iraqi forces say they've captured so—called islamic state's main base in mosul, and a final victory is in sight. after eight months of intense fighting, they have is in retreat, but the battle for the militants‘ last stronghold in iraq isn't over. after the grenfell tower fire, ministers promise to keep a close eye on the local council, but won't appoint independent commissioners — for now. the lions win a thrilling battle against the all blacks to tie the test series, with one to play. and tributes to the film critic barry norman, who's died at the age of 83. good evening.

iraqi forces say they've taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state group in the city of mosul after days of intense fighting. the militants have been driven from a hospital compound where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. fighting continues in the old city area, but commanders say they're confident a final victory is in sight. our correspondent, orla guerin, reports from mosul. a symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. troops, weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex, but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. "we will keep chasing them and those who support them," says this man, "and we will throw them in the garbage."

commanders say they have removed a cancer here, but one that has already spread. "our message is daesh is not only an iraqi problem," says colonel falah al—wabdan. "it's international." explosion. he was interrupted by a booby—trapped bomb. the militants may have gone from here, but they left plenty of threats behind. and plenty of wreckage in iraq's second largest city. well, this is what victory looks like in mosul after more than eight months of fighting. the remaining is militants have been driven from here, but at what a cost. this hospital complex, which was a place of healing, now lies in ruins, like many other parts of mosul. the city may be regaining

its freedom, but there will be a great deal of rebuilding to do. some of those who fought to reclaim this territory will never go home, including four soldiers killed yesterday by another booby—trap. the body of one of them was found this morning by his friend. translation: yesterday, we were together, joking and laughing. he said, "i am not afraid of daesh, and you should not be either." then he went into the hospital and was mortared. the city is not fully liberated yet. commanders admit that even when it is, there is a real risk is could be back. orla guerin, bbc news, mosul. the government says it has no plans at the moment to send independent commissioners to kensington and chelsea, following criticism of the council's handling

of the grenfell tower fire disaster. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, had urged ministers to intervene, following the resignation yesterday of the leader of the council. but the government says it will keep a close eye on the situation. frankie mccamley reports. as tributes continue to be made, and the missing posters line many of the streets, the anger towards the council here is clear. things were bad enough before this happened but the vacuum that they left afterwards has made everything very difficult because there is such a lack of trust. it needs notjust a few people to change but a real political shift, really. and a shift in the culture of what they think is important and their understanding of what is needed in this area. it was the breakdown of the council's first cabinet meeting since the fire at grenfell tower that led to the resignation of its leader. is this the first good decision you have made, mr paget—brown? pressure had been mounting on nicholas paget—brown following intense criticism of the way the disaster had been

handled from day one. the resignation has been welcomed by many, including the mayor of london, sadiq khan, who has urged the prime minister to appoint commissioners to run the borough. he wrote... commissioners who are untainted should take over the running of the council to act in the best interests of residents. but the government says it's keeping its options open. nothing is off the table in making sure that the local residents — especially the victims, their families and friends — get all the support that they need. clearly, there is a role for the local council, there is a role for government and many others. but where anyone is not stepping up and doing what is expected of them, then nothing should be off the table. the council now needs a new leader and that person will have to be elected by the council itself, not by the people. some residents here say they are not happy with that. they want a bigger say on who is going to be making those key decisions.

and some are sceptical of the selection process itself. they need to stay in constant engagement with us. they cannot just impose their old boy network and their friends and family scheme that they seem to operate elsewhere. there needs to be a proper process for the selection. it is understood a new council leader will be elected next week. their priority — to rebuild the trust with those whose lives have been torn apart by this tragedy. frankie maccamley, bbc news. thousands of people have been protesting in central london, calling for an end to government cuts. the demonstrators marched to parliament square, where they were addressed by the labour leader, jeremy corbyn. the economic arguments of austerity are in retreat. it's those of socialjustice, of unity, of people coming together, to oppose racism and all those that would divide us that are the ones that are moving forward.

