in wednesday's tower block fire in london. they warn it could take weeks to recover the dead and the number could rise. the british prime minister, theresa may, has admitted initial support for victims "was not good enough". french voters head to the polls for parliamentary elections later. the newly elected president, emmanuel macron, is expected to win a landslide victory, but voter turnout is expected to be low. the landslide victory, but voter turnout is expected to below. the prime minister urged people to go out and vote. officials say a forest fire in central portugal has killed at least twenty four people and injured several others, including a number of firefighters. the secretary of the interior told reporters that most of the victims had burned to death in their vehicles. as we've been hearing, a group of residents, volunteers and survivors of grenfell tower met theresa may at downing street on saturday afternoon. the bishop of kensington, the right reverend dr graham

tomlinson, was also there. mark lobel spoke to him afterwards. i think it was a good meeting. i think it was a good meeting that enabled residents in the local area here to really express their frustrations and their hopes, their anger, their desires, and to put before the prime minister the things they really want to say. i think was a good thing to do and i think residents came away feeling that they had been heard and could say what they wanted to say. how did the meeting come about, and who was able to talk first? can you talk us through how the meeting went? it came about because... i was approached by number 10 on... i can't remember which day it was. yesterday, i think it was. i have been a volunteer the entire week. and the town approached me saying, could we pull together a group of representatives from the local area

to have a conversation with the prime minister? and we worked very closely with st clements church, which is very well—connected in the local area, and brought together a group of people who were not representing anybody in particular, but people who were affected by the tragedy. there were people there who were survivors from grenfell tower itself, evacuees, local residents, there were volunteers, community leaders, and that was a group that was there. there has been a lot of discussion about the government understands people's needs here. are you more confident that they do, after theresa may's reaction? i am certainly hopeful that she listened. we all came away feeling that she listened very carefully. it was a robust conversation with forceful emotion in the room. people were able to say what they wanted to say. and we felt that that was listened to very carefully. time will tell what difference that will make. we are, i think, cautiously hopeful

that we were listened to and hopefully that some of the statements coming out of number 10 indicate that something will come from it. the meeting lasted about 2.5 hours. what were you asking for, face—to—face? well, there were all sorts of things mentioned, probably too many to mention here. one thing was that they really value their community. there was a strong sense that they love living here and would not like to live anywhere else. they love the variety, the vibrance in the area, which we have seen in this past week. i think they wanted to say that the local community needs to be listened to, and that rather than decisions being made without them, that really concern them, they are not really consulted, they really wanted to make sure that residents were listened to and that they were involved as solutions were found to the problems that had been identified. they also wanted to say that this is the beginning of the process. we hope that the meetings we have had over the past couple of days

are not the end of the process, but the beginning of a new culture of listening between government, council, local residents, and that we were to a better future for everybody. were you promised more meetings? at this stage, only two. we are unaware if more will come. others have been meeting with the government and council as well. i think this is all part of a patchwork of conversations that will hopefully lead to something more constructive. now on bbc news, it's time for click. ok, let's play. this week we are punching above our weight. driving around the bend and dropping gunk in a bucket. right.

let's see. dragons? check. singing pirates? check. orcs... yes. all of which can only mean it is time for e3, 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 bigger. 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 it is, 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. welcome to e3 2017. and with that, phil spencer kicked off the xbox e3 press event. it is a big yearfor xbox as it announced a brand—new console, code—named scorpio, is now called... xbox one x. its high—end spec includes six teraflops of graphic performance. that compares to the ps4 pro‘s 4.2.

it is capable of producing 4k high dynamic range visuals at 60 frames a second. as well as 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 4k resolution games assaulted the senses, including a peek at the latest addition to the popular assassin's creed series, origins — this one set in egypt. the expendable‘s terry crews brings the smack down to crackdown 3. open world smashed everything in sight, destructo—fest. as well as family—friendly platform super luckey‘s tale.

these games will play on the old xbox one and will play with 4k graphic enhancement on the xbox one x. leading that 4k charge with the new machine, racer forza motorsport 7 and anthem, a new sci—fi exosuit game created by bioware. and weirdly, 4k enhanced minecraft. one of the few games where high—end lighting effects do not seem necessary. a strong line—up then for the new xbox. but is it strong enough? that was long and loud. but 42 new games. very little in the way of fan favourites and franchises such as gears of war. some franchises people know will be coming, halo, gears of war. i spent last month, i was at both the studios last month looking at amazing

work they were doing. we fill this arena with great games without even bringing in the biggest game franchises. is more power than important when bringing out a new machine? nintendo has done quite well with its new machine which is arguably the least powerful console on the market. power important to the discerning premium customer. you also want games like minecraft, one of the biggest games on the planet, playable across a whole lineup of consoles, connecting everyone together. —— is incredibly important to. 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 s. and we know how much it costs. £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. 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 weather effects going on here. all of them showing what this machine is capable of. the first time i played a game on the new xbox one x and ijust played forza motorsport 7. 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 4k resolution. but there is more to this than just incredible graphics.

