hello and welcome to bbc news. i am reged ahmed. hong kong's newly appointed chief executive carrie lam has been sworn in by china's president xi jinping, she is the first woman to hold hong kong's top post. our correspondentjuliana liu is in hong kong earlier she told me more about the incoming chief executive carrie lam. yes, carrie lam will be the first female chief executive of hong kong. she is the fourth one since 1997. she was a popular career civil servant. but since serving as chief secretary to the outgoing chief executive,

she has become more unpopular. she has become more divisive. she is a very polarising figure. she is seen as a beijing loyalist. that reputation will make it difficult to do as she has promised to heal divisions in society. she has promised to tackle that challenge. but it is difficult to see how she will do that, given her perception. now to other news and the time for strategic patience is over — that was the message donald trump had for north korea as he stood side by side with the new south korean president. mr trump called for a determined response to the nuclear threat posed by kim jung—un but he also took aim at seoul over trade, and sharing the cost of defence.

the bbc‘s state department correspondent barbara plett usher reports. this was the visit of a strong and historic ally at a time of uncertainty, with a recently elected leader and an unpredictable one. it was the first foreign visit for president moon. the interest back home spurring an eager scramble for the best shot. easy, fellas. hey, fellas, easy. perhaps a bit over—eager. fellas, easy. the two men took each other‘s measure on the crucial topic of north korea. mr moon wants to engage the regime, mr trump wants to isolate it. but they emerged from their discussions calling for a determined response. the us president pressing for tighter sanctions to force north korea to end its nuclear weapons program. our goal is peace, stability and prosperity for the region but the united states will defend itself. always will defend itself — always. and we will always defend our allies. as part of that commitment we are working together to ensure fair burden sharing in support of the united states military presence in south korea.

mr trump took aim at defence spending and unfair trade practices — he was very blunt about that. but for the south korean president, security in a dangerous neighbourhood was the main issue. translation: president trump and i agreed that only strong security can bring about genuine peace. we concurred to strengthen our overwhelming deterrence. mr moon threw in a line about dialogue with north korea but he did not emphasise it. both men are relatively new in office and they agree that they are facing a growing and significant threat from north korea. so despite their differences in approach, they chose to use this first meeting to show a united front. president trump hasn't ruled out talks with north korea but given what's happened to otto warmbier, that prospect has become even more distant. his death after captivity has hardened attitudes here. the two presidents agree that china is key, like south korea, it advocates engagement but the us

wants it to put the squeeze on north korea by cracking down on sanctions busters. washington did so itself, this week, penalising a chinese bank. the threat may be in south korea's backyard but it is the us protector who is setting the course for dealing with it. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, washington. a gunman who opened fire at a hospital in new york city has killed himself and one other person. the shooter, a former employee at the bronx lebanon hospital, also wounded six other people, five of them seriously. much more on that story on the website. now stay with us here on bbc world news. still to come: as the world's most famous bike race, the world's most famous bike race, the tour de france gets under. we

catch up with chris froome, seeking a fourth win in five years. the leader of the local authority in west london where at least 80 people died in a huge fire in a tower block earlier this month has announced his resignation. nick paget—brown said he had to accept his share of responsibility for the perceived failings of kensington and chelsea council in its handling of the grenfell tower disaster. earlier, it emerged that the cladding used during a recent renovation was changed to a cheaper, less fire—resistant version. here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. were you pressured by numberten to resign? the pressure simply got too great. he was the leader criticised for failing to cope with a crisis in his backyard. his council quickly lost the confidence of grenfell‘s victims. chanting: we wantjustice! we want justice! two weeks ago, his council offices were invaded. and last night, he couldn't even hold a council meeting, after deciding that it wasn't possible to speak freely

because journalists were in the room. in particular, my decision to accept legal advice, that i should not compromise the public inquiry by having an open discussion in public yesterday, has itself become a political story. and it cannot be right that this should have become the focus of attention, when so many are dead or still unaccounted for. and this was the reaction to his resignation. it's good news, because people — there needs to be big changes made in the council, and this is at least a start. mr paget—brown claims no council could have coped with this. he thanks the community for its response, the emergency services, other london boroughs, but not the government. his deputy and his housing chief have also gone. investigations by the bbc and times newspaper into the decisions made when the council refurbished grenfell tower added

to the pressure. the big change was the addition of aluminium cladding panels, to improve the look of the building. documents passed to the bbc reveal that zinc panels were originally proposed for grenfell. residents were told it would be zinc. but there was pressure from the council on contractors to reduce costs. by 2015, they had been given amendments to the original tender, and told to fit aluminium cladding instead of zinc. it is cheaper, the saving more than £293,000. so did the change make a difference to fire safety? well, this panel is similar to the ones that were eventually used. it is an aluminium sandwich with a plastic filling, which is not fire—resistant. the original zinc panels were marketed as capable of being able to resist fire. both panels have the same safety rating under european tests. but one expert has told us there are circumstances where the cheaper material would have burned faster.

