one story among so many from the hell of grenfell tower. mark lowen, bbc news, north kensington. the queen observed a minute's silence at the trooping of the colour parade today in memory of all those who died in grenfell tower and in the recent attacks manchester and london. earlier, she issued an unprecedented statement on what is her official birthday in which she said it was difficult to escape the very sombre national mood. our royal correspondent nicolas witchall reports. before leaving buckingham palace for horse guards, she stood with the duke of edinburgh for a minute's silence. a moment of reflection, joined by the foot guards on the parade ground and the cavalry at the palace gates in remembrance of those lost at grenfell tower and in the terrorist attacks in london and manchester. in a statement issued at 6.00am this morning the queen said. yesterday she had visited the scene

of the fire at grenfell tower and met some of those who have lost friends and neighbours. it had clearly made a deep impression. in her statement she said. she went on. her birthday parade went ahead. it had all the familiar components. the foot guards marched and trooped the colour of the irish guards. and the royal family appeared on the palace balcony where prince george, as usual, stole the show gazing down at the crowds and as then as the raf fly—past appeared up at the sky with his sister. but this was no ordinary trooping. this was a year when the head

of state reflected the country's feeling of shock and grief. nicolas witchall, bbc news, buckingham palace. since the fire, the government has ordered councils across england to check the safety of their buildings. many have sought to reassure tenants living in tower blocks. but, as our correspondent duncan kennedy reports, it's notjust tower blocks that are coming under scrutiny. in all parts of the country, in all kinds of buildings, the grenfell fire is changing people's lives. how long have you lived here? nearly 40 years. like mo who has lived on the 20th floor of her tower block in southampton since 1977. without a worry, until this week. the block is due to be cladded. but after cladding came under suspicion in the west london fire, skachlt mo has called the council to an immediate

meeting to express residents' doubts. because the flats are a lot of flats are very damp and the heat something not a very good system and it's quite cold, we were all pushing for our cladding to be done. and now? to make it warmer. and now, i wa nt reassu ra nces now? to make it warmer. and now, i want reassurances before i will go as rep to the come to say we will haveit as rep to the come to say we will have it done. seven years ago, this tower block fire in southampton killed two firefighters. there was no connection with cladding, but it did bring changes. the blaze here led to a complete rethink about safety. and sprinklers were added not only here but to buildings across the city. now in the wake of the grenfell fire, the government has ordered councils to look at all their buildings and notjust the tower blocks. and notjust old buildings either. this student accommodation in nottingham was built only three years ago and came with cladding designed into it. but it will also be examined by experts

just to make sure it is fire resista nt. just to make sure it is fire resistant. it's something they should look at but it shouldn't worry residents at all. we have fire alarms tests every week and had another one today. so we keep checking it. wherever you go, public sector buildings are being checked. here at hull's royal infirmary nhs officials have been trying to reassure local people. saying that cladding on the building is safe. from cornwall to lincolnshire, meetings are being held and nerves steadied. tower blocks and other buildings once only talked about in terms of their aesthetics and quality, are now places for discussions about safety and protection. duncan kennedy, bbc news, southampton. an investigation has begun into how a us navy destroyer, one of the most sophisticated warships in the world, was involved in a collision with a vast container ship offjapan. seven crew members are still missing after the uss fitzgerald, which has now arrived back at port,

was hit by the philippine vessel in the middle of the night. the ships commanding officer has been taken to hospital by helicopter. the husband ofjo cox — the mp who was murdered last year — has said his wife would be incredibly humbled by events held today in her memory around the uk. brendan cox, who helped organise "the great get together", said it showed the country was crying out for a sense of togetherness. the entertainer bill cosby has walked free from a court in the united states after a judge declared a mistrial in his sexual assault case. the jury were unable to reach a decision on whether the 79—year—old was guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman 13 years ago. aleem maqbool reports. after so many accused him of being a calculated sexual predator, bill cosby is free now to go home from court. the jury didn't acquit him, but they could not unanimously agree to convict him either. we came here looking for an acquittal, but like that rolling stones song says,