that was mark and, interestingly, no talk of vr at microsoft but, never fear, mohammed is here. the cool thing here is that this is a htc vive 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 motion sickness. but displaylink has managed to cut the cords and use its own compression technology and 60 gigahertz transmitter on the headset to reduce latency to less than five milliseconds. right. next up, nintendo‘s big announcement at e3. nintendo has not had the best couple of years.

its last console, the wii u, failed to connect with the public. with the release of the switch and its success as the fastest selling console in nintendo history, crowds flocked to the booth at e3 this year. nintendo does not do big public announcements any longer, choosing to make its announcement via an online presentation. fun and battle, always locked together. last year the nintendo group was always about one icon — zelda. this year there are games aplenty. and a lot of this guy. # here we go, off the rails. super mario odyssey sees mario travelling around the globe. mario 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, ride around and even inhabit the body of anything his headwear lands on. as one of nintendo's most popular characters, is mario the ace up the sleeve of switch? translation: (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 n64 or super nintendo. but they have wonderful experiences from childhood and they sees things in super mario odyssey 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 another game, mario rabbids. nintendo has allowed another games

company to create this game, sanctioned by the gaming legend, mr mario himself. i said, whatever you do, do not make a jump 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 was plenty more, including kirby, meteoroids and one that got many hearts racing, a pokemon rpg. but with no release 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 year's event it seems that this is clearly their present and their future. and as it it has mobile capabilities, what does it mean in the long—term for nintendo's other hand—held devices? hello and welcome

to the week in tech. it was the week that apple's tim cook announced the compa ny‘s developing a self—driving car system, and roaming charges ended for uk mobiles within the eu — just make sure you read the small print. following months of scandal and reports of sexism and harassment within the company, uber‘s ceo travis kalanick announced he will be taking a leave of absence. and a bt ad featuring ryan reynolds was banned after claims over its "great value" were found to be misleading by britain's advertising watchdog. sleep tracking device hello says goodbye. despite raising £1.3 million in crowdfunding, —— despite raising £1.9 million in crowdfunding, followed by a staggering £30 million investment, it's curtains down. a robot has been composing its own music. researchers at georgia institute of technology have been working on shimon, the marimba—playing bot. it 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. and finally, ever thought fish don't hold enough power in this world? well, tech artist neil mendoza's latest work has created a solution. as smashie swims, he's tracked by a webcam with software calculating the velocity needed to translate his moves into powering the hammer. apparently, it empowers fish to break people's stuff. now, although gaming is massive, the fact that they are video games operated by often quite complex controllers means that if you have a disability they are quite difficult to play. well, kat has met up with one guy who's made it his mission to improve accessibility and make games playable for all. i received a challenge recently — come and play me, at killer

instinct. fight on! it didn't say "if you dare", but it might as well have done because, as it turns out, ben is somewhat of a combat expert. ok, now you're punishing me. i can't do anything! ben, have mercy! this is unbelievable. just unbelievable! ben hasjust 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're playing killer instinct, a 5—year—old combat game. it's a big esports title with players competing for millions of dollars each year, but it's not only its popularity that makes this game stand out. so there, kathleen has blocked low and the only reason i know she blocked low is because i heard that sound, that you heard there. ben is relying on his hearing because he's blind, which makes his win even more impressive.

if you throw a fireball, it travels and that rather satisfying connections sound at the other end when it hits the opponent. when i say, do you realise you're fighting a guy who can't see, they are like, no, i did not realise that at all. and they're like, how does it work? and that starts conversations in itself about how games are and aren't accessible. and you're passionate about taking that conversation further now? i think it needs to go further because gamers without sight are kind of being left in the dust. things like being able to tell your friendly team and your enemy team apart, so different footsteps. it can be done. it's not an impossibility. audio—only games have been around for many years and it's only now that sound designers are beginning to harness the potential of modern hardware. i'm now beginning to understand how crucial sound design is to accessible gaming.

but i was intrigued. where do you even begin and what if the thing you are designing for is as iconic and scary as alien? i'm at the bafta—winning sound design studio creative assembly, getting a behind—the—scenes look at what went into the xenomorph of alien isolation. there's bits of the game where the alien will be in a vent above the corridor and you won't know he is there, apart from bits of slime that will drip down. so the sort of thing we do for that would be to 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 weight to them. it's incredible to see the mess and extremes that went into the sound of the game. it's got a good creak in it.

