for the victims of the grenfell tower fire, with some protestors demanding the resignation of the prime minister. the number of people known to have died in the fire has risen to at least 30 but it's expected the final total will be higher. theresa may says she's been deeply affected by the tragedy of the fire in west london. she's setting up a £5 million emergency fund for victims of the blaze. she made herfirst visit to meet survivors, after being criticised for failing to see local people on thursday. president trump says he is reversing some of the agreements between the cuban government and his predecessor, barack obama, which led to the restoration of diplomatic ties two years ago. key diplomatic and commercial ties will stay in place. us airlines and cruise ships will continue to serve the island. more now on our top story: police have said there was nothing to suggest that the fire, which broke out in the early hours of wednesday morning, was started deliberately. investigators are still trying

to piece together what happened and how the blaze spread so quickly throughout the building. there now three inquiries — by the police, by the fire brigade, and the full public inquiry. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds now on the questions the public inquiry will have to consider. it is the first obvious question. and it will be for the fire brigade to answer. the accounts of the residents will be important. this video was shot 20 minutes or so after a fridge caught light on the fourth floor. the guy's fridge was by his kitchen window. the fire had already gone on the outside, and the wind helped it, and then all of a sudden, the cladding has fallen. he said the cladding caught. and that leads to question number two. it shouldn't have. the building was redesigned with aluminium panels in 2016. the work was signed off by the council.

so far there is no evidence standards were breached, but... the minimum safety standards which is expected for a building to keep it reasonably safe. if you're using materials, or in a circumstance which you know are more dangerous, then you have to mitigate that, make a risk assessment and engineer out at risk. in this test, the fire is contained by flameproof walls. experts say good fire safety results from good design. was the redesigned g re nfell tower safe 7 and were there other factors? after the work was completed, has pipes were moved to public areas in the tower. residents were furious. thejob of finding out who might be to blame has now been taken over by the police. we will get to the answer of what has happened and why. that's why the police are taking the lead for the investigation.

and if criminal offences have been committed, it is us who will investigate that. examining the wreckage willjust be the start. they will have to look at the role of the council, building managers, contractors, subcontractors — a hugejob. but are tower blocks safe? the government is now identifying similar blocks for extra checks, a string of councils are doing their own assessments to reassure residents. but fatal fires in tower blocks are incredibly rare. this week's fire is unprecedented. this is something the public inquiry is likely to consider. there have been plenty of warnings in the past. in another fire in southwark in 2009, cladding was also a factor. a coroner demanded a review of fire safety in towers, suggesting more sprinters systems might be the answer. but introducing them widely might mean a new approach to fire safety. grenfell tower's design should have contained the fire — so—called passive safety. could all blocks have active

measures to prevent fire? one of these modern developments will have fire detection systems and sprinklers, and bringing those older blocks up to this sort of standard would not be cheap, and it would certainly be disruptive for the residents. but what price should we put on a life, especially on the lives of those living in towers, often the poorest in society? this disaster has triggered a national debate which could last yea rs. now on bbc news, click. 0k. let's play. this week we are punching above our weight. driving around the bend and dropping gunk in around the bend and dropping gunk in a bucket. right. let's see. dragons.

check. singing pirates check. 0rcs... yes. all of which can only mean it is time for the world ‘s maddest video games expo in the heart of downtown los angeles. this is where new games are launched and new hardware is lauded. it is always big, loud and bright but this year, for the first time, it is notjust open to those who work in the games industry. 15,000 members of the public have also been allowed in, each paying up to $250 for a ticket.

you do the maths. all of which means things have got a lot easier. personally hasn't affected my enjoyment of the show at all. but the question is, are this year's crop of announcements worth the wait? how exciting a free use depends on whether the big console manufacturers have any big announcements or not. this year, microsoft generated the most excitement by announcing a new console. we got hands—on. excitement by announcing a new console. we got hands-on. welcome to ease 320 17. and with that, phil spencer kicked off the xbox if free press event. it is a big year for xbox as it announced a brand—new console, gordon named scorpio is now called... xbox one x. its high-end

spec includes six teraflops of graphic performance. that compares to the appeals for‘s broke 4.2. it is capable of producing four k high dynamic range visuals at 60 frames a second. as well is producing dolby atmos audio. all this adds up to a whole lot of horsepower for a console. it is being billed as the most powerful console ever but is more computational grunt enough to shift sony from its number one position in the console market? in an attempt to do just that a parade of four k resolution games assaulted the senses. including a peek at the latest addition to the popular assassin's creed series, this one set in egypt. the expendables terry crews a re set in egypt. the expendables terry crews are brings the smack down to crack down three. 0pen world smashed

everything in sight, destructor —fest. as well as family friendly platform super tale. these games will warp play on the old xbox one and will play with four k graphic enhancement on the xbox one x. the leading that four k charge with the new machine, racer ford's motorsport and anthem, and new sci—fi x0 suit game created by bio wear. and weirdly, four k enhanced mine craft. 0ne weirdly, four k enhanced mine craft. one of the few games where high—end lighting effects do not seem necessary. a strong line—up than for the new xbox. but is it strong enough? that was long and loud. but 42 new games. very little girl in the way of fan favourites and franchises such as gears of war.