this is the age of imagination. this is the age in which we will achieve that decency and social justice that we all crave. that is what brings us here together today. our political correspondent, iain watson, is here. more calls for an end to cuts and the public sector pay cap. is there any sign of a shift in the government's linking? generally, i have been told the cabinet is split on the principle of lifting the i% pay cut and there is pressure, never mind from jeremy corbyn, from conservative mps to do so. there was an assumption that this could not be done until the chancellor delivers his autumn budget but this is not the case, there is a range of pay review bodies covering different professions in a structure that would allow the government to increase the pay of nurses but not necessarily doctors and two of those

pay review bodies are due to report very soon later this month and a government minister told me this evening that the government will honour of the recommendations of those committees and, crucially, will honour those recommendations evenif will honour those recommendations even if they say that page should go up even if they say that page should go up by even if they say that page should go up by more than i%. what we could see is at least the phased end of the public sector pay cap very soon. many thanks. iain watson, there. pro—democracy protests have taken place on the 20th anniversary of the handover of the former british colony of hong kong to china. several activists were arrested after clashing with police and pro—beijing demonstrators. the chinese president, who was visiting the territory, warned against any challenge to his government's authority. our china editor, carrie gracie, reports. not the images china wanted for the 20th anniversary of the hong kong handover. democracy activists trying to gate—crash the party. president xi was safely inside.

swearing in a new government and delivering stern words about hong kong's future. translation: any attempt to endanger china's sovereignty and security, challenge the power of the central government is an act that crosses the red line. and is absolutely impermissible. tough love was the message throughout his tour of hong kong. "greetings, comrades", he shouted. hong kong may be special but it must learn to love the motherland. his just seems to be empire issues. but sorry, we are the ones who asked for democracy and we will not show our loyalty to the one party dictatorship leader. no sooner had president xi left, the streets filled with protesters. marking the anniversary of the handover in their usual style. shouting at china patriots to go

back to the mainland. taiwan flags among countless ways to defy one—party china. china controls the hard power in hong kong but this illustrates the problem it has with soft power. they didn't come out to welcome president xi, they didn't come out to celebrate 20 years since the handover of hong kong. they are here on the street to demand democracy and to cherish their right to protest. hong kong independence! 20 years since the handover and tacking between two masters is getting harder all the time. the hong kong public want more say in their lives. and so does beijing. tonight is china's show. but this city is profoundly uncertain about what the next 20 years of chinese rule might bring.

carrie gracie, bbc news, hong kong. the funeral has taken place of the former german chancellor, helmut kohl. he was honoured in a special ceremony at the european parliament, attended by several world leaders, and then buried in his home town. he died last month at the age 87 and was instrumental in germany's reunification and also a major driving force behind european integration. huge crowds have been celebrating canada's 150th birthday. the prime minister, justin trudeau, said he was proud his nation was known for its compassion and diversity. prince charles told the crowds that canada was an example to many. from 0ttawa, our chief correspondent, gavin hewitt, reports. prince charles was driven in a coach flanked by royal canadian mounted police through the capital, 0ttawa, as the country celebrated its 150th anniversary.

he was representing the queen, who remains canadian head of state. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, introduced prince charles to his children. there was recognition that the celebrations were taking place on the ancestral lands of the algonquin people — indigenous canadians. also among the performers was bono, with his own message. when others build walls, we'll open doors. it was a message expanded on by prime minister trudeau. we don't care where you are from or what religion you practice or who you love. you are all welcome in canada. cheering and applause. justin trudeau defined canada as a country built on diversity, of welcoming refugees. a country where tackling climate change was an obligation, not an option.