however, even the fact that there was pressure to cut costs has infuriated those affected by the fire. those affected, and the wider community, are utterly sick of this lack of value ascribed to human beings, who pay their council tax, who pay these people's wages. meanwhile, cladding from 149 tower blocks has now failed government tests. the whole process has been criticised as pointless, because only the cladding is being tested, not, for example, installation, which also burns. pointless 7 no, says the testing body. it is very critical at the beginning to do these screening tests, just to see whether there is a risk or not. whether buildings have this flammable cladding or not, well, many do. so now the question is, what do we do about it, or are there other things we need to consider?

resignations, a crisis in social housing, a police investigation, a public inquiry, unimaginable loss of life — grenfell tower casts a long shadow. tom symonds, bbc news. the families of five friends from london who drowned off camber sands in sussex last summer have demanded to know why no lifeguards were deployed on the beach. the five died just a month after two other men drowned in the same area. lifeguards were introduced at camber soon afterwards. a coroner concluded that all seven deaths were due to misadventure. duncan kennedy reports. it's the beach where generations of families have made their summer holidays. long, wide, safe. a place where happy memories are created. but for kobi saththiyanathan, his brother ken, nitharsan ravi, inthushan sriska ntharasa,

and gurusha nth srithavarajah, it became a place of danger and death. tonight the men's families rejected the coroner's findings that lifegaurds would not have saved them. their anger, matched by their anguish. they didn't make any attempt to find those boys. they didn't make any attempt. my brother was there for six hours. and even then my brother was found by the public. even all the other boys were found by the public, not by the staff. the families also said rother council, which runs camber sands, had been wrong to suggest people from ethnic minorities were not good swimmers. that's why we're fighting, to change something. not for us, because my son will never come back to us. saththiya natnan, the father of the two brothers,

kobi and ken, who died, said his children were being blamed for their own deaths. this is the moment it became clear the five men had drowned. rother council said it hadn't put in lifegaurds, partly because it didn't have the money but did have other safety measures. tonight, the council was asked why it hadn't yet apologised to the families. the council has made it clear that they send their condolences to the families. it is a tragic event. we do not wish to see that happen again on any of our beaches. the coroner has taken away a lot of information from this and will be raising it at a national level. dr simon boxall is an expert in oceanography. he says the five men who died were most probably caught by strong currents in deep sand baths. dr boxall also said that sea temperatures on this stretch of coast at this time of year

could be as much as 12 degrees cooler than a swimming pool. he said it was likely the men entered the water and went into shock. just a month earlier, on the same beach, mohit dupar and gustavo silva da cruz also drowned. for the family of all the men who died in this unprecedented sequence of beach tragedies, there is bewilderment about how this could happen in such a benign, relaxed and familiar setting. duncan kennedy, bbc news. hundreds of people have attended the funeral of one of the victims of the manchester arena bombing. coronation street stars joined mourners in stockport at the funeral of martyn hett, who was a huge fan of the soap. judith moritz reports. martyn hett loved to make an entrance. at 29, he'd planned his own funeral, with two white horses and a splash of showbusiness.

his family took a moment for private grief, before a very public celebration for the extrovert blogger. we have received messages from all around the world from people who followed martyn, just waiting for his next hilarious post. martyn loved being in the limelight, and the centre of attention. he will be loving every minute of this fantastic celebration of his life. hello, and welcome to the ten 0'clock news, with me, martyn hett. i absolutely adore coronation street... martyn‘s family played this film, including a tribute to his love of corrie, and his favourite character. some of the cast were there to celebrate their superfan, and watch other celebrity tributes. i love you, and i'm so happy that we got a chance to meet. and i know that you're shining down on us from heaven.

me and my group of friends and everyone at radio one were always commenting on how funny, how sharp and how hilarious martyn was with his social media. the service was beamed to the crowd outside. the impact of the manchester attack still felt here. martyn was really the complete opposite of the person and what happened on that awful day. he just swallowed it all up, all that hate and anger, and his star is shining bright for us all to see and remember. martyn‘s mum said she wanted him to make a diva exit, and so he did. applauded by his family, his friends, his audience. judith moritz, bbc news, stockport. in merseyside, mourners lined the streets to pay their final

respects to 15—year—old megan hurley, who also died in the manchester arena attack. her family asked for privacy at the service, where the bells of st nicholas church in halewood rang 22 times for the victims of the bombing. people were encouraged to wear megan's favourite colour, orange, in her memory. you are watching bbc news. a reminder of the headlines: hong kong's newly appointed chief executive, carrie lam, has been sworn in by china's president, xijinping. she is the first woman to hold the territory's top post. the council leader in london responsible for grenfell tower where 80 people died in a fire has resigned. thousands of british students who fail to get places in medical school here are heading to eastern europe to train to be doctors and dentists. research done by bbc news suggests there has been an increase in the numbers of students going to places like bulgaria and romania. that is partly because of the limited places at universities here.