some franchises people now will be coming, halo, gears of war. i spent last month, i was both the studios last month, i was both the studios last month, i was both the studios last month looking at amazing work they were doing. we feel this arena with great games without even bringing in the biggest game franchises. if more power than important when bringing out a new machine? the tender has done quite well with its new machine which is arguably the least powerful console on the market. power is poured in to the premium customer. you also want games like mine craft, one of the biggest games on the planet, playable across a whole lineup of consoles, connecting everyone together. it is about content for everybody. here it is. the most powerful console that microsoft has ever made. we do know what it looks like. it is actually quite slimline. smaller than the old machine, the xbox one f. and we know how much cost. £449. and we know it is

released on november seven. we do not know what games are like when you actually power the machine up, grab hold of the controller and play them on it. to find that out, i have to go over there. 0k, them on it. to find that out, i have to go over there. ok, now you may think that my driving here is a little scrappy but there is method to my madness. by damaging the car i can see the additional level of detail it has added. you can see individual raindrops. a smorgasbord of different weapon affects going on here. all of them showing what this machine is capable of. the first timei machine is capable of. the first time i played a game on the new xbox one x time i played a game on the new xbox onexand time i played a game on the new xbox one x and ijust played motorsport seven. the most recognisable of all titles will be launched with this machine when it comes out later this year. it is fantastic. the beautiful game to look at and as you expect,

it has four k resolution. but there is more to this than just incredible graphics. that was mark and, interestingly, no talk of the yarra at microsoft but, never fear, mohammed is here. the cool thing here is that this is a htc five running without the usual cables trailing to a pc. this has, until recently, been very, very hard to do because there is just too much of a delay between movements and what you see on the headset when you do not use cables. that results in much of motion sickness. but display link has managed to cut the chords and use its own compression technology and 60 gigahertz transmitter on the headset to reduce latency to less than five ms. right. next up, nintendo's big announcement at e63.

-- if nintendo's big announcement at e63. —— if free. nintendo has not had the best couple of years. its last console, the wii you, failed to connect with the public. with the release of the switch and its success is the fastest selling console nintendo history, crowds flocked to the booth at a three this year. nintendo does not do big pep as conferences any longer, choosing to make its announcement via an online presentation. fun and battle, a lwa ys online presentation. fun and battle, always locked together. last year the tender group was always about one icon. this year there are games aplenty. and a lot of this guy. # here we go, off the rails. odyssey sees that mario travelling that low but ina sees that mario travelling that low but in a —— of the globe. murray is able to throw his hat, just like that, pop on a rocket and accelerate

away. and it is notjust rockets. his hat is a key game mechanic, used to break bricks, collect coins, right around and even inhabit the body of anything his head where land is on. as one of nintendo's most popular characters, is mario the ace up popular characters, is mario the ace up the sleeve of switch. transocean macs certainly, that is the case. notjust macs certainly, that is the case. not just with mario macs certainly, that is the case. notjust with mario but macs certainly, that is the case. not just with mario but with macs certainly, that is the case. notjust with mario but with many other things as well. we have heard from people who have maybe not played a nintendo system since an 64 01’ super played a nintendo system since an 64 or super nintendo. but they have wonderful experiences from childhood and they sees things in super mario 0dyssey that will pull them back in. that is a wonderful opportunity to bridge a lot of new experiences that we offer as well. mario was the star of the show again in a another game,

mario rapids. minty has allowed another games company to create this game, sanctioned by the gaming legend, mr mario himself. game, sanctioned by the gaming legend, mr mario himselflj game, sanctioned by the gaming legend, mr mario himself. i said, whatever you do, do not make a jump game or whatever you do, do not make a jump game 01’ a whatever you do, do not make a jump game or a platform. make a mario game or a platform. make a mario game that has never been made before. it is not unheard of for nintendo to work with other studios but it is amazing to see one outside of japan. and there but it is amazing to see one outside ofjapan. and there was but it is amazing to see one outside of japan. and there was plenty but it is amazing to see one outside ofjapan. and there was plenty more, including kirby, meteoroid and one that got many hearts racing, a pokemon rpg. but with no release date announced, we could be waiting a while. translation: date announced, we could be waiting a while. translationzlj date announced, we could be waiting a while. translation: i would like to know myself when it comes out. with the switch taking mainstage at this he's event it seems that this is clearly their present and their future. and as it it has audible capabilities, what does it mean in the long—term for nintendo's other hand—held devices? it welcome to the

