us influence. so at this special summit in brussels, the eu and china are making a joint declaration, they will not abandon the paris agreement, the opposite. they're committed to it. china and the european union are aligned on the need for international solutions. nowhere is that more important than in leading the global clean energy transition, and implementation, the full implementation of the paris climate agreement. when president trump announced his decision last night, he said paris was a bad deal for the us. but this deal�

string of questions. how did it spread? the materials used are under suspicion, but was the design of the refurbishment also to blame? did the work, completed last year, breach building regulations? and are the laws governing building standards clear enough and tough enough? this is a criminal investigation. police are seizing documents from the companies that managed and refurbished grenfell tower. and they will consider potential criminal charges, breaches of health and safety, or even corporate manslaughter, though that is difficult to prove. for several decades now, councils have been putting up cladding to improve the look and installation of their ageing tower blocks. now, in what amounts to a crisis for that strategy, some of it is being taken down. in islington, initially for testing, but next week, for good. i mean, everyone in the block is saying if you live in a tower block especially, you are thinking oh my god, it could have been us. especially now they've said it's in our cladding, we are thinking oh my god. i'm quite tearful, actually. so far it's affecting high—rise

has come to us from the liberal democrat peer, we understand there are reports that parliament has been the target of a cyber security attack. lord reinhard has also tweeted this information saying cyber security attack on westminster parliamentary, e—mails may not work remotely. we do know that the national cyber security centre is apparently working with parliament. and now returning to our top story. 27 high—rise buildings across 15 local authorities in london have failed safety tests ordered in response to the grenfell tower block fire. hundreds of buildings, including hospitals and schools, are still being examined. in north london, around 3000 people have been put in temporary accommodation after four towers blocks, which have cladding similar to grenfell, were declared unsafe. the blocks, which were evacuated last night, are on the chalcots estate in the london borough of camden and contain more than 700 flats. residents living in the taplow, burnham, bray and dorney towers were evacuated after the fire service said the safety of residents in the blocks could not be guar

the supreme court revives part of his travel ban. donald trump says the relationship between the us and india has never been stronger, following talks with prime minister naren—dra modi. the american company that supplied cladding on a huge tower block that caught fire in london says it's stopped all global sales of the product. and that age old question — are you getting enough sleep? we meet the scientists trying to find out what happens to our brains when we don't. hello and welcome. president trump has said a us supreme court ruling to allow parts of his controversial travel ban to come into effect, is a victory for national security. the court said the ban could be temporarily implemented pending its final decision. that is expected in october. mr trump's executive order sought to bar people from iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria and yemen, and to suspend the us refugee programme. the bbc‘s tim allman begins our coverage. it was one of donald trump's first a cts it was one of donald trump's first acts as president. his controversial travel ban. the reaction was immediate

assessed. thank you forjoining us. the united nations fears for the safety of up to 150,000 civilians trapped in the last enclave of mosul. it's still held by the so—called islamic state but the iraqi army is closing in. the country's prime minister says mosul will be liberated within days. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the front line in mosul‘s old city. she's with cameraman nicholas hameon and producer firle davies. and a warning — their report contains some distressing images. a journey to the front line. 0ur windscreen, a reminder of the dangers ahead. 0ur escort from iraq's elite counterterrorism force. snaking forwards towards an enemy that's still inflicting casualties. like this wounded soldier, being rushed away as we arrived. and families fleeing too on foot. escaping hunger and fear, and a beloved city robbed of life. no food, no water. mosul is dead. this is the old city area. it's really the heart of the battle. and when you look around here you get a real sense of how fierce the fighting has been. the damage is immense in every direction. the narrow st

investigating us president donald trump for obstruction of justice. mr trump has hit back claiming he is the victim of witch—hunt led by "very bad people". the telegraph business section says bank of england officials have called for uk interest rates to rise in a surprise move that signals policy makers are more concerned about rising inflation even as the uk economy grows. and finally, greece said it was hopeful of securing a deal yesterday that could end months of eurozone feuding with the imf — in fact, they have secured that deal— and unlock sorely needed bailout cash for greece to avert a fresh crisis. threats to the london tower fire. the official reaction, a full public enquiry is announced. what does that mean in practice and how long will it take? historically public enquiries can take years. that is what is so worrying. it is all right to call for it but who is going to lead it and how long will it take. other major disasters that have led to changes and they took years. to come to any conclusion. the prime minister has to prove that this will have a limited time span an