prince charles didn't mention canada's british ties but he paid tribute to canadian values. around the world, canada is recognised as a champion of human rights. applause. and as a powerful and consistent example of diversity. this was a day that underlined that in north america, canada's voice is distinctive and increasingly different to that of america. gavin hewitt, bbc news, 0ttawa. in rugby, the british and irish lions have recorded one of their greatest victories, beating new zealand in wellington to level the test series. they won by 2a points to 21, the first lions win against new zealand in almost a quarter of a century. all eyes will be on next week's final, deciding test. from wellington, here's katie gornall. weather in rugby can be a great

leveller and when you're up against the all blacks, it all helps. defeat here and any dreams of the lions making history would be over. for once, the rain was welcomed. for 12 years new zealand has waited for the return of the lions and these fans know their team is going to have to produce the game of their careers in the wind and rain at wellington if they are to keep the series alive. up against the most fearsome winning machine in sport, the lions the lions had been set up for a bruising encounter. but it takes more than brute force to knock the all blacks off their stride. beauden barrett rarely falters. the conditions made even the basics a challenge. but if there was tension, it certainly wasn't in the mind of 0wen farrell, who finished this as if he was playing in the park. in such a cauldron, cool heads were needed. not this. sonny bill williams becoming the first all black to be sent off in 50 years. now it was time to be bold. often much of what toby faletau does goes unnoticed. not this time. any lion will tell you it is better

to be the hunter than the hunted and with their tails up, conor murray seized his chance. with the scores level in the final minutes, the lions needed something. a final kick, a final roar, a penalty that keeps the dream alive. i didn't even celebrate when the final whistle went, ijust thought, we are evens now. they won the first half and we won the second half and we have got one more half of rugby. this'll be a victory that lives long in the memory. the lions have found their teeth. katie gornall, bbc news, wellington. britain's geraint thomas has won the first tour de france stage of his career with a surprise victory on the opening day of this year's race. defending champion chris froome finished sixth in the time trial in dusseldorf. thomas becomes the first welshman ever to wear the leader's yellow jersey. the film critic and journalist barry norman has died. he was 83. for more than 25 years he hosted a film show for the bbc, which was regarded by many as essential viewing. he'd been suffering

from lung cancer. david sillito looks back at his life. good evening. tonight, joseph losey talks about the assassination of trotsky... it began in 1972. a slightly stiff and nervous new tv presenter, barry norman. who then went on to 26 years of the film programme. his father was the producer and director, leslie norman, and his relaxed style, shrewd opinions and comfy jumpers were perfect for the late—night movie show. is this superstardom you now have, is is going to change your life at all? no, dear. i've had my change of life. to meet you, ijust have to make another movie! ijust have to go out and spend $65 million! good evening, or rather, where you are, good morning. he could be witty and waspish but off—screen he was rather less serious, according to one of his close friends. he came over on the screen, quite rightly, as a man

who really knew his subject. an expert, a man he knew what he was talking about. and somebody said this very day, a very serious man? i said no. not when you were with him. he liked people, he was gregarious, he loved to laugh. oh, boy, i'll miss him. hello, and why not? that, in a sense, is why it is there. or is it? who cares? he even had the honour of a spitting image puppet, but that alleged catchphrase — "and why not? " — was the creation of the impressionists. but by 1998, frustrated at being bounced around the schedules, he left the bbc for sky. but his place in tv history was already assured. he was for more than a quarter of a century tv‘s face of film. barry norman, who has died at the age of 83. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me.

goodnight. hello, this is bbc news. the government says it has no plans to send independent commissioners to kensington and chelsea council, following criticism of its handling of the grenfell tower fire disaster. the mayor of london sadiq khan, had urged ministers to appoint commissioners, following the resignation yesterday of the leader of the council. instead, the government says it will keep a "close eye" on the situation. 0ur correspondentjonny dymond has been speaking to local residents who've been affected by the fire. he sent us this update outside kensington and chelsea's town hall earlier. it is relatively calm here at kensington and chelsea town hall as you would expect on saturday evening. much calmer than it was a