week in tech. it is the week that tim cook revealed apple is developing a self driving car system. roaming charges dropped for uk mobiles in their eu. just make sure you read the small print. following scandals about sexism within the company, to announce that he will take a leave of absence. —— uber‘s ceo and ounces. an ad featuring ryan reynolds is banned after it was found to be misleading by the watchdog. sleep tracking device hello says goodbye, despite raising £1.3 million in crowdfunding, following by a staggering £30 million investment. a robot has been composing its own music. researchers at georgia institute of cancer what it has been

working on this robot, which uses deep learning to create its own works, after having listened to more than 500 tunes and millions of segments of sound from artists including the beatles and beethoven. finally, ever thought fish don't hold enough power in this world? this artist's latest work has created a solution. he is tracked by a webcam as he swims, a software calculating the velocity needed to translate his moves into power in the hammer. apparently it empowers fish to break stuff. although gaming is massive, the fact that they of videogames operated by often quite complex controllers means that if you have a disability they are quite difficult to play. cat has met up with one guy who's

made it his mission to improve usability and make them payable by all. i received a challenge recently, come and play me, at killer instict. it didn't say "if you dare", but it might as well have done, because ben isa might as well have done, because ben is a combat expert. now you are punishing me. i can't do anything! then, have mercy! this is unbelievable —— ben. just unbelievable. ben has taken me out in about 20 seconds. i could have done it quicker than that if i didn't screw up my inputs at one point. we are playing killer instict. a big sports title with players competing for millions of dollars each year, but it is adjust its popularity that makes the game stand out. she has blocked low and the only reason i know that is

because i heard that some sound. ben is relying on his hearing because he is relying on his hearing because he is blind, which makes his win even more impressive. if you throw a fireball it travels and there are other satisfying connections at their end when it hits the opponent. when i say, do you realise you are fighting a guy who can't see, they are like, no, i didn't realise that at all. how does it work? and that sta rts at all. how does it work? and that starts conversations about how games are 01’ starts conversations about how games are or aren't accessible. you are passionate about taking that conversation further? it needs to go further because gamers with outside are being left in the dust. these like being able to tell your friendly team and your enemy team apart, different footsteps. it can be done. it isn't an impossibility. stomach audio only games have been around for many years and it is only

now the potential of modern art card where is being harnessed. now the potential of modern art card where is being harnessedlj now the potential of modern art card where is being harnessed. i am now beginning to understand how crucial sound design is to accessible gaming. iwas sound design is to accessible gaming. i was intrigued, where do you even begin and what if the thing you even begin and what if the thing you are designing for is as iconic and scary as alien? iron at the ba fta and scary as alien? iron at the bafta winning sound design studio creative assembly, getting behind the scenes look. there's bits of the game where the alien will be an event game where the alien will be an eve nt a bove game where the alien will be an event above the corridor and you won't know he is there, apart from bits of slime that will drip down. that's the sort of thing we will do for that, just a handful of it into the bucket. we've got wallpaper paste and porridge and we are creating the sound of an alien. obviously the visuals are incredibly important, but without sound they become kind of... there's no way to them. it is incredible to see the

mess and extremes that went into the sound of the game. it's got a good creek in it. -- creak. despite this, someone like ben would still struggle to play in isolation. the reason for that is the menus are visible to him. episodes, clips, judges, spencer kelly... on the web, a screen reader speaks out the options. it took years of internet before accessibility features like this became commonplace and it is still not 100%. as for games consoles, currently blind gamers have to memorise the menus within games. that's what the big barrier is, the tools people use to make gains aren't compatible with the softwa re gains aren't compatible with the software that can be used to operate technology. so with that barrier could be solved then we would see a

big increase in amount of accessible games. his mission is to make gaming more inclusive. accessibility's job will be done when people stop innovating the technology. there's a lwa ys innovating the technology. there's always something new that needs to be done. he has been working with people like ben for years but it is really now down to the console makers to bring about change. we need to be sure the games and consoles we build are accessible to any player, whether it is someone who has cited issues or hearing issues. we announce copilot mode where people can use two controls to play one version of the game, so if someone can't use all the buttons.” quiz the way when it comes to accessibility for blind gamers. for the first time, in game menus will