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 to place a 90—day ban on people from six mainly muslim nations and a 120—day ban on refugees. tim allman reports. his controversial travel ban. it was one of donald trump's first acts as president. his controversial travel ban. the reaction was immediate. protests springing up at airports across america. chanting: no fascist usa! soon, the court stepped in, suspending the ban, forcing the president to rewrite his executive order. now, the supreme court has said parts of that order can be implemented, at least for now. travellers from the named countries, who don't have what is described as a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the united states, can be barred

family members or better still from toothbrushes or from the shaving implement that has been used by the person that we believe we need to identify. identification can take time. prolonging the anguish for families waiting for news of missed love ones. especially when criminal a cts love ones. especially when criminal acts are involved, we not only need to identify accurately, but we need to identify accurately, but we need to collect evidence and that evidence could be on clothing, could be on bodies, and so therefore it needs to be a process that is of a particular standard that will withstand scrutiny, but also ensure that we haven't made a mistake in identity because that would cause further trauma. the casualty bureau set up by the police took 3500 calls in the wake of the attack on saturday. it took until yesterday afternoon for the police to be sure that they knew the identities of all those who died and that there was no one still missing. sarah campbell, bbc news. one of the attackers who drove a vehicle into pedestrians — before stabbing others near london bridge — had

embley. our top stories: the most expensive congressional race in us history. democrats and republicans battle it out in georgia. belgian soldiers shoot dead a suspected suicide bomber after an explosion at brussels train station. the new leader of hong kong says she'll not be able to guarantee freedom of speech in the territory. also in the programme, why barbie‘s boyfriend ken has been given a 21st century makeover. hello. democrats have been calling it the ‘make trump furious‘ election — and the special election in georgia is being widely seen as a referendum on the trump presidency so far. it is certainly the most expensive congressional race in american history. both main parties have poured money into the battle for the atlanta seat, held by republicans since 1979. polls closed a few hours ago and votes are still being counted. live now to our correspondent peter bowes, who's monitoring the election for us from los angeles. what is the latest? it looks like the republican, karen handel, is beginning to inch ahead. she is the former georgia secretary of state. o

, toothbrushes, or from a shaving implement that has been used by the person that we believe we need to identify. the casualty bureau set up by the police took 3500 calls in the wake of the attack on saturday. the tax generally occur without warning and sometimes people don't know if their families or loved ones are caught up in it. we get many people that bring in just wanted some form of reassurance or to leave a message to say they may have been in the area, and that is one of the first jobs, in the area, and that is one of the firstjobs, to try and reduce the thousands of calls to those that may definitely have been caught up in any type of incident. identification can take time, prolonging the anguish for families waiting for news of missed loved ones. especially when criminal acts are involved, we not only need to identify and identify accurately, but we need to collect evidence and that evidence could be on clothing, could be on bodies, and so therefore it needs to be a process that is of a particular standard that will withstand scrutiny, but also ensure that we haven't made a m

bbc news. the white house wanted its message to be about changing us policy toward cuba. but then a tweet from president trump caused the news agenda to change. earlier on friday he said: that sparked this response from senator dianne feinstein who sits on the intelligence committee. she went on to call it a blatant violation of the president's oath of office. for more on mr trump's comments and the resulting firestorm, here's our north america editorjon sopel. the ball has been set rolling, largely because of mr trump's own actions in the way he has communicated on some of these things. we all know there was an investigation going on into the trump campaign's links with russia. then donald trump fired the fbi directorjames comey and the white house and the attorney general and the deputy attorney general gave a set of reasons for why james comey had been fired for top donald trump them directly contradicts those reasons, saying it was because of the rush of thing a mark that was said ina the rush of thing a mark that was said in a tv interview, and reportedly set to sergey lavrov t