couple of weeks ago when simmering anger erupted outside the stores. the trouble for those inside the tower and around the tower continue. they are the focus of all efforts to assist them. i am joined by thomasina hassall. you were evacuated from your property or there you were thankfully not in g re nfell tower. there you were thankfully not in grenfell tower. talk to us about the situation for you now. there is a lot of help available now but there is an issue with accessing it. only people in the community are here, it has all been done through word of mouth. for a lot of people in the tower, a lot of them are not out yet, they are facing bereavement and trauma, so to get the word out to them is very difficult. unless you are actively searching for it, you will not be receiving it. the effo rts will not be receiving it. the efforts to assist people in the area have stepped up over the deep past couple of weeks after a very

faltering start, how is it for you, for others around the tower as far as those efforts are concerned. are you getting the assistance you need? hammersmith and fulham are coming m, hammersmith and fulham are coming in, social workers and housing. the peabody estate, i have had a phone call from as well to see howl peabody estate, i have had a phone call from as well to see how i am. it is frustrating, to be honest. it is almost like a slap in the face. we need support and housing issues. none of it has been dealt with officially. it is the community who have helped us. now the support is almost coming too late. you know there is controversy about who should lead the council and who should lead the council and who should lead the efforts to help residents of the estate. would you like to see central government getting involved and imposing leadership on the council, or are you happy that the leader, the deputy leader have gone, and there will be a new tranche of leadership coming out of the council? gold

command is already in place, central government is already taking control and my concern with thatis that is yes, the leaders have stepped down but they are all part of the same group. new friends will be appointed. it will be the same voice with a different face and that is my concern. in essence, this is now discredited organisation for you? nudges the council but the tmo. the tenant management organisation. exactly. the chief executive has treatment has resigned to take part in the enquiry but we believe he's a suspect in the enquiry. thank you. the political ructions go on as to who should lead this organisation. the efforts of most people are focused on who can best help residents. iraqi forces say they've taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state group in the city of mosul, after days of intense fighting. the militants have been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding.

only a few hundred militants are believed to remain in the area along with some 50,000 civilians who have very little food or water. our correspondent feras kilani is on the front line, and i should warn you his report contains graphic images. with the rapid advance of iraqi forces, they have retaken most of mosul. more stories are emerging about the lives people had to endure when the city was under the control of so—called islamic state. translation: please get as a car to ride, i cannot walk any more, i am so tired. even the zionists did not do what the so—called islamic state did to us. hundreds like them are still stuck in the midst of war and it is not easy. the road is filled with various dangers. a war plane hit a target a few metres from us.

as more progress is made, civilians are starting to come out. this woman invited us in to her destroyed home. translation: my son died, not even on the battlefield. she is crying over the loss of her son, whose body is still lying inside the house. he was killed by a bombardment of the street. his mother could not bury him until now. i cannot stop weeping over the body of my poor son. she asks the iraqi forces to help her take his body and bury him in a decent manner.

the houses here are packed with many families, and almost all have been destroyed. a mortar shell landed here yesterday. the fighters tried to heal the girl's wounds. there has been no medical equipment here for weeks. she survived but her grandmother didn't, after shrapnel hit her in the heart, killing her immediately. they were trapped with their families and used as human shields by the so—called islamic state and were not able to get food or drinking water. translation: they had us starving and did not give us anything to eat. look how our children have become so skinny. a few metres away, iraqi forces are still struggling to secure the places of thousands stranded by the fighting,

amid a greater fear that is will use chemical weapons as its defeat in mosul approaches. the president of sinn fein, gerry adams, says he doesn't believe a deal to restore power—sharing in the northern ireland assembly will be agreed by the deadline of monday. the controversy over a green energy scheme, that left the devolved administration almost half a billion pounds overspent, led to the collapse of the assembly almost six months ago. speaking to me a little earlier northern ireland reporter sara girvan gave me this update on the story. northern ireland has been without a functioning devolved government since january. talks aimed at restoring power—sharing, they resumed after the general election, and it has been a very bumpy road since then. the two main parties involved are the democratic unionist party and sinn fein. they seem unable to reach agreement on several major issues,