0ur health editor hugh pym reports from varna, in bulgaria. they're so keen to study medicine, they've come a long way from home to do it. these british students are at the university of varna, in bulgaria, because it was difficult getting places in the uk. cavity, not the chest wound... one of them is zahara, a mature student who is a mother—of—four. she is frustrated she was turned down by a british medical school, despite having the right grades. they were thinking it's going to be like, i'm going to leave in the middle, or something like that. so actually i was very disappointed, and very upset. but — so i thought, like, there's no need to waste my time here in the uk, and try to convince them, or impress them with my grades or with my qualification. it's better to look outside. they do need to learn bulgarian to talk to patients.

but the course is taught in english. what do you think is this lesion? shahswar, from west london, explains that competition for places at british medical schools is intense. there are limited places. so, to pursue his dream of becoming a neurosurgeon, he had to go elsewhere. we have phd students and master students who are applying for the same places as you are applying to. and it's very competitive. and we have a lot of people get rejected. a lot of good candidates get rejected. there are 250 british medical and dental students in varna, a fast—increasing number. it is a resort town on the black sea. living costs are cheaper, and tuition fees lower than in england. but i asked the university vice rector how she could be sure british students were up to doing medicine if they hadn't got the grades to study at home.

those who approach the university are highly motivated young british people, who are very much willing to study medicine. and we pass them through our system for admission. they need to sit for entry exams in biology and chemistry. there is nothing new about british medical students wanting to study around europe. what we've discovered is that there has been a noticeable increase in the numbers going to medical schools in romania, poland, hungary, the czech republic, and croatia, as well as here in bulgaria. they're being promoted around the uk at events like this. an agent charging a fee helps with the application process, and says those without a grades at a—level can still get in. some universities might be actually a bit more — a little flexible, and might go for something lower, like a c, or something like that. but, these people they need to go through some exams. but you could get a place, could you, with bs and cs?

you could, yes, that's true. doctors qualifying at an eu medical school are automatically eligible to work in the uk. but the regulator, the general medical council, says things might change after brexit, with extra tests imposed. at a time when new doctors are badly needed, these students say they'll do whatever it takes to work in the nhs. hugh pym, bbc news, varna, bulgaria. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather in the canadian capital, 0ttawa, on saturday to celebrate the country's 150th anniversary. it is a nation that thrives on diversity, and which welcomes tens of thousands of refugees every yea r. but not everyone is celebrating the country's milestone, as our chief correspondent gavin hewitt reports. the start of a long weekend party. canada has begun celebrating its 150th birthday. cheering. millions of people expected to salute a young country,

that unashamedly roots its identity in multiculturalism. canada to me means home, obviously, but it means diversity. we're very accepting of everyone here. diversity, different views, different minds, everything. why do all these celebrations matter? canada finds itself in the spotlight, astride one of the great faultlines of the moment. its prime minister, justin trudeau, has become a standard bearer for liberalism, in stark contrast to his neighbour to the south, donald trump. justin trudeau made a point of going to the airport with warm clothing, to welcome syrian refugees. a school gate in toronto. gaghader and hamzeg pick up their children. not so long ago, they were fleeing homs, in syria. gaghader is at college,

and hamzeg is already a taxi driver. canada wants them to feel canadian as soon as possible. somebody asked me, you like canada? i tell him canada is the best. canada's the best for me. my neighbours, the street, anywhere, they ask us where we are from. "0h, welcome, welcome!" and they help — what do you need, if we want help. but canada cannot escape the scars of its past. these are the lands of the iroquois, building their traditional longhouses. some indigenous groups, native canadians, are boycotting the birthday celebrations. for many, the past 150 years have seen land taken and promises broken. we were here — we look back further than 150 years, because we've been here for thousands of years. and you think canadians are celebrating, well, not everybody who lives in this

country is celebrating 150 years of canada. the first nations people aren't. and then there is the british connection. today, prince charles was in the small town of wellington, beside lake ontario. one day, if things remain as they are, he will be canadian head of state. many in the crowd here want to retain their british ties. but elsewhere, some are less sure. at this anniversary, canadians are celebrating their history, but these are uncertain times. they seem on a different path to their friend and neighbour to the south, the united states. it may prompt canada to be assertive in promoting its own identity. gavin hewitt, bbc news, canada. the british cyclist chris froome will attempt to defend his title when the tour de france begins later today. he is hoping to complete his third straight win, and a fourth victory in five years, but he faces stiff competition from some the world's leading cyclists.