no! but despite all this, someone like ben would still struggle to play alien isolation and the reason for that is the menus are not visible to him. home, episodes, clips, judges, spencer kelly, about click. on the web, a screen reader speaks out the options. it took years of the internet before accessibility features like this became commonplace and it's still not 100%. and as for games consoles, currently, blind gamers have to memorise the menus within games. that's where the real big barrier is — the middleware. the tools people use to make games aren't compatible with the software that can be used to operate technology. so if that barrier could be solved then we would see a big increase in the amount of blind accessible games there are. ian hamilton has produced

accessibility guidelines for games developers. his mission is to make gaming more inclusive. accessibility‘s job will be done when people stop innovating the technology. there's always going to be some new barrier that needs to be overcome. ian has been working with people like ben for years, but it is really down to the console makers now to bring about change. we need to be sure the games and consoles we build are accessible to any kind of player — whether it's someone who has sight issues, hearing issues. we're working with apis, with our controller. we announced co—pilot mode, where people can use two controls to play one version of the game, so if someone can't use all the buttons there. microsoft is really leading the way when it comes to accessibility for blind gamers. they've released a new text—to—speech api, which means for the first time, in—game menus will be read out. let's see what ben thinks about this news. if other developers, like sony and nintendo,

anybody else, want to make their content more accessible using in—game menus and spoken ui elements, that's brilliant. if i can go in and buy a game without have to worry about how much i'm paying for it, versus accessibility, then that would be ideal. games, games and more ps4 games. sony kicked off its playstation press event with a bang, thanks to a trailer from developer naughty dog's latest adventure you don't like anything. oh, thank you. i'm sipping! the crowd certainly liked that sony made it snow in sunny la for robo dinosaur mash—up horizon zero dawn's expansion, frozen wilds. and everyone's favourite friendly neighbourhood spiderman swung into action in a new game which features an innovative use of his athletic abilities and his web slinging. hi, is this the flight to newark?

and unlike xbox, who didn't even mention vr, playstation renewed its commitment to techno welding goggles, sorry, virtual reality, by showing off a host of vr games, like platform adventure 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 one x on the horizon, will things like vr help sony to maintain its lead? i think that over the long—term, it really is an opportunity to create a new entertainment medium, but i do stress that it's over the long—term.

i think in the last six months to a year, we've seen 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'll see lots more technology innovation. i think content makers, game makers and others, including folks that are making television programmes, they are really only starting to just learn what the tools are to make really good vr content. microsoft launched the xbox one x yesterday. it's an enormously powerful machine. is sony in danger of being left behind, in terms of producing the most powerful console out there? you know, i think the consumer will have to look at both systems and make a comparison. i think obviously there is a significant price differential between the two units, which i think plays somewhat towards our advantage. and i think with ps4 pro, you get some additional tangential benefits,

if you're interested in vr. so suffice to say, mark, that i think overall we're very confident where we stand now. well, that was mark at sony. and now, three more people playing video games. well, 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 the 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 and each person only gets that light reflected back. 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 here.

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 seem to get a new iteration every few months and these franchises are in danger of getting repetitive. but this year, some franchises have thrown up a few surprises. video game publishers, like movie studios, love a sequel — it's easy money. all you have to do is take a popular title, make a few tweaks and then push out an annual refresh. money in the bank! but this year at e3, there are couple of sequels that time to show what you're made of, salter! —— saltier. a good example is call of duty. gone is the fan—polarising sci—fi settings from the last couple of games and it's been replaced by the period of history which originally inspired this series, the second world war. who needs railguns,

robots and energy shields? i've got a rifle, a steel helmet and a determination to take this beach here! the game play is chaotic, noisy, frantic. it's everything you want from cod. and 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 on facebook too. thanks for watching and we'll see you soon. hello there. yesterday, temperatures reached 30 degrees in teddington which was hotter than teneriffe.

yes, it was the hottest day here in the uk so far this year. after such a hot day, temperatures have been very slow to fall away over recent hours. so we're looking at a warm start to the day on sunday. 20 degrees or so for the early risers across parts of eastern england. as well as that, it's also going to be a a sunny start the day too, particularly across england and wales. after a cloudy start to the day for northern ireland and scotland, there will be sunshine nibbling away at the cloud. it is the thicker cloud across the north—west of scotland where we will see rain. an outside chance of a shower late in the day for east anglia and south—east england but for most across the country, it's a dry and hot day. hotter than yesterday — highs of 31 in london, 26 for newcastle, and into the mid—20s for edinburgh. over the next few days, it is forecast to get a bit cooler and fresher across the north, but staying on the hot side across southern parts of the uk. that's your weather. this is bbc news. our top stories — 58 people are presumed to have died

in the london tower block fire — police warn that number is expected to rise. that number, 58, may change. i really hope it won't, but it may increase. relatives and volunteers meet with prime minster theresa may in downing street as she admits the government's response, in the hours after the disaster, was not good enough. forest fires in central portugal kill at least 24 people—the government said many died in their vehicles trying to flee. french voters head to the polls for parliamentary elections later. the newly—elected president emmanuel macron is expected to win a landslide victory, but voter turnout is expected to be low. no sat nav, no compass and certainly no wifi.