be read out. let's see what ben thinks about that news. other developers, like sony and nintendo, they want to use in game menus and spoken instructions, that's brilliant. if i don't have to worry about how much i am paying for it versus accessibility, that would be ideal. games, games and more ps for games. sony kicked off its playstation press event with a bang, and is due the latest adventure of naughty dogs. the crowd certainly liked that sony made it snow in sunny la. and everyone's favourite friendly neighbourhood spiderman swanned into action in a new game

which features an innovative use of spiderman's web slinging. and unlike xbox, who didn't even mention vr, playstation renewed its commitment to techno welding goggles, sorry, virtual reality, i showing off a host of vr games, like star child. and an utterly bonkers final fantasy vr fishing game. final fantasy 15: monster of the deep. playstation is riding high at the moment with its ps4 outselling its rival, the xbox one. but with the superpowerful xbox 1x on the horizon, will things like we are help sony to maintain its

lead? over the long-term it really is an opportunity to create a new entertainment medium, but i do stress that it is over the long—term. i think in the last six months to one year with a little bit of overhyping of the category out there. certainly not by ourselves. we saw this as the start of a very long process of bringing vr into the mainstream. you will see lots more technology innovation. i think content makers, game makers and others, including folks that are making television programmes, they are making television programmes, they a re really making television programmes, they are really only starting to just learned what the tools are to make really good we are content. the xbox 1x is an enormously powerful machine and is in danger of being left behind in terms of producing the most powerful console out there.” think the consumer will have to look at both systems and make a comparison. obviously there is a significant price differential between the two units, which plays it somewhat towards our advantage,

andi it somewhat towards our advantage, and i think with ps4 pro you get some additional benefits if you are interested in vr. so if we are confident where we stand now. that was mark at sony. now, three more people playing video games. actually, two playing games and one watching a movie, all on the same screen. but depending on where you sit, you get a different view. the secret is actually in this special reflective screen, which only reflects the light from this projector straight back in this direction, that means no one else can see this and in fact you have a load of projectors all shining different stuff at the screen. the result is ok but i have to admit i could see traces of the other viewers' images, so maybe there's a

bit more to do. there are a few things you can guarantee at e3 every year. bright lights, lots of noise and lots of sequels too. these are the fan favourites which seemed to get a new rich region every few months —— new iteration every few months —— new iteration every few months and they are in danger of getting repetitive, but this year some franchises were thrown up a few surprises. videogames publishers love a sequel. all you have to do is take a pop at title, make a few tweaks and then push out an annual refresh. —— popular title. but at e3 there are couple of sequels that had to work a little bit harder than usual. a good example is the polarising sci—fi settings from the last couple of games that have been replaced by a period of history which originally inspired this series, the second

world war. who needs railguns, robots and energy shields? got a rifle, a helmet and a determination to take the speech! the gameplay is chaotic, noisy, frantic, everything you want. that's it from click at e3. we are backin that's it from click at e3. we are back in the us next week. in the meantime, you can follow us on twitter and facebook. thanks for watching and we'll see you soon. hello there. we are

we are looking we are looking at we are looking at a we are looking at a lot we are looking at a lot of we are looking at a lot of dry we are looking at a lot of dry weather this weekend, with some very warm if not hot conditions spreading across warm if not hot conditions spreading a cross m ost warm if not hot conditions spreading across most of the uk. it will feel quite humid as the day goes by and although mostly sunny there will be although mostly sunny there will be a little bit of cloud around at times, notably across the north of the uk. the hot weather notjust affecting the uk, also across europe we have highs of 46 in parts of spain, 34 in france, 30 across the uk, making it the hottest weather of the year so far. it will be a warm start of the day. a bit of cloud in the sky across the hills of wales and northern england, at quite the end. the cloud will tend to melt away quickly. staying cloudy for the north—west of scotland. a weather front bringing breezy conditions with outbreaks of rain. away from the north—west corner, the bulk of the north—west corner, the bulk of the country bathed in sunshine. fair weather cloud developing in the south. coming very warm. highs of up to 29 degrees on saturday afternoon. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's duncan golestani.

our top stories: angry protests in london as residents demand justice for the victims of the grenfell tower fire and support for the survivors left homeless. we are sent from hospital to hospital, to shelters, why is there no community help for family members? why? why do we have to go there and actively look for them? theresa may is jeered as she visits displaced residents. she's promised a £5 million relief fund. government is making money available, we will ensure we get to the bottom of what happened, we will ensure people are rehoused but we need to make sure that actually happens. a us navy destroyer is seriously damaged in a collision off the coast