be enjoying it more. but whoever‘s in charge next week, taking us out of the european union is their biggestjob. their biggest opportunity. and the biggest danger, too. their biggest opportunity. and the biggest danger, toolj their biggest opportunity. and the biggest danger, too. i am confident that we can fulfil the promise of brexit together, and build a britain thatis brexit together, and build a britain that is stronger, sarah and even more prosperous than it is today. because the promise of brexit is great. the opportunities before us enormous. build a fairer country that the millions who voted both remain and leave last year want to see. by standing for the many not the few, labour is the only party which can overcome the divisions of la st which can overcome the divisions of last year's referendum and deliver a brexit that brings our country together. beyond those big claims, though, there is a lot that we just do not know about how the next occu pa nt of do not know about how the next occupant of this place would approach everything once in charge, when white house really ha

colluded with russia to influence the us presidential election. i have never met with or had any conversations with any russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election. australia offers to compensate almost 2,000 asylum seekers detained at an off—shore processing centre on manus island. and a special report from venezuela. despite massive wealth in parts of the country, unprecedented numbers of children are going hungry. fellow, and straight to that raking story in west london. —— raking. the london fire brigade are dealing with a serious fire in a tower block art in west london. a 23—storey block of flats in kensington. andy moore is at the scene. andy, what can you tell us?” andy, what can you tell us? i am standing just beside the cameraman who is trained on the building at the moment. the police have pushed us the moment. the police have pushed us back, the cordon has been pushed back, because there are fears the building might possibly collapse. it has been well alight for nearly two hours now. as you can see, it

live for us. we should say that the attorney of the president says the president feels vindicated com pletely says the president feels vindicated completely and totally. that is in relation to the president's state m e nts relation to the president's statements he himself was not under investigation. but it seems to be clear from james comey that donald trump demanded loyalty that was not given and asked him to drop the investigation into michael flynn. where does that take us? it does seem like a very selective statement from the president's attorney, pulling out one perhaps helpful phrase in the prepared statement of james comey and ignoring just about all the other very troubling things brought up, including this general statement that he wanted james comey to lift the cloud hanging over the presidency. there is also the other question with all of the exchanges between james comey and the president, the ultimate firing of james comey, even though there was no attempt to obstruct it up to that point, the investigation, what was the intention of dismissing him then? his supporters ar

islamic state is fighting to survive in syria. forces backed by the us now surround the capital of the so—called caliphate. the us urges china to respect freedom and civil liberties in hong kong, as president xi makes his highly symbolic visit marking 20 years of reunification. and a potentially perilous day on the fairway. an elk gives this swedish golfer a run for his money. hello. president trump's temporary ban on refugees and travellers from six mainly—muslim countries is now officially in effect. the us supreme court has allowed a watered—down version of it, after a five—month battle with human rights groups. the trump administration says the ban is necessary to block terrorists from entering the united states. many have argued that, unconstitutionally, it singles out muslims. this from neda tawfik. these were the scenes at airports gci’oss these were the scenes at airports across the country when the original travel ban was imposed without warning in january. travel ban was imposed without warning injanuary. it was called unconstitutional, a ban on muslims, and despite

it's not just about them. 47 million of us are registered at this election, one that's been overshadowed by the terrorist attacks in manchester and london. those attacks have meant a bigger police presence than usual. everyone conscious that the threat level is still severe. this westminster polling station is just one of 40,000 the length and breadth of the uk where you're electing your 650 representatives to the house of commons, just a couple of hundred yards down the road from here. those new mps will be here next tuesday, and on monday week the queen will open parliament and set out the new government's plans. some peculiar places have been pressed into action as polling stations. this one is in a launderette in oxford. here's one in a windmill in hove. and this pub was playing host to voters in exeter. last orders for casting a ballot are at 10pm tonight, with the first results due in before midnight. gary 0'donoghue, bbc news. and if you'd like to see all the results as they come in, you canjoin david dimbleby and the team tonight on bbc one and the bbc news channel f

the outcome of the us election. well, now that whole issue has almost been buried if you like because mr mueller has other things to look into and donald trump is in this position largely of his own making. had he not sacked james comey as head of the fbi a month ago we might not have this expansive enquiry, one which could actually in snare the president himself. let's go back to the fire that engulfed grenfell tower 27 hours ago, our reporter sarah corker is at the scene. we still don't know how many people are missing, we know hundreds of people are suddenly homeless and it's really something the way so many people around london have come together to help? yes. well, to give you a sense of geography, where exactly i am, i'm about 800 metres from that smouldering tower block. this is a car park near one of the evacuation centres and this is the pile of donations that have appeared through the night. people from across the area, the night. people from across the area , across the night. people from across the area, across the country even, coming to do whatever they can to he