you don't always get what you want — sometimes, you get what you need. god bless you all, and happy father's day. we love bill... the mistrial was celebrated like a victory by cosby‘s supporters. is justice way overdue? there's a waste of taxpayers' money. what do you say to those people who say, well, 60 women came forward and accused him of assault. yes, after 20—25 years. come on, please. back in his heyday, bill cosby was the most prominent african—american, the highest—paid actor, and undoubtedly a trailblazer... but dozens of women came forward saying he drugged and sexually assaulted them. most cases couldn't go to trial it was so long since the alleged incidents. one case was heard in court, though, brought by andrea constand, a former university employee who claims that in 2004 he drugged and molested her. bill cosby didn't take

the stand during his trial. instead, his defence team tried to undermine the credibility of his accuser. women's rights lawyers have been appalled but say they still hope for a retrial. if the court allows more accusers to testify next time, it might make a difference. in other words, it's too early to celebrate, mr cosby. round two may be just around the corner. for now, bill cosby walks free, but there is the prospect that he is going to be retried, and there is no question that in spite of this result, his reputation as something of an american father figure has now been tarnished. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me and the team here. goodnight.

it has been the hottest day of the year so far, temperatures reaching 30 degrees in a number of spots around greater london. we had high temperatures across much of england and wales. sunshine came out in northern ireland and northern scotland in places, and it got quite warm as well. our weather watchers have been out. you can see the extent of the sunshine on today's satellite picture but you can't help but notice this cloud that's been with us all day, bringing wet weather to western scotland. temperatures will be slow to fall, so it will be an uncomfortable night. 23 degrees in london at 11 o'clock. temperatures will be slow to fall. clear skies overnight and it will cloud over across northern ireland and scotland overnight. the cloud will be thick enough for spots of rain in western scotland. that's how we start on sunday, a damp and mild start. quite a lot of cloud in northern ireland but in scotland and northern ireland it will thin and break in the afternoon. some fog on irish sea coasts.

for most across england and wales it's going to be a beautiful start to the day, plenty of sunshine. at 9am, we will see temperatures rocketing up, 24 degrees. another hot day. for the rest of the day the cloud is going to be broken up in the southern and eastern counties of northern ireland and parts of scotland but in england and wales again we will have plenty of sunshine and it will become hot, temperatures around 31 in the south—east, the high 20s in the rest of england and when the sunshine comes out, low to mid 20 in scotland. very high levels of uv so it may be worth putting on some suncream. next week we will keep the hot air across southern parts of the uk but the high pressure will bring in some fresh air from the north so the temperatures will drop away, for example in sheffield, down to 20 between monday and tuesday.

further south, we will keep the hot weather for much of the week ahead. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are robert fox, defence editor at the london evening standard and rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at city am. thank you forjoining us. tomorrow's front pages. the observer reports that the government repeatedly failed to act on fire safety warnings before the fire at grenfell tower. the express leads with the queen's respond to the fire, praising her majesty for calming the nation. the sunday telegraph says theresa may could face a leadership challenge from within her own party if she waters down brexit. the sunday times reports that senior conservative figures have told the prime minister she has ten days to improve her performance orface a confidence vote in the party. let's have a closer look through the

papers. the sunday telegraph, which of course all the papers are focusing on, the tragedy that happened in north kensington. the sunday telegraph, the inferno response, not good enough, and admits the pm. obviously reflecting on her statement. just saying that basically it wasn't good enough, robert. it is her body language, i think they are all talking about, it isn't manoeuvring adroitly enough, to get up to see the victims. she does feel very deeply about this, ironically, but finds it difficult to get her feelings across, as her great friend, faithful first the te na nt great friend, faithful first the tenant damian green has been saying repeatedly through the day, she is

distraught about it and i have no doubt about that but it is so odd, go back six weeks ago, the election was getting underway, it was seen to bea was getting underway, it was seen to be a huge advantage to her, she was on top of the game and corbyn wasn't. the contrast that ran throughout the reporting of the sunday papers, and we've got quite a good sample in front of us, he is body language is better for this good sample in front of us, he is body language is betterfor this and it is more confident. it's not even a left and right thing, it's the ronald reagan feature of i feel your pain which seems to be getting across. and we have the extraordinary intervention of the queen with her message on the day of her official birthday. but back to business, mostly the conservative

newspapers we are looking at, like the mail on sunday, they are reading directly from the inferno at g re nfell tower, directly from the inferno at grenfell tower, which she has no involvement in, she couldn't have seen it happen, it is becoming a very important catalyst in her political future, the future of a government which has barely started. this is part of the churn that is going on. in about three of the