both blaming each other for the lack of progress. one of the main stumbling blocks between the two, seems to be the nationalist and republican demand for an irish language act, and the dup's opposition to that. also, the recent deals struck between the dup and prime minister theresa may, to essentially prop up the government, seems to have muddied the waters when it comes to these political talks. last night theresa may spoke to sinn fein and dup leaders. she said the government would do everything to work with the parties and get a successful conclusion, but she urged them to find agreement themselves. there was a campaign rally in belfast for same—sex marriage. northern ireland remains the only part of the uk where it is still banned. speaking at the rally was the president of sinn fein gerry adams, and he outlined where he believes there can be no deal before monday. i don't believe that there is going to be a deal by monday.

the dup are showing no urgency, or no real inclination to deal with the rights which are the crux of the heart of the difficulties. i am talking about the bill of rights, the whole issue of marriage equality, a whole range of other matters, including legacy issues. unless they step change, i cannot see, here we are on saturday afternoon, and we were told this directly, i do not see how a deal can be put together by then. and of course, if there is a step change, and part of that step change is for everybody to understand that equality and respect has to be at the heart of the institution. they have to deliver for everybody, not just the sinn fein vote, not just the dup vote but for everybody, including those

people who don't vote and those people who are abominable people who don't vote and those people who are vulnerable and in poverty who want their rights. that is the only basis there can be a return to the status quo, that is the only basis in which these institutions can be put together. all attention now turns to monday. last thursday was the deadline for some sort of progress in these talks and that has been and gone. on monday, the secretary of state james brokenshire plans to make a statement to update the house of commons on what steps are taken next. he has the option of extending the talks, he can call another assembly election or he can reintroduce direct rule from westminster. when it comes to the northern ireland political parties themselves, the dup traditionally do not take part in talks on sunday for religious reasons. the talks will begin again in earnest on monday morning, but at this point it is looking very unlikely that a deal will be struck. three men have been arrested on suspicion of the commission,

preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. detectives from the metropolitan police's counter—terrorism command, assisted by officers from sussex police, arrested two men in essex and a third in east sussex at around 6pm on friday. the men, two aged 28 and one aged 31, are being held in custody at a south london police station. and anti—terror police have arrested two men at heathrow airport after they landed on a flight from turkey. both are aged 21 and are from leicester and birmingham. the former chief of staff to the brexit secretary has said negotiations with the eu are being "hamstrung" by theresa may's lack of flexibility. james chapman worked closely with david davis, and told the bbc that the red lines set by the prime minister had made his former boss's job very difficult as he conducts talks with the european union. she's taken some absolutist positions on particular issues,

i'm thinking particularly on the european court ofjustice. she set a red line effectively for conference speech that has hamstrung these negotiations, in my view. in david davis, there isn't anybody better to be doing this negotiation in parliament. he is a very tough, resilient operator. the red lines that have been set for him make thejob he has got to do extremely difficult. the film critic and journalist barry norman has died, he was 83. for more than 25 years he hosted a film show for the bbc, which was regarded by many movie buffs as essential viewing. he'd been suffering from lung cancer. speaking to me a little earlier, fellow critic toby earle said barry norman inspired him to get into film. he was a huge formative part of my childhood and one of the reasons i wa nted childhood and one of the reasons i

wanted to go into journalism and childhood and one of the reasons i wanted to go intojournalism and or film, because of his knowledgeable deconstruction of films in a way which was not snooty or haughty. he was informed and in complete command of his material. he was also entertaining. for me, when i watch film 70 whatever, and on from there, he was a welcoming gatekeeper to another dimension. for him to have access to those individuals, to have access to those individuals, to have access to those individuals, to have access to the footage that he did, was miraculous on how to someone growing up wanting to write about film, be involved in film. whenever he interviewed some of the biggest stars in the world, it was a very easy conversation. his critiques we re very eve n easy conversation. his critiques were very even handed. he was so in command of his material. he was able to impart such information with ease andi to impart such information with ease and i always felt, when you were watching him, iwas