the race begins in dusseldorf, in germany, from where richard conway reports. chris froome becomes the first briton to retain the tour de france title... chris froome knows what it takes to win the tour de france. tomorrow, he starts his quest for a fourth victory in this famous race. media interest is always sky—high, but this year, froome's team roll off the start line the subject of an ongoing doping investigation, and with questions looming over their leader's credibility. i've been involved in this sport a long time, and i've tried to do it absolutely the way that i've always thought it should be done. and i'm proud of what we've achieved in this sport, and i'm proud of this team. evidence from sir dave brailsford and other team sky officials to mps earlier this year revealed an alarming lack of medical record—keeping. it all relates to a package alleged to have contained a banned substance administered to sir bradley wiggins shortly before he went on to win the 2012 tour de france.

team sky and sir bradley deny any wrongdoing, but the issue has presented the sport, and the head of its world governing body, with a familiar problem. certainly the reputational problems that have been around that team in the last few months have not been helpful. we were previously considered pariahs in the anti—doping world. now we've got one of the best reputations in sport, i believe. the tour, like its cyclists, endures. millions will watch on tv, and, just as in yorkshire in 2014, thousands will line the route for the start, which this year takes place in dusseldorf. for chris froome, he must now focus on more than 2,000 miles of racing that stand between him and road cycling's greatest prize. this is the biggest challenge i've faced in my career. i think the level of my rivals and the course that we're racing on this year leads it to be a much more open race. these are unprecedented times. a possible fifth british tour title

in six years awaits when the race ends in paris, in three weeks‘ time. the fight to fully restore team sky's image? that will take a lot longer. richard conway, bbc news, dusseldorf. andy murray will begin his defence of his wimbledon title against a player ranked 134 in the world when the championships begin on monday. he pulled out of his last warm—up game yesterday because of a hip problem, but was still practising on the grass at the all england club. murray is drawn in the same half as the french open champion rafael nadal, and stan wawrinka. adele says she is heartbroken after being forced to cancel the last two shows of her tour. the singer was due to perform two final shows at wembley stadium tonight and tomorrow night, but is postponing them after damaging her vocal chords. earlier this week she told fans this tour could also be her last. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter.

i'm @bbcregedahmad. now the weather, with tomas shafernaker. well, saturday does not look bad at all across most of the uk. we're certainly in for some sunshine and some warm weather. there is a little bit of rainfall on the way in the north—west, but it shouldn't be too heavy. now, in the short term, actually a fair bit of cloud out there, and some light rain. damp weather just across east anglia in the south—east to end the night. in many northern and north—western areas it's actually a lot clearer, so this is where we're going to have fresher weather early in the morning. in fact, in parts of northern ireland, maybe even in ruralareas, a touch of grass frost. and most of the temperatures in towns and cities will be from ten to say 14 degrees there in london. let's have a look at the weather across northern areas first of all. this is first thing in the morning across scotland. looking absolutely fine,

the sun should be out. notice that the clouds are increasing in the western isles, and we've got some light rain heading to stornoway. that will push into scotland and northern ireland a little bit later on. but dry in belfast at 9:00am in the morning. notice that, maybe apart from western fringes of wales, here in cornwall, there is a fair bit cloud around. but it will be mostly thin cloud and through the morning into the afternoon, those clouds will be breaking up and we really are in for a decent day. and see the sunshine there developing as that shade melts away. but at the same time we've also got a weather front getting into scotland and northern ireland, so around the middle of the afternoon i think there will be spots of rain in belfast, possibly glasgow too. so here, coolest around 15—17 degrees, but where the sun comes out for any lengthy period of time there across england it should get up to 20 degrees, maybe even 24 in london. how are we doing compared to the rest of europe? well, temperatures similar across the heart of europe, but incredibly hot across the south—east of europe. in athens, for example, 43 degrees there for some of our holidaymakers.

so that is europe. back to the uk, this is saturday night. now, that damp weather in the north—west that i talked about will be moving southwards during the course of the early hours of sunday. so that means that, early on sunday morning, there could be some damp weather across east anglia, the south—east, but it should clear out of the way, and then basically we're left over with a very decent sunday once again, with some sunny spells. a little bit fresher, low 20s in london, around 16 in glasgow, but there's also some showers in the forecast there too for northern scotland. and then sunday into monday, weatherfronts are moving in, so there is a little rain in the forecast for early in the week. but it's the weekend. so let's look at the weekend summary, then. it's not looking bad at all. a lot of dry weather, there will be some sunny spells, and it's going to feel pleasantly warm. this is bbc news. the headlines: hong kong's newly appointed chief executive carrie lam has been sworn in by china's president xi jinping, she is the first woman to hold

hong kong's top post. and the chinese and hong kong flags have been raised in a ceremony to commemorate 20 years of chinese rule in the former british