celebrate 20 years of chinese rule. the policeman who took on the london bridge attackers tells us about the moment he faced them alone. ijust had one voice in my head saying, don't go down, don't go down. and all i know is that i was swinging all over the place. and as arguments rage over the future of american healthcare, we visit kentucky, where some of donald trump's core voters are worried about change. hello. american officials are toughening security procedures for international flyers entering the us, but won't be extending the in—flight laptop ban imposed on eight muslim—majority countries in march. the guidelines announced on wednesday include more robust screening of travellers and their personal electronics, and tighter security around aircraft and passenger areas. the secretary of homeland security said the new measures are necessary to combat changing terror threats. today i am announcing a first step toward this goal by requiring new security measures to be applied to all commercial flights coming into the united states from abroad. these measures will be both seen and

campaign promises was pulling the us out of the biggest international agreement ever drawn up to combat climate change. he's now said he'll give his decision later on thursday. china and the european union are preparing a joint statement in support of the paris accord. david willis reports from washington. the trump white house is said to be deeply divided on the issue of global warming. the president's daughter favours america remaining pa rt daughter favours america remaining part of the paris accord. as does the g7, whose leaders, including angela merkel, took time out last week in sicily to lobby donald trump on the issue. even pope francis rallied to the defence of the accord when he welcomed the president to the vatican. we are going to cancel the vatican. we are going to cancel the paris climate agreement. after making that pledge, the president seems intending to stick to it. environmentalists say it would be a shattering blow to the most comprehensive agreement on global warming ever reached. he will announced his verdict in the rose garden of the white house. 0pponents fear it

trapped in the old city of mosul are facing extreme risk. that includes being used as human shields by isil. we know that families who are trying to escape from the old city to safety are being directly targeted. we estimate that at least 30% of all the people who have been shot are women and children. we also know that the families who are trapped inside of mosul asked suffering from food deprivation. it's very hot right now in mosul and we know water supplies have been cut for a long time. that means families don't have the safe drinking water they need. the iraqi army have been doing what they can to uphold and do what they can to help families crossed the line to safety. that being said, we know that even with all of the steps that have been taken to protect civilians, they are still at grave danger and this is why the united nations now in the final sessions of the fighting which is very intense, what we're saying to all the parties to the conflict, you have got to do everything you can to make sure the civilians come out of this conflict alive. more than 100 people are still miss

who took on the london bridge attackers tells us about the moment he faced them alone. ijust had one voice in my head saying, don't go down, don't go down. and all i know is that i was swinging all over the place. hello. australia's most senior catholic figure, cardinal george pell, has been charged with multiple counts of sexually abusing children. cardinal pell, who's in charge of the vatican's finances, strongly denies the alleged offences, which are said to have happened in the 1970s. it's important to note that none of the allegations that have been made against cardinal pell have obviously been tested in any court yet. cardinal pell, like any other defendant, has a right to due process and so therefore it is important that the process is allowed to run its natural course. preserving the integrity of that process is essential to all of us. it is important that it is allowed to go through unhindered, and allowed to see natural justice for all involved, including cardinal pell and the complainants in this matter. for more on this we can speak to the bbc‘s phil mercer in sydney.

six london hospitals, 18 of them are in a critical condition. in the us, a gunman opens fire on republican members of congress during a baseball practice in virginia. the attacker is killed by police officers. we are united in our shock. we are united in our anguish. we are united in our shock. we are united in ouranguish. an we are united in our shock. we are united in our anguish. an attack on one of us is an attack on all others. —— of us. 21 hours after this fire started in g ru nfeld 21 hours after this fire started in gru nfeld tower, the 21 hours after this fire started in grunfeld tower, the fire is still blazing. the fire service had been working tirelessly to put the fire out. they have managed to get a hydraulic crane imposition and they are firing water remotely into the upperfloors of are firing water remotely into the upper floors of the apartment block, but the state of it at the moment, this wreckage of a building tells you it will take them some time to get in there and fully account for the people that are missing. let me remind you of where this apartment