and i always felt, when you were watching him, i was having an education. i was learning more about film and the film—making process, not only what you thought about one particular movie. did you ever have the pleasure of meeting norman? sadly not, no. after all those years watching him on tv and reading his various columns, he was still writing for the radio times and still pretty recently. such was his presence on british television, such was his influence on british television and in british culture, he ends up with a puppet on cat macro spitting image, his catchphrase and why not becoming lampooned on that show. that is a real honour to end up on spitting image. so many mps and people in the public i have commented that he was a lovely, lovely man and for many viewers that came across on screen. what do you think was barry's secret

to endearing him to the public?” think he was a superiorjournalist. he cut his teeth in newspapers and i think that his use of language, his ability to speak about sometimes pretty big issues, pretty weighty issues in the films that were dealt with, and also some of the flippant films he reviewed as well. i think he gave everything equal weight. he was there and he treated everything with respect and also he managed to impart some pretty big ideas and thoughts in a very kind of informative, in a way which connected with viewers. it was an haughty or too high—handed. i really felt like he was broadcasting for the masses, to the masses, to pass on his passion forfilm as much as the critique of the film that he

wa nted the critique of the film that he wanted to pass on as well. that was the critic toby earle speaking earlier, remembering barry norman. singer adele says she's heartbroken after being forced to cancel the last two shows of her world tour. she was due to perform at london's wembley stadium on saturday and sunday, but damaged her vocal chords. it's not clear if the concerts will be rescheduled. earlier this week adele told fans this tour could also be her last. the all—importa nt weather the all—important weather now. it has not been all plain sailing. we have this weather front with gusty winds in circulation. the weather front reaping its way across scotla nd weather front reaping its way across scotland and northern ireland. later on in the day it has produced rainfall western england and wales. all the while gale force winds in

northern scotland up into the northern isles. into the wee small hours of sunday, what is left of that weather front will produce the odd bits and pieces of rain in the south. if you need rain for your garden, that will not be the issue at that will solve that issue. as we start the day could be fairly dank across the far south—east. not a cold start the day. as we get into the heart of the day, so we will push the cloud and rain away. the winds will slowly ease across the northern isles. more cloud in northern isles. more cloud in northern ireland, the chance of brightness here and there. the bulk of the showers, as you see here. pushed in an noticeable breeze. 0n of the showers, as you see here. pushed in an noticeable breeze. on a par with where we have been through saturday also. if you have a plan for the evening, i don't think the weather gets in the way, save for scotla nd weather gets in the way, save for scotland where there will be the mixture of the odd sunny spell but quite a bit of shower activity as

well. the tail end of the weather front slumped its way further south. the weather feature out towards the west will not be an issue for wimbledon, nor indeed that front coming down from the north. there will be a fair amount of cloud but i am hopeful that will break up and it should be a case of uninterrupted play at wimbledon during the course of the day. ijust play at wimbledon during the course of the day. i just want to give you a sense of how many showers there are. they are few and far between. it is another day when you will get on with things. a bit of a different story on monday outing to tuesday. we will push this atlantic frontal system at some speed with the high—pressure tumbling in for wednesday, for many settling things down. there is the chance by that stage having seen the rain on tuesday, that there could be some sharp showers in the south—east is far ahead as wednesday. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment.

first, the headlines. the government says it will keep a close eye on the situation at kensington and chelsea council as it prepares to elect a new leader. london mayor sadiq khan has called for commissioners to take over the running of the council. after days of intense fighting, iraqi forces have taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state, in the city